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In Re Problems And Miseries Of Migrant ... vs Item No.301+302+303+304 Virtual Court ... on 9 July, 2020
Bench: Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul, M.R. Shah
ITEM NO.301+302+303+304 Virtual Court 5 SECTION PIL-W
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
SUO MOTU WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No(s). 6/2020
IN RE : PROBLEMS AND MISERIES OF MIGRANT LABOURERS
IA No. 50476/2020 - APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING ORIGINAL
VAKALATNAMA/OTHER DOCUMENT
IA No. 49670/2020 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION
IA No. 52179/2020 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION
IA No. 51676/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
IA No. 51637/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
IA No. 49688/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
IA No. 49686/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
IA No. 49683/2020 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
IA No. 51455/2020 - EARLY HEARING APPLICATION
IA No. 50459/2020 - EARLY HEARING APPLICATION
IA No. 50102/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 49694/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 51643/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 50460/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 49554/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 51636/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 58764/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 51430/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 51571/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 51747/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 50348/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 51565/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 51559/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 51678/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 54889/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
IA No. 51558/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 49682/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 50475/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 50464/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 49668/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 49693/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 52177/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 52175/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 49553/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 50455/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 51634/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 50577/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
IA No. 57195/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
Signature Not Verified
IA No. 50342/2020 - INTERVENTION APPLICATION
Digitally signed by
MEENAKSHI KOHLI
Date: 2020.07.09
IA No. 54888/2020 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
15:27:15 IST
Reason:
IA No. 51453/2020 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
IA No. 49687/2020 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
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IA No. 51821/2020 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
IA No. 50446/2020 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
IA No. 49685/2020 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
IA No. 50488/2020 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
IA No. 51726/2020 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
IA No. 51456/2020 - PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON
IA No. 54894/2020 - PERMISSION TO APPEAR AND ARGUE IN PERSON
IA No. 57979/2020 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)
WITH
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) Diary No(s). 11394/2020
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No(s). 511/2020
[APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT]
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No(s). 546/2020
Date : 09-07-2020 These matters were called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
For Petitioner(s) By Courts Motion
11394/2020 Mr. Sanjay Parikh, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Abhimanue Shrestha, AOR
511/2020 Mr. Deepak Prakash, AOR
Ms. Nachiketa Vajpayee, Adv
Ms. Divyangna Malik, Adv.
546/2020 Mr. Dushyant Dave, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Adv.
Ms. Neha Rathi, Adv.
For Respondent(s) Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG
Mr. K.M. Nataraj, ASG
Ms. Aishwariya Bhati, ASG
Mr. G.S. Makker, AOR
Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv.
Mr. Saurab Mishra, Adv.
Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Adv.
Mr. B.V. Balramdas, AOR
States
Arunachal Pradesh Mr. Abhimanyu Tiwari, Adv.
Ms. Eliza Bar, Advocate
AP Mr. Anil Shrivastav, Adv.
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Assam Mr. Nalin Kohli, Aag, Adv.
Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR
Bihar Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Manish Kumar, Adv.
Chhattisgarh Mr. S.C. Verma, Adv. Gen.
Mr. Manoj Kumar Singh, AAG
Mr. Sumeer Sodhi, Adv.
NCT of Delhi Mr. Chirag M. Shroff, AOR
Goa Mr. Arun Pedneker, Adv.
Mr. Sachin Patil, AOR
Gujarat Mr. Tushar Metha , SG
Mrs. Manisha Lavkumar , Sr. Adv.
Mr. Aniruddha P. Mayee , Adv.
Mrs. Deepanwita Priyanka , AOR
Haryana Mr. Anil Grover, AAG HARYANA
Ms. Noopur Singhal, Advocate
Mr. Rahul Khurana, Advocate
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Visen, AOR
Jharkhand Mr. Tapesh Kumar Singh, Adv.
J&K Ms. Shashi Juneja, Adv.
Ms. Pinky Behera, Adv.
Karnataka Mr. Vikram Hulligol, Adv.
Mr. Shubhranshu Padhi, Adv.
Kerala Mr. G. Prakash, AOR
Mr. Jishnu M.L., Adv.
Maharashtra Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG
Mr. Rahul Chitnis ADV.
Mr. Sachin Patil, AOR
Manipur Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, Adv.
Ms. Anupama Ngangom, Adv
Mr. Karun Sharma, Adv
Meghalaya Mr. Amit Kumar, Advocate General Meghalaya
Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, Advocate On Record
Mr. Shaurya Sahay, Advocate
Tarini K. Nayak, Advocate
Mr. Abhikalp Pratap Singh, Advocate
Mr. U. Mishra, Adv.
M.P. Mr. Saurabh Mishra, AAG
Mr. Arjun Garg, Adv.
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Mr. Rati Tandon, Adv.
Mizoram Mr. Siddhesh Kotwal, Adv.
Ms. Astha Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Arshiya Ghose, Adv.
Nagaland Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, AOR
Odisha Mr. Sibo Sankar Mishra, AOR
Punjab Mr. Karan Bharihoke, Adv.
Rajasthan Dr. Manish Singhvi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Ashish Kumar, AAG
Mr. Sandeep Kumar Jha, AOR
Sikkim Mr. Raghvendra Kumar, AOR
Mr. Narendra Kumar, Adv.
Tripura Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR
Tamil Nadu Mr. Jayanth Muthuraj, AAG
Mr. M. Yogeshkanna AOR
Telangana Ms. Swati Bhardwaj, Adv.
Mr. S. Udaya Kumar Sagar, Adv.
U.P. Ms. Garima Prashad, AOR
Uttarakhand Dr. Abhishek Atrey, Advocate
Mr. Shadman Ali, Advocate
Ms. Vidyottma Jha Advocate
Ms. Ambika Atrey, Advocate
West Bengal Mr. Suhaan Mukerji, Adv.
Mr. Vishal Prasad, Adv.
Mr. Amit Verma, Adv.
For PLR Chambers & Co.
UTs
A&N island Mr. K.V. Jagdishvaran, Adv.
Ms. G. Indira, AOR
Chandigarh Mr. Nikhil Goel, Adv.
Mr. Naveen Goel, Adv.
Mr. Dushyant Sarna, Adv.
D&N Haveli Mr. Tushar Mehta, SG
Mr. K.M. Nataraj, ASG
Mr. Kanu Agarwal, Adv.
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Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv.
Mr. Saurabh Mishra, Adv.
Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR
Ladakh Ms. Shashi Juneja, Adv.
Ms. Pinky Behera, Adv.
Lakshadweep Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, Adv.
Puducherry Mr. V. G. Pragasam, AOR
Intervention/Impleadment
49693-94 Mr. Kapil Sibal, Senior Advocate
Ms. Indira Jaising, Senior Advocate
Mr. Anand Grover, Senior Advocate
Ms. Gayatri Singh, Senior Advocate
Ms. Nupur Kumar, AOR
Ms. Ronita Bhattacharya, Adv
49553/54 Mr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Sunil Fernandes, AOR
Mr. Amit Bhandari, Adv.
Mr. Avishkar Singhvi, Adv
Mr. Muhammad Khan, Adv.
Mr. Varun Chopra, Adv.
Mr. Omar Hoda, Adv.
Mr. Prastut Dalvi, Adv.
Ms. Aishwarya Mohapatra, Adv.
Mr. Gurtejpal Singh, Adv.
51453 Mr. Shashwat Anand, Applicant-in-person
51726 Mr. Nitin Mishra, Adv.
Ms. Mitali Gupta, Adv.
51676&78 Mr. Biju P. Raman, Adv.
Shri. Subhash Chandran KR, Adv.
49668/49670 Mr. Alakh Alok Srivastava, AOR
49685-86&49687-88 Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv.
49682-83 Mr. Satya Mitra, AOR
Mr. Gunjan Singh, Adv.
Mr. Siddharth Seem, Adv.
Ms. Anupradha Singh (Advocate)
50577 Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Adv.
52177 Mr. Gopal Sankarnarayanan, Sr. Adv.
Ms. Mithu Jain, AOR
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Mr. Arnav Vidyarthi, Adv.
51634,51636 & 51637
NHRC Mr. Mohit Paul, Adv.
Mr. Rushab Aggarwal, Adv.
Ms. Sunaina Phul, Adv.
11394/2020 &
511/2020 Mr. Chirag M. Shroff, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General has appeared for the State of Maharashtra. We have gone through the affidavit filed by the State of Maharashtra dated 06.07.2020. We do not appreciate the tenor and the claims made in the affidavit filed on behalf of the State of Maharashtra. The present is not an adversarial litigation and it is the duty of the State to find out short- comings and lapses wherever found and to do the needful. The State cannot claim that unless the State is informed of the materials, it cannot reply or act.
I.A. No. 49693/2020 has been filed by Sarva Hara Jan Andolan and Delhi Sharmik Sangathan on 07.07.2020 where details with regard to the State of Maharashtra, migrants who are still awaiting to return and other difficulties faced in the State of Maharashtra have been narrated.
A copy of this application (I.A. No. 49693/2020 ) filed in Suo Motu Writ Petition (C) No. 6/2020 be served on the counsel for the State of Maharashtra, who may file a reply to the averments made in the affidavit and give other details with regard to 6 migrants who are still awaiting to return to their home town in the State of Maharashtra. The affidavit be filed before the next date of hearing.
WP(C) No. 546/2020 Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General will serve a copy of the affidavit filed by Union of India to Mr. Kapil Sibal and Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, learned senior counsel, who prayed for the copy of the affidavit.
List all the matters on 17.07.2020.
(MEENAKSHI KOHLI) (RENU KAPOOR)
AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER
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