SECTION PIL (WRIT) MATTER FOR : 27.01.2017 Ld. Registrar Court No. 02 ITEM NO. : 20

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

BEFORE THE LD. REGISTRAR COURT

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NOS. 906, 908, 913, 916, 929, 930 943, 951, 952, 954, 971, 972, 978, 1025, 1026, 997 and 1006 OF 2016

(Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India)

WITH

WRIT PETITION (CRL) NO. 162 OF 2016

(Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India)

Vivek Narayan Sharma etc etc ... Petitioners

Versus

Union of India etc etc ... Respondents

OFFICE REPORT

The Writ Petitions above-mentioned alongwith connected matters were listed before the Hon'ble Court on 16.12.2016, when the Hon'ble Court was pleased to pronounced the following Order:-

"Writ Petitions are admitted.

Issue notice on the Writ Petitions, special leave petitions and other applications. The respondents may file reply affidavit within six weeks. Rejoinder, if any, within three weeks thereafter.

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Keeping in view the general public importance and the far reaching implications which the answer to the questions may have, we consider it proper to direct that the matters be placed before the larger Bench of five Judges for an authoritative pronouncement. The Registry shall accordingly place the papers before the Hon'ble the Chief Justice for constituting an appropriate Bench.

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W.P (C) Nos. 971, 943, 930 and 954 of 2016

It is submitted that counsel for the Petitioners in the above-mentioned matters have been filed spare copies of the Writ Petitions for the issuing of the notice upon the Respondents and two complete set of the Paper Books for the Constitution Bench. Accordingly show cause notice was issued to the Respondents and the Paper Books for the Constitution Bench has been completed in the matters above-mentioned. Service of notice is still awaited.

W.P.(C) Nos. 906, 1025, 1006 and 929 of 2016

It is further submitted that counsel for the Petitioners in the above-mentioned matters have been filed spare copies of the Writ Petitions and accordingly show cause notice was issued to the Respondents in the matters above-mentioned but the counsel for the petitioners have not been filed two complete set of the Paper Books for the Constitution Bench. Service of notice is still awaited.

W.P. (C) Nos. 908, 913, 916, 951, 952, 978, 1025, 997, 1026 and W.P. (Crl.) 162 of 2016

It is next submitted that in the above-mentioned matters neither spare copies of the Writ Petitions nor two complete set of Paper Books for the Constitution Bench have been filed so far.

The Writ Petition above-mentioned is listed before the Ld. Registrar Court with this Office Report for Orders.

Dated this the 24t h day of January, 2017.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar