International Union Of Food Agr. vs. Union Of India Ministry Of Law And Justice Secretary

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

CONMT.PET.(C) No. 16/2012 In W.P.(C) No. 365/2006

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF FOOD AGR.. & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE SECRETARY & ORS. Respondent(s)

(IA No. 21010/2023 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 42086/2024 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 166534/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 51720/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 32939/2024 – APPROPRIATE, ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 26896/2024 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 48295/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 136389/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 188870/2023 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 80177/2024 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS, IA No. 28739/2019 – CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No. 6761/2021 – CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION, IA No. 25042/2023 - DISCHARGE OF ADVOCATE ON RECORD, IA No. 58053/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT, IA No. 52577/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT, IA No. 6763/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT IA No. 67644/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT, IA No. 50988/2024 - EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No. 92630/2018 - EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No. 114604/2024 - EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No. 114342/2024 - EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No. 185295/2023 - EXTENSION OF TIME, IA No. 42051/2024 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 51268/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 48294/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION, IA No. 39587/2020 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 136388/2020 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 188869/2023 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 40394/2020 – INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT, IA No. 70001/2019 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES, IA No. 58052/2020 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES, IA No. 33241/2018 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ ANNEXURES, IA No. 1/2013 - PERMISSION TO FILE ANNEXURES)

Date : 17-03-2025 This matter was called on for hearing today.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN

Mr. Ravi Raghunath, AOR (A.C.) Mr. Manan Daga, Adv. For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Jyoti Mendiratta, AOR For Respondent(s) :Mrs. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G. (NP) Mr. Sarad Kumar Singhania, Adv. Mr. Shashank Bajpai, Adv. Mrs. Rekha Pandey, Adv. Mrs. Shivika Mehra, Adv. Mrs. Ameyavikrama Thanvi, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR Ms. Taruna Ardhendumauli Prasad, AOR Mr. Kunal Mimani, AOR Mr. Abhinav Rana, Adv. Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv. Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv. Mr. Jayanth Muth Raj, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR Mrs. Anu K Joy, Adv. Mr. Alim Anvar, Adv. Mr. Santhosh K, Adv. Mr. P.Kumaresan,ld.AAG, Sr. Adv. Ms. G. Indira, AOR Mr. P Gandepan, Adv. Mr. Ashwini Kumar, Adv. Mr. Vinod Sharma, AOR Mr. Siddharth, AOR Mr. Prateek Goyal, Adv. Mr. Harshit Manwani, Adv. Ms. Rashmi Malhotra, AOR Mr. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G. (NP) Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR Mr. Shashank Bajpai, Adv. Mrs. Rekha Pandey, Adv. Mrs. Ameyvikrama Thanvi, Adv. Ms. Shivika Mehra, Adv.

Mr. Sarad Kumar Singhnia, Adv.

Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ali Qambar Zaidi, Adv. Mr. Satya Mitra, AOR Ms. Jaikriti S. Jadeja, AOR Dr. P. George Giri, Adv. Ms. Jasmin Kurian Giri, Adv. Mr. Ginesh P, Adv. Ms. Mary Scaria, Adv. Mr. Sudeep Vijayan, Adv. Ms. Thressiamma K P, Adv. Mr. Saratendu Kumar Bose, Adv. Mr. P. George Giri, AOR Mr. Abhilash M.R., Adv. Mr. Sayooj Mohandas, Adv. Mr. Rajkumar, Adv. Mr. Tarun Dev, Adv. M/S. M R Law Associates, AOR Mr. Santosh Krishnan, AOR Mr. T. R. B. Sivakumar, AOR Mr. Gaurav Agrawal, Sr. Adv., Amicus Curiae (NP) Mr. Ravi Raghunath, AOR M/S. Mitter & Mitter Co., AOR Mr. K. V. Mohan, AOR Mrs. Tessy Varghese, Adv. Ms. Divya, Adv. Mr. Shine Varghese, Adv. Mr. E. M. S. Anam, AOR Mr. Kumar Dushyant Singh, AOR Mr. Anukul Raj, Adv. Mr. A. Venayagam Balan, AOR Mr. Aneesh Mittal, AOR Mr. Ankit Roy, AOR Mr. Atul Shankar Vinod, Adv. Mr. Dileep Pillai, Adv. Mr. Kannan Gopal Vinod, Adv. Mr. M. P. Vinod, AOR

Mr. P. S. Sudheer, AOR Mr. Rituraj Biswas, AOR Mr. A. Karthik, AOR Mr. Arsh Khan, Adv. Ms. Smrithi Suresh, Adv. Mr. Sugam Agrawal, Adv. Mr. Ujjwal Sharma, Adv. Mr. Partha Sil, AOR Mr. Vijay Pratap Singh, Adv. Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Adv. Mr. Amit Kumar Chawla, Adv. Mr. Akhileshwar Jha, Adv. Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Jain, Adv. Ms. Charanjeet Sidhu, Adv.

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

Now the Committee headed by Justice Shri A.M. Sapre has submitted a report regarding Tamil Nadu. The report indicates that admitted amount payable by Mahavir Plantations Pvt. Ltd. is Rs.1,91,58,020/-.

Learned counsel appearing for the Mahavir Plantations Pvt. Ltd. states that the company will file a schedule in writing for payment of this amount. He also states that an affidavit will be filed disputing the correctness of PF dues as found payable by the Committee.

We grant time of two weeks to Mahavir Plantations Pvt. Ltd. to file schedule of payment. We grant time of four weeks to file an affidavit on the issue of provident fund. This compliance as well as compliance regarding other States will be considered on 7th April, 2025.

It will be appropriate if SLP (Civil) No.9658 of 2020 is heard

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along with this petition which is filed by Mahavir Plantations Pvt. Ltd. as the issues are overlapping. The Registry to seek permission of Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India. Subject to the permission, list SLP (Civil) No.9658 of 2020 along with the present contempt petition on 7th April, 2025.

(KAVITA PAHUJA) (AVGV RAMU) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH)