- 8 April 2024. Delay condoned. Issue notice, returnable in the week commencing 05.08.2024.
- 22 April 2024. Heard learned senior counsel for the applicant. Having perused the application, it is clarified that the direction “Fifty percent of the amount deposited may be released to the legal representatives of the deceased ” be read as “Fifty percent of the amount awarded to the next kin of deceased as per the impugned order b
- 2 September 2024. Details of the legal representatives of the deceased are not available. The District Magistrate, Surat, Gujarat, will undertake the exercise of ascertaining the details of the legal representatives of the deceased. The amount will thereafter be disbursed by the Registry of this Court to the legal representatives of the
- 22 October 2024. Learned counsel for the applicant states that this application is filed out of abundant caution and, at this stage, no orders are required to be passed. In view of the statement made, the present application is disposed of.
- 6 December 2024. The State of Gujarat has filed its affidavit of compliance. Payment of 50% of the amount awarded, in terms of the order dated 22.04.2024, will be made to the legal representatives of the deceased, as per the compliance affidavit filed by the State of Gujarat. Such disbursement shall be made by respondent No. 7, Collect
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Shyam Divan, Mr. Gaurav Agrawal, Mr. Joseph Pookkatt, Mr. Akshay Patil, Mr. Jarin Doshi, Ms. Swati Singh, Mr. Nilesh Sharma, Ms. Awantika Manohar, Mr. Dhawesh Pahuja Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Rajesh Singh, Ms. Aastha Mehta, Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, Ms. Prerana Mohapatra, Mr. Vikrant Pachnanda, Mr. Mukul Katyal, Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, Ms. Swarupma Chaturvedi, Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, Ms. Shradha Deshmukh, Mr. Sandeep Singh
