Sabarigireeshan S vs. Union Of India

ITEM NO.22 +61 +62 COURT NO.6

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 11607/2024

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 31-01-2024 in RP No. 1068/2023 31-01-2024 in RP No. 1316/2023 31-01-2024 in RP No. 1000/2023 31-01-2024 in RP No. 1025/2023 31-01-2024 in RP No. 1028/2023 passed by the High Court Of Kerala At Ernakulam)

SUJITH S.J. & ORS.

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

THE UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

(FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.94545/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.94548/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING THE DEFECTS )

WITH

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 28664/2023 [Item 61]

FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.179639/2023-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING )

WITH

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 12676/2024 [Item No.62]

FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.99393/2024-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING and IA No.99394/2024-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT )

Date: 26-04-2024 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA

	For Petitioner(s) Mr. V Chitambaresh, Sr. Adv.<br>Mr. Lakshmeesh S. Kamath, AOR
Signature Not Verified<br>Digitally signed by<br>layant Kumar Arora<br>Date: 2024-04.27<br>$\begin{array}{c}\n3:17:27 \ \text{Reason:}\n\end{array}$	Mrs. Samriti Ahuja, Adv.
	Ms. Aditi Prakash, Adv.<br>Mr. C Govind Venugopal, Adv.
	Mr. Karan Singh Dalal, Adv.
	Mr. Pradeep Kumar Mathur, AOR

Mr. Chiranjeev Johri, Adv.

Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by
Jayant Kumar Arora
Date: 2024-04.27
13:17:27 IST

SECTION XI-A

Respondent $(s)$

Mr. Sitesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Chandra Nand Jha, Adv. Ms. Vidushi Jain, Adv.

	For Respondent(s)	Mr. M.P. Srivignesh, Adv.
		Mr. Manu Srinath, Adv.
		Mr. Lakshman Raja. T, Adv.
		Mr. Sharavena Raghul Asr, Adv.
		Mr. Mithun Kumaar N, Adv.
		Mr. A. Selvin Raja, AOR

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

1. Delay condoned.

2. Mr. V Chitambaresh, learned Senior Counsel submits that in the challenges to recruitment of constable in the Central Armed Police Force, divergent views are taken by different High Courts.

3. In the present matter, the Kerala High Court had refused to grant relief to the aspirant. However, the High Court of Delhi and the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir had granted relief to the candidate which led to the Union of India filing SLPs before this Court to challenge the concerned High Court orders. Notice was issued in the SLP filed by the Union of India.

4. Issue notice. Tag with Civil Appeal No.615 of 2023.

5. Leave granted.

(DEEPAK JOSHI) (KAMLESH RAWAT) ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR