Subhash Desai vs. Principal Secretary, Governor Of Maharashtra

Revised for appearance* ITEM NO.34+35 COURT NO.16 SECTION X S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 19161/2022 EKNATHRAO SAMBHAJI SHINDE Petitioner(s) VERSUS DEPUTY SPEAKER MAHARASHTRA STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY & ORS. Respondent(s)

ITEM NO.35

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 19162/2022

SHRI BHARAT GOGAWALE & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

DEPUTY SPEAKER MAHARASHTRA STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY & ORS. Respondent(s)

Date : 27-06-2022 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA (VACATION BENCH)

For Petitioner(s)	Mr. Neeraj Kishanb Kaul, Sr. Advocate
	Mr. Siddharth Bhatnagar, Sr. Adv.
	Mr. Chirag Shah, Advocate
	Mr. Utsav Trivedi, Advocate
	Mr. Abhinay, Advocate on Record
	Mr. Himanshu Sachdeva, Advocate
	Ms. Manini Roy, Advocate
	Ms. Pracheta kar, Advocate
	Mr. Aditya Sidhra, Advocate
	Mr. Nadeem Afroz, Advocate
	Ms. Shivani Bhushan, Advocate
	Mr. Pooran Chand Roy, Advocate
	Mr. Rakesh Kailash Sharma, Adv.
	Mr. Alok Singh, Adv.
	Mr. Vinay Kumar, Adv.
	Mr. Neeraj Kishanb Kaul, Sr. Advocate
	Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.*
	Mr. Abhikalp Pratap Singh, AOR

Ms. Agam Kaur, Advocate Ms. Gunjan Mangla,Advocate Ms. Aarzoo Aneja, Advocate Mr. Dhruv Sharma, Advocate Ms. Ira Mahajan, Advocate Ms. Aadya Yadav, Advocate For Respondent(s) Dr. Rajeev Dhavan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ravi Shankar J. Sr. Adv. Mr. Amit Pai, AOR (R-1 & 2) Mr. Rahat Bansal, Adv. Ms. Pankhuri Bbardwaj, Adv. Mr. M.S. Vishnu Sankar, Adv. Mr. Rahul Chitnis, Adv, Mr. Sachil Patil, AOR Mr. Aaditya A. Pande, Adv. Mr. Geo Joseph, Adv. Ms. Shewtal Shepal, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Sr. Adv. Mr. Javedur Rahman, AOR Mr. Hemant Shah, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Inamdar, Adv. Mr. Amit Bhandari, Adv. Mr. Sunny Jain, Adv. Mr. Azim Sanmel, Adv. Mr. Harsh Pande, Adv. Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR Mr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav, Adv. Mr. Vishal Thakre, Adv. Mr. Sanjeev Malhotra, AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 19161/2022 & 19162/2022

Heard. Issue notice.

O R D E R

Dr. Rajeev Dhavan, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Amit Pai, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of Respondent Nos. 1 & 2 in both the matters.

Mr. Rahul Chitnis, learned Advocate accepts notice on behalf

of Respondent Nos. 3 & 7 in Writ Petition (CIVIL) Diary No. 19161/2022 and Respondent Nos.3 & 6 in Writ Petition (CIVIL) Diary No.19162/2022.

Mr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Javedur Rahman, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of Respondent Nos. 4 & 5 in Writ Petition (CIVIL) Diary No. 19161/2022 and Respondent No.4 in Writ Petition (CIVIL) Diary No. 19162/2022.(R-5 already on caveat)

Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General assisted by Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of Respondent No.6 in Writ Petition (CIVIL) Diary No. 19161/2022 and Respondent No.5 in Writ Petition (CIVIL) Diary No. 19162/2022.

Service is thus waived off.

Counter affidavit be filed within 5 days. Rejoinder, if any, be filed within 3 days thereafter.

List for consideration on 11.07.2022.

Meanwhile as an interim measure, the time granted by the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly to the petitioners or other similarly placed Members of the Legislative Assembly to submit their written submissions upto today by 5.30P.M., is extended till 12.07.2022.

Mr. Chitnis, learned counsel for the State of Maharashtra states that adequate steps have been already taken and the State Government shall further ensure that no harm is caused to the lives, liberty and properties of the 39 MLAs and their families.

(INDU MARWAH) (RENU BALA GAMBHIR)

COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)