- 4 October 2019. Delay in refiling the petition is condoned. (MANASWINI DEVI SHARMA) (DIPTI KHURANA) SENIOR PERSONAL ASSISTANT
- 4 November 2019. Heard the learned Senior counsel appearing for the petitioners. Issue notice.
- 5 November 2019. Learned Standing counsel appearing for the State of Haryana accepts and waives formal notice on behalf of the said State. We direct the learned Standing counsel to file Counter Affidavit/Status Report latest by Friday, the 8th November, 2019.
- 8 November 2019. In compliance of order dated 05.11.2019, the Status Report has been filed by the State of Haryana today in the Court. The same is taken on record.
- 13 November 2019. Learned Senior counsel appearing for the petitioners filed additional status report in the Court today which is taken on record. The Respondents are at liberty to file any rejoinder affidavit if they want.
- 18 February 2020. Heard learned counsel for the parties and carefully perused the record. On 13.11.2019, this Court had orally directed the parties to suggest the names for the Special Investigative Team for conducting the investigation into the offences alleged in the instant petition. In compliance of the said direction, learned couns
- 13 October 2020. The Court is convened through Video Conferencing. The Registry is directed not to list this matter before the Bench of which one of us (Surya Kant, J.) is a member.
- 18 January 2021. Issue notice. Tag with Writ Petition (Criminal)No.293 of 2019.
- 22 August 2023. List on 03.10.2023.
- 3 October 2023. In view of letter circulated by learned counsel for the petitioner seeking adjournment on the ground of personal difficulty, the matters are adjourned by two weeks.
- 14 May 2024. Issue rule. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that normalcy is prevailing for quite some time. Mr.
- 16 October 2024. On the last occasion when the matter was taken up for hearing on 14.05.2024, the following order was passed: “Issue rule.
- 30 January 2025. 1. List the writ petition on 25th March, 2025.
- 25 March 2025. We have pursed the letter dated 31 st January, 2025 written by Shri Kamendra Prasad DG Police (Retd.). The aforesaid communication depicts a very sorry state of affairs. Despite efforts being undertaken, the State is not willing to cooperate.
- 9 May 2025. List the matter in the week commencing 19.05.2025.
- 20 May 2025. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent states that the SIT has already made a visit in the second week of May, 2025 and therefore, it might take some more time to file the report. List the matter on 19.08.2025.(NMD) We request the SIT to file the report on or before the end of July, 2025.
- 19 August 2025. The Registry is directed to prepare the translation of the report filed within a period of four weeks. Thereafter, copies shall be given to the learned counsel for the parties. The respondent-State shall pay the honorarium to those who are helping the SIT Members, at the rate of Rs.5,000/- per day, for the period of 45
- 7 October 2025. The Registry is directed to supply a soft copy of the report of the SIT to the learned counsel for parties within a period of three weeks. In the meantime, the members of the SIT are at liberty to make a representation to the Chief Secretary of the State within a period of two weeks from the receipt of this order for t
- 20 January 2026. At request of the learned counsel appearing for the State of Haryana - respondent No.1, list these matters on 24.02.2026. In the meanwhile, a direction is issued to the effect that the State of Haryana shall pay a further sum of Rs.5 Lakhs of to each of the members of the SIT, as a final settlement.
- 24 February 2026. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.1 submits that the honorarium has been paid by the State to the members of of the SIT. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks an adjournment as the senior counsel is not available today.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Satya Mitra, Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Ms. Anupradha Singh, Mr. Rajat Kalsan, Mr. Rajat K., Mr. Nikhil Jain, Ms. Kawalpreet Kaur, Mr. Narendra Hooda, Mr. Susheel Tomar, Mr. Nayab Gouhar, Mr. Manik Gupta, Mr. Shiv Bhatnagar Advocates — Respondents: Dr. Monika Gusain, Mr. B.K. Satija, Mr. Tushar Mehta, Mr. Chetan Sharma, Mr. K.M.Natraj, Mr. Rajan Kumar Chourasia, Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Mr. Shoeb Alam, Mr. Susheel Tomar, Mr. Sanjeev Malhotra, Mr. Shoeb Aalam