- 12 February 2021. Issue notice.
- 15 April 2021. List the matter again on 09.07.2021.
- 28 February 2022. Ld. counsel for the petitioner prays for and is granted two weeks' time to take necessary steps for serving the sole respondent, who is reported to be abroad. List on 12.4.2022.
- 12 April 2022. Service report from the Ministry of Law and Justice is awaited in respect of the sole respondent. Awaiting service report, list on 17.8.2022.
- 17 August 2022. Service report from the Ministry of Law and Justice in respect of the unserved sole respondent is still awaited. List on 20.10.2022.
- 18 January 2023. Await service report from the Ministry of Law and Justice in respect of the sole respondent. Reminder be issued. List again on 26.4.2023.
- 26 April 2023. Service report in respect of the sole respondent is awaited. Petitioner is duly represented now and has filed application for directions. Same be processed for listing before the Hon'ble Judge in Chambers for necessary directions.
- 31 August 2023. The Record of Proceedings would disclose that there is no order for effecting service of notice to the respondent through any of the Ministries. Hence, question of issuing directions has sought for in I.A. No. 59480 of 2023 does not arise. At this juncture, learned counsel seeks leave of the Court to withdraw the said
- 6 October 2023. Ld. counsel for the petitioner is granted four weeks' time to take fresh steps in respect of the sole respondent 'residing abroad'.
- 15 December 2023. Await service report from Ministry of Law & Justice in respect of the sole respondent. Unregistered Application i.e. I.A. D. No. 221855/2023 is allowed to be withdrawn in terms of counsel's letter dated List again on 21.3.2024.
- 21 March 2024. Await service report from Ministry of Law & Justice in respect of the sole respondent. Issue reminder. List again on 10.7.2024.
- 10 July 2024. Await service report from Ministry of Law and Justice in respect of sole respondent. Issue D.O letter.
- 28 August 2024. Await service report from the Ministry of Law and Justice in respect of the sole respondent. It has been submitted by Ld. Counsel for the petitioner that service be permitted to be effected on the sole respondent through e mail also. Let appropriate Application be moved in this behalf within one week. List again on 27.
- 27 November 2024. Ld. Counsel for the petitioner has filed an application for permission seeking service via Email and permission to take new address as an alternative address. Hence, process the application for listing before the Hon'ble Judge-in-Chambers, for further directions.
- 11 December 2024. IA No. 269474/2024: 1. On due consideration, the petitioner is permitted to serve the respondent on his new address and on his email address as well.
- 14 February 2025. 1. Ms. Suman Kukrety, learned Advocate-on Record for the petitioner states that service of notice upon the respondent is complete and an affidavit to that effect was filed on 27.01.2025 with the Registry of this Court. 2. Registry to verify the same and if filed, the matter be listed before the regular Court for furthe
- 24 March 2025. The petitioner is permitted to furnish the new address of the respondent, which it is aware of, and serve the respondent by registered post with acknowledgment due at the said new address. The needful may be done within a period of ten days from today.
- 31 July 2025. 1. Though the respondent is served twice, it failed to put in appearance. 2. However, in order to give one more opportunity to the respondent, we issue fresh notice to the respondent.
- 27 October 2025. 1. Await service. 2. List after service is complete.
- 22 January 2026. Service was complete on the sole respondent through speed post on 04.11.2025 and through e-mail on 28.10.2025 but none has entered appearance. Registry to process the matter for listing before the Hon'ble Court as per rules.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Pulkit Srivastava, Mr. Ajay Tejpal, Mr. Alabhya Dhamija, Mr. Rajesh Bhardwaj, Mr. Kulvardhan Sharma, Ms Surabhi Latal, Ms. Suman Kukrety, Ms Surbhi, Mr. Suman Kukrety, Mr. Surabhi Lata, Mr Rajesh Bhardwaj, Mr Ajay Tejpal