SECTION IV IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 7228 OF 2011

M.P. High Court Bar Association … Appellant

VERSUS

Amit & Ors. . … Respondents

OFFICE REPORT ON PREFINALHEARING

Office Report is prepared as per Circular No.F.41/Judl./2008 dated 17th December, 2008:

• (a) There are 12 twelve Respondents in the Appeal. Respondent Nos. 2 to 7 9 and 10 have been served with notice at SLP stage but no one has entered appearance. Respondent Nos. 1 and 8 have been deleted from the array of the parties vide Court's order dated 15.02.2010. Respondent Nos. 11 and 12 are represented by Mr. B.S. Banthia, Advocate.
• (b) Original Record has been returned to High Court vide office order dated 03.12.2014.
• (c) Not applicable.
• (d) Not applicable.
• (e) No application for substitution is pending.
• (f) Counsel for the Appellants as well as Counsel for the Respondents in the appeal have not filed Statement of Case despite Registry's notice dated 22.05.2012. In terms of Rule 32, Sub Rule-2 of S.C.R. 2013, it is presumed that the appellant has adopted the list of dates/synopsis containing chronology of events as filed at the time of presentation of petition for seeking special leave to appeal (SLP)/Appeal, as statement of case, and does not desire to file any further statement of case. If the Respondent has not filed statement of case within the stipulated time as provided in Sub Rule-1 of S.C.R. 2013, it is presumed that the respondent does not desire to lodge statement of case in the appeal.
• (g) Not applicable.

It is also submitted that Counsel for the Appellant has been designated as Senior Advocate. A notice for making alternative arrangement was issued to the sole Appellant. A.D. card duly signed has been received but no one has entered appearance on behalf of sole Appellant so far.

Dated this the 5th day of April, 2016.

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

Copy to:

Mr. B.S. Banthia, Advocate 304, Lawyers Chamber, SCI., New Delhi.

ASSISTANT REGISTRAR