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LISTED ON: 24.08.2015 COURT NO.: R1 ITEM NO. : 123 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION PETITION FOR SPECIAL LEAVE TO APPEAL (C) NO. 17113 & 17123 of 2015 (With prayer for interimrelief)

BIHAR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ETC. ETC. ...Petitioner(s) Versus UNION OF INDIA ETC. ETC. ...Respondent(s)

OFFICE REPORT

The matter abovementioned was listed before the Hon'ble Court on 06.07.2015 when the Court was pleased to pass the following order:

"Copy of the Record of Proceeding dated 06.07.2015 is enclosed"

SLP(C) No. 17113 of 2015

Accordingly showcause notice was issued to all the eight respondents on 10.07.2015 through Registered AD Post and respondent No. 3 through advocate as Mr. Santosh Mishra, Advocate caveator in this matter for respondent No. 3. But no counteraffidavit has been filed, so far.

It is submitted that Mr. Mohit D. Ram, Advocate has on 13.07.2015 filed vakalatnama on behalf of Election Commission of India i.e. respondent No. 4 and 5. But no counteraffidavit has been filed, so far.

Neither AD Card nor unserved cover containing notice has been received back from the respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 6 to 8.

It is further submitted that Mr. Shantanu Sagar, Advocate has on 18.08.2015 filed application for impleadment party as respondent with vakalatnama. Which is yet to be put up for Hon'ble JudgeinChamber.

It is further submitted Mr. Samir Ali Khan, Advocate has already filed vakalatnama on behalf of state of Bihar in SLP(C) No. 17123/2015 on behalf of respondent Nos. 46 & 8 (State Govt. Parties) and respondent Nos. 6 to 8 are common in SLP(C) NO. 17113/2015.

Service of notice is still awaited on respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

SLP(C) NO. 17123 of 2015

Accordingly showcause notice was issued to all the eight respondents on 10.07.2015 through Registered AD Post and respondent No. 2 through advocate as Mr. Santosh Mishra, Advocate caveator in this matter for respondent No. 2. But no counteraffidavit has been filed, so far.

It is submitted that Mr. Samir Ali Khan, Advocate has on 10.08.2015 filed vakalatnama on behalf of State of Bihar i.e. respondent No. 46 & 8. But no counteraffidavit has been filed, so far.

It is further submitted that Mr. Mohit D. Ram, Advocate has on 13.07.2015 filed additional affidavit on behalf of petitioner. Copy of the same is included in the paperbooks.

Neither AD card nor unserved cover containing notice has been received back from respondent Nos. 1 to 3.

It is further submitted that Mr. Mohit D. Ram, Advocate has filed vakalatnama in SLP(C) No. 17113/2015 on behalf of respondent No. 4 & 5 and respondent No. 7 is common in this SLP(C) No. 17123.

Service of notice is still awaited on respondent Nos. 1 & 3.

The matter is listed before the Ld. Registrar's Court with this Office report.

Dated this the 22nd day of August, 2015.

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

Copy to: Mr. Abhinav Mukerji, Advocate Mr. Santosh Mishra, Advocate Mr. Mohit D. Ram, Advocate

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR