Supreme Court - Daily Orders
In Re: To Issue Certain Guidelines ... vs Respondent(S) on 29 January, 2026
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ITEM NO.16 COURT NO.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
Miscellaneous Application No. 505/2022 in SMW(Crl) No. 1/2017
IN RE: TO ISSUE CERTAIN GUIDELINES
REGARDING INADEQUACIES AND
DEFICIENCIES IN CRIMINAL TRIALS Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
Respondent(s)
FOR ADMISSION
MR. SIDHARTH LUTHRA,SR. ADV. (AC), MR. R. BASANT, SR. ADV.(AC) AND
MR. K. PARAMESHWAR, ADV.(AC).
IA No. 62259/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
IA No. 96874/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
WITH
MA 1836/2021 in SMW(Crl) No. 1/2017 (PIL-W)
FOR ADMISSION and IA No.143809/2021-APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
IA No. 143809/2021 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
MA 2045/2025 in SMW(Crl) No. 1/2017 (PIL-W)
FOR ADMISSION
IA No. 265911/2025 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION
IA No. 265924/2025 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION
IA No. 265928/2025 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.
IA No. 265913/2025 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT
Date : 29-01-2026 These matters were called on for hearing today.
CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH
By Courts Motion, AOR
Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Sr. Adv. (AC),
Ms. Madhusruthi Neelakantan, Adv.
Ms. Sumnana Mukherjee, Adv.
Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AOR
Mr. Subornadeep Bhattacharjee, Adv.
Signature Not Verified
Mr. R. Basant, Sr. Adv.(AC)
Digitally signed by
ASHA SUNDRIYAL
Date: 2026.02.03
16:57:23 IST
Reason: Mr. K. Parameshwar, Sr. Adv.(AC).
For Petitioner(s) Mr. T. G. Narayanan Nair, AOR
Mr. Arijeet Singh, Adv.
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Mr. Abhinav Singh, Adv.
M/s A S Pundir & Co, AOR
For Respondent(s) Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, AOR
Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv.
Ms. Vanshika Singh, Adv.
Mr. Guntur Prabhakar, AOR
Mr. Abhimanyu Tewari, AOR
Ms. Disha Singh, AOR
Ms. Eliza Bar, Adv.
Ms. Abha R. Sharma, AOR
Mr. Santosh Kumar - I, AOR
Mr. Sumeer Sodhi, AOR
Mr. P. S. Sudheer, AOR
Mr. Subodh S. Patil, AOR
Ms. Hemantika Wahi, AOR
Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma, AOR
Ms. Taruna Ardhendumauli Prasad, AOR
Mr. V. N. Raghupathy, AOR
Mr. Sanchit Garga, AOR
Mr. Kunal Rana, Adv.
Mr. Shashwat Jaiswal, Adv.
Mr. Nishe Rajen Shonker, AOR
Mrs. Anu K Joy, Adv.
Mr. Alim Anvar, Adv.
Mr. Santhosh K, Adv.
Mrs. Devika A.l., Adv.
Mr. G. Prakash, AOR
Mr. Gopal Jha, AOR
Mr. Shrirang B. Varma, Adv.
Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.
Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR
Mr. Nishant Ramakantrao Katneshwarkar, AOR
Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, AOR
Mr. Karun Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Anupama Ngangom, Adv.
Ms. Rajkumari Divyasana, Adv.
Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AOR
Mr. Nirnimesh Dube, AOR
Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, AOR
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Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv.
Ms. Chubalemla Chang, Adv.
Mr. Prang Newmai, Adv.
Ms. Yanmi Phazang, Adv.
Mr. Karan Sharma, AOR
Ms. Jaspreet Gogia, AOR
Mr. Shiv Mangal Sharma, A.A.G.
Ms. Sonali Gaur, Adv.
Ms. Nidhi Jaswal, AOR
Mr. Sameer Abhyankar, AOR
Mr. Rahul Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Aakash Thakur, Adv.
Mr. M. Yogesh Kanna, AOR
Mr. Jatinder Kumar Bhatia, AOR
Ms. Ruchira Goel, AOR
M/S. Plr Chambers And Co., AOR
Mr. Chanchal Kumar Ganguli, AOR
Ms. G. Indira, AOR
Mr. Varun Chugh, Adv.
Mr. Krishna Kant Dubey, Adv.
Mr. Yogesh Vats, Adv.
Ms. Indira Bhakar, Adv.
Mr. Shashwat Parihar, Adv.
Mr. Santosh Ramdurg, Adv.
Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal, AOR
Mr. Shubham Bhalla, AOR
Mr. Alex Noel Dass, Adv.
Ms. Ragini Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Rohit Pandey., Adv.
Mr. Kamal Joshi, Adv.
Mr. Yajur Bhalla, Adv.
Ms. Gauri Bedi, Adv.
Mr. Yash, Adv.
Mrs. Anil Katiyar, AOR
Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR
Mr. Pranay Ranjan, Adv.
Mr. Anmol Chandan, Adv.
Mr. Sachin Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Diwakar Sharma, Adv.
Mr. M.k. Maroria, AOR
Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv.
Ms. Preetika Dwivedi, AOR
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Mr. Abhisek Mohanty, Adv.
Mr. Ansh Rajauria, Adv.
Mr. Anupam Mishra, Adv.
Mr. Sandeep Sudhakar Deshmukh, AOR
Mr. Nishant Sharma, Adv.
Mr. Ankur Savadikar, Adv.
Mr. Mayur P. Saavarkar, Adv.
Mr. Kunal Chatterji, AOR
Ms. Maitrayee Banerjee, Adv.
Mr. Rohit Bansal, Adv.
Mr. Varij Nayan Mishra, Adv.
Mr. Sandeep Kumar Jha, AOR
Mr. Abhay Kumar, AOR
Mr. Shreenivash, Adv.
Mr. Shagun Ruhil, Adv.
Mr. Karan Chopra, Adv.
Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Malak Manish Bhatt, AOR
Ms. Sneha Kalita, AOR
Ms. Manisha Ambwani, AOR
Mr. Ambhoj Kumar Sinha, AOR
Mr. Amit Pai, AOR
Ms. Pankhuri Bhardwaj, Adv.
Mr. Shomik Panda, Adv.
Mr. T. G. Narayanan Nair, AOR
Ms. Samyuktha H Nair, Adv.
Mr. Anandh Kannan N., AOR
Mr. Sanjai Kumar Pathak, AOR
Mrs. Shashi Pathak, Adv.
Mr. Arvind Kumar Tripathi, Adv.
Mr. Robin Kumar, Adv.
Ms. Shweta Jayshankar Dwivedi, Adv.
Ms. Smriti Singh, Adv.
Mr. Mahesh Thakur, AOR
Mr. Ahantham Henry, Adv.
Mr. Ahantham Rohen Singh, Adv.
Mr. Mohan Singh, Adv.
Mr. Aniket Rajput, Adv.
Ms. Khoisnam Nirmala Devi, Adv.
Mr. Yeshu Mehta, Adv.
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Mr. Tanay Hegde, Adv.
Mr. Kumar Mihir, AOR
Ms. Asmita Singh, AOR
Ms. Ankita Makan, Adv.
M/S. Parekh & Co., AOR
Mr. Ashok Mathur, AOR
Ms. Manpreet Kaur, Adv.
Ms. Shardha Zutshi, Adv.
Mr. Mukul Kumar, AOR
M/S. Arputham Aruna And Co, AOR
Mr. Mukesh K. Giri, AOR
Mr. Mandaar Mukesh Giri, Adv.
Mr. Pranjal Kumar, Adv.
Mr. Naresh K. Sharma, AOR
Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR
Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv.
Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv.
Ms. Mukti Chaudhry, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
We have heard Mr. Siddharth Luthra, the learned Amicus Curiae.
We have taken note of the directions sought for, which, in our considered opinion, are of utmost importance since they would have a Pan-India impact, especially with respect to the integration of all the relevant stakeholders.
In such view of the matter, we request the learned Amicus Curiae to serve the papers on the Office of Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, learned ASG, to assist 6 the Court in the present matters, including on the possibility of implementation of the directions sought for through the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (‘ICJS’).
Mr. K. Parameshwar, who has been designated as Senior counsel, shall continue to assist the Court in the present matters. Let the names of Mr. Balaji Srinivasan and Mr. Subornadeep Bhattacharjee be shown in the Cause List as Advocates on Record for the learned Amicus Curiae.
List these matters on 05.02.2026.
(ASHA SUNDRIYAL) (POONAM VAID) DEPUTY REGISTRAR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR