1 ITEM NO.301 COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS I.A.Nos.2532-2533 in WP(C)No.202/1995 T.N.GODAVARMAN THIRUMALPAD Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS Respondent(s) (For appln. for impleadment/directions) AND I.A.No.D 75191 in W.P.(C)No.4677/1985 (For modification/clarification of order dated 8.10.2009) AND I.A.NO.D 76048 & 76051 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995 (For modification/clarification of order dated 08.10.2009) AND I.A.No.2663 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995 (For impleadment/directions) AND I.A.No.2678 in I.A.Nos.2363-2363 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995 (For permission) AND I.A.No.2657 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995 (for directions ) AND I.A.No.2662 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995 (Report of CEC in Appln. no.1001) AND I.A.No.2666 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995 (for exemption from payment of NPV) AND I.A.No.2667 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995 (for directions) AND I.A.No.2672 in W.P.(C)NO.202/1995 (Report of EC.E.C. IN appln.No.1161) AND I.A.Nos.1335, 1356, 1376-1377, 1388 in 989, 2197-2198, 2418 in W.P.(C)NO.202/1995 (Inquiry Report, for intervention, direction, permission to file addl.docuents, c/delay in filing counter affidavit) Date: 06/11/2009 These Applns./Petitions were called on for hearing today. W.P.(C)no.202/1995 (Contd.) 2 CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.H. KAPADIA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AFTAB ALAM Mr. Harish N. Salve, Sr.Adv. (A.C.) (N.P.) Mr. Uday U. Lalit, Sr.Adv. (A.C.) Mr. Siddhartha Chowdhury,Adv. (A.C.) Mr. A.D.N. Rao, Adv. (A.C.) in W.P.(C)NO.4677/1985 Mr.Rajnit Kumar, Sr.Adv.(A.C.) In person For Petitioner(s)/ Mr. P.K. Manohar, Adv. For Applicant(s)/ Mr.Gopal Subrmanium, Sol.Genl.of INdia Respondent(s) : Mr.S.W.A.Qadri, Adv. Mrs.Kiran Bhardwaj, Adv. for Mr.D.S.Mahra, Adv. Mr.Haris Beeran, Adv. Mr.H.P.Raval, ASG Mr.S.W.A.Qadri, Adv. Mrs.Asha G.Nair, Adv. Ms.Gunwant Dara, Adv. For Mrs.Anil Katiyar, Adv. Mr.M.L.Lahoty, Adv. Mr.Paban K.Sharma, Adv. Mr.Hinanshu Shekhar, Adv. Mr.Naresh Kr.Sharma, Adv. Mr.Manjit Singh, AAG Mr.Manjit Singh, AAG Mr.Kamal Mohan Gupta, Adv. Mr.T.V.George, Adv. Mr.Vijay Panjwani, Adv. Mr.K.K.Venugopal, Sr.Adv. Mr.Ashish Wad, Adv. Mr.Chirag S.Dave, Adv. Ms.Amrita Paul, Adv. Mr.Sameer, Adv. For M/s.J.S.Wad & Co, Advs. W.P.(C)no.202/1995 (Contd.) Mrs.Rani Chhabra, Adv. Ms.Shobha Dixit,Sr.Adv. Mr.Rajeev K.Dubey, Adv. 3 Mr.Kamlendra Mishra, Adv. Mr.Milind Kumar, Adv. Mr.B.S.Banthia, Adv. Mr.P.H.Parekh, Sr.Adv. Mr.Sumit Goel, Adv. Mr.Shubranshu Padhi, Adv. For M/s.Parekh & Co., Advs. Mr.V.Krishna Murthy, Adv Mr.Mukul Rohtagi, Sr.Adv. Ms.Vibha Datta Makhija, Adv. in W.P.(C)NO.4677/'85 Mr.Anil B.Diwan, Sr.Adv. Mr.Dhruv Mehta, Adv. Mr.Yashraj Singh Deora, Adv. Mr.Mohit Abraham, Adv. Mr.Sarv Mitter Adv. for M/s.Mitter & Mitter Co., Advs. Mr.Vijay Panjwani, Adv. UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R I.A.Nos.2532-2533 in WP(C)No.202/1995: As requested by learned counsel for the applicants, these applications are disposed of in terms of the order passed by this Court on 30th October, 2009 in I.A.No.2370. No further orders are necessary. I.A.No.D 75191 in W.P.