ITEM NO.1501 COURT NO.1 SECTION XVI

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A 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) AND OTHERS Respondent(s)

WITH

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

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 100244/2024, FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA 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 IA 100744/2024, FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES ON IA 100751/2024, FOR PERMISSION TO FILE 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 IA 110036/2024, FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT ON IA 130324/2024 and FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES ON IA 130425/2024)

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

(FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 111644/2024 and FOR INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT ON IA 129044/2024) 1 Digitally signed by Deepak Guglani Date: 2025.04.03 Signature Not Verified

SLP(C) No. 11752/2024 (XVI) 18:44:51 IST Reason:

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

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 and 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)

(IA No.171239/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.171237/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) and IA No.171235/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

Diary No. 29406/2024 (XVI)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.171613/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.171612/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

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)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.170764/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.170763/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

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

(IA No. 180691/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

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)

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.173310/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.173309/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

Diary No. 33463/2024 (XVI)

(IA No. 166874/2024 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 166877/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No. 166873/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

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) (IA No.189624/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.189614/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) and IA No.189621/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

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) (IA No.185028/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No. 22112/2024 (XVI) (IA No.182147/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

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.)

Diary No. 41922/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.276429/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.276430/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.276431/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..) and IA No.276433/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS and IA No.276432/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No. 20467/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.170465/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.170464/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS)

Diary No. 30364/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.168486/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.168481/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

Diary No. 30457/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.170798/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.170799/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

Diary No. 30498/2024 (XVI)

(IA No.170766/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.170765/2024-PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

Diary No. 34059/2024 (XVI)

(IA No. 172184/2024 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No. 172186/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT

Diary No. 20930/2024 (XVI)

(IA No. 186393/2024 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS, IA No. 186389/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 186388/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES AND IA No. 186392/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE PETITION (SLP/TP/WP/..)

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 : 03-04-2025 These matters were called on for pronouncement of judgment today. For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Kalyan Bandopadhyay, 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. Ms. Shisba Chawla, AOR Mr. Manoj Kumar Chowdhary, Adv. Mr. Vinay Chadda, Adv. Mr. Gururaj S., Adv. Mr. Devesh Kumar Mishra, AOR Mr. Jayprakash Bansilal Somani, Adv. Mr. Nishant Verma, AOR Mr. Rajnish Kumar, Adv. Mr. Amitabh Ranjan, Adv. Ms. Samiksha Sharma, 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. Manoj Kumar Rathor, Adv. Mr. V. Ramasubramanian, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Chandrashekhar A. Chakalabbi, Adv. Mr. S.K. Pandey, Adv. Mr. Awanish Kumar, Adv. Mr. Anshul Rai, Adv.

Mr. Karmendra Singh, Adv.

Mr. Ravilochan Daliparthi, Adv. Mr. Rajan Parmar, Adv. Ms. G. Anusha, Adv. Mr. Varnik Kundaliya, Adv. Ms. Mallika Ranjan, 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. Mr. Ishwar Chnadra Roy, Adv. Mr. Sandeep Chawda, Adv. Mr. Ranjan Nikhil Dharnidhar, AOR Mr. Jaydip Pati, AOR 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. Shariq Ahmed, Adv. Mr. Abhik Chimni, Adv. Ms. Pranjal Abrol, Adv. M/s. Ahmadi Law Offices, AOR Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Partha Burman, Adv. Ms. Ranjeeta Rohatgi, AOR Mr. Nikhil Rohatgi, Adv. 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 Mrs. Haripriya Padmanabhan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shyam Divan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Bapi Das, Adv. Mr. Chittapriya Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Soumya Dutta, AOR

Mr. Shivani Vij, Adv. Mr. Somesh Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Siddhant Upmanyu, Adv. Ms. Rashmi Singhania, AOR Mr. Vikas Singh, Sr. Adv. Dr. Maneka Guruswami, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rahul Kaushik, Sr. Adv. Mr. Krishna M. Singh, Adv. Mr. Meenesh Dubey, Adv. Mr. Anil C. Nishani, Adv. Mrs. Deepti Singh, Adv. Mr. Sudhindra Tripathi, Adv. M/s. Krishna & Nishani Law Chambers, AOR Mrs. Rachana Shrivastava, Sr. Adv. Mrs. V. Mohana, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shadan Farasat, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ashis Kumar Chowdhury, Adv. Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Sukesh Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Rajib Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Chand Qureshi, AOR Mr. Babharu Bahan Behra, Adv. Mr. Sakhawat Khandakar, Adv. Mr. Rama Kant Sharma, Adv. Mr. P.C. Das, Adv. Mr. Shaunak Ghosh, Adv. Mr. Surendra Ramgopal Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Bijay Adhikari, Adv. Ms. Bhavya Pande, Adv. Mr. Mohammad Usman Siddiqui, Adv. Mr. Ankur, Adv. Mr. Harshit Anand, Adv. Mrs. Aisha Siddiqui, Adv. Ms. Swati Jha, Adv. Ms. Sakeena Quidwai, Adv. Ms. Gursheen Kaur, Adv. Mr. Sohham Sau, Adv. Mr. Chandan Kumar Mandal, Adv. Mr. Abdul Wahab, Adv. Mr. Ashish Dixit, Adv. Mr. Karthik Sundar, Adv. Mr. Keshav Dev, Adv. Mr. Gokul Athithiya, Adv. Mr. Vijay Kumar, Adv. Mr. P.B. Reddy, Adv. Mr. Roshan Lal, Adv. Ms. Patnam Shyla, Adv. Ms. C.S. Hema, Adv.

Ms. Snehasree Lakkamaneni, Adv. Mr. Preeti Chauhan, Adv. Mrs. Arpana Soni, Adv. Ms. Monika Sharma, Adv. Mr. Mohit Yadav, Adv. Mrs. Aarti Pal, Adv. Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Ms. Karuna Nundy, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nikhil Rohatgi, Adv. Mr. Aviral Saxena, Adv. Ms. Shrawani, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Sen, Adv. Mr. Hardik Jayal, Adv. Mr. Vikas Jain, AOR 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. Ms. Sara, Adv. Mr. M.A. Karthik, Adv. Ms. Ninni Susan Thomas, Adv. Ms. Megha Khanna, Adv. Mr. M. Shaz Khan, Adv. Mr. Sudhanshu Tewari, Adv. Mr. Rafid Akhter, Adv. Mr. Faizan Ahmad, Adv. Ms. Preeti Singh, AOR Mr. Dinesh Dwivedi, Sr. Adv. Ms. N.S. Nappinai, Sr. Adv. Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Sr. Adv. Ms. Indira Jaising, Sr. Adv. Mr. Milon Mukherjee, Sr. Adv. Mr. Yuvraj Narvankar, Adv. Mr. Joydeep Mazumdar, Adv. Mr. Amitabrata Roy, Adv. Mr. Prabhat Sil, Adv. Mr. P. Sil, Adv. Mr. Mangaljit Mukherjee, 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. Saurav Gupta, AOR Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Sr. Adv. Mr. Partho D. Barman, Adv. Mr. Gholam Mohiuddin, Adv. Mr. Anindo Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR Mr. Kailash Vasdev, Sr. Adv. Mr. Kiran Kumar Patra, AOR Mr. Umrao Singh Rawat, Adv. 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. Chandratanay Chaube, Adv. Mr. Atul Yadav, Adv. Mr. Piyush Sachdev, Adv. Mr. Karan Khetani, Adv. Mr. Md Ghouse Muddin Khan, Adv. Mr. Jonathan Ivan Rajan, Adv. Mr. Jahangir Iqbal, Adv. Ms. Kaveeta Wadia, Sr. Adv. Mr. R. Anand Padmanabhan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Romil Pathak, Adv. Ms. Chhavi Jain, Adv. Mrs. Neha Pathak, Adv. Mr. Sai Shashank, Adv. Mr. Danish Saifi, Adv. Mr. Aryan Pathak, Adv. Mr. Arimardhan Sharma, Adv. Ms. Ruchi Arya, Adv. Ms. Mrinalini Ramesh, Adv. Mr. Bharat Shandilia, Adv. Ms. Jagrati Singh, AOR Mr. Partha Sil, AOR

Mr. Subhrangsu Panda, Adv. Mr. Debottam Das, Adv. Mr. Upmanyu Tewari, Adv. Mr. Akshay Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mrs. V.D. Khanna, AOR 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. Amit Pawan, AOR Mr. Arkadipta Sengupta, Adv. Mr. Goutam Dey, 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. Mr. Amit Sharma, AOR Mr. Dipesh Sinha, Adv. Ms. Pallavi Barua, Adv. Ms. Aparna Singh, Adv. Ms. Jyotika Kalra, AOR Mr. Joydeep Mukerjee, Adv. Mr. Aditya Jha, Adv. Ms. Tenzing Doma Lepcha, Adv. Mr. Harshal Kulkarni, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Neeraj Kishan Kaul, Sr. Adv. Mr. Debanjan Mandal, Adv. Mr. Kartikey Bhatt, Adv. Mr. Tanish Arora, Adv. Mr. Kunal Mimani, AOR Mr. Pratik Dhar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sarad Kumar Singhania, AOR Mr. Yash Singhania, Adv. Mrs. Vibha Datta Makhija, Sr. Adv. Mr. Dibyadyuti 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. Mr. Paras Chauhan, Adv. Mr. Govind Manoharan, Adv. Ms. Samiksha Godiyal, Adv. Mr. A. Karthik, AOR Ms. Smrithi Suresh, Adv. Ms. Devahuti Pathak, Adv. Mr. Tenzing Bhutia, Adv. Mr. B.D. Rao Kundan, Adv. Mr. Sugam Agrawal, Adv. Mr. Ujjwal Sharma, Adv. Mr. Joydee Mazumdar, Adv. Mr. P. Sil, Adv. Mr. D. Bhattacharya, Adv. Ms. Upma Shrivastava, AOR Mr. M R Shamshad, Sr. Adv. Mr. Arijit Sarkar, Adv. Ms. Zeb Hasan, Adv. Mr. Shashank Singh, AOR Mr. Gaurav Pachnanda, Sr. Adv. Mr. Kabir Shankar Bose, Adv. Mr. Amit Mishra, Adv. Mr. Abhijeet, Adv. Ms. Mitakshara Goyal, Adv. Mr. Aryan Tikoo, Adv. Ms. Namrata Sinha, Adv. Mr. Ayush Anand, AOR Mr. Vishal Kumar, Adv. Mr. Monu Kumar, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, Sr. Adv. Mrs. Srabani Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Sudipta Dasgupta, Adv. Mr. Firdous Samim, Adv. Mr. Kustubh Singh, Adv. Mr. Shekhar Banerjee, Adv. Ms. Gopa Biswas, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Talukdar, Adv. Ms. Ananyaa Mazumdar, Adv. Mr. Bikram Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Adarsh, Adv.

Ms. Somshubhra Ganguly, Adv. Ms. Payel Shome, Adv. Mr. Saikat Sutradhar, Adv. Ms. Sampriti Saha, Adv. Mr. Sondwip Sutradhar, Adv. Mr. Aritra Bhattacharya, Adv. Mr. Baibhav Roy, Adv. Ms. Swati Dey, Adv. Mr. Arka Nandi, Adv. Mr. C. Aravind, Adv. Mr. Subhro Prokas Mukherjee, AOR Ms. Sinjini Chakraborty, Adv. Mr. Rajiv Shakhder, Sr. Adv. Mr. Meenakshi Arora, Sr. Adv. Mr. Adeel Ahmed, AOR Mr. Raja Chatterjee, Adv. Mr. Arindom Mitra, Adv. Ms. Ayushi Arora, Adv. Mr. Atul Yadav, Adv. Ms. Anupama Gupta, Adv. Ms. Riya Dutta, Adv. Mr. Piyush Sachdev, Adv. Mr. Ranjit Kumar, 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. Ms. Vaidehi Kolhe, Adv. Mr. Rangasaran Mohan, Adv. Mr. Amarpal Singh Dua, Adv. Mr. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rauf Rahim, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shekhar Kumar, AOR Mr. Bikram Banerjee, Adv. Mr. Firdous Samim, Adv. Ms. Gopa Biswas, Adv. Mr. Sudipta Dasgupta, 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. Astha Sharma, AOR Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shantanu Mitra, Adv. Ms. Monika Sharma, Adv. Mr. Anindo Mukherjee, Adv. Ms. Gursheen Kaur, Adv. Mr. Abdul Wahab, Adv. Mr. Aarif Ali, Adv. Mr. Aurangzeb Khan, Adv. Mr. Mujahid Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Mohd Tauhid, Adv. Mr. Pankaj Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Raj Kumar Yadav, Adv. Mr. Mohd Faseeh Khan, Adv. Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Verma, Adv. Mr. Server Alam, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Adv. Mr. Parvez Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Mohd Shahzad Ansari, Adv. Mr. M.P. Siddiqui, Adv. Mr. Vijendra Kasana, Adv. Mr. Chand Qureshi, 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 Ms. Srishti Agnihotri, AOR Ms. Sanjana Grace Thomas, Adv. Ms. Tara Elizabeth Kurien, Adv. Mr. D.P. Singh, Adv. Mrs. Vibha Datta Makhija, Sr. Adv. Mr. Dibyadyuti Banerjee, Adv. Mrs. Sumedha Halder, Adv. Mr. Ali Ahsan Alamgir, Adv. Mr. Asif Iqbal, Adv. Mr. Abhijit Sengupta, AOR

Mrs. Rabia Khatoon, Adv. Mrs. Soma Mal, Adv. Mr. Shuvro Lahiri, Adv. Mr. Soumya Dutta, AOR Ms. Sadhana Sandhu, AOR Mr. Kapil Sahoo, Adv. Mr. Gouranga Kumar Das, 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. Mr. Rajesh Sen, Adv. Mr. Shaveer Ahmed, AOR Mrs. Shibani Bhattacharjee, Adv. Mr. Chetan Garg, Adv. Mr. Keshav Kant Sharma, Adv. Mr. Digvijay Bhardwaj, Adv. Mr. C. Aravind, Adv. Mr. Subramaniam S., Adv. Mr. Kamalanath A.M., 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. Manoj Kumar Rathor, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Kumar Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Anupam Raina, Adv. Mr. Sunando Raha, Adv.

Mr. Kunal Malik, AOR Ms. Surabhi Guleria, Adv. Mr. S.K. Sayan Uddin, Adv. Mr. Pulkit Aggarwal, Adv. Mr. Manish Awasthi, Adv. Mr. Kiran Kumar Patra, AOR Mr. Amit Pawan, AOR Mr. Partha Sil, AOR Mr. Goutam Dey, Adv. Mr. Tavish Bhushan Prasad, AOR Mr. Shes Raj Bharti, Adv. Mr. Anjan Datta, Adv. Ms. Ishita Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Vishal Arun Mishra, AOR

Hon'ble The Chief Justice pronounced the judgment of the Bench comprising His Lordship and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar.

Permission to file the special leave petition(s) is granted.

Delay condoned.

Leave granted.

The appeals are disposed of, in terms of the signed reportable judgment.

However, the issue raised in the appeal(s) filed by the State of West Bengal with regard to the direction of investigation by the CBI on the decision taken to create supernumerary posts, will be independently taken up. The appeals/special leave petitions to this extent will be listed for hearing on 08.04.2025.

All pending applications, including impleadment applications, stand disposed of.

(DEEPAK GUGLANI) (R.S. NARAYANAN) AR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (signed reportable judgment is placed on the file)