Jose P John vs. The State Of Tamil Nadu

COURT NO.5

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

<pre>Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).1178/2023</pre>

ARVIND GUPTA & ORS.

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Respondent $(s)$

(FOR ADMISSION and IA No.218262/2023-STAY APPLICATION and $TA$ No.218265/2023-PERMISSION TO FILE APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION)

WITH

$W.P.(C)$ No.1184/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.219253/2023-GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) W.P.(C) No.1182/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.218908/2023-GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) W.P.(C) No.1183/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.218909/2023-GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) W.P.(C) No.1191/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.219849/2023-GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) W.P.(C) No.1186/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.219305/2023-GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) W.P.(C) No.1193/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.220589/2023-GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) Item No.43 W.P(C) No(s).1189/2023 (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.219752/2023-STAY APPLICATION and $TA$ No.219753/2023-APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS) $W.P.(C)$ No.1196/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.220989/2023-GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) $W.P.(C)$ No.1198/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.221183/2023-GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) $W.P.(C)$ No.1199/2023 (X) Signal ADMISSION and IA No. 221190/2023-GRANT OF INTERIM RELIEF) Digitally signed by<br>ARJUN BISH<br>Process of the signed by<br>ARJUN BISH<br>ARJUN BISH<br>ARJUN BISH<br>ARJUN BISH<br>ARJUN BISH<br>ARJUN BISH 17.51 $\mathbb{N}^{\text{S}}$ P. (C) No. 1195/2023 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.220848/2023-STAY APPLICATION and $TA$ No.220850/2023-CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION)

Date : 30-10-2023 These petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPANKAR DATTA

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Samrat Nigam, Adv. Ms. Tanya Agarwal, Adv. Mr. Rishabh Gupta, Adv. Mr. Nikhil Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Kalra, Adv. Mrs. Shubhangi Tuli, AOR Mr. Aakash Nandolia, AOR Mr. M. Gireesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Ankur S. Kulkarni, AOR Mr. Priya S. Bhalerao, Adv.

For Respondent(s)

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

W.P.(C) No.1178/2023, W.P(C) No(s).1189/2023, W.P.(C) No.1195/2023

1. Issue notice, returnable on 21.11.2023.

2. Tag with W.P.(C) No.864/2022.

3. Meanwhile, the States of Tamil Nadu and Kerala are restrained from levying border tax on the vehicles owned by the petitioners for which a valid All India Tourist Bus permit has been granted. As regard to States of Odisha and U.T. of Jammu & Kashmir, no interim stay at this stage.

W.P.(C) No.1184/2023, W.P.(C) No.1182/2023, W.P.(C) No.1183/2023 W.P.(C) No.1191/2023, W.P.(C) No.1186/2023, W.P.(C) No.1193/2023, W.P.(C) No.1196/2023, W.P.(C) No.1198/2023, W.P.(C) No.1199/2023

1. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks to withdraw these petitions with liberty to approach the High Court.

2. The writ petitions are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid.

(ARJUN BISHT) (PREETHI T.C.)

COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)