P J Antony vs. Excise Commissioner

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ITEM NO.1 COURT NO.3 SECTION XIA S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS 24585-24587/2014 HOTEL GRAND RESIDENCY AND ORS Petitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF KERALA AND ORS Respondent(s) (interim relief and office report) WITH SLP(C) No. 24594/2014 (With appln.(s) for permission to place addl. documents on record and appln.(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and appln.(s) for exemption from filing O.T. and Interim Relief and Office Report) SLP(C) No. 24595-24596/2014 (With appln.(s) for exemption from filing O.T. and appln.(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and Interim

Relief and Office Report) SLP(C) No. 24631-24641/2014 (With appln.(s) for exemption from filing O.T. and appln.(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and Interim Relief and Office Report) SLP(C) No. 24649/2014 (With appln.(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and Interim Relief and Office Report) SLP(C) No. 24650/2014 (With appln.(s) for exemption from filing O.T. and appln.(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and Interim Relief and Office Report) SLP(C) No. 24666/2014 (With appln.(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and Interim Relief and Office Report) Signature Not Verified SLP(C) No. 24675/2014

(With Interim Relief and Office Report) Jayant Kumar Arora Date: 2014.09.11 16:09:00 IST SLP(C) No. 24725/2014 Reason:

Digitally signed by

(With appln.(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and Interim Relief and Office Report) SLP(C) No. 24776/2014 2

(With appln.(s) for exemption from filing O.T. and appln.(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and Interim Relief and Office Report) SLP(C) No. 24844/2014 (With appln.(s) for exemption from filing O.T. and appln.(s) for

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

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 03/09/2014 in WP(C) No. 23091/2014,03/09/2014 in WPC No. 23101/2014,03/09/2014 in WPC No. 23353/2014 passed by the High Court Of Kerala At Ernakulam)

exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and Interim Relief and Office Report) Date : 11/09/2014 These petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL R. DAVE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UDAY UMESH LALIT For Petitioner(s) Dr. Rajeev Dhavan, Sr. Adv. Ms. Sumita Hazarika, Adv. Mr. Joe J. Kochikunnel, Adv. Mr. Ram Jethmalani, Sr. Adv. Mr. Haris Beeran, Adv. Mr. Mushtaq Salim, Adv. Mr. R. S. Jena, Adv. Mr. Fali S. Nariman, Sr. Adv. Mr. Prasanth P., Adv. Ms. Prachi Bajpai, Adv. Mr. C. A. Sundaram, Sr. Adv. Mr. Robin B.S., Adv. Mr. M. C. Ashi, Adv. Ms. Rohini Mosa, Adv. Mr. Dushyant Dave, Sr. Adv. Mr. C. C. Thomas, Adv. Mr. Roy Abraham, Adv. Ms. Seema Jain, Adv. Mr. Aravind P. Dattar, Sr. Adv. Mr. G. Prakash, Adv. Mr. Sudhi Vasudevan, Adv. Ms. Beena Prakash, Adv. Mr. Saiby Jose Kirangoor, Adv. Mr. Benny Antony Parel, Adv. Mr. C. K. Sasi, Adv. Mr. Romy Chacko, Adv. Mr. Varun Mudsar, Adv. Ms. Archana Reddy, Adv. 3 Mr. Rishi Agrawala, Adv. Mr. E. C. Agrawala, Adv. Ms. Swati Sinha, Adv. Ms. Manasi Kumar, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Kapil Sibal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ramesh Babu M. R., Adv. Ms. Swati Setia, Adv. Mr. Shekhar Prasad Gupta, Adv. UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

Upon perusal of all these cases, we find that all these petitions have been filed at an interlocutory stage. The petitions filed on the same subject matter are still pending before the learned Single Judge of the Kerala High Court and we have been informed that those petitions are to be heard on 18.09.2014.

In our opinion, it would be just and proper if the learned Single Judge continues to hear the matters and counter affidavit and rejoinder affidavit, if any, in the said petitions are filed on or before 16.09.2014 and 17.09.2014 respectively.

Looking at the facts of the case, we direct that status quo shall be maintained till 30.09.2014 so that, by that time, the learned Single Judge can take a final decision in the pending petitions.

In view of the above observations and directions, the Special Leave Petitions are disposed of.

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The learned senior counsel appearing for both the sides have assured this Court that their counterparts in the High Court shall extend their full cooperation, without seeking undue adjournments, so that the learned Single Judge can decide the matters at an early date.

(Jayant Kumar Arora) (Sneh Bala Mehra) Sr. P.A. Assistant Registrar