ITEM NO.30

COURT NO.9

SECTION X

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 1458/2020

UTTAR PRADESH GROUND WATER DEPARTMENT NON GAZETTED EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION (REGD.) & ANR. PETITIONER(S)

VERSUS

THE CHIEF SECRETARY & ORS.

$RESPONDENT(S)$

	IA No. 95797/2024 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
	IA No. 52704/2024 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION
	IA No. 89392/2024 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION
	IA No. 202683/2023 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION
	IA No. 50705/2024 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION
	IA No. 89381/2024 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION
	IA No. 89312/2024 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION
	IA No. 87822/2024 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION
	IA No. 134213/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
	IA No. 95798/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
	IA No. 202813/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
	IA No. 202812/2023 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
	IA No. 52703/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
	IA No. 89391/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
	IA No. 50182/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
	IA No. 89380/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
	IA No. 50013/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
	IA No. 16679/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
	IA No. 89309/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
	IA No. 16612/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
	IA No. 95795/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
	IA No. 87821/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
	IA No. 93451/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
	IA No. 90562/2021 - STAY APPLICATION
	IA No. 134214/2020 - STAY APPLICATION
	IA No. 159024/2024- FOR DIRECTIONS)

WITH

SLP(C) No. 6091/2022 (XI)

(IA NO. 128020/2022 - APPLICATION FOR TAKING ON RECORD Signame MC NO. 49973/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED Digitally size of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Control of Contro 15.28 No. 88055/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 49972/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 4385/2022 (XI)

(IA No.35922/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.35920/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) CONMT.PET.(C) No. 2115/2018 in C.A. No. 2896/2018 (III-A) IA No. 54037/2024 - APPLICATION FOR SUBSTITUTION)

Diary No(s). 1747/2020 (XI) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.26204/2020-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.26205/2020-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 26204/2020 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING)

CONMT.PET.(C) No. 309-313/2020 in C.A. No. 6799-6803/2019 (III-A) (IA No. 19657/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 19286/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 52538/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 52534/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 17758/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 6206/2020 (XI) (IA No. 43902/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 5736/2022 (XI)

(IA No. 111544/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 48026/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 17982/2021 (XI)

(IA No. 142332/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENTIA No. 142331/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 5859/2022 (XI) IA No. 48579/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 27724/2023 (XI)

( IA No.17871/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.17868/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.17874/2023- CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

SLP(C) No. 5393/2023 (XI) (I.R. IA No.42946/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 42946/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

W.P.(C) No. 474/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.79675/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.79672/2023-APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 79672/2023 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 79675/2023 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 14509-14510/2023 (XI)

SLP(C) No. 20435-20438/2023 (XI) (FOR ADMISSION)

CONMT.PET.(C) No. 306/2020 in C.A. No. 6804/2019 (III-A) IA No. 103547/2022 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IA No. 48356/2024 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS IA No. 103548/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 12985/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 48351/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT) CONMT.PET.(C) No. 332/2020 in SLP(C) No. 19326/2017 (XI) (IA No. 12990/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) CONMT.PET.(C) No. 314-318/2020 in C.A. No. 6938-6942/2019 (III-A) (IA No. 19709/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 19263/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 52530/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 52526/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 17742/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) CONMT.PET.(C) No. 319/2020 in C.A. No. 6805/2019 (III-A) (IA No. 18881/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) W.P.(C) No. 74/2021 (X) (IA No. 7531/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 31291/2021 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT IA No. 10673/2021 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES IA No. 7530/2021 - STAY APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No. 333/2021 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.39119/2021-STAY APPLICATION and IA No.39118/2021-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 88794/2021 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT IA No. 39119/2021 - STAY APPLICATION) W.P.(C) No. 332/2021 (X) (IA No. 165768/2022 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING IA No. 39054/2021 - EX-PARTE STAY IA No. 39052/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) CONMT.PET.(C) No. 429-431/2021 in C.A. No. 7029-7031/2019 (III-A) (IA No. 145050/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT IA No. 19718/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 145052/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 54613/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) SLP(C) No. 13043/2021 (XI)

(IA No. 104905/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 104907/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(C) No. 21165/2023 (XI) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.193654/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

W.P.(C) No. 432/2024 (X)

W.P.(C) No. 459/2024 (X)

W.P.(C) No. 440/2024 (X)

Date : 13-08-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE HIMA KOHLI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA

For Petitioner(s)

Mr. Sanjay Mani Tripathi, Adv. Mr. Kamal Kant Tripathi, Adv. Mr. Nirmal Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Suraj Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. Ram Kisan, Adv. Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR Ms. Garima Prashad, Sr. A.A.G. Mr. Tanmaya Agarwal, AOR Mr. Divyanshu Sahay, Adv. Mr. Wrick Chatterjee, Adv. Mr. Abhinav S. Agarwal, Adv. Mrs. Aditi Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Vinayak Mohan, Adv. Mrs. Rachna Gupta, AOR Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Misra, Adv. Mrs. Deepika Mishra, Adv. Ms. Manju Jetley, AOR Mr. Manohar Pratap, AOR Ms. Bhavana Bisht, Adv. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Sharma, AOR Mr. Manoj K. Mishra, AOR Mr. Umesh Dubey, Adv. Mr. Vishal, Adv. Ms. Madhulika, Adv.

