N. G. Jayasimha vs. Union Of India Through The Secretary Animal Welfare Division Ministry Of Environment Forest And Climate Change

ITEM NO.302+304+305+306 COURT NO.1 SECTION X

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

Writ Petition (Civil) No.23/2016

THE ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

WITH W.P.(C) No. 24/2016 (PIL-W) (With appln.(s) for impleading party, permission to appear and argue in person, intervention and direction) W.P.(C) No.25/2016 (PIL-W) (With prayer for grant of interim relief) W.P.(C) No.26/2016 (PIL-W) (With appln.(s) for direction) W.P.(C) No.27/2016 (PIL-W) W.P.(C) No.88/2016 (PIL-W) W.P.(C) No.1059/2017 (PIL-W) (With appln.(s) for stay) W.P.(C) No.1011/2017 (PIL-W) Diary No.37267/2017 Diary No.39253/2017 W.P.(C) No.1188/2017 W.P.(C) No.1193/2017

Date : 12-12-2017 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN

For Petitioner(s)

Mr. Balraj Dewan, AOR

Ms. Anjali Sharma, Adv.

Digitally signed by CHETAN KUMAR Date: 2017.12.14 17:33:12 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

Ms. Sujeeta Srivastava, AOR Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Sr. Adv. Ms. Aparna Bhat, AOR Mr. Mayank Sapra, Adv. Ms. Joshita Pai, Adv.

	Ms. Supriya Juneja, AOR<br>Ms. Drishti Harpalani, Adv.<br>Mr. Aditya Singla, Adv.
	Mr. Purushottam Sharma Tripathi, AOR
	Mr. Anand Grover, Sr. Adv.<br>Mr. Ajit Sharma, AOR<br>Ms. Shrinidhi Rao, Adv.
	Mr. Subodh S. Patil, AOR
	Ms. Nitya Ramakrishnan, Adv.<br>Mr. Shadan Farasat, AOR<br>Ms. Rudrakshi Deo, Adv.<br>Ms. Bhumika Aggarwal, Adv.
	Ms. Meenakshi Arora, Sr. Adv.<br>Ms. Sumita Hazarika, AOR<br>Ms. Bhumika Aggarwal, Adv.<br>Ms. Ispita Behura, Adv.<br>Mr. Manas Gaur, Adv.
D.No.37267/17 &<br>WP(C) 1188/17	Mr. Sachin Patil, AOR
D.No.39253/17	Mr. Nishant Ramakantrao Katneshwarkar, AOR
D.No.39154/17	Mr. V. Giri, Sr. Adv.<br>Ms. Gauri Rasgotra, Adv.<br>Mr. Sumit Attri, Adv.<br>Mr. Karan Khanna, Adv.<br>Ms. Nikhita Shenoy, Adv.<br>Mr. Vikash Kumar Jha, Adv.<br>Ms. Svadha Shanker, Adv.<br>M/s. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
For Respondent(s)	Mr. K.K. Venugopal, AG<br>Ms. Pinky Anand, ASG<br>Mr. Balendu Shekhar, Adv.<br>Mr. Hemant Arya, Adv.<br>Mr. Ravi Gopal, Adv.<br>Ms. Kirti Dua, Adv.<br>Mr. Rohit Bhatt, Adv.<br>Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, Adv.<br>Mr. R. Nedumaran, Adv.<br>Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR
	Mr. Naresh Bakshi, AOR

Mr. Shekhar Naphade, Sr. Adv. Mr. Nishant Ramakantrao Katneshwarkar, AOR Mr. Arpit Rai, Adv. Mr. C. K. Sasi, AOR Applicant-in-person, AOR Mrs. Geetha Kovilan, AOR Mr. Vishnu Sharma, AOR Mr. N. Rajaraman, AOR Ms. Uma Prasuna, Adv. Mr. Ravindra Keshavrao Adsure, AOR Mr. Bijan Kumar Ghosh, AOR Mr. P. Soma Sundaram, AOR Y. Arunagiri, Adv. Mayil Samy, Adv. K. Mutuhu Ganesa Pandian, Adv. Ananda Selvam, Adv. Ompal Shokeen, Adv. Mr. Anil Kumar Mishra-i, AOR Mr. A. Sharan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari, AOR Ms. Vishakha, Adv. Mr. Shashwat Singh, Adv. Mr. Prabu Rama Subramanian, Adv. Mr. Sabarish Subramanian, Adv. Mr. William Vinoth Kumar, Adv. Mr. Deepak Anand, AOR Mr. M. Y. Deshmukh, AOR Mr. C. Paramasivam, Adv. Y. Arunagiri, Adv. Mr. Rakesh K. Sharma, AOR Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shekhar Naphade, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rakesh Dwivedi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Subramaniom Prasad, Sr. Adv. Mr. Vinodh Kanna B., AOR Mr. A. Sriram, Adv. Mr. Ankur S. Kulkarni, AOR

M/s. Lemax Lawyers & Co. Mr. M. Yogesh Kanna, AOR Ms. Manisha T. Karia, Adv. Ms. Soumya, Adv. Ms. Nidhi Nagpal, Adv. Mr. Shashank Mangal, Adv. Mr. Anurag Pandey, Adv. Ms. Reena Pandey, Adv. Mr. Kunwar Ratnesh Ratn, Adv. Ms. Hemantika Wahi, Adv. Ms. Jesal Wahi, Adv. Ms. Mamta Singh, Adv. Ms. Shodhika Sharma, Adv. Ms. Uttara Babbar, Adv. Ms. Akanksha Choudhary, Adv. Ms. Bhavana Duhoon, Adv. Mr. Shyam Divan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Abhay Anil Anturkar, Adv. Ms, Kalyani Tulankar, Adv. Dr. R.R. Deshpande, Adv. M/s. Abhay Anturkar & Associates

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

W.P.(C) No.23/2016, W.P.(C) No.24/2016, W.P.(C) No.25/2016, W.P.(C) No.26/2016, W.P.(C) No.27/2016, W.P.(C) No.88/2016, W.P.(C) No.1011/2017 & 1059/2017

I.A. No.5 for amendment of the writ petition stands allowed. The consolidated writ petition filed by the petitioner No.2 is taken on record.

Heard Mr. Sidharth Luthra and Mr. V. Giri, learned senior counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Mukul Rohatgi and Mr. Shekhar Naphade, learned senior counsel for the State of Tamil Nadu, Mr. K.K. Venugopal, learned Attorney General for India, Mr. Shyam Divan and Mr. Anand Grover, .learned senior counsel for the respondents.

Order reserved.

Diary No.37267/2017, Diary No.39253/2017, W.P.(C) No.1188/2017 and W.P.(C) No.1193/2017

Delay condoned.

Issue notice.

As the respondents have entered appearance in the matter, no further notice need be issued.

Order reserved.

(Chetan Kumar) (H.S. Parasher) Court Master Assistant Registrar