CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FOOD SECURITY Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. AND ORS. (W.P.(C) 645/2007)

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W.P.(C) 645/2007

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FOOD SECURITY Versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. AND ORS.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MADAN B. LOKUR · HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA

W.P.(C)Writs Writ petitions Civil

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CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FOOD SECURITY Versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.. W.P.(C) 645/2007 in the Supreme Court of India, CNR SCIN010330012007. Status on the court record: PENDING. This page is written from 31 order document(s) downloaded for this case, dated 15 May 2008 to 1 September 2017.

On 15 October 2008 the order records: Issue fresh notice upon unserved Respondent No.28. Dasti service is permitted to be served through the Standing Counsel. Served respondent may file Counter Affidavit.
On 14 March 2011 the order records: Implementation of the provisions of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, ['2005 Act', for short] is the issue which arises in this Writ Petition (C) No. 645 of 2007. Broadly there are two aspects; one concerns corruption in the implementation of NREGA Scheme and the other concerns implementation of the Guidel
On 14 September 2012 the order records: Learned Additional Solicitor General, appearing for the CBI submits that a Report has been filed on behalf of CBI. Let the Registry place copy thereof on the record positively. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in response to the CBI report, he has filed an affidavit pointing out therein that certain inve
On 8 November 2012 the order records: We have heard the learned counsel for the parties at some length. It is commonly agreed that in the first phase, the hearing in the matter may be confined to three States i.e. States of Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh which, according to the petitioner, are the States in flagrant violation of the provisions of
On 27 November 2012 the order records: Today, hearing in relation to the State of Orissa was to start. However, it is submitted that the learned senior counsel appearing for the State is not available because of his pre-occupation in a part-heard matter before another Bench. In the interest of justice, we would adjourn the matter. On behalf of the petitione
On 12 August 2013 the order records: Ms. Indira Jaising, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for the Union of India, submitted that pursuant to the direction of this Court dated 10th August, 2013, a report has been submitted in the Registry (right now it is not available). Registry is directed to supply copy of the same to the learned Standing
On undated the order records: Swatanter Kumar, J. This Public Interest Litigation has been filed by the petitioner before this Court for issuance of appropriate directions to the respondents to ensure proper implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (for short the 'Act') and the schemes framed thereunder. Th
On undated the order records: Mr. Suresh Chandra Tripathy, learned counsel appearing for the State of Orissa, states that he will be filing Vakalatnama within one week from today. We are putting the State of Orissa to notice as to why the National Guidelines of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, [for short, 'the Act'] framed by the

Issues Before Court

(k) Whether the Union of India or the State of Orissa have, till date, found even a single official/functionary guilty of contravention in terms of Section 25 of the Act and whether 6 any complaint has been filed in any Court of competent jurisdiction?

Procedural History

15 May 2008. Issue notice.
26 August 2008. Dasti service is allowed as prayed for. List the matter on 15th October, 2008.
15 October 2008. Issue fresh notice upon unserved Respondent No.28. Dasti service is permitted to be served through the Standing Counsel. Served respondent may file Counter Affidavit.
20 November 2008. Respondent may file counter affidavit before 17.12.2008 as a last chance. Some respondents who have filed their counter affidavit have to cure the defects before the date of listing List the matter on 17.12.008.
17 December 2008. Sufficient time has been granted. Hence no further time can be granted by this Court for filing Counter Affidavit. Registry has to take appropriate steps, as per rule.
23 March 2009. Four weeks time is granted for filing rejoinder affidavit. If any of the State has not filed counter affidavit, the same may be filed in the meantime.
1 May 2009. Some of the States have not filed counter affidavit. Eight weeks time is granted to the States including Orissa and Madhya Pradesh for filing counter affidavit.
27 July 2009. Six weeks time is granted to the States which have not filed counter affidavit. List after six weeks.
15 December 2009. List on 10.02.2010.
19 February 2010. The petitioner will file the guidelines/suggestions for the proper implementation of NREGA. The respondent-Union of India (Ministry of Rural Development) will file its response within six weeks. Post on a non-miscellaneous day after six weeks.
7 April 2010. Some of the States have not been served. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Operation Guidelines of MGNREGA be made mandatory. Serve a copy of the Guidelines on all the States and Union of India along with notice to the Chief Secretaries of all the States. All the States and Union of India are reques
30 April 2010. Four weeks' time is granted for filing reply. List on 10.8.2010, for final disposal.
27 August 2010. The writ petition shall stand over to 20th September, 2010. In the meantime, the petitioner will give us, in the form of bullet points, the ....4/ statutory duties which the Centre has to perform under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, read with the Guidelines. The Court will thereafter consider consti
20 September 2010. The writ petition shall stand over for two weeks. To be taken up at the end of the Board on the next date.
4 October 2010. The writ petition shall stand over for six weeks.
13 December 2010. After hearing learned counsel, the Court reserved its judgment. Place this petition 'For Orders' as last Item on Board on 16th December, 2010.
14 December 2010. In the Order dated 13th December, 2010, instead of the words "After hearing learned counsel, the Court reserved its judgment", it shall read as "Place this petition 'For Orders' as last Item on Board on 16th December, 2010".
28 January 2011. Place this petition on 25th February, 2011. Rejoinder affidavit to be taken on record as and when filed.
14 March 2011. Implementation of the provisions of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, ['2005 Act', for short] is the issue which arises in this Writ Petition (C) No. 645 of 2007. Broadly there are two aspects; one concerns corruption in the implementation of NREGA Scheme and the other concerns implementation of the Guidel
11 April 2011. The writ petition shall stand over for two weeks.
12 September 2011. withdrawn. The writ petition shall stand over for two weeks.
10 February 2012. The Registry is directed to give copies of the Report submitted by CBI in sealed cover to the parties. The States of Orissa, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur are directed to file affidavits, if not already filed, in terms of paragraphs 8 and 9 of this Court's Order dated 12 th May, 2011.
23 March 2012. Learned counsel for the State of Manipur states that affidavit has already been filed on behalf of State of Manipur. The statement is taken on record. The writ petition shall stand over for two weeks.
14 September 2012. Learned Additional Solicitor General, appearing for the CBI submits that a Report has been filed on behalf of CBI. Let the Registry place copy thereof on the record positively. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in response to the CBI report, he has filed an affidavit pointing out therein that certain inve
19 October 2012. List on 8.11.2012. [SUMAN WADHWA] [S.S.R. KRISHNA]
8 November 2012. We have heard the learned counsel for the parties at some length. It is commonly agreed that in the first phase, the hearing in the matter may be confined to three States i.e. States of Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh which, according to the petitioner, are the States in flagrant violation of the provisions of
27 November 2012. Today, hearing in relation to the State of Orissa was to start. However, it is submitted that the learned senior counsel appearing for the State is not available because of his pre-occupation in a part-heard matter before another Bench. In the interest of justice, we would adjourn the matter. On behalf of the petitione
12 August 2013. Ms. Indira Jaising, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for the Union of India, submitted that pursuant to the direction of this Court dated 10th August, 2013, a report has been submitted in the Registry (right now it is not available). Registry is directed to supply copy of the same to the learned Standing
1 September 2017. We are not inclined to proceed with this matter for the present since similar other matters are also pending in other Courts.
undated. Mr. Suresh Chandra Tripathy, learned counsel appearing for the State of Orissa, states that he will be filing Vakalatnama within one week from today. We are putting the State of Orissa to notice as to why the National Guidelines of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, [for short, 'the Act'] framed by the
The record also contains 1 further orders. Each file is listed on the Orders tab.
Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.

Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Ms. Karuna Nundy, Mr. Somesh Rattan, Mr. Rohit Kumar Singh, Mr. Sumeet Sharma, Mr. Mayank Misra, Mr. Summet Sharma, Mr. Pranav Sachdeva Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Aruneshwar Gupta, Mr. D.S. Mahra, Ms. Ravinder Kaur, Ms. Karunanundy, Mr. Gopal Singh, Ms. Sangita Singh, Ms. Hemantika Wahi, Mr. Janaranjan Das, Mr. Swetaketu Mishra, Mr. M.K. Michael, Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, Mr. B.S. Banthia

Relief Sought & Granted

On undated the latest order on this record says: Swatanter Kumar, J. This Public Interest Litigation has been filed by the petitioner before this Court for issuance of appropriate directions to the respondents to ensure proper implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (for short the 'Act') and the schemes framed thereunder. Th

The court record used for this archive still shows the case as not disposed. No final relief is added beyond the words of the orders above.

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Current position

PENDING · Latest recorded event 1 Sept 2017

Latest development

Latest recorded event 1 Sept 2017

Next hearing

7 Nov 2025

Important procedural note

Written only from 31 Supreme Court order file(s) for this case. No headnote or citation was added.