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2004 Supreme(SC) 1642
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Y.K. SABHARWAL, ARUN KUMAR, JJ.
Centre For Envir. Law, WWF-I - Petitioners
Versus
Union of India & Ors - Respondents
I.A.Nos.27, 33-41, 43-53 in Writ Petition(Civil) No.337 of 1995.
Decided on : 16-04-2004
For the Petitioners/WWF India:Mr. Raj Panjwani, Mr. Vijay Panjwani, Mr. Iqbal Shamsi, Advocates.
For the Applicants :Ms. Rachana Joshi Issar, Mr. A.K. Chitale, Sr. Adv., Mr. Niraj Sharma, Mr. Vikrant Singh Vais, Mr. Neeraj Srivastava, Advocates.
For the MOEF :Mr. A.D.N. Rao, Advocate.
For Respondents/Chhattisgarh:Ms. Suparna Srivastava, Mr. Rajesh Srivastava, Advocates.
For the Maharashtra :Mr. Ashok A. Desai, Sr. Adv., Mr. Mukesh K. Giri, Advocates.
For the Pondicherry :Mr. V.G. Pragasam, Advocate.
For the Tamil Nadu :Mr. R. Ayyam Perumal, Mr. S. Vallinayagam, Mr. Anil Kumar Jha, Ms. Alka Jha, Advocate.
For the All UTs :Mr. S.W.A. Qadri, Mr. D.S. Mahra, Advocate.
For the UP :Mr. Pramod Dayal, Advocate.
For the Nagaland :Mr. U. Hazarika, Mr. Sumita Hazarika, Advocates.
For the Chandigarh :Ms. Shomila Bakshi, Ms. Inklee Barooah, Ms. Kamini Jaiswal, Advocates.
For the AP :Mr. T.V. Ratnam, Mr. K. Subba Rao, Mrs. O.S.G. Prasuna, Advocates.
For the Tripura :Mr. Rajiv Mehta, Ms. Mona Lal, Advocates.
For the Guj. & Miz. :Mrs. H. Wahi, Ms. Aruna Gupta, Advocates.
For the Arunachal Pradesh :Mr. Anil Shrivastav, Ms. Jyoti Dutt, Advocates.
For the Uttaranchal :Ms. Rachana Srivastava, Advocate.
For the Sikkim :Mr. A. Mariarputham, Mrs. Aruna Mathur, M/s. Arputham, Aruna & Co., Advocates.
For the Manipur :Mr. B.V. Niren, Mr. M. Veerappa, Advocates.
For the Goa :Ms. A. Subhashini, Advocate.
For the State of Punjab :Mr. R.K. Rathore