Chiragkumar Premchand Surati vs. The State Of Gujarat

Court:Supreme Court of India
Judge:Hon'ble Hon'Ble The Chief Justice, K.V. Viswanathan
Case Status:Pending
Order Date:5 Nov 2024
CNR:SCIN010249152023

AI Summary

This Supreme Court order from November 2024 in a Special Leave Petition filed by numerous individuals against the State of Gujarat and its departments, indicates a significant service or employment-related dispute. While procedural, merely listing the case for a future hearing, it underscores the ongoing legal battle affecting potentially many public sector employees, promising further developments. This matter likely involves challenges to recruitment policies, promotions, or other service conditions previously decided by the High Court of Gujarat.

Case Identifiers

Primary Case No:15115/2023
Case Type:Special Leave Petition (Civil)
Case Sub-Type:Service Matter - Employment/Recruitment Dispute
Secondary Case Numbers:24915/2023, 15116/2023
Order Date:2024-11-05
Filing Year:2023
Court:Supreme Court of India
Bench:Division Bench
Judges:Hon'ble B.R. Gavai, Hon'ble K.V. Viswanathan

Petitioner's Counsel

Vinay Navare
Senior Advocate - Appeared
Manoj K. Mishra
Advocate - Appeared

Respondent's Counsel

Neeraj Kishan Kaul
Senior Advocate - Appeared
Swati Ghildiyal
Advocate - Appeared
Devvani Bhatt
Advocate - Appeared
Srujana Suman Mund
Advocate - Appeared
Ira Mahajan
Advocate - Appeared
Priank Adhvaru
Advocate - Appeared
Rameshwar Prasad Goyal
Advocate - Appeared
Sharmila Upadhyay
Advocate - Appeared
Pawan R. Upadhyay
Advocate - Appeared
Deepak Joshi
Advocate - Appeared
Pradhuman Gohil
Advocate - Appeared
Taruna Singh Gohil
Advocate - Appeared
Alapati Sahithya Krishna
Advocate - Appeared
Rushabh N. Kapadia
Advocate - Appeared
Hetvi K. Patel
Advocate - Appeared
Siddharth Singh
Advocate - Appeared

Advocates on Record

Manoj K. Mishra
Swati Ghildiyal
Rameshwar Prasad Goyal
Unuc Legal Llp
Taruna Singh Gohil

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Brief Facts Summary

The petitioners, Chiragkumar Premchand Surati and numerous others, have filed a Special Leave Petition (Civil) in the Supreme Court, challenging a final judgment and order dated June 13, 2023, passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad in CA No. 2/2022. The case involves the State of Gujarat and other governmental entities as respondents. Several intervention applications have also been filed by other interested parties. The Supreme Court, on November 5, 2024, heard the counsel and issued a procedural order to list the matter for further hearing on November 19, 2024, a Non Miscellaneous Day.

Timeline of Events

2011

Related case SCA-12537-2011 was filed in Gujarat High Court, marking the approximate start of the dispute.

2023-06-13

High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad passed impugned final judgment and order in CA No. 2/2022.

2023-06-22

Filing date of the Special Leave Petition in the Supreme Court.

2023-07-15

Registration date of the Special Leave Petition (C) No. 15115/2023.

2024-11-05

Date of the current Supreme Court order, where the matter was called for hearing.

2024-11-19

Next scheduled hearing date (Non Miscellaneous Day).

Primary Legal Issues

1.Challenge to a High Court judgment pertaining to service/employment matters
2.Admissibility and merits of the Special Leave Petition before the Supreme Court

Court's Reasoning

The Court's reasoning for this specific order is procedural, primarily to manage the caseload and schedule further proceedings. The decision to list the matter on a 'Non Miscellaneous Day' suggests that the Court intends to dedicate a focused session to hear the arguments, possibly indicating the complexity or importance of the issues involved. (Confidence: 10)

Order Nature:Procedural
Disposition Status:Pending

Impugned Orders

High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad
Case: CA No. 2/2022
Date: 2023-06-13

Specific Directions

  1. 1.The matter is to be listed on 2024-11-19.
  2. 2.The matter will be heard on a Non Miscellaneous Day.

Precedential Assessment

Non-Binding (Procedural)

This order is purely procedural, scheduling the next hearing. It does not contain any legal pronouncements, interpretations, or substantive decisions that would establish precedent.

Tips for Legal Practice

1.Counsel should ensure preparedness for substantive arguments on the next hearing date, particularly since it's designated as a 'Non Miscellaneous Day'.
2.Monitor the status of intervention applications and be ready to argue their admissibility or relevance to the main petition.
3.Given the large number of petitioners and the 'Ors.' notation, effective coordination among co-counsel is crucial.

Legal Tags

Special Leave Petition Against High Court JudgmentSupreme Court Procedural Listing Order IndiaGujarat Government Employment Service Dispute CaseIntervention Application Filed in Supreme CourtNon Miscellaneous Day Hearing Schedule Supreme Court

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Order Issued After Hearing

Purpose:

Mention Memo

Before:

Hon'ble Hon'Ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble K.V. Viswanathan

Stage:

AFTER NOTICE (FOR ADMISSION) - CIVIL CASES

Remarks:

List On (Date) [19-11-2024], List On NMD [TUESDAY]

Listed On:

11 May 2024

In:

Judge

Category:

UNKNOWN

Interlocutory Applications:

127104/2023,127607/2023,128161/2023,135319/2023,137355/2023,145849/2023,171123/2023,

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Order Text

ITEM NO.43 (MM)

COURT NO.3

SECTION III

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 15115/2023

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 13-06-2023 in CA No. 2/2022 passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad)

CHIRAGKUMAR PREMCHAND SURATI & ORS. Petitioner(s) VERSUS Respondent $(s)$

THE STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS.

(IA No. 171123/2023 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION IA No. 145849/2023 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION IA No. 135319/2023 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION IA No. 127607/2023 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION IA No. 127104/2023 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION <pre>IA No. 137355/2023 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT</pre> IA No. 128161/2023 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

WITH

SLP(C) No. 15116/2023 (III) (IA No.127300/2023-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED

JUDGMENT and IA No.127299/2023-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION $(SLP/TP/WP/. .))$

Date: 05-11-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHAN

Mr. Vinay Navare, Sr. Adv. For Petitioner(s) Mr. Paresh Upadhyay, Adv. Mr. Vaibhav Vyas, Adv. Ms. Prachi Upadhyay, Adv. Ms. Vuzmal Nehru, Adv. Mr. Manoj K. Mishra, AOR For Respondent(s) Mr. Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Sr. Adv. Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR Ms. Devvani Bhatt, Adv.

Ms. Srujana Suman Mund, Adv.

Ms. Ira Mahajan, Adv.

Mr. Priank Adhvaru, Adv.

  • Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goval, AOR
    • Ms. Sharmila Upadhyay, Adv. Mr. Pawan R. Upadhyay, Adv.

Mr. Deepak Joshi, Adv. For M/s. UNUC Legal Llp, AOR Mr. Pradhuman Gohil, Adv. Mrs. Taruna Singh Gohil, AOR Mr. Alapati Sahithya Krishna, Adv. Mr. Rushabh N. Kapadia, Adv. Ms. Hetvi K. Patel, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Singh, Adv.

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

List on 19.11.2024 (Non Miscellaneous Day).

(NARENDRA PRASAD) (ANJU KAPOOR) DEPUTY REGISTRAR COURT MASTER

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