- 10 September 2018. As a similar matter i.e. Writ Petition (C) No.406 of 2013 has been entertained by another Bench of this Court, Registry is directed to list the present writ petition before the appropriate Bench on 14th September, 2018.
- 14 September 2018. Order on the record. The operative text could not be read.
- 20 September 2018. Issue notice returnable on 31.10.2018. Mr. G.S. Makker, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the Union of India and Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the State of Assam.
- 31 October 2018. The learned Solicitor General has drawn our attention to the prayers in the writ petition. The admitted position is that Prayers 'a' to 'e' deal with issues arising in I.A. No. 105821/2018 in W.P. (C) No. 406/2013 which is an application filed by Studio Nilima in the writ petition relating to Inhuman Conditions in 1382
- 30 November 2018. Let the matter be listed for final disposal in the month of January, 2019.
- 28 January 2019. The Court would like to have on record the following facts, which would be submitted by the Competent Authority in the form of an affidavit. 1. The total number of detention centres and the inmates therein;
- 19 February 2019. By order dated 31.10.2018, prayers 'f', 'g' and 'h' made in the writ petition have been indicated to be appropriate for consideration alongwith the pending writ petition(s) i.e. W.P.(C) No. 859/2013 etc. The said prayers, therefore, naturally have to be kept out of purview for the present consideration until the same W
- 13 March 2019. By our order dated 19 th February, 2019, we had indicated that the following two issues would be gone into by the Court at this stage: WP(C) 1045/18 “(i) the living conditions in detention centers, and (ii) justification of the long detention of persons identified to be foreigners or convicted under the Foreigners Act,
- 26 March 2019. List on 01.04.2019. (SUSHIL KUMAR RAKHEJA) (ANAND PRAKASH) AR CUM PS BRANCH OFFICER
- 1 April 2019. Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General, undertakes that the Chief Secretary of the State of Assam will be personally present in the Court on the next date fixed and will remain present in the Court until required. On this undertaking, we refrain from passing any coercive order and fix the matter for 08.04.2019. (S
- 8 April 2019. List tomorrow (09.04.2019). Chief Secretary of the State of Assam is personally present today. He will be present personally tomorrow.
- 9 April 2019. After some interaction with the Chief Secretary of the State of Assam a request has been made by Shri Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General, that the matter be considered on We accept the said request and fix the matter for further consideration on 25.04.2019 at 3:00 p.m. We request Shri Prashant Bhushan, learned cou
- 25 April 2019. List the matter on 2.5.2019. State of Assam may file additional affidavit.
- 2 May 2019. Shri Harsh Mander has handed over copies of the applications in the Court. The said applications are taken on record. Shri Harsh Mander, who has filed Civil Writ Petition No. 1045 of 2018, by this application has sought recusal of the Chief Justice from the Bench hearing the matter on the grounds stated in his applicat
- 9 May 2019. List the matter tomorrow (10.05.2019).
- 10 May 2019. We have heard learned counsels for the parties. Insofar as the larger issue, namely, deportation WP(C) 1045/2018 of declared foreigners and setting up of additional Foreigners Tribunals in the State of Assam is concerned, upon hearing Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General, appearing for the State of Assam, we are
- 14 February 2020. As prayed for by Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned Solicitor General appearing for the respondent(s), list the matter in third week of March, 2020.
- 20 September 2024. List this matter again on 22nd October, 2024.
- 18 November 2024. List this matter on 28.11.2024.
- 28 November 2024. List this matter on 28.01.2025.
- 18 February 2025. As requested, list the writ petition on Monday i.e. 24th February, 2025.
- 24 February 2025. Not taken up. List on 3rd March, 2025.
- 3 March 2025. Not taken up. List on 17.03.2025.
- 17 March 2025. List the petition again on 15th April, 2025.
- 7 August 2025. List on 18.08.2025 before the regular Bench for consideration of Written Submission/Statement bearing No.186422/2025.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Mr. Oman Akuttan K.K., Mr. T. Sudhaker, Ms. Cheryl, Mr. Omanakuttan K.K., Mr. A.N.S. Nadkarni, Ms. Suhasini Sen, Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Mr. S. Wasim A. Qadri, Mrs. Anil Katiyar, Mr. R. Bala, Ms. Binu Tamta Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Tushar Mehta, Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, Mr. Somnath Banerjee, Mr. Rajat Nair, Ms. Binu Tamta, Ms. Suhasini Sen, Ms. Shraddha Deshmukh, Mr. B. V. Balaram Das, Ms. Madhavi Divan, Mr. B.V. Balaram Das, Ms. Uttara Babbar, Ms. Bhavana Duhoon
