- 5 August 2022. Issue notice, returnable on 18.08.2022. Dasti service, in addition, is permitted.
- 18 August 2022. List on 24.08.2022, as Item No. 1. The Respondent-State of Uttar Pradesh shall file the counter affidavit, in the meanwhile.
- 24 August 2022. All the State Governments/Union Territories are impleaded as party-Respondents. They may be served through their respective standing counsel.
- 1 September 2022. Mr. Gaurav Agarwal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) handed over a communication from the Principal District Judge, Khandwa. The Principal District Judge may depute a sensitive lady Judicial Officer to conduct a discreet enquiry as directed by the earlier order of thi
- 19 September 2022. We have perused the report submitted by the Principal District Judge, Khandwa. On going through the report, we find that the girl is being educated at a school, where she is happily inter-mingling with other students, attentive in class, taking interest in pursuing her studies and moving on in life. She told the lLady
- 22 October 2024. List on 18.02.2025.
- 18 February 2025. It is noted that many of the States have not complied with the directions issued by this Court on 30.07.2024 despite lapse of a long passage of time. In the circumstances, we grant further time of six weeks finally to comply with the directions by the States/Union Territories, failing which, this Court may have no opti
- 8 April 2025. List on 19.05.2025.
- 19 May 2025. List on 27.05.2025.
- 27 May 2025. List on 02.09.2025.
- 2 September 2025. List on 01.12.2025.
- 1 December 2025. Learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that certain States/Union Territories have been very casual in their approach in the matter of appointment of Para Legal Volunteers (PLVs) at each police station and for apportioning funds for their expenses. It is stated at the Bar that the States/Union Ter
- 10 February 2026. Learned senior counsel appearing for the State of Telangana submits that a status report has been filed last evening. The States/Union Territories of Chandigarh, Puducherry, Nagaland, Tamilnadu, Bihar, Manipur and Bihar have filed their compliance affidavits.
- 24 March 2026. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submitted that the States of Assam, Goa, Jharkhand, Odissa and Uttarakhand have not filed their respective compliance affidavits. In the circumstances, a final opportunity is given to these States to file their affidavits with regard to the directions that have been issued by t
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. H.S. Phoolka, Mr. Jagjit Singh Chhabra, Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, Ms. Rachana Tyagi, Mr. Saksham Maheshwari, Ms. Bindita Chaturvedi, Ms. Shashi Chaurasia, Ms. Shashi, Mr. Saksham Mahewhari, Ms. Shilpa Diwan, Ms. Rachan Tyagi, Mr. H. S.Phoolka Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Gaurav Agrawal, Ms. Vanshaja Shukla, Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, Ms. Praveena Gautam, Ms. Neela Kedar Gokhale, Mr. Bhuvan Kapoor, Ms. Shagun Thakur, Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Mr. Rohit K. Singh, Ms. Garima Prashad, Mr. Pritam Bishwas, Mr. Kislay Jha