Ms. Vuzmal Nehru, Adv. Mr. U.K Uniyal, Sr. Adv. Mr. D.K Garg, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Garg, Adv. Mr. Dhananjay Garg, AOR Mr. R.P Bansal, Adv. Mr. Chanakya Gupta, Adv. Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, AOR Mr. Brahma Singh, Adv. Mr. Rohit Vidhudi, Adv. Mr. N.S. Vidhudi, Adv. Mr. Anantha Narayana M.G., AOR Mr. Natwar Rai, Adv. Ms. Nandani Gupta, Adv. Mr. Suryansh Gupta Rishna Kumar, Adv. Mr. Krishna Kumar, Adv. Dr. Mrs. Vipin Gupta, AOR Mr. Devvrat, Adv. Ms. Charu Sangwan, AOR Ms. Harshita Sharma, Adv. Mr. Devesh Kumar Agnihotri, Adv. Mr. Subas Ray, Adv. Mr. Nitin Jain, Adv. Mr. Chandrika Prasad Mishra, Adv. Ms. Prashasti Singh, Adv. Mr. Naveen Kumar, Adv. Ms. Shilpa Liza George, AOR Mr. Y.S. Lohit, Adv. Ms. Shivani Maurya, Adv. Ms. Aditi Patel, Adv. Mr. Ankit Chaudhary, Adv. Mr. Amol Chitravanshi, AOR Mr. Gaurav Agrawal, Sr. Adv. Mr. T. Mahipal, AOR Mr. Daleep Dhyani, Adv. Mr. S R Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ankur Prakash, AOR

For Respondent(s)

Mr. Anil Kumar Mishra, AOR

Mr. Gopal Sankar Narayanan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Pradeep Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Lal Pratap Singh, Adv. Mr. Umesh Pratap Singh, Adv. Mr. Arjun Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Bhaskar Aditya, Adv. Mr. Vishal Singh, Adv. Ms. Sejal Jain, Adv. Mr. R. C. Kohli, AOR Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR Mr. Sourav Singh, Adv. Mr. Dushyant Parashar, AOR Mr. Manu Parashar, Adv. Mr. Dinesh Pandey, Adv. Mrs. Neha Shanker, Adv. Ms. Garima Prashad, Sr. A.A.G. Mr. Tanmaya Agarwal, AOR Mr. Wrick Chatterjee, Adv. Mr. Neeraj Kumar Srivastava, Adv. Mrs. Aditi Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Vinayak Mohan, Adv. Ms. Ruchira Goel, AOR Mr. S R Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ankur Prakash, AOR Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G. Mr. P. S. Patwalia, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rana Mukherjee, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rajeev Kumar Dubey, Adv. Mr. Prashant Atal, Adv. Mr. Ashiwan Mishra, Adv. Mr. Shayaura Singh, Adv. Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, AOR Mr. Ajit Sharma, AOR Mr. Mukesh K Giri, Adv. Mr. Mandaar Mukesh Giri, Adv. Mr. Aakash Shankar, Adv. Mr. Roop Chaudhary, Adv. Mr. Arun Kumar Nagar, Adv. Mr. Piyush Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Sudhir Naagar, AOR

Mr. Ravindra Raizada Sr. Adv, A.A.G. Mr. Adarsh Upadhyay, AOR Mr. Amit Singh, Adv. Mr. Aman Pathak, Adv. Ms. Pallavi Kumari, Adv. Mr. Shashank Pachauri, Adv. Mr. Girish Chand Tyagi, Adv. Mr. Anurag Tyagi, Adv. Mr. Brijesh Tyagi, Adv. Mr. Hemant Dingh, Adv. Mr. Harpawan Kumar Arora, Adv. Mr. Ayush Singh, Adv. Mr. Kailash Prashad Pandey, AOR Mr. Braham Singh, Adv. Mr. Yunus Malik, Adv. Mr. N.S.Vidhudi, Adv. Mr. Rohit Vidhudi, Adv. Ms. Manju, Adv. Ms. Seema Singh, Adv. Mr. Aman Malik, AOR Mr. R.K.Shukla, Adv. Ms. Nisha, Adv. Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR Mr. Krishnam Mishra, AOR Mr. Param Kumar Mishra, Adv. Mr. Jagjeet Kumar Bhatt, Adv. Ms. Prashansika Thakur, Adv. Mr. Sanjay Jain, AOR Mr. Gurdeep Singh, Adv. Ms. Ruchika Bhan, Adv. Mr. Anoop Prakash Awasthi, AOR Ms. Parthvi Ahuja, Adv. Ms. Prapti Singh, Adv. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav, Adv. Ms. Anjale Kumari, Adv. Ms. Chhaya, Adv. Mr. P. Murugesan, Adv. Mr. Amarkant Patel, Adv. Mr. Sanjeev Malhotra, AOR Mr. Chandrika Prasad Mishra, Adv. Ms. Prashasti Singh, Adv. Ms. Saroj Tripathi, AOR

Mr. Prashant Shukla, Adv. Ms. Shalini Shukla, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Tiwari, Adv. Ms. Karina Hasija, Adv. Mr. Goridhar Upadhayay, Adv. Mr. Kundan Kumar Mishra, Adv. Mr. Satyajeet Kumar, AOR Mr. Alakh Alok Srivastava, AOR Ms. Bharti Tyagi, AOR Mr. Vikash Kumar, Adv. Mr. Pawan Mishra, Adv. Mr. Vijay Kinger, Adv. Ms. Roopa Nagpal, Adv. Mr. Ashwani Gehlot, Adv. Mr. Y.S.Lohit, Adv. Dr. Sumant Bharadwaj, Adv. Mr. Ankit Kumar Chaudhary, Adv. Mr. Vedant Bharadwaj, Adv. Ms. Shivani Maurya, Adv. Ms. Aditi Patel, Adv. Ms. Mridula Ray Bharadwaj, AOR Mr. D.M. Sharma, Adv. Mr. Tanay Hari Har Lal, Adv. Ms. Apoorva Chauhan, Adv. Mrs. Surbhi Sharma, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the following O R D E R

1. Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, learned Additional Solicitor General, submits that the order passed by this Court on 07th December, 2023, wherein a statement was recorded on behalf of the Government of Uttar Pradesh that the State Government is ready and willing to comply with the judgment dated 02nd September, 20191 , in respect of the Contempt Petitioners, has been duly complied with.

<span id="page-7-0"></span>¹ In Civil Appeal No.6798 of 2019 etc. titled "Prem Singh vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors."

• 2. The aforesaid submission is disputed by learned counsel for the petitioners in the Contempt Petition(s). However, he states that he has not filed any affidavit in response to the compliance report filed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
• 3. Any opposition to the compliance report can only be entertained if an appropriate application/affidavit would have been filed by the aggrieved parties. Liberty is granted to them to file an appropriate application pointing out the nature of non-compliance.
• 4. Issue notice on I.A. No. 159024/2024 in WP (Civil) No.1458/2020.

Learned counsel for the respondent-State accepts notice. Reply be filed within three weeks with a copy to the other side. Rejoinder affidavit shall be filed within two weeks thereafter.

• 5. Mr. Gopal Sankar Narayanan, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the respondents in SLP(Civil) Nos. 14509-14510/2023 submits that these matters have been wrongly tagged with these batch of matters, though the facts of these matters are entirely different.
• 6. Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, learned Additional Solicitor General, submits that she may be permitted to peruse the facts of the above matters and make a submission on the next date.
• 7. Last opportunity of four weeks is granted to the respondents to file counter affidavits in these batch of petitions, failing which, their right to do so shall stand closed.

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• 8. On 07th December, 2023, with the consent of learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent(s), W.P.(Civil) No. 1458/2020 was directed to be treated as the lead matter and parties were called upon to prepare a common compilation of relevant documents that both sides propose to rely on, and circulate the same well in advance.
• 9. No steps have been taken till date. Last opportunity of four weeks is granted to make compliances of the order dated 07th December, 2023.
• 10. Mr. Chandrika Prasad Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner shall be the nodal counsel for the purposes of filing all compilations and citations with judgments on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, learned counsel for the respondent, shall be the nodal counsel for the respondents for same purpose.
• 11. I.A. No. 54037/2024 in Contempt Petition (Civil) No. 2115/2018 seeking substitution of the legal heirs of the deceased petitioner is allowed in terms of the prayer made in the application. Cause title be amended accordingly.
• 12. A request has been made on behalf of the learned Attorney General leading the State Government, for an adjournment on the ground that he is on his legs before another Bench.
• 13. In view of the aforesaid submission, list these matters on 15th October, 2024.

(POOJA SHARMA) (NAND KISHOR)

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