- 18 October 2022. The above-mentioned case is reported to be defective and in spite of repeated opportunities, defects have not been cured. As a last chance, the Court grants four weeks further time from today to the petitioners to cure the defects, failing which the case shall stand dismissed without any further reference to the Court.
- 29 November 2022. 1 Delay condoned. 2 Issue notice returnable in eight weeks.
- 27 January 2023. Ld. counsel for respondent No.1 prays for and is granted four weeks' time for filing counter affidavit. Ld. Counsel for the petitioner is granted two weeks' time to take fresh steps and file fresh particulars in respect of the unserved respondent Nos.2 to 5. Dasti, in addition, is allowed as prayed for.
- 3 March 2023. Respondent No.1 is granted four weeks' time, as last opportunity, for filing counter affidavit. Ld. Counsel for the petitioner is granted four weeks' time to file affidavit of dasti service in respect of respondent Nos.2 to 5.
- 21 April 2023. Respondent No.1 has failed to file counter affidavit, despite last opportunity having been granted. Ld. counsel for respondent No.1 prays for and is granted one week's more time, as last and final opportunity, for filing counter affidavit. Ld. Counsel for the petitioner is granted two weeks' time to take fresh steps an
- 15 May 2023. Respondent No.1 has failed to file counter affidavit, despite last and final opportunity having been granted, as such, further opportunity stands declined. Ld. counsel for respondent Nos.2 to 5 prays for and is granted four weeks' time for filing counter affidavit.
- 28 July 2023. Opportunity to respondent No.1 to file counter affidavit has already been declined. Respondent Nos.2 to 5 are granted four weeks' time, as last opportunity, for filing counter affidavit.
- 8 July 2024. 1. None is present on behalf of the petitioners. 2. In the interests of justice, list after six weeks.
- 8 November 2024. List the writ petition in the week commencing 02nd December, 2024.
- 3 February 2025. 1. Prayer of the learned counsel for the respondents, to withdraw the affidavit filed earlier and for filing an updated/correct affidavit, is allowed. Let such affidavit be filed within two weeks. 2. Rejoinder thereto, if any, may be filed by a week thereafter.
- 25 July 2025. 1. None appears for the petitioners. 2. Relist writ petition on 26th August, 2025.
- 2 September 2025. 1. We request Mrs. Aishwarya Bhati, learned Additional Solicitor General to obtain instructions and place on record an affidavit, within a fortnight from date, averring as to how the eleven petitioners named in paragraph 30 of the counter affidavit were engaged in service as loaders, the number of days in a year they h
- 6 August 2026. Not to be deleted from the notified date i.e. 10th August, 2026.
- 10 August 2026. 1. List the writ petition on 17th August, 2026. 2. Rejoinder, if any, be filed in the meanwhile.
- 22 August 2026. 1. Time to file the rejoinder affidavit is extended. 2. Re-list the writ petition in the month of October, 2026 on a non miscellaneous day.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Balwant Singh Billowria, Mr. Vivekanand Singh, Mr. Manu Shanker Mishra, Mr. Tripurari Ray, Mr. Nithyananda Murthy P., Ms. Bhanu Prabha, Mr. Anirudh Ray, Mr. Gurmeet Singh, Mr. Laxmi Narayan Sharma, Mr. Dharm Pal Saini, Mr. Suresh Kumar Sharma, Mr. Rajinder Singh Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Pranay Ranjan, Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Ms. Avinashi Kaur Bedi, Mr. Purendu Bajpayee, Mr. Purnendu Bajpai, Mr. Susheel Tomar, Mr. Bharat Lal Shivhare, Mr. B.L. Shivhare, Mr. Rajan Kumar Chourasia, Ms. Shivika Mehra, Ms. Snigdha, Ms. Sweksha
