- 28 August 2020. Issue notice returnable in six weeks.
- 12 October 2020. Counter affidavit be filed within four weeks as prayed for. Rejoinder affidavit, if any, be filed within two weeks thereafter.
- 9 February 2021. Issue notice. Tag with W.P.(C) No.836/2020.
- 16 December 2021. Order on the record. The operative text could not be read.
- 7 January 2022. WP(CIVIL) NO. 836/2020 Last opportunity is granted to the respondents to file counter affidavit(s) within four weeks. Rejoinder affidavit be filed within two weeks thereafter.
- 31 January 2022. Applications seeking exemption from filing O.T. are allowed. An adjournment letter has been circulated by learned counsel for the respondents which has been objected to by the petitioner.
- 28 March 2022. IA No. 75822/2021 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT We permit the applicant(s) to intervene in the matter. The application stands disposed of.
- 10 May 2022. The petitioner points out by reference to counter affidavit filed on 28.3.2022 more specifically paragraph 11 that while referring to religious and linguistic minorities spread all over the Country it has been stated that a religious group that is majority in one State may be in minority in another State. The question
- 8 August 2022. Our attention is invited to the Order dated 10.05.2022 passed by this Court in Writ Petition (Civil) No.836 of 2020. Mr. Ashwini Upadhyay, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the issues involved in the present matter are engaging attention of this Court in Writ Petition (Civil) No.836 of 2020.
- 30 August 2022. The status report of respondent No.3 perused. It is stated in the status report that meeting with State governments have been held and some more time is required to have a wider consultations with all the stakeholders.
- 22 November 2022. Status report has been filed by the Union of India dated 31.10.2022 which states that the consultative process with the State Governments is in progress and while 14 State Governments have already responded, response from 19 State Governments is awaited. At the request of learned ASG, six weeks' more time is granted to
- 15 December 2022. Spare copies have not been filed. Registry to process the matter for listing before the Hon'ble Judge in Chambers for necessary directions.
- 13 January 2023. Delay in filing spare copies is condoned. List before the appropriate Court.
- 17 January 2023. Learned Attorney points out para 5 of the status report filed on 11.01.2023 to submit that six States/Union Territories namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan and Telegana are still to respond to their point of view to the Government of India. We fail to appreciate why these State
- 21 March 2023. An adjournment letter has been circulated on behalf of respondent No.3 to file a consolidated response. List on 10.4.2023.
- 10 April 2023. Learned ASG submits that responses have been received from all the States/Union Territories, except Rajasthan, Telangana and part response from Jammu and Kashmir. Learned ASG submits that he is conscious of what was observed in our order dated 17.01.2023, but last opportunity may be granted to the aforesaid States to r
- 12 January 2024. Re-list for final hearing/disposal on a non-miscellaneous day in April 2024. Last opportunity is granted to the State Governments concerned to either furnish details and data to the Union of India or file an affidavit in this Court within a period of six weeks from today.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Vikas Singh, Mr. Ashwini Kr.Upadhyay, Mr. Ashwani Kumar Dubey, Mr. Sandeep Mishra, Mr. Manish Kumar, Mr. Kapish Seth, Ms. Deepika Kalia, Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Mr. Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, Mr. Harish Vaidyanathan, Mr. Prasant Patel Umrao, Mr. Ashwani Kumar Upadhyay Advocates — Respondents: Mr. K.M.Nataraj, Ms. Chinmayee Chandra, Mr. Kanu Agarwal, Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, Mr. Tushar Mehta, Mr. K.M. Nataraj, Mr. Kanu Agrawal, Mr. Chinmayee Chandra, Mr. S.M. Chandrashekhar, Mr. Nishanth Patil, Ms. Malvika Kala, Ms. Kaveri Rawal
