Manish Ashokkumar Krishnani vs. The State Of Gujarat

COURT NO.5

SECTION II-B

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No.8591/2024

[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 09-05-2024 in SCRA No. 11697/2021 passed by the High Court of Gujarat at Ahmedabad]

LAKSHMIBEN & ORS.

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

Respondent $(s)$

(IA No. 140481/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 140484/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

WITH SLP(C) No. 14236/2024 (III) IA No. 141920/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 141921/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.)

SLP(Crl) No. 8854/2024 (II-B)

SLP(Crl) No. 9097/2024 (II-B)

SLP(Crl) No. 9036/2024 (II-B) IA No. 147268/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(Crl) No. 10734/2024 (II-B)

SLP(Crl) No. 11052/2024 (II-B) (IA No. 180742/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(Crl) No. 11551/2024 (II-B) (IA No. 190712/2024 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION IA No. 189146/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(Crl) No. 11805/2024 (II-B)

SLP(Crl) No. 11866/2024 (II-B) Signame Mat VNO. 189251/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED EXECUTION ALCOHOL: 187498/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL 18:14 DUCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(Crl) No. 15249/2024 (II-B)

SLP(Crl) No. 11926/2024 (II-B) SLP(Crl) No. 15253/2024 (II-B) SLP(Crl) No. 12636/2024 (II-B) SLP(C) No. 22206/2024 (III) IA No. 210756/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES) SLP(C) No. 23426/2024 (III) IA No. 213386/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES) SLP(Crl) No. 13208/2024 (II-B) SLP(Crl) No. 13210/2024 (II-B) SLP(Crl) No. 13814/2024 (II-B) SLP(Crl) No. 13211/2024 (II-B) SLP(Crl) No. 13813/2024 (II-B) IA No. 217475/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES IA No. 217474/2024 - PERMISSION TO PLACE ADDITIONAL FACTS AND GROUNDS) SLP(Crl) No. 13816/2024 (II-B) IA No. 221363/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 221362/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES IA No. 217652/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES IA No. 217650/2024 - PERMISSION TO PLACE ADDITIONAL FACTS AND GROUNDS) SLP(Crl) No. 13812/2024 (II-B) SLP(Crl) No. 13815/2024 (II-B) SLP(Crl) No. 13209/2024 (II-B) IA No. 213110/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES) SLP(Crl) No. 13817/2024 (II-B) SLP(Crl) No. 14799/2024 (II-B) IA No. 241069/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 241075/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

SLP(Crl) No. 13822/2024 (II-B) IA No. 226801/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. IA No. 226802/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES) SLP(C) No. 28165/2024 (III) SLP(C) No. 28166/2024 (III) (IA No. 237238/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES) SLP(C) No. 28167/2024 (III) (IA No. 236682/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES) SLP(C) No. 28168/2024 (III) (IA No. 237148/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES) SLP(Crl) No. 14899/2024 (II-B) (IA No. 238404/2024 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES) SLP(Crl) No. 14000/2024 (II-B) SLP(Crl) No. 16472/2024 (II-B) SLP(C) No. 28242/2024 (III) (IA No. 260147/2024 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING, IA No. 260142/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 260143/2024 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) [Item 47] Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 29908/2024 SLP(Crl) No. 17506/2024 (II-B) (IA No.278123/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.278122/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) SLP(Crl) No. 17503/2024 (II-B) (IA No.274304/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.274307/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.274306/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) [Item 48] Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 17521/2024

Date : 12-12-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH For Petitioner(s) Mr. Pawan Kumar Shukla, Adv. Mr. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. Sarthak Kalra, Adv. Mr. Kamal Kumar Pandey, Adv. Mrs. Pragya Verma, Adv. Mr. Brij Pal, Adv. Mr. Vivek Vishoni, Adv. Mr. Raj Singh Rana, AOR Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha, AOR Ms. Saumya Dwivedi, Adv. Mr. Tarun Bajaj, Adv. Mr. A.S.Timbalia, Adv. Mr. Akash Kishore, Adv. Mr. Animesh Rajoriya, Adv. Mr. B.S. Patel, Sr. Adv. Mr. Pradhuman Gohil, Adv. Mrs. Taruna Singh Gohil, AOR Mr. Chirag B. Patel, Adv. Mr. Alapati Sahithya Krishna, Adv. Ms. Hetvi K. Patel, Adv. Mr. Rushabh N. Kapadia, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Singh, Adv. Mr. Narendra Kumar Goyal, Adv. Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. Kishan H Daiya, Adv. Mr. Kishan P Prajapati, Adv. Mr. Divyanshu Sarswat, Adv. Mr. Vishvajitsinh D Chauhan, Adv. Mr. Rahul Saini, Adv. Mr. C M Dwivedi, Adv. Mr. Rahul Maratha, Adv. Mr. Savyasachi Dubey, Adv. Mr. J S Maratta, Adv. Mr. Surendra Singh Rana, Adv. Mr. Hardik Maurya, Adv. M/S. Mukesh Kumar Singh And Co., AOR Mr. Abhimanue Shrestha, AOR Mr. Pritesh Patni, Adv. Ms. Sridevi Panikkar, Adv. Mr. Nishant Kumar, Adv. Mr. Shashikant Parmar, Adv. Mr. Chand Qureshi, AOR Mr. Mujahid Ahmad, Adv. Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Verma, Adv.

Mr. Rakesh Ranjan, Adv. Mr. Pradeep Mohod, Adv. Mrs. Vemula Roopa Dimple, Adv. Mr. Vijay Kumar, Adv. Mr. Mohit Yadav, Adv. Mrs. Aarti Pal, Adv. Mr. Rauf Rahim, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ali Asghar Rahim, Adv. Mr. Soham Datta, Adv. Ms. Sanskriti Shakuntala Gupta, Adv. Mr. Shekhar Kumar, AOR Mr. Md. Ali, AOR Dr. Purvish Jitendra Malkan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Pramel Ranchh, Adv. Mr. Rashesh Parikh, Adv. Mr. Jignesh M Nayek, Adv. Mr. Keshu Vaghera, Adv. Mr. Jignesh M. Nayek, Adv. Ms. Dharita Malkan, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Udit Singh, Adv. Mr. Alok Kumar, Adv. Ms. Khushboo Aakash Sheth, AOR Mr. Virat Popat, Adv. Ms. Shweta Lodha, Adv. Mr. Shubham Singh, Adv. Mr. Lokesh Kumar Choudhary, AOR Mr. Anshuman Singh, AOR Mr. Tushar Gokani, Adv. Mr. Hitarth Raja, Adv. Ms. Ankita Chaudhary, AOR Mr. Shreyas Balaji, Adv. Mr. Kishan Chakwawala, Adv. Mr. Manan Doshi, Adv. Mr. Haresh Raichura, AOR Mr. Haresh Raichura, Adv. Mrs. Saroj Raichura, Adv. Mr. Kalp Raichura, Adv. Mr. T. Sundar Ramanathan, AOR Mr. Vivek Pandey, Adv. Mr. Krishan Singhal, Adv. Ms. Aastha Sardana, Adv.

SLP (Crl.) No.17506/2024 (Item 47.1)

Ms. Arna Das, Adv. Mr. Aftab Ali Khan, Adv. Mr. Naresh Kumar, AOR SLP (Crl.) No.17521/2024 (Item 48) Mr. Siddharth Dave, Adv. Mr. Siddhant Sharma, AOR Mr. Prafull Bhardwaj, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General Ms. Swati Ghildiyal, AOR Ms. Devyani Bhatt, Adv. Ms. Neha Singh, Adv. Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AOR Mrs. Pragya Baghel, AOR Mrs. Sumita Ray, AOR Ms. Disha Ray, Adv. Mr. Dillip Kumar Nayak, Adv. Mr. Prabhat Chowdhary, Adv. Mr. Shivansh Bharatkumar Pandya, AOR Mr. Sankalp Kumar, Adv. Mr. Anand Dilip Landge, AOR Mrs. Sangeeta S Pahune Patil, Adv. Ms. Revati P. Kharde, Adv. Mr. Sumit Kumar, Adv. Mr. Nachiketa Joshi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ritwiz Rishabh, Adv. Mr. Adarsh Tripathi, AOR Ms. Sucheta Joshi, Adv. Ms. Sagrika Arya, Adv. Mr. Karishma Rajput, Adv. Mr. Veevak Goel, Adv. Mr. Sunil Kumar Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Malak Manish Bhatt, AOR Mr. Rohan Shah, Adv. Ms. Neeha Nagpal, Adv. Ms. Somya Saxena, Adv.

Ms. Sunieta Ojha, AOR

Mr. Dushyant Swaroop, Adv. Mr. C B Gururaj, Adv. Mr. Animesh Dubey, Adv. Mr. Naveen Chandrashekar, Adv. Mr. C B Tiwari, Adv. M/S. Gururaj & Nayak, AOR Mr. Bhagabati Prasad Padhy, AOR Mr. Achintya Dvivedi, Adv. Mr. Binod Kumar Behera, Adv.

(R-5) in SLP (Crl.) No.11866/2024 (4.9) Mr. Nishant Kumar, Adv. Mr. Prashant V. Patadna, Adv. Mr. Shailendra Singh, Adv. Mr. Rohit Kumar, (AOR)

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

Leave granted.

Learned Solicitor General has tendered across the Bar a list of SLPs/appeals in which there is a challenge to the constitutional validity of the Gujarat Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, 2020. The list contains 91 cases. A copy of the list tendered shall be forwarded to the Registrar (Judicial) of this Court who shall list all the cases together for directions on 6th January, 2025, to enable the Court to fix a date for hearing.

We grant time of one month to the respondent-State to file counter affidavit.

(KAVITA PAHUJA) (ANU BHALLA) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS COURT MASTER (NSH)

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