M. K. Ranjitsinh vs. Union Of India

ITEM NO.18 COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL-W

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) No.838/2019

M.K. RANJITSINH & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

(With IA No.1731/2021 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION, IA No.100410/2022 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION, IA No.15949/2023 - APPLICATION FOR SUBSTITUTION, IA No.99072/2023 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No.85618/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/ DIRECTIONS, IA No.141842/2021 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No.224191/2023 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No.126273/2020 – CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No.95438/2019 – CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No.1732/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT, IA No.185929/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No.95435/2019 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T., IA No.100378/2022 - EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No.7924/2021 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No.157733/2021 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No.142870/2021 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No.100370/2022 – INTERVENTION/ IMPLEADMENT, IA No.149293/2021 – MODIFICATION, IA No.6537/2022 - MODIFICATION OF COURT ORDER, IA No.160225/2021 - MODIFICATION OF COURT ORDER, IA No.142880/2021 - MODIFICATION OF COURT ORDER, IA No.43441/2021 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/ FACTS/ANNEXURES, IA No.175761/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES, IA No.142882/2021 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES, IA No.15066/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

WITH C.A. No.3570/2022 (XVII)

(With IA No.67320/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.67324/2022-STAY APPLICATION and IA No.67319/2022-PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON)

Date : 19-01-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today.

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CORAM :

	HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE<br>HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA<br>HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ MISRA
For Petitioner(s)	Mr. Shyam Divan, Sr. Adv.<br>Mr. Prashanto Chandra Sen, Sr. Adv.<br>Ms. Sonia Dube, Adv.<br>Ms. Kanchan Yadav, Adv.<br>Ms. Surbhi Anand, Adv.<br>Ms. Anshula Laroiya, Adv.<br>Ms. Muskan Nagpal, Adv.<br>M/s. Legal Options, AOR
	Petitioner-in-person
For Respondent(s)	Mr. R Venkataramani, AG<br>Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, ASG<br>Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR<br>Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Adv.<br>Mr. Ankur Talwar, Adv.<br>Mr. Shyam Gopal, Adv.<br>Ms. Chinmayee Chandra, Adv.<br>Ms. Swarupama Chaturvedi, Adv.<br>Ms. Sonali Jain, Adv.<br>Mr. Chitvan Singhal, Adv.<br>Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv.<br>Mr. Kartikay Aggarwal, Adv.<br>Mr. Abhishek Kumar Pandey, Adv.
	Dr. Manish Singhvi, Sr. Adv.<br>Mr. Sandeep Kumar Jha, AOR
	Dr. Manish Singhvi, Sr. Adv.<br>Mr. Milind Kumar, AOR
	Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AOR
	Mr. Mahfooz Ahsan Nazki, AOR
	Mr. Rahul Chitnis, Adv.<br>Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.

WPC 838/2019

Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR Mr. Bharat Bagla, Adv. Mr. Sourav Singh, Adv. Mr. Aditya Krishna, Adv. Ms. Raavi Sharma, Adv. Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR Ms. Devyani Bhatt, Adv. Mr. Sunny Choudhary, AOR Ms. Mrinal Elkar Mazumdar, Adv. Mr. Saurabh Singh, Adv. Mr. Santosh Krishnan, AOR Mr. Girish Chowdhary, Adv. Ms. Deepshikha Sansanwal, Adv. Mr. Shaik Mohammed Haneef, Adv. Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha, AOR Mr. Ejaz M.qureshi, Adv. Mr. Shreay Saini, Adv. Mr. Animesh Rajoriya, Adv. Mr. M.G. Ramachandran, Sr. Adv. Ms. Hemantika Wahi, AOR Ms. Srishti Khindaria, Adv. Ms. Ranjitha Ramachandran, Adv. Dr. Manish Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rohit K. Singh, AOR Mr. Ranji Thomas, Sr. Adv. Mr. V.N. Raghupathy, AOR Mr. A. Karthik, AOR Mr. Shivi Sanyam, Adv. Mr. Varun K Chopra, Adv. Mr. Mehul Sharma, Adv. M/s. Vkc Law Offices Ms. Arti Singh, AOR Mr. Aakashdeep Singh Roda, Adv.

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WPC 838/2019

Ms. Pooja Singh, Adv. Mr. B.P. Singh, Adv. Ms. Kavita Singh, Adv. Mr. Devendra Singh, AOR Ms. Mansha Shukla, Adv. Mr. Vivek Mishra, Adv. Mr. Ajay Nain, Adv. Mr. Anmol Harna, Adv. Mr. Ashish Sheoran, Adv. Mr. Vishrov Mukerjee, Adv. Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, AOR Mr. Janmali Manikala, Adv. Mr. Girik Bhalla, Adv. Mr. Damodar Solanki, Adv. Mr. Karun Sharma, Adv. Ms. Rajkumaridivyasana, Adv. Mr. S. S. Shroff, AOR Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Arshit Anand, Adv. Ms. Kamakshi Sehgal, Adv. Mr. E.C. Agrawala, AOR Mr. Ankur Sood, AOR Ms. Arundhati Katju, Adv. Ms. Shristi Borthakur, Adv. Ms. Ritika Meena, Adv. Mr. Animesh Upadhyay, Adv. Mrs. Priya Puri, Adv. Ms. Pinki Aggarwal, Adv.

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

1 Mr R Venkataramani, Attorney General for India states that a comprehensive status report will be filed before this Court indicating the way forward as proposed by the Union Government which would take into account both the need for preservation of the Great Indian Bustard which faces a danger of extinction and need to ensure the development of solar power keeping in mind India's commitments at the international level.

• 2 The Union of India shall place its status report on the record at least three days before the next hearing which shall take place on 9 February 2024.
• 3 In the meantime, we direct (i) the Chief Secretaries of the States of Gujarat and Rajasthan; and (ii) the Committee appointed by this Court, to file updated status reports.
• 4 List the Petition on 9 February 2024.

(CHETAN KUMAR) (SAROJ KUMARI GAUR) A.R.-cum-P.S. Assistant Registrar