Kerala State Haj Committee Chairman vs. Union Of India Represented By Its Secretary Ministry Of Minority Affairs

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

Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).1155/2017

KERALA STATE HAJ COMMITTEE Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

(IA No.127017/2017-APPLICATION FOR DIRECTION and IA No.127018/2017- EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.129966/2017-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS and IA No.8014/2018-INTERVENTION APPLICATION and IA No.13089/2018-INTERVENTION APPLICATION and IA No.14231/2018- INTERVENTION APPLICATION)

WITH

[ITEM NO.37.1 - W.P.(C) No. 1178/2017 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.131616/2017-EX-PARTE AD-INTERIM RELIEF and IA No.137933/2017-impleading party)]; [ITEM NO.37.2 - W.P.(C) No. 1190/2017 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.133965/2017)]; [ITEM NO.37.3 - W.P.(C) No. 1182/2017 (X) (FOR ADMISSION and IA No.132432/2017-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No.132430/2017-APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS)]; AND [ITEM NO.37.4 - W.P.(C) No. 1237/2017 (X) (IA No.140188/2017-EX-PARTE STAY)]

Date : 19-02-2018 These petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD

For Petitioner(s)	Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Adv.<br>Mr. Manoj V. George, Adv.<br>Mr. Zulfiker Ali P.S., Adv. [AOR]<br>Mr. Towseef Ahmed Dar, Adv.
	Mr. Haris Beeran, Adv.<br>Mr. Mushtaq Salim, Adv.<br>Mr. usman Ghani Khan, Adv.<br>Mr. Dev Prakash, Adv.<br>Ms. Pallavi Pratap, Adv. [AOR]
	Mr. Salman Khurshid, Sr. Adv.<br>Mr. Shariq Ahmed, Adv.<br>Mohd. Wasim, Adv.<br>Mr. Sunil Kumar Verma, Adv. [AOR]

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Ms. Quarratulain, Adv. Ms. Astha Deep, Adv. Mr. Anish R. Shah, Adv. [AOR] For Respondent(s) Mrs. Pinky Anand, ASG Mrs. Madhavi Anand, Adv. Mr. Bhuvan Mishra, Adv. Mr. Rohit Bhatt, Adv. Mr. R.B. Yadav, Adv. Mr. Hemant Arya, Adv. Mr. Sumeet Goel, Adv. Mrs. Anil Katiyar, Adv. [AOR] Mr. G. Prakash, Adv. [AOR] Mr. Jishnu M.L., Adv. Mrs. Priyanka Prakash, Adv. Mrs. Beena Prakash, Adv. Mr. Vijay Shankar, Adv. Mr. Vijaya Mohan V., Adv. Ms. Hemantika Wahi, Adv. [AOR] Ms. Jesal Wahi, Adv. Ms. Mamta Singh, Adv. Ms. Vishakha, Adv. Applicant (s) Mr. Harin P. Raval, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sulaiman Mohd. Khan, Adv. Ms. Divya Anand, Adv. Mr. Vishal Arun, Adv. [AOR] Mohd. Ainul Ansari, Adv. Mr. Manoj Kumar Goyal, Adv. Mr. Inamul Haque, Adv. Mr. Pardep Jatav, Adv. Mr. Sunil Khatwani, Adv. Mr. Kripa Shankar Prasad, Adv. [AOR] UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

In the course of hearing it has been pointed out by Mr. Prashant Bhushan, learned counsel for the petitioners that the remaining seats with Haj Committee of India are 6244. The said position is disputed by Mrs. Pinky Anand, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for Union of India.

In view of the aforesaid, we would like the competent authority of Union of India to file an affidavit, within two days

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hence, with regard to the total quota, percentage of seats allotted to Haj Committee of India, how many have been allotted and availed so far and the balance seats.

List on Thursday, the 22nd February 2018.

Copies of the affidavit(s) shall be served on the applicants.

(Subhash Chander) (H.S. Parasher)

AR-cum-PS Assistant Registrar