Thursday, November 28, 2013

ITEM NO.1 COURT NO.5 SECTION PIL

 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(s). 494 OF 2012

JUSTICE K.S.PUTTASWAMY(RETD)& ANR Petitioner(s)

 VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

(With appln(s) for directions, stay, intervention, clarification /

modification of court's order, impleadment and office report)

(For final disposal)

WITH W.P(C) NO. 829 of 2013

(With appln(s) for interim relief and impleadment and office report)

(For final disposal)

W.P(C) NO. 932 of 2013

(With appln(s) for directions and office report)

W.P.(C) No. 833 of 2013

(With appln(s) for directions & impeladment & office report)

(For final disposal)

T.C.(C) No. .../2013 @ T.P.(C) No. 47-48/2013

(With appln(s) for stay and deletion of the name of petitioner)

(For final disposal)

T.C.(C) No. ..../2013 @ T.C.(C) No. 476/2013

(With appln(s) for stay)

(For final disposal)

Date: 26/11/2013 This Petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

 HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE B.S. CHAUHAN

 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.A. BOBDE

For Petitioner(s)

 Mr. Soli J. Sorabjee, Sr. Adv.

 Mr. Mehernaz Mehta, Adv.

 Mr. Ankit, Adv.

 Mr. Anil B. Diwan, Sr. Adv.

 Mr. Ankit Goel, Adv.

 Ms. Deepshikha Bharti, Adv.

 Ms. Nachiketa Joshi, Adv.

 M. Pattabhi Ram, Adv.

 Mr. S.S. Shamsherya, Adv.

 Mr. Nishant Katreswarkar, Adv.

 Mr. Mehernaaz Mehta, Adv.

 Mr. Sanjay Yadav, Adv.

 Mr. Anish Kumar Gupta,Adv.

 Mr. Mohit Chaudhary, Adv.

 Ms. Varnika Singh, Adv.

 Mr. Imran Ali, Adv.

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 Ms. Damani Chawla, Adv.

 Mr. Harsh Sharma, Adv.

 Ms. Jyoti Mendiratta, Adv.

 Mr. Shyam Divan, Sr. Adv.

 Mr. Pratap Venugopal, Adv.

 Ms. Meenakshi Chauhan, Adv.

 Mr. Varun Singh, adv.

 Mr. Anuj Sarna, Adv.

 Mr Nirman Sharma, Adv.

 Mr. Abhinav Malhotra, Adv.

 M/S. K.J. John & Co., Adv.

 Mr. P.S. Narashima, Sr. Adv.

 Mr. V. Mohana, Adv.

 Mr. B. Raghunath, Adv.

 Mr. S. Prasana, Adv.

 Mr. Ishaan Geroge, Adv.

 Mr. Vijay Kumar.

 Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, Adv.

 Mr. D.S. Mahra ,Adv.

 Mr. P.R. Kovilan, Adv.

 Mrs. Geetha Kovilan, Adv.

For Respondent(s)

 Mr. Mohan Parasaran, S.G.

 Mr. Alok Kumar, Adv.

 Mr. Alok Prassana, Adv.

 Mr. Anupam Prasad, Adv.

 Mr. D.S. Mahra, Adv.

 Mr. Sunil Kumar, Sr. Adv.

 Mr. Tapesh Kumar Singh ,Adv.

 Mr. Mohd. Waquas, Adv.

 Mr. Mohit D. Ram, Adv.

 Ms. Madhvi Chaudary, Adv.

 Mr. Vasv Anant Raman, Adv.

For Intervenors

 Mr. L. Nageshwara Rao, ASG

 Mr. Amit Meharia, Adv.

 Ms. Khushbu Jain, Adv.

 For M/s Meharia & Co., Advs.

 Mr. Sai Krishna Rajgopal, Adv.

 Ms. Julian George, Adv.

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 Mr. Nikhil Nayyar, Adv.

 Ms. Pritha Srikumar Iyer, Adv.

 Mr. Dhananjay Baijal, Adv.

 Ms. Akanksha, Adv.

 UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following

 O R D E R

 After hearing the matter at length, we are of the view

 that all the States and Union Territories have to be impleaded as

 respondents to give effective directions. In view thereof notice

 be issued to all the States and Union Territories through standing

 counsel.

 The advocates who have already entered appearance must

 file their replies within a period of three days from today.

 Learned standing counsel for the States who were not represented

 may take instructions from their respective States and file their

 response within one week.

 List this matter for further hearing on 10th December,

 2013.

 Interim order to continue, in the meantime.

 [ Neeta ] [M.S. Negi]

 Sr. P.A. Court Master