ITEM NO.34

COURT NO.1

SECTION XVI

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 9586/2024

[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 22-04-2024 in WPA No. 30649/2016 passed by the High Court at Calcutta]

STATE OF WEST BENGAL

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

BAISHAKHI BHATTACHARYYA (CHATTERJEE) & ORS. Respondent $(s)$

(IA No. 99896/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 109747/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT and IA No. 109527/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES)

WITH

SLP(C) No. 9614/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA FOR PERMISSION T₀ FILE 100244/2024. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON $\mathbf{I}\mathbf{A}$ 102519/2024, FOR INTERVENTION/ IMPLEADMENT ON IA 104659/2024, FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA 109551/2024. FOR INTERVENTION/ IMPLEADMENT ON IA 109776/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11883/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 102194/2024)

SLP(C) No. 9637/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON $TA$ 100744/2024, FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES ON IA 100751/2024. FOR PERMISSION $T_0$ ETIF ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA 102398/2024, FOR INTERVENTION/ IMPLEADMENT ON IA 104698/2024, FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT ON IA 105823/2024)

SLP(C) No. 10617/2024 (XVI)

FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON $TA$ 110036/2024, FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT ON IA 130324/2024 and FOR SQM PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES $\mathbf{ON}$ $TA$ Digital Gine 425/2024)<br>Deep 208-12 12

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SLP(C) No. 12148/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON $\mathbf{I}\mathbf{A}$ 111644/2024 and FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT ON IA 129044/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11752/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 109633/2024)

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SLP(C) No. 10552/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 109048/2024, FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA 109636/2024, FOR CONDONATION OF

DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES ON IA 127618/2024)

SLP(C) Nos. 10603-10607/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 109739/2024, FOR ADDITION / DELETION / MODIFICATION PARTIES ON IA 109774/2024, FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES ON IA 127622/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11765/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 110121/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11867/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 111707/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11759/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 109389/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11761/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 109148/2024)

SLP(C) No. 12144/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 111557/2024 and FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT ON IA 129389/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11880/2024 (XVI) [FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 108190/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11746/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 108852/2024)

SLP(C) No. 10485/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 108492/2024)

SLP(C) No. 10599/2024 (XVI)

FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 109557/2024 and FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT ON IA 114254/2024)

SLP(C) No. 10545/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 108984/2024, FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA 113015/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11769/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 110059/2024, FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. ON IA 110060/2024, FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA 110065/2024, FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING THE SPARE COPIES ON IA 128205/2024, FOR APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION ON IA 146503/2024 and FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA 146966/2024)

SLP(C) No. 12766/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 128390/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11721/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 119687/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11878/2024 (XVI) (IA No.109303/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) Nos. 10669-10670/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. ON IA 110411/2024, FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 110413/2024 and FOR PERMISSION TO FILE SYNOPSIS AND LIST OF DATES ON IA 110416/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11857/2024 (XVI) (IA No. 108025/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 11756/2024 (XVI) [FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 110226/2024)

SLP(C) Nos. 11846-11848/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 121333/2024 and FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES ON IA 121334/2024)

SLP(C) No. 15233/2024 (XVI) (FOR PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) ON IA 112810/2024 FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 112811/2024)

SLP(C) No. 15232/2024 (XVI) (FOR PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) ON IA 115014/2024, FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 115015/2024 and FOR ADDITION / DELETION / MODIFICATION PARTIES ON IA 125406/2024 and FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT ON IA 138377/2024)

Diary No. 20709/2024 (XVI)

(FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS ON IA 163640/2024 and FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 163641/2024)

SLP(C) No. 16109/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.145498/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT

SLP(C) No. 12134/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 112067/2024)

SLP(C) No. 13358/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 135376/2024 and FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA 141266/2024)

SLP(C) Nos. 14070-14072/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.142333/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 16110/2024 (XVI) (IA No.145613/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 18501/2024 (XVI) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.157080/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No. 21000/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.160454/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.160449/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) and IA No.160458/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

SLP(C) No. 17041/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.150039/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 17022/2024 (XVI) (IA No.149560/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) Nos. 16911-16915/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.150751/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 15234/2024 (XVI)

(FOR PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) ON IA 127308/2024, FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 127309/2024 and FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA 141286/2024)

SLP(C) No. 11313/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 117280/2024)

Diary No. 21281/2024 (XVI)

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 166680/2024 and FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS ON IA 166681/2024)

SLP(C) No. 15839/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.131660/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 15842/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.132195/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) Nos. 14116-14117/2024 (XVI) (IA No.142761/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 15231/2024 (XVI)

(FOR PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) ON IA 133547/2024 and FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 133548/2024)

SLP(C) No. 15843/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.131222/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 15844/2024 (XVI)

FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.140309/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.140310/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.140311/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) Nos. 13337-13339/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 134923/2024)

Diary No. 23851/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.150747/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.150746/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) and IA No.150748/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

Diary No. 25090/2024 (XVI)

(IA No. 151023/2024 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS and IA No. 151024/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No. 25093/2024 (XVI)

(FOR PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) ON IA 163263/2024 FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS ON IA 163265/2024)

Diary No. 25096/2024 (XVI)

(FOR PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) ON IA 167271/2024 FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 167273/2024,FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS ON IA 167274/2024)

SLP(C) No. 14331/2024 (XVI) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.144817/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 15845/2024 (XVI)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.140165/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 15101/2024 (XVI) (IA No.149094/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 13989/2024 (XVI) (IA No.140717/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No. 27432/2024 (XVI) (IA No.164284/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.164281/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

SLP(C) Nos. 16088-16091/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 157160/2024)

SLP(C) No. 15846/2024 (XVI) (IA No.139796/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No. 27690/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.162620/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.162619/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

Diary No. 27815/2024 (XVI)

(FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS ON IA 169540/2024, FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 169541/2024)

SLP(C) Nos. 15391-15392/2024 (XVI)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.150768/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 15835/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.141675/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No. 28146/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.165857/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.165853/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

Diary No. 28314/2024 (XVI)

(FOR PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) ON IA 167349/2024 FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS ON IA 167350/2024, FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 167351/2024)

SLP(C) No. 15833/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.140938/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 15838/2024 (XVI)

(IA No. 140124/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 15836/2024 (XVI) (IA No. 139126/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No. 28508/2024 (XVI) (FOR PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) ON IA 167230/2024 FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 167232/2024)

SLP(C) No. 16160/2024 (XVI)

(IA No. 158252/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 168052/2024 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 169451/2024 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT)

SLP(C) No. 16111/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.147277/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 15298/2024 (XVI) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.150456/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.150464/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES)

SLP(C) No. 15077/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.148852/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.148856/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES)

SLP(C) No. 16113/2024 (XVI) (IA No.147426/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 16114/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.147295/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.147296/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) No. 16118/2024 (XVI) (IA No.147436/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.147437/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) No. 15987/2024 (XVI)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.146605/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.146607/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) No. 16115/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.150005/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.150006/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) No. 18621/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.155018/2024-ADDITION / DELETION / MODIFICATION PARTIES and IA No.155012/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 16249/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.159748/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 16116/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.150639/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No. 30235/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.164961/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.164960/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

SLP(C) No. 16117/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.150784/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) Nos. 16643-16645/2024 (XVI) (FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 164481/2024)

SLP(C) No. 16887/2024 (XVI) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.167911/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 15294/2024 (XVI) (IA No.150409/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No. 30857/2024 (XVI) (IA No.168105/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.168106/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

Diary No. 32112/2024 (XVI) (IA No.162051/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.162050/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

Diary No. 32157/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.161877/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.161874/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

Diary No. 33587/2024 (XVI) (FOR PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) ON IA 168611/2024 FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING ON IA 168612/2024 FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 168613/2024)

SLP(C) No. 16093/2024 (XVI)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.148787/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 19768/2024 (XVI)

(IA No. 176839/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 12770/2024 (XVI)

(IA No. 128418/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No. 25086/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.161935/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.161936/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

Diary No. 27647/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.169828/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.169824/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

Diary No. 27934/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.167346/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.167345/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) and IA No.170659/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

Diary No. 28790/2024 (XVI)

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Diary No. 29406/2024 (XVI)

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Diary No. 30458/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.171187/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.171186/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

Diary No. 30460/2024 (XVI)

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SLP(C) No. 18366/2024 (XVI)

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Diary No. 30645/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.158267/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.158264/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

Diary No. 31169/2024 (XVI)

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Diary No. 33463/2024 (XVI)

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SLP(C) No. 16933/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.168676/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 20455/2024 (XVI) (IA No. 187727/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 187725/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(C) No. 22110/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.199539/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Diary No. 27969/2024 (XVI)

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SLP(C) Nos. 20462-20464/2024 (XVI)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.195992/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 19179/2024 (XVI)

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SLP(C) No. 22112/2024 (XVI)

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SLP(C) Nos. 22158-22159/2024 (XVI)

(IA No. 196507/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 196511/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES)

SLP(C) No. 22111/2024 (XVI) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.205000/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 26465/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.223850/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 22109/2024 (XVI) (IA No.199729/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 25078/2024 (XVI) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R.)

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Diary No. 31175/2024 (XVI) (IA No. 296003/2024 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS and IA No. 296001/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) Diary No. 2104/2025 (XVI) (IA No. 21326/2025 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 21325/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 21324/2025 - PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) Date : 10-02-2025 These matters were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Astha Sharma, AOR Mr. Prateek Dhar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sarad Kumar Singhania, AOR Mrs. Vibha Datta Makhija, Sr. Adv. Mr. Dibya Dyuti Banerjee, Adv. Mrs. Sumedha Halder, Adv. Mr. Abhijit Sengupta, AOR Mr. Ali Ahsan Alamgir, Adv. Mr. Asif Iqbal, Adv. Mrs. Rabia Khatoon, Adv. Mrs. Soma Mal, Adv. Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shyam Divan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Siddharth Bhatnagar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Govind Manoharan, Adv. Ms. Samiksha Godiyal, Adv. Ms. Devahuti Pathak, Adv. Mr. A. Karthik, AOR Ms. Smrithi Suresh, Adv. Mr. B.D. Rao Kundan, Adv. Mr. Yash Johri, Adv. Mr. Anshula Laroiya, Adv. Mr. Tenzing Namgyal Bhutia, Adv. Mr. C.S. Vaidyanthan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Joydeep Mazumdar, Adv. Mr. P. Sil, Adv. Mr. D. Bhattacharya, Adv. Ms. Upma Shrivastava, AOR Mr. M.R. Shamshad, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Shashank Singh, AOR Mr. Arijit Sarkar, Adv. Ms. Zeb Hasan, Adv. Mr. Adil Sharfuddin, Adv. Ms. Sarah, Adv. Mr. Kalyan Bandyopadhyay, Sr. Adv. Mr. Uday Gupta, Sr. Adv. Ms. Shivani Lal, Adv. Mr. Hiren Dasan, Adv. Mr. Suman Sengupta, Adv. Mr. Rahul Kumar Singh, Adv. Ms. Sanam Singh, Adv. Mr. Rajeev Kumar Gupta, Adv. Ms. Sundri, Adv. Mr. Parminder Singh Bhullar, AOR Mr. Jayprakash Bansilal Somani, Adv. Mr. Rajnish Kumar, Adv. Mr. Manoj Kumar Chowdhary, Adv. Ms. Shisba Chawla, AOR Mr. Gururaj S., Adv. Mr. Devesh Kumar Mishra, AOR Mr. Jayprakash B. Somani, Adv. Mr. Nishant Verma, AOR Mr. Rajnish Kumar, Adv. Mr. Manoj Kumar Chowdhary, Adv. Mr. Gururaj S., Adv. Mr. Amitabh Ranjan, Adv. Ms. Samiksha Sharma, Adv. Mr. Prashant Bhusan, Adv. Mr. Shamim Ahmmed, Adv. Mr. Supratik Sarkar, Adv. Mr. Ramendra Mohan Patnaik, AOR Mr. Ashok Bhan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Subhasish Bhowmick, AOR Mr. Vishak Bhattacharya, Adv. Ms. Manisha Pandey, Adv. Mr. Rahul Kushwaha, Adv. Mr. Shubhankar, Adv. Mr. M.K. Rathor, Adv. Mr. Reegan S. Bel, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Kumar Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Ashutosh Singh, Adv. Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, Sr. Adv. Mr. R. BalaSubramanian, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Chandrashekhar A. Chakalabbi, Adv. Mr. S.K. Pandey, Adv. Mr. Awanish Kumar, Adv. Mr. Anshul Rai, Adv. M/s. Dharmaprabhas Law Associates, AOR Mr. Vinay Navare, Sr. Adv. Mr. Kuldeep Rai, Adv. Mr. Nandini Rai, Adv. Mr. Aryan Dev Pandey, Adv. Ms. Neelima Pathak, Adv. Mr. Ishwar Chnadra Roy, Adv. Mr. Ranjan Nikhil Dharnidhar, AOR Mr. Jaydip Pati, AOR Ms. Bhavya Tyagi, Adv. Mr. Pradeep Chandra Sati, Adv. Mr. Nitish Kumar Rai, Adv. Ms. Anita, Adv. Mr. Mahabir Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ashis Kumar Chowdhury, Adv. Mr. Sukesh Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Gagan Deep Sharma, Adv. Mr. Veerendra Kumar, Adv. Mr. Hitesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. R.C. Kaushik, AOR Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Abhik Chimni, Adv. Mr. Shariq Ahmed, Adv. Mr. Tariq Ahmed, Adv. Ms. Pranjal Abrol, Adv. M/s. Ahmadi Law Offices, AOR Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Partha Burman, Adv. Mr. Nikhil Rohatgi, Adv. Ms. Ranjeeta Rohatgi, AOR Ms. Shrika Gautam, Adv. Mr. Shashank Khurana, Adv. Mr. Yuvraj Kashyap, Adv. Ms. Reshmi Rea Sinha, AOR Ms. Tapati Sarkar, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Yadav, Adv. Mr. Rahul Arya, Adv. Mr. Bhaskar Aditya, AOR Mr. Ankit Ambasta, Adv.

Mr. Haripriya Padmanabhan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Bapi Das, Adv. Mr. Rajib Mullick, Adv. Mr. Chittapriya Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Soumya Dutta, AOR Mr. Somesh Ghosh, Adv. Ms. Shivani Vij, Adv. Mr. Siddhant Upmanyu, Adv. Ms. Rashmi Singhania, AOR Mr. Vikas Singh, Sr. Adv. Dr. Maneka Guruswamy, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rahul Kaushik, Sr. Adv. Mr. Krishna M. Singh, Adv. M/s. Krishna & Nishani Law Chambers, AOR Mrs. Rachana Shrivastava, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ashis Kumar Chowdhury, Adv. Mr. Sukesh Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Rajib Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Babharu Bahan Behra, Adv. Mr. P.C. Das, Adv. Mr. Bijay Adhikari, Adv. Mr. Chand Qureshi, AOR Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Ms. Karuna Nundy, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nikhil Rohatgi, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Sen, Adv. Mr. Hardik Jayal, Adv. Mr. Vikas Jain, AOR Ms. Shrawani, Adv. Mr. Shivansh Pandya, Adv. Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nikhil Rohatgi, Adv. Mr. Surjadipta Seth, Adv. Mr. Soumik Ghosal, AOR Mr. Gaurav Singh, Adv. Mr. Ashutosh Chaturvedi, Adv. Dr. S. Muralidhar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, AOR Mr. Rahul Bajaj, Adv. Mr. Taha Bin Tasneem, Adv. Mr. Amar Jain, Adv. Mr. M. Shaz Khan, Adv. Mr. Sudhanshu Tewari, Adv. Mr. Faizan Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Rafid Akhter, Adv.

Ms. Preeti Singh, AOR Ms. N.S. Nappinai, Sr. Adv. Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Sr. Adv. Ms. Indira Jaisingh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Milon Mukherjee, Sr. Adv. Mr. Dinesh Dwivedi, Sr. Adv. Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Amitabrata Roy, Adv. Mr. Yuvraj Narvankar, Adv. Mr. Joydeep Mazumdar, Adv. Mr. Mangaljit Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Prabhat Sil, Adv. Mr. P. Sil, Adv. Mr. Kunal Jain, Adv. Mr. Debojyoti Bhattacharya, Adv. Mr. Nishchaiy Sharma, Adv. Mr. Chaman Choudhury, Adv. Ms. Shalini Kaul, AOR Mr. Jayant Kumar Jakhar, Adv. Mr. Krishnam Mishra, Adv. Mr. Nishant Singh, Adv. Mr. Ramkrishnan Virraghavan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Adv. Mr. Supratik Sarkar, Adv. Mr. Saurav Gupta, AOR Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Sr. Adv. Mr. Gholam Mohiuddin, Adv. Mr. Anindo Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Md. Iqbal Hussain, Adv. Mr. Nitin Bhardwaj, Adv. Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR Mr. Kiran Kumar Patra, AOR Mr. Chandan Maity, Adv. Mr. Preetish Sahu, Adv. Ms. Meenakshi Arora, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rajiv Shakdher, Sr. Adv. Mr. Adeel Ahmed, AOR Mr. Arindom Mitra, Adv. Ms. Ayushi Arora, Adv. Mr. Karan Lr, Adv. Mr. Chandratanay Chaube, Adv. Mr. Jonathan, Adv. Mr. Atul Yadav, Adv. Mr. Md Ghouse Muddin Khan, Adv.

Mrs. Kaveeta Wadia, Sr. Adv. Mr. R. Anand Padmanabhan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Romil Pathak, Adv. Mrs. Neha Pathak, Adv. Ms. Chavi Jain, Adv. Mr. Aryan Pathak, Adv. Ms. Sonal Sarda, Adv. Mr. Danish Saifi, Adv. Mr. Naman V. Dwivedi, Adv. Mr. Bharat Shandilia, Adv. Ms. Jagrati Singh, AOR Mr. S. Guru Krishnakumar, Sr. Adv. Mr. P.S. Patwalia, Sr. Adv. Mr. Dushyant A. Dave, Sr. Adv. Mr. Kalyan Bandhopadhyay, Sr. Adv. Mr. Anindya Lahiri, Sr. Adv. Mr. Partha Sil, AOR Ms. Sayani Bhattacharya, Adv. Mr. Srijit Datta, Adv. Mr. Rahul Singh, Adv. Mr. Anirban Sen, Adv. Mr. Subhrangsu Panda, Adv. Mr. Debottam Das, Adv. Mr. Upmanyu Tewari, Adv. Mr. Akshay Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mrs. V.D. Khanna, AOR Mr. Ritzu Ghoshal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Avanish Pandey, Adv. Mr. Anirban Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Rommel Khan, Adv. Ms. Tejaswita, Adv. Mr. Sohan Lal Adak, Adv. Mr. Sriram P., AOR Mr. Sanjay Hegde, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Sr. Adv. Mr. Vikram Hegde, Adv. Ms. Koyeli Bhattacharya, Adv. Ms. Hima Lawrence, AOR Ms. Chinmayi Shrivastava, Adv. Mr. Ashutosh Yadav, Adv. Mr. Rohan Mandal, Adv. Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Amit Pawan, AOR Mr. Hassan Zubair Waris, Adv. Ms. Aastha Shrestha, Adv. Ms. Shivangi Singh Rawat, Adv.

Mr. Suchit, Adv. Mr. Goutam Dey, Adv. Mr. Arkadipta Sengupta, Adv. Mr. Tavish Bhushan Prasad, AOR Mr. Shes Raj Bharti, Adv. Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Sr. Adv. Mr. Kunal Chatterji, AOR Ms. Maitrayee Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Rohit Bansal, Adv. Ms. Mrinalini Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Amit Sharma, AOR Mr. Dipesh Sinha, Adv. Ms. Pallavi Barua, Adv. Ms. Aparna Singh, Adv. Ms. Jyotika Kalra, AOR Mr. Joydeep Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Aditya Jha, Adv. Mr. Ayush Anand, AOR Mr. Kabir Shankar Bose, Adv. Mr. Amit Mishra, Adv. Mr. Abhijeet, Adv. Ms. Mitakshara Goyal, Adv. Mr. Aryan Tikoo, Adv. Mr. Debanjan Mandal, Adv. Mr. Kunal Mimani, Adv./AOR Mr. Tanish Arora, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rauf Rahim, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shekhar Kumar, AOR Mr. Bikram Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Firdous Samim, Adv. Mr. Sudipta Dasgupta, Adv. Ms. Gopa Biswas, Adv. Mr. Ali Asghar Rahim, Adv. Mr. Arkadeb Biswas, Adv. Ms. Payel Shome, Adv. Mr. Arka Nandi, Adv. Ms. Sampriti Saha, Adv. Ms. Dipa Acharya, Adv. Mrs. Swati Dey, Adv. Mr. Saikat Sutradhar, Adv. Mr. Sondwip Sutradhar, Adv. Mr. Suthirtha Nayek, Adv. Ms. Sinjini Chakrabarti, Adv.

Mr. Baibhav Roy, Adv. Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Sr. Adv. Mr. Kunal Chatterji, AOR Ms. Maitrayee Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Rohit Bansal, Adv. Ms. Mrinalini Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rauf Rahim, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sudipta Dasgupta, Adv. Mr. Firdous Samim, Adv. Mr. Bikram Banerjee, Adv. Ms. Somsubhra Ganguly, Adv. Ms. Gopa Biswas, Adv. Mr. Saikat Sutradhar, Adv. Ms. Sampriti Saha, Adv. Mr. Sondwip Sutradhar, Adv. Ms. Swati Dey, Adv. Mr. Baibhav Roy, Adv. Mr. Ali Asghar Rahim, Adv. Ms. Sinjini Chakraborty, Adv. Mr. Umesh Kumar Shukla, Adv. Mr. Subhro Prokas Mukherjee, AOR Mr. Rajiv Shakdher, Sr. Adv. Ms. Meenakshi Arora, Sr. Adv. Mr. Raja Chatterjee, Adv. Mr. Adeel Ahmed, AOR Mr. Arindom Mitra, Adv. Ms. Anupama Gupta, Adv. Ms. Ayushi Arora, Adv. Ms. Riya Dutta, Adv. Mr. Atul Yadav, Adv. Mr. Piyush Sachdev, Adv. Mr. Maninder Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Siddhesh Shirish Kotwal, AOR Mr. Bikram Banerjee, Adv. Ms. Ana Upadhyay, Adv. Ms. Manya Hasija, Adv. Mr. Tejasvi Gupta, Adv. Mr. T. Illayarasu, Adv. Mr. Yatharth Gupta, Adv. Mr. Sudipta Dasgupta, Adv. Mr. Baibhav Roy, Adv. Ms. Sinjini Chakrabarti, Adv. Mr. Rangasaran Mohan, Adv. Mr. Amarpal Singh Dua, Adv.

Ms. Astha Sharma, AOR

Mr. Joydeep Mazumdar, Adv. Mr. P. Sil, Adv. Mr. Kunal Jain, Adv. Mr. Debojyoti Bhattacharya, Adv. Mr. Nishchaiy Sharma, Adv. Ms. Shalini Kaul, AOR Mrs. V. Mohana, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shadan Farasat, Sr. Adv. Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari, Sr. Adv. Mr. Mujahid Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Chand Qureshi, AOR Mr. Aarif Ali, Adv. Mr. Shaunak Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Sakhawat Khandakar, Adv. Mr. Raj Kumar Yadav, Adv. Ms. Bhavya Pande, Adv. Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Verma, Adv. Mr. Harshit Anand, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Adv. Mr. Mohd Tauhid, Adv. Ms. Swati Jha, Adv. Mr. Mohd Faseeh Khan, Adv. Mr. Sohham Sau, Adv. Mr. Lohit Kumar Bimal, Adv. Mr. Karthik Sundar, Adv. Mr. Gokul Athithiya, Adv. Mr. Raghav Kumar Bimal, Adv. Mr. Anindo Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Mohammad Usman Siddiqui, Adv. Mr. Devesh Kumar Mishra, Adv. Mrs. Aisha Siddiqui, Adv. Ms. Sakeena Quidwai, Adv. Mrs. Arpana Soni, Adv. Ms. Preeti Chauhan, Adv. Mr. Mohit Yadav, Adv. Mrs. Aarti Pal, Adv. Mr. Keshav Dev, Adv. Mr. Chandan Kumar Mandal, Adv. Mr. Deepak Raj Singh, Adv. Mr. Rama Kant Sharma, Adv. Mr. Surendra Ramgopal Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Vijay Kumar, Adv. Ms. Srishti Agnihotri, AOR Ms. Tara Elizabeth Kurien, Adv. Mr. D.P. Singh, Adv. Mr. Abhijit Sengupta, AOR

Mr. Soumya Dutta, AOR Mr. Shuvro Lahiri, Adv. Mr. Siddhant Upmanyu, Adv. Mr. Sukesh Ghosh, Adv. Ms. Sadhana Sandhu, AOR Ms. Shikha Sandhu, Adv. Mr. Kapil Sau, Adv. Mr. Gauranga Kumar Das, Adv. Mr. Sanjay Maurya, Adv. Mr. Tushar Mehta, S.G. Mr. K.M. Nataraj, A.S.G. Mr. Suryaprakash V. Raju, A.S.G. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Maroria, AOR Mr. Kanu Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Raman Yadav, Adv. Mr. Annam Venkatesh, Adv. Mr. Arkaj Kumar, Adv. Mr. Madhav Sinhal, Adv. Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, Adv. Mr. Samrat Goswami, Adv. Mrs. Shibani Bhattacharjee, Adv. Mr. Shaveer Ahmed, AOR Mr. Keshav Kant Sharma, Adv. Mr. Abdullah, Adv. Mr. Romil Pathak, Adv. Mr. Subramaniam S., Adv. Mr. Veeraraghavan, Adv. Mr. Padmanabharaja, Adv. Mr. Bharat Shandilia, Adv. Ms. Jagrati Singh, AOR Mr. Rajesh K Sheoran, Adv. Mr. Sumit Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mr. Rajat Sangwan, Adv. Mr. Sunny Kadiyan, AOR Mr. Ramendra Mohan Patnaik, AOR Mr. Subhasish Bhowmick, AOR Mr. Vishak Bhattacharya, Adv. Ms. Manisha Pandey, Adv. Mr. Rahul Kushwaha, Adv. Mr. Shubhankar, Adv. Mr. M.K. Rathor, Adv. Mr. Reegan S. Bel, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Kumar Tiwari, Adv.

Mrs. V. Mohana, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shadan Farasat, Sr. Adv. Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari, Sr. Adv. Mr. Mujahid Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Chand Qureshi, AOR Mr. Aarif Ali, Adv. Mr. Shaunak Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Sakhawat Khandakar, Adv. Mr. Raj Kumar Yadav, Adv. Ms. Bhavya Pande, Adv. Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Verma, Adv. Mr. Harshit Anand, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Adv. Mr. Mohd Tauhid, Adv. Ms. Swati Jha, Adv. Mr. Mohd Faseeh Khan, Adv. Mr. Sohham Sau, Adv. Mr. Lohit Kumar Bimal, Adv. Mr. Karthik Sundar, Adv. Mr. Gokul Athithiya, Adv. Mr. Raghav Kumar Bimal, Adv. Mr. Anindo Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Mohammad Usman Siddiqui, Adv. Mr. Devesh Kumar Mishra, Adv. Mrs. Aisha Siddiqui, Adv. Ms. Sakeena Quidwai, Adv. Mrs. Arpana Soni, Adv. Ms. Preeti Chauhan, Adv. Mr. Mohit Yadav, Adv. Mrs. Aarti Pal, Adv. Mr. Keshav Dev, Adv. Mr. Chandan Kumar Mandal, Adv. Mr. Deepak Raj Singh, Adv. Mr. Rama Kant Sharma, Adv. Mr. Surendra Ramgopal Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Vijay Kumar, Adv. Mr. Sunando Raha, Adv. Mr. S.K. Sayanuddin, Adv. Mr. Kunal Malik, AOR Mr. Manish Awasthi, Adv. Mr. Kiran Kumar Patra, AOR Mr. Amit Pawan, AOR Mr. Goutam Dey, Adv. Mr. Tavish Bhushan Prasad, AOR Mr. Shes Raj Bharti, Adv. Mr. Anjan Datta, Adv.

Mr. Rajnil Mukherjee, Adv. Ms. Debonila Sarkar, Adv. Ms. Ishita Shrivastava, Adv. Mr. Vishal Arun Mishra, AOR

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

Arguments heard.

Judgment reserved.

(DEEPAK GUGLANI) (R.S. NARAYANAN) AR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR