Godavarman Hearing 28 April 2006

Godavarman Hearing, 28th April 2006
CHIEF JUSTICE'S COURT

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARIJIT PASAYAT
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.H. KAPADIA
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[THIS BENCH WILL ASSEMBLE AFTER THE HEARING OF MATTERS LISTED BEFORE THIS COURT AND COURT NO.6 IS OVER.]

I.A. NOs.203,208-209,210,241-242,245,268,269,270-272 & 288-290
WITH I.A.NOS. 1557-1558 IN I.A.NOS. 208-209, 1560-1561. 1562-1563,
1564-1565 IN I.A.NO.208 IN W.P.(C)No.202/1995
PIL T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMALPAD MR. HARISH N. SALVE, SR ADV(AC)
Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. MR. U.U. LALIT, SR ADV(AC)
(RECOMMENDATIONS OF CEC) MR. SIDHARTHA CHOUDHARY, ADV(AC)
(FOR CLARIFICATION/MODIFICATION, MR. A.D.N. RAO
INTERVENTION, DIRECTION, EXEMPTION MR. SHAKIL AHMED SYED
FROM FILING O.T, IMPLEADMENT & MR. J. K. BHATIA
CLARIFICATION OF ORDER DT.04.03.97, MR. T. RAJA
DIRECTIONS, EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T, MR. UMESH BHAGAT
INTERVENTION, & FOR RUNNING OF SAW MR. PRABIR CHOUDHARY
MILLS, IMPLEADMENT, MODIFICATION, MR. PRASHANT KUMAR
EX-PARTE STAY, EXEMPTION FROM FILING MR. M. TAHIR SIDDIQUE
O.T, IMPLEADMENT, CLARIFICATION & MR. GOODWILL INDEVAR
EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T) MR. P.K. MANOHAR
MR. SUNIL KR. JAIN
MR. HIMANSHU SHEKHAR
[Note: On 4-3-1997, the Supreme Court directed that all unlicensed saw mill, Veneer Mill and Plywood industries in the State of Maharashtra and the State of Uttar Pradesh are to be closed forthwith and the state government would not remove or relax the condition for grant of permission/license for the opening of any such saw mill, veneer and plywood and shall also not grant any fresh permit. The Chief Secretary of the State was directed to ensure strict compliance of the direction. ]

I.A. NO. 1516 WITH I.A.NOS. 1541-1542, 1543-1544,1545-1546,
1547-1548, 1549-1551, 1552-1553 & 1554-1556 In W.P.(C)No.202/1995
PIL T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMALPAD MR. HARISH N. SALVE, SR ADV(AC)
Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. MR. U.U. LALIT, SR ADV(AC)
(FOR IMPLEADMENT, DIRECTION MR. SIDHARTHA CHOUDHARY, ADV(AC)
AND EXEMPTION FROM FILING MR. G. RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD
O.T.) MR. A.D.N.RAO
MR. M.P. MEHARIA
MR. P.K. MANOHAR
MR. T.V. GEORGE

I.A. NO. 1535 In I.A.No.548 In W.P.(C)No.202/1995
PIL T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMALPAD MR. HARISH N. SALVE, SR ADV(AC)
Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. MR. U.U. LALIT, SR ADV(AC)
MR. SIDHARTHA CHOUDHARY, ADV(AC)
MR. A.D.N.RAO
MR. ARUNESHWAR GUPTA
MR. P.K. MANOHAR
MR. VINOO BHAGAT
In I.A No.548, all state governments were restrained from ordering the removal of dead, diseased, dying or wild fallen tree, drift wood and grasses etc from any National Park or game sanctuary (14.2.200 order of the SC).

I.A. NO. 1539 In W.P.(C)No.202/1995
PIL T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMALPAD MR. HARISH N. SALVE, SR ADV(AC)
Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. MR. U.U. LALIT, SR ADV(AC)
MR. SIDHARTHA CHOUDHARY, ADV(AC)
(FOR DIRECTION/IMPLEADMENT) MR. HIMANSHU SHEKHAR
MR. A.D.N.RAO
MR. V.N. RAGHUPATHY
MR. P.K. MANOHAR


I.A. NO. 1540 In W.P.(C)No.202/1995
PIL T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMALPAD MR. HARISH N. SALVE, SR ADV(AC)
Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. MR. U.U. LALIT, SR ADV(AC)
MR. SIDHARTHA CHOUDHARY, ADV(AC)
MR. HIMANSHU SHEKHAR
MR. A.D.N.RAO
MR. V.N. RAGHUPATHY
MR. P.K. MANOHAR

I.A. NO.1348 In I.A.NO.1036 In W.P.(C)No.202/1995 MR. HARISH N. SALVE,SR ADV(AC)
66,75,84 T.N.GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD MR. U.U. LALIT,SR ADV (AC)
Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS MR. SIDHARTHA CHOUDHARY(AC)
(RECOMMENDATION OF C.E.C. IN MR. T.N. RAO
I.A.NO.1036 In I.A.NO.777, MR. J.K. DAS
754-755 & 941) MR. A.D.N. RAO
MR. P.K. MANOHAR
This applications deal with the saw mills operating within a 10 km radius of Reserve Forest area in Orissa. Also see Forest Case Update, Issue 16, September 2005 for further details.

IA NO.1349 IN IA NOS.1246-1247 AND 1378-1380, MR. HARISH N. SALVE,SR ADV(AC)
1446-1447 & 1502 IN W.P.NO.202/1995 MR. U.U. LALIT,SR ADV (AC)
T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD MR. SIDHARTHA CHOUDHARY(AC)
-VS-UNION OF INDIA & ORS MR. A.D.N. RAO
(RECOMMENDATIONS OF C.E.C. IN MR. P. NARASIMAN
IA.1246-1247 AND APPLN.(S) FOR MR. R.C. KOHLI
DIRECTION, STAY AND EXEMPTION FROM MR. B.S. BANTHIA
FROM FILING O.T) M/S. LAWYERS KNIT & CO
MS. VIBHA DATTA MAKHIJA
MR. AJIT PUDUSERRY
MR. BADRI PRASAD SINGH

The matter is related to State of Madhya Pradesh. I.A. 1246-1247 Also see Forest Case Update, Issue 10, March 2005 and Issue 16, September 2005 for further details

I.A. NO.1350 IN IA.NO.1190-1191 In W.P.(C)No.202/1995 MR. HARISH N. SALVE,SR ADV(AC)
T.N.GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD MR. U.U. LALIT,SR ADV (AC)
Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ORS MR. SIDHARTHA CHOUDHARY(AC)
(RECOMMENDATIONS OF C.E.C. IN MR. J.K. DAS
IA.1190-1191) MR. SHIBASHISH MISRA
WITH
SLP(C)No.18973/2005 PRINCIPAL CH.CONSERVATOR OF FOREST & ORS MR.KHWAIRAKPAM NOBIN SINGH
III A/N-O Vs. MOIRANGMAYUM INDRASEN SINGH & ANR. MR. R.C. KOHLI
66,75,84 S.( 401) (WITH APPLN.(S) FOR C/DELAY
IN FILING SLP AND PERMISSION
TO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENT(S) AND WITH PRAYER
FOR INTERIM RELIEF)
WITH
W.P(C)No.498/2003 A.P. TOURISM DEV. CORPN. LTD. MR. T.V. RATNAM
X A/N-O Vs. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. MR. GUNTUR PRABHAKAR
66,75,84 S.( 805) (WITH APPLN.(S) FOR EXTENSION
OF TIME AND OFFICE REPORT)

This matter relates to seeking permission to sell timber by the applicant in Orissa. On 16th September 2005, the SC had ordered, “Counsel for the State of Orissa, as prayed, is permitted to file response to the recommendations of CEC that applicant may be permitted to sell their stocks of timber and get it sawn from any licenced saw mill, within four weeks. List thereafter.”