- 22 August 2023. Issue notice on the special leave petition as well as on the application(IA No.158662/2023) seeking condonation of delay.
- 16 October 2023. Sole respondent is granted four weeks' time for filing counter affidavit. List again on 28.11.2023.
- 28 November 2023. Ld. counsel for the sole respondent prays for and is granted four weeks' time, as last opportunity, for filing counter affidavit. At the end of the period aforesaid, whether counter affidavit is filed or not, Registry to process the matter for listing before the Hon'ble Court, as per rules.
- 11 March 2024. Counter affidavit be filed within three weeks. Rejoinder, if any, be filed within two weeks thereafter.
- 10 May 2024. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for and is granted four weeks' time to file rejoinder affidavit. List thereafter.
- 20 August 2024. Delay condoned. Leave granted.
- 30 September 2024. Sole respondent has filed counter affidavit but the same is defective, as per office report. Defects be cured within two weeks. If defects are cured within the time granted, Registry to process the matter for listing before the Hon'ble Court as per rules. Parties may file statement of case, if any, in the meantime.
- 11 November 2024. Sole respondent has filed counter affidavit but the same is still defective. Defects be cured within four weeks as last opportunity. At the end of the period aforesaid, 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. Bhakti Vardhan Singh, Mr. Ankit Khatri Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Suryodaya Prakash Tiwari, Mr. Devendra Kumar Shukla, Ms. Shachi Pandey, Ms. Nikita Anand, Mr. Bhupendra Pratap Singh, Mr. Keshari Kumar Tiwari, Mr. Santosh Kumar, Ms. Vijay Rani, Mr. Aditya Mishra, Mr. Rahul Kumar
