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2016 Supreme(SC) 1629
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
T.S. THAKUR, CJI., M. Y. EQBAL, R. BANUMATHI, JJ.
M.C. Mehta - Petitioner
Versus
Union of India & Ors. - Respondents
I.A. Nos. 363, 364, 344 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 13029 of 1985
Decided on : 12-02-2016
For the Petitioner:Mukul Rohtagi, AG Pinky Anand, ASG, Niraj Kishan Kaul, ASG, R. Balasubramonium, Santosh Kumar, Gauri Rasgotra, L. Vishwanathan, Sumit Attri, Amey Pathak, Abhishek Atry, Zaid Ali and Kaushik Yadav, Raunak Dhillon, Harish N. Salve Sr. Advocate (AC), Sidhartha Chowdhury Sr. Advocate (AC), Aparajita Singh (AC), A.D.N. Rao (AC), Advocates (Petitioner in person).
For the Respondents:Ranjit Kumar, SG, V. Mohana, Sr. Advocate, Indu Malhotra, Sr. Advocate, Anil Grover, Mukul Singh, Ravindra Bana, D.S. Mahra, S.N. Terdal, Abhishek Choudhary, Vijay Panjwani, D.N. Goburdhan, Pallavi Chopra, Abhishek Aggarwal, Mukesh Kumar, S.P. Bhatia, Vikas Soni, M.V. Kini & Associates, Shri Narain, Abhijat P. Medh, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Harpreet Singh Sandhu, Kaushik Yadav, Anil Grover, AAG Haryana, Noopur Singhal, Advocates.
For the States of U.P. :Gaurav Bhatia, AAG, Gaurav Srivastava, Aditya Narayan Singh and Samir Ali Khan, Advocates.
The court's decision emphasized the importance of ensuring all relevant parties are notified and allowing for amendments based on subsequent developments.
Headnote:
Notice - HSIIDC, M/s KMP Expressways Limited and ESSEL Infra project Ltd - The court issued notice to the mentioned parties and allowed for amendment of prayer in view of subsequent developments.
Fact of the Case:
The court issued notice to HSIIDC, M/s KMP Expressways Limited and ESSEL Infra project Ltd, and allowed for amendment of prayer in view of subsequent developments.
Finding of the Court:
The court found it necessary to issue notice to the mentioned parties and permitted the amendment of prayer in view of subsequent developments.
Issues: The main issue was the issuance of notice to the parties and the permission for amending the prayer.
Ratio Decidendi: The court's decision was influenced by the need to ensure that all relevant parties are notified and to accommodate amendments based on subsequent developments.
Final Decision: The court ordered the issuance of notice to the mentioned parties and permitted the amendment of prayer in view of subsequent developments.
ORDER :
1. Issue notice to HSIIDC, M/s KMP Expressways Limited and ESSEL Infra project Ltd. returnable within four weeks.
2. Mr. Ravinder Bana, advocate accepts notice on behalf of the HSIIDC. He shall file a counter affidavit within four weeks.
3. Particulars and accurate addresses of the remaining two notices shall be furnished by learned counsel for HSIIDC.
4. Dasti is permitted.
5. Mr. Rohtagi learned Attorney General prays for permission to suitably amend the prayer in view of certain subsequent developments. He may do so with an advance copy to learned counsel for the parties opposite.
List after service is complete.
