- 12 February 2021. Issue Notice.
- 8 February 2022. Respondent Nos.1 and 8 have filed counter affidavit. Ld. Counsel for the appellant confirms the receipt of a copy thereof.
- 23 March 2022. Ld. Counsel for the appellant submits that the matter relates to conservation of endangered species of Sea Turtles contd…. and may be accorded due urgency. Ld. counsel further submits that the parties, who were given an opportunity to file counter affidavit, have not yet filed counter affidavit, and hence the matter ma
- 5 May 2022. Respondent no. 1 and 8 have filed counter affidavit. Respondent no. 2 to 4 and 6 have not filed counter affidavit despite being granted final opportunity. Further opportunity stands declined.
- 3 August 2022. Respondent Nos.1 and 8 have filed counter affidavit. Respondent Nos.4 and 6 have filed counter affidavit beyond the time granted therefor. The fact shall find contd….
- 12 September 2022. Respondent Nos.1 and 8 have already filed counter affidavit. Respondent Nos.3 and 5 have not filed counter affidavit, despite grant of sufficient opportunities.
- 4 January 2024. At the oral request made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, Union of India is made a party in the present proceedings. Issue notice to the Union of India.
- 28 November 2024. 1. We appoint Ms. Liz Mathew and Ms. Uttara Babbar, learned senior counsels as amici curiae to assist the Court in the present matter. 2. Registry shall provide the soft copy of the case file to the amici.
- 21 January 2025. 1. At the oral request made by the petitioner, we implead Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep as party respondent(s). 2. Let a copy of the petition is also served to the learned Standing counsel for the respective states.
- 26 March 2025. Not taken up. List on 02.04.2025.
- 2 April 2025. 1. The State Governments of Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra and the Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu and the Union of India have not yet filed counter affidavits. The same shall be done within a period of four weeks. 2. At the request of the learned amici, we implead the Union Territ
- 7 May 2025. 1. We are informed by the learned Amici that pursuant to our order dated 02.04.2025 effective steps have been taken, because of which hatching happened without any disturbance. 2 of 3 2. We are informed that the State Government has fully co operated and has in fact taken active steps. The joint efforts must continue f
- 6 August 2025. 1. The States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and the Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Daman & Diu have not responded to our order dated 02.04.2025. We direct the State Governments/Union Territories to file affidavit as directed within a period of two weeks, failing which we may ask the concerned Secretary to be prese
- 5 December 2025. List on 09.12.2025.
- 17 December 2025. The matter is directed to be listed on 02.02.2026 by way of signed order. The operative portion of the order reads as thus : “15. We are also informed that in furtherance of the financial support for providing TEDs, Government of India has issued a Notification dated 05.10.2025 approving the budgetary allocation of an
- 2 February 2026. At the request of Ms. Archana Pathak Dave, learned Additional Solicitor General, the matter stands adjourned to enable her to file status report. List after four weeks.
- 1 April 2026. 1. Re-list the matter on 17.04.2026. 2. In the meantime, the non-complying States shall comply with the directions dated 17.12.2025.
- 17 April 2026. List on 18.05.2026.
- 21 May 2026. 1. The State of West Bengal has not yet constituted a Co ordination Committee, it shall take immediate steps to such constitution and report to this Court on the next date of hearing. 2. By our order dated 17.12.2025, we had directed the National Nodal Officer to submit a detailed report after considering the functioni
- 6 August 2026. 1. Perused the Note submitted by learned Amici Curiae. The Compliance Report submitted learned Amici Curiae is reproduced hereunder : COMPLIANCE TABLE SUBMITTED BY THE AMICUS CURIAE IN CAPTIONED MATTER Sl.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Jai Anant Dehadrai, Mr. Sidharth Arora, Mr. Sameer Shrivastava, Mr. Soujanya Ketharaj, Mr. Jaskaran Singh Chawla, Mr. Siddharth Sharma, Mr. Md Tasnimul Hassan, Mr. Anubhav Lamba, Mr. Pulkit Agarwal, Mr. Alok Abhinav, Mr. Abhinav Gupta, Mr. Sidharth Sharma Advocates — Respondents: Ms. Madhumita Bhattacharjee, Ms. Srija Choudhury, Mr. Anant, Ms. Shrutee Aradhana, Mr. Som Raj Choudhury, Mr. Mahfooz Ahsan Nazki, Mr. Polanki Gowtham, Mr. Shaik Mohamad Haneef, Mr. T. Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy, Ms. Rajeswari Mukherjee, Mr. K.V. Girish Chowdary, Mr. D.kumanan