(C)No.4677/1985 and I.A.NO.D 76048 & 76051 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995: The applicants in these applications, who are licensees of major minerals in the State of Haryana, seek modification/ W.P.(C)no.202/1995 (Contd.) clarification of this Court's order passed on October 8, 2009. The grievance of the applicants is that by the aforesaid order, the Court directed the State to revoke all licenses of major minerals in the districts of Faridabad and Gurgaon even though the major mineral 4 applications were not posted on that date and consequently they did not get an opportunity to present their case before the Court. Office is directed to list all applications relating to licensees of major and minor minerals on December 11, 2009. The State of Haryana will publish a notice giving general information to all the licensees of major and minor minerals that their matters will be heard by this Court on December 11, 2009. I.A.No.2663 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995 Report of CEC awaited. list after four weeks. State of U.P. will file its reply in the meanwhile. I.A.No.2678 in I.A.Nos.2363-2363 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995: List on 13.11.2009. Meanwhile, reply, if any, may be filed by the R.W.A. I.A.NO.2657 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995: Referred to C.E.C. Six weeks time is granted for filing its reply/response. I.A.No.2662 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995: Adjourned. W.P.(C)no.202/1995 (Contd.) I.A.No.2666 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995: Referred to C.E.C. C.E.C. to give its further report, if any, within six weeks. List along with I.A.No.2506. I.A.NO.2667 in W.P.(C)No.202/1995: No orders. 5 I.A.No.2672 in W.P.(C)NO.202/1995: Issue notice to Indian Oil Corporation. I.A.Nos.1335, 1356, 1376-1377, 1388 in 989, 2197-2198, 2418 in W.P. (C)NO.202/1995: A report is received from the CEC in which it is stated that high quality coal in very large quantities was being removed misrepresented as inferior quality coal/coal dust from washeries. The high quality coal thus stolen finds its way in international markets causing loss to the exchequer running into tens of thousands of crores. Mr.Salve, learned Amicus Curiae stated that the magnitude of the theft clearly indicated large scale involvement of the coal companies, officials of the State Government and other concerned authorities. We would like to get an enquiry made regarding this matter at the highest level in the Ministry of Home Affairs. We, accordingly, request the Secretary, Home, Government of India, to examine the matter and submit a report to this Court within a 6 W.P.(C)no.202/1995 (Contd.) reasonable period. The CEC will make available to the Secretary, Home, Government of India all the relevant records concerning the matter. Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the Secretary, Home, Government of India. I.A.No.2647: Taken on board. List on 20.11.2009. (G.V.Ramana) (Madhu Saxena) Court Master Court Master 7 ITEM NO.MM-K COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS I.A.No.2079-80 in WP(C)No.202/1995 T.N.GODAVARMAN THIRUMALPAD Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS Respondent(s) Date: 06/11/2009 These Applns./Petitions were mentioned today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.H. KAPADIA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AFTAB ALAM Mr. Harish N. Salve, Sr.Adv. (A.C.) Mr. Uday U. Lalit, Sr.Adv. (A.C.) (NP) Mr. Siddhartha Chowdhury,Adv. (A.C.) Mr. A.D.N. Rao, Adv. (A.C.) For Petitioner(s)/ Applicant(s)/ Mr.Anil B.Diwan, Sr.Adv.(Mentioned by) Respondent(s) : Mr.Dhruv Mehta, Adv. Mr.Mohit Abraham, Adv. Mr.Yashraj Singh Deora, Adv. Mr.Sarv Mitter, Adv. For M/s.Mitter & Mitter & Co., Advs. UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R List on 04.12.2009. (G.V.Ramana) (Madhu Saxena) Court Master Court Master (Mentioning slip is enclosed) 8 ITEM NO.MM-L COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS I.A.Nos.1868, 2091, 2225-2227, 2380 & 2568 in WP(C)No.202/1995 T.N.GODAVARMAN THIRUMALPAD Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS Respondent(s) Date: 06/11/2009 These Applns./Petitions were mentioned today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.H. KAPADIA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AFTAB ALAM Mr. Harish N. Salve, Sr.Adv. (A.C.) Mr. Uday U. Lalit, Sr.Adv. (A.C.) (NP) Mr. Siddhartha Chowdhury,Adv. (A.C.) Mr. A.D.N. Rao, Adv. (A.C.) For Petitioner(s)/ Applicant(s)/ Mr.Somiran Sharma, Adv.(Mentioned by) Respondent(s) : UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R List on 08.01.2010. (G.V.Ramana) (Madhu Saxena) Court Master Court Master (Mentioning slip is enclosed) 9 ITEM NO.MM-M COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS CONT.PETN.(Crl.)No. Of 2009 in I.A.Nos.1324, 1474, 2134 of 2007 in WP(C)No.202/1995 T.N.GODAVARMAN THIRUMALPAD Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS Respondent(s) Date: 06/11/2009 These Applns./Petitions were mentioned today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.H. KAPADIA(NOT A PARTY TO THE ORDER) HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AFTAB ALAM Mr. Harish N. Salve, Sr.Adv. (A.C.) (Mentioned by) Mr. Uday U. Lalit, Sr.Adv. (A.C.) (NP) Mr. Siddhartha Chowdhury,Adv. (A.C.) Mr. A.D.N. Rao, Adv. (A.C.) For Petitioner(s)/ Applicant(s)/ Respondent(s) : UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Taken on board. Issue notice. Post before a three Judge Bench of which Hon'ble Mr.Justice S.H.Kapadia is not a Member. (G.V.Ramana) (Madhu Saxena) Court Master Court Master (Mentioning slip is enclosed) 10 ITEM NO.MM-N COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS I.A.Nos.2746-2748 in WP(C)No.202/1995 T.N.GODAVARMAN THIRUMALPAD Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS Respondent(s) Date: 06/11/2009 These Applns./Petitions were mentioned today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.H. KAPADIA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AFTAB ALAM Mr. Harish N. Salve, Sr.Adv. (A.C.) Mr. Uday U. Lalit, Sr.Adv. (A.C.) (NP) Mr. Siddhartha Chowdhury,Adv. (A.C.) Mr. A.D.N. Rao, Adv. (A.C.) For Petitioner(s)/ Applicant(s)/ Mr.Ajit Pudussery, Adv.(Mentioned by) Respondent(s) : UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Taken on board. Issue notice to C.E.C. C.E.C. to file its report/response within six weeks. (G.V.Ramana) (Madhu Saxena) Court Master Court Master (Mentioning slip is enclosed) ITEM NO.MM-F COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS I.A.NOS.2609-2610 IN WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 202 OF 1995 T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS Respondent(s) Date: 10/11/2009 This Applns./Petition were mentioned today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P. SATHASIVAM Mr. Harish N. Salve. Sr. Adv. (A.C.) For Petitioner(s) Mr. Manish Vishnoi, Adv. Respondent(s)/ Mr. Shail Kumar Dwivedi, AAG,UP Applicant(s) Mr. Rajeev K. Dubey, Adv. Mr. Kamledndr Mishra, Adv. UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R List on 20.11.2009 before the Forest Bench. (R.K. Dhawan) (Veera Verma) Court Master Court Master (Mentioning slip is enclosed) ITEM NO.MM-F COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS I.A.NO.2735/2009 IN WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 202 OF 1995 T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS Respondent(s) Date: 20/11/2009 This Appln./Petition was mentioned today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.M. PANCHAL For Petitioner(s)/ Ms. Rachana Srivastava, Adv. Applicant(s) UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R List along with the connected matters. (R.K. Dhawan) (Veera Verma) Court Master Court Master (Mentioning slip is enclosed) ITEM NO.MM-E COURT NO.1 SECTION PIL S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS I.A.No.2678 in I.A.Nos.2362-63 in WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 202 OF 1995 T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS Respondent(s) Date: 25/11/2009 This appln. was mentioned today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.SUDERSHAN REDDY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P. SATHASIVAM For Petitioner(s) For Respondent(s)/ Mr.M.L.Lahoty, Adv.(Mentioned by) applicant(s) Mr.Himanshu Shekhar, Adv. UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R List the I.A. on 11.12.2009 before the Forest Bench. (G.V.Ramana) (Veera Verma) Court Master Court Master (mentioned slip enclosed) NOTE: This I.A. is stated to be listed on 27.11.2009. ITEM NO.99 REGISTRAR COURT.1 SECTION PIL S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS IA No...... IN IA 2352-2353/1995 in WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 202 OF 1995 BEFORE THE REGISTRAR M.K GUPTA T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS Respondent(s) (With appln(s) for directions) Date: 27/11/2009 This Petition was called on for hearing today. For Petitioner(s) Mr. P.K. Manohar,Adv. M/S Mitter & Mitter Co. ,Adv Mr. Chanchal Kumar Ganguli ,Adv M/S. Lawyer'S Knit & Co ,Adv Mr. T. Harish Kumar, Adv. Mr. A.S. Pundir, Adv. Mr. Aruneshwar Gupta, Adv. Mr. Dinesh Kumar Garg, Adv. Ms. Mridula Ray Bharadwaj, Adv. M/S Manoj Swarup & Co. Mr. Naresh K. Sharma, Adv. Mr. P.K. Manohar, Adv. Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Adv. Mr. Sushil Kumar Jain, Adv. Mr. T.V. Ratnam, Adv. Mr. Anil Nag, Adv. Ms. Purnima Bhat, Adv. Mr. B.S. Banthia, Adv. Mr. Romy Chacko, Adv. M/S. Lawyer'S Knit & Co Mr. Anupam Lal Das, Adv. Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, Adv. Mr. Ajay Sharma, Adv. Mr. Vishnu Sharma, Adv. Mr. Milind Kumar, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mrs Anil Katiyar,Adv. Item No.99 -2- Mr. A.N. Arora ,Adv Ms. A.Subhashini ,Adv Mr. A.T.M. Sampath ,Adv Mr. A.K. Sanghi ,Adv Mr. Aruneshwar Gupta ,Adv Mrs Anil Katiyar ,Adv Mr. Ashok Mathur ,Adv Mr. Anis Ahmed Khan ,Adv Mr. Ajit Pudussery ,Adv Ms. Baby Krishnan ,Adv Mr. B.B. Singh ,Adv Ms. Bina Gupta ,Adv Mr. Bharat Sangal ,Adv Ms. Binu Tamta ,Adv Mr. C.L. Sahu ,Adv Ms. C.K. Sucharita ,Adv Mr. D.N. Goburdhan ,Adv Mr. E.C. Agrawala ,Adv Mr. E.M.S. Anam ,Adv Mr. Ejaz Maqbool ,Adv Mr. G. Prakash ,Adv Mr. Gopal Singh ,Adv Mr. H.S. Parihar ,Adv Ms. Hemantika Wahi ,Adv Mr. K.C. Dua ,Adv Mr. K.J. John ,Adv Mr. K.K. Gupta ,Adv Mr. Lakshmi Raman Singh ,Adv Mr. M.C. Dhingra ,Adv Ms. Malini Poduval ,Adv Mrs Manik Karanjawala ,Adv Mrs M. Qamaruddin ,Adv Ms. Madhu Moolchandani ,Adv Mr. M.A. Krishna Moorthy ,Adv Mr. M.P. Shorawala ,Adv Mr. Manoj Prasad ,Adv Mr. Vimal Chandra S. Dave ,Adv M/S Fox Mandal & Co. ,Adv Mr. Naresh K. Sharma ,Adv Mr. P.N. Gupta ,Adv Mr. P.P. Singh ,Adv Mr. P. Parmeswaran ,Adv Mr. P.K. Manohar ,Adv Mr. Rathin Das ,Adv Item No.99 -3- Mr. Ram Swarup Sharma ,Adv Mrs Rani Chhabra ,Adv Mr. Raj Kumar Mehta ,Adv Mr. R.C. Verma ,Adv Mr. R.D. Upadhyay ,Adv Mr. Rajesh ,Adv Mr. R.C. Gubrele ,Adv Mr. Sudhir Kumar Gupta ,Adv Mr. Sushil Kumar Jain ,Adv Mr. S.C. Birla ,Adv Ms. Sushma Suri ,Adv Mr. S.R. Setia ,Adv Mr. Sudarsh Menon ,Adv Mr. Sudhir Kulshreshtha ,Adv Mr. T.N. Singh ,Adv Mr. V. Balachandran ,Adv Ms. Rekha Pandey ,Adv M/S Arputham,Aruna & Co. ,Adv Mr. Shiva Pujan Singh ,Adv Mr. D.M. Nargolkar ,Adv Mr. M.K.D. Namboodiri ,Adv Mr. Irshad Ahmad ,Adv Mrs.B.Sunita Rao ,Adv Mr. Shakil Ahmed Syed ,Adv Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee ,Adv Ms. S. Janani ,Adv Ms. Abha R. Sharma ,Adv Mr. V.G. Pragasam ,Adv Mr. Jitendra Mohan Sharma ,Adv Mr. Umesh Bhagwat ,Adv Mr. E.C. Vidya Sagar ,Adv Mr. Rakesh K. Sharma ,Adv Mr. Anil Kumar Jha ,Adv Mr. B.S. Banthia ,Adv Mr. K.L. Janjani ,Adv Mr. S. Udaya Kumar Sagar ,Adv Mr. K.V. Vijayakumar ,Adv M/S I.M. Nanavati Associates ,Adv Mr. Ramesh Babu M.R. ,Adv Mr. T.Raja ,Adv Mrs. Anjani Aiyagari ,Adv Mr.Khwairakpam Nobin Singh ,Adv Mr. Punit Dutt Tyagi ,Adv Item No.99 -4- Mrs. Nandini Gore ,Adv Mr. Himanshu Shekhar ,Adv Mr. Prashant Kumar ,Adv Ms. Asha Gopalan Nair ,Adv Mr. Rajiv Mehta ,Adv Mr Tarun Johri ,Adv Mr B V Deepak ,Adv Ms. Sujata Kurdukar ,Adv Mr. Navin Chawla ,Adv Mr. Ratan Kumar Choudhuri ,Adv Ms. Rachana Srivastava ,Adv M/S. K.J. John & Co. ,Adv Dr. Kailash Chand ,Adv M/S Corporate Law Group ,Adv Ms. Anitha Shenoy ,Adv Ms. Vibha Datta Makhija ,Adv Mr. Kamlendra Mishra ,Adv M/S. Parekh & Co. ,Adv Mr. Ajay Sharma ,Adv Ms. Sumita Hazarika ,Adv Mr. P.V. Yogeswaran ,Adv Mr. Kuldip Singh ,Adv Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Sinha ,Adv Mr.T.V.George ,Adv Mr. Jai Prakash Pandey ,Adv Mohd.Irshad Hanif ,Adv Ms.Jyoti Mendiratta ,Adv Mr.Rajesh Singh ,Adv Mrs. Kanchan Kaur Dhodi ,Adv Mr. A.Venayagam Balan ,Adv Ms. K.V.Bharathi Upadhyaya ,Adv Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari ,Adv Mr. Rajeev Singh ,Adv Mr. Neeraj Shekhar ,Adv Ms. Charu Mathur ,Adv Mr. G.N.Reddy ,Adv M/S. M.V. Kini & Associates ,Adv Ms. Binu Tamta, Adv. Mr. Devendra Singh, Adv. Ms. Pratibha Jain, Adv. Mr. Sunil Kumar Jain, Adv. Mr. S.K. Bhattacharya, Adv. Mr. Sanjay Jain, Adv. Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, Adv. Item No.99 -5- M/S. Parekh & Co., Adv. Mr. P.V. Dinesh, Adv. Mr.T.V.George Mr. Milind Kumar UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Applicant to cure the defect in I.A. Nos.2352-2353 within four weeks, as last chance. List again on 7.1.2010. (M.K. GUPTA) Registrar rd