Binod Pathak vs. Shankar Choudhary

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

BEFORE THE REGISTRAR MR. PAWAN DEV KOTWAL

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 1536/2015

BINOD PATHAK AND ORS Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

SHANKAR CHOUDHARY AND ORS Respondent(s)

(With interim relief and office report)

Date : 10/11/2016 This petition was called on for hearing today.

For Petitioner(s)

Mr. Farrukh Rasheed,Adv.

For Respondent(s)

Mr. Shantanu Sagar, Adv. Mr. Sidharth Sarthi, Adv. Mr. Roopak Sahoo, Adv. Mr. Gopal Jha,Adv. Mr. Prem Prakash,Adv. Mr. Shantanu Sagar,Adv.

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

Four weeks' time, as last opportunity, is granted to respondent nos. 7, 8, 34, 35, 37 and 38 for filing counter affidavit.

None appears for respondent nos. 1, 2, 5, 6, 10 to 12, 16 to 18, 26, 31, 36, 39, 40 and 52 despite due service.

Respondent nos. 25, 41, 42, 44 and 49 have refused to accept the notice. As such their service is deemed to be complete but none appears on their behalf.

Last opportunity to respondent nos. 24, 46, 47 and 48 for filing counter affidavit within four weeks' time is granted. Digitally signed by JYOTI GUPTA Date: 2016.11.11 10:25:05 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

…..contd.

Learned counsel for the petitioners to furnish fresh address of respondent nos. 13 to 15 within two weeks' time and shall take fresh steps for effecting service of notice on respondent nos. 9, 13 to 15, 20 to 22, 30, 32, 33, 43, 45, 50 and 51 within the same period and notice thereafter, be issued. He shall also furnish fresh address of respondent no. 19 within three weeks' time and shall take steps as per Govt. O.M. No. 12(7)/10-Judl. Dated 18.08.2011 within the same period and notice thereafter, be issued.

Status of filing of counter affidavit by respondent nos. 3, 4, 27 to 29 be mentioned in the next office report.

Application for substitution of legal representative of deceased respondent no. 23 may be filed, if so advised, within three weeks' time and Registry to process thereafter as per rules.

List again on 06.01.2017.

(PAWAN DEV KOTWAL) Registrar