Lokniti Foundation Secretary vs. Union Of India Ministry Of Home Affairs Secretary

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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.310/1996

PRAKASH SINGH AND OTHERS Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. Respondent(s) (For impleadment/direction)

WITH CONMT.PETN.(C)No.92/2007 in W.P.(C)No.310/1996

WITH CONT.PET.(C)NO.240/2007 IN W.P.(C)NO.310/2007 (with appln.(s) for exemption from filing O.T.)

Date: 28/08/2009 These Petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.SATHASIVAM HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE B.S.CHAUHAN

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Prashant Bhushan,Adv. Mr.Sumeet Sharma, Adv. Mr.Somesh Rattan, Adv. Mr.Rohit Kr.Singh, Adv.

In C.P.(C)No.240/'07 Mr.Ashoka Kumar Thakur, Adv. Mr.Ambhoj Kr.Sinha, Adv.

For Respondent(s)Ms.Sandhya Goswami, Adv. Mrs. Sushma Suri, Adv. Mr.P.Parmeswaran, Adv. Mr.S.N.Terdal, Adv. Mrs.Anil Katiyar, Adv.

For NHRC Mr.Sanjay Parekh, Adv. Mr.A.N.SIngh, Adv. Ms.Mamta Saxena, Adv. Ms.Anitha Shenoy, Adv.

NCT of DelhiMr. S.Wasim A.Qadri,Adv. Mrs.Gargi Khanna, Adv. For Mrs.Anil Katiyar, Adv. For Mr. D.S.Mahra,Adv.

For PondicherryMr.T.L.V.Iyer, Sr.ADv. M/s.VG Pragasam, S.J.Aristotle S.Prabu Ramasubramanian, Advs. with him

MaharashtraMr.Sanjay V.Kharde, Adv. Mr.R.K.Adsure, Adv.

HaryanaMr. Manjit Singh, Addl.Adv.General for Mr.Kamal Mohan Gupta, Adv. for Mr.TV George,Adv.

For MizoramMr Pragyan Pradip Sharma, Mr.Rupesh Gupta, Adv.

R.Sathish, Advs.

Mr. Aruneshwar Gupta, Adv. Mr.Milind Kumar, Adv. J&KMr.S.R.Singh, Sr.Adv. Mr. Anis Suhrawardy, Adv. ManipurKh.Nobin Singh, Adv. Mr.L.N.Rao, Sr.Adv. For UPSCMs Binu Tamta,Adv. For State of W.B.Mr. T.C.Sharma,Adv. Ms. Neelam Sharma, Adv. Ms.Pankhuri Srivastava, Adv. M/s HK Puri, Ujjwal Banerjee SK Puri, Priya Puri and VM Chauhan, Advs. For BiharMr.Rituraj Biswas, Adv. Mr.Manish Kumar, Adv. for Mr. Gopal Singh, Adv. For TripuraMr.Rituraj Biswas, Adv. for Mr. Gopal Singh, Adv. For KarnatakaM/s Sanjay R.Hegde, Amit Kr. Chawla & A.Rohen Singh,Advs. JharkhandMr. BB Singh, Adv. For Arunachal Pradesh Mr. Anil Shrivastava, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Srivastava, Advs. Ms. Sumita Hazarika, Adv. Mr. VN Raghupathy, Adv. Ms. Kavita Wadia, Adv. Ms. Vibha Datta Makhija, Adv. H.P.Mr. Naresh Kr.Sharma, Adv. Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, Adv. Mr. Sandeep Narain, Adv. Mr.Shri Narain, Adv. For M/s Narain & Co., Advs. For GujaratMrs. Hemantika Wahi, Adv. Miss Pinky, Adv. Ms.K.Enatoli Sema, Adv. Mr.Somnath Padhan, Adv. Mr. Jana Kalyan Das, Adv. Mr. R.Ayyam Perumal, Adv. Mr.P.V.Dinesh, Adv. For AssamMs.Momota Oinam, Adv. For M/s.Corporate Law Group, Advs. For UT ChandigarhMr.Ashoka Kumar Thakur, Adv. Mr.M.P.Jha, Adv. Mr.R.E.Roy, Adv.

For GoaMs.A.Subhashini, Adv. For NagalandMs.K.Enatoli Sema, Adv. For ChhattisgarhMr.Atul Jha, Adv. Mr.D.K.Sinha, Adv. For SikkimMrs.Aruna Mathur, Adv. Mr.Vimal Dubey, Adv. For M/s.Arputham Aruna & Co., Advs. Mr.Mohan Prasad Meharia, Adv. Mr.Gopal Prasad, Adv. Mr.Ashok Mathur, Adv. Mr.K.K.Rai, Adv. UttarakhandMr.Anuvrat Sharma, Adv. Mr.Lakshmi Raman Singh, Adv. Mr.Radha Shyam Jena, Adv. Mr.A.P.Sahay, Adv. Ms.Rachana Srivastava, Adv. U.P.Mr.Satish Chandra Mishra, Sr.Adv. Mr.Shail Kr.Dwivedi, AAG Mr.Gunnam Venkateswara Rao, Adv. Mr.Manoj Kr.Mishra,Adv. Ms.Vandana Mishra, Adv. PunjabMr.Ajay Pal, Adv. Mr.Kuldip Singh, Adv. Mr.Kamlendra Mishra, Adv. Mr.T.Harish Kumar, Adv. Mr.V.Vasudevan, Adv. UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Hon'ble Mr.Justice K.T.Thomas,a retired Judge of this Court was appointed as Chairman of the C ommittee in May, 2008 and the Committee's work is still in progress. The committee may give a n interim report as to what steps/action has been taken so far by it and the same may be filed within six weeks. A copy of this Order be sent to the Chairman and Members of Hon'ble Justice Thomas Committee. List after eight weeks. I.A.NO.40: Issue notice. (G.V.Ramana)(Veera Verma)

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