- 10 November 2025. Issue notice.
- 21 July 2026. 1. Issue notice, returnable on 10.08.2026. 2. Tag with W.P(C) No.1030/2025.
- 10 August 2026. 1. The Union of India and the State Government shall file counter affidavit(s) within a period of four weeks from today. 2. The petitioner may file a rejoinder affidavit to the counter affidavit filed by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India within six weeks from today.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Ms. Indira Jaising, Mr. Kapil Sibal, Mr. Fuzail Ahmad Ayyubi, Mr. Mustafa Khaddam Hussain, Mr. Ibad Mushtaq, Ms. Rupali Samuel, Mr. Paras Nath Singh, Ms. Akanksha Rai, Mr. Sadeeq Ur Rahman, Ms. Gurneet Kaur, Mr. Talha Abdul Rahman, Mr. Faizan Ahmed Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Tushar Mehta, Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, Ms. Sansriti Pathak, Ms. Astha Singh, Mr. Gaurav Arya, Mr. Gyanendra Singh, Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Mr. Manish Goswami, Mr. Gaurav Shukla, Mr. Brahmjeet Singh, Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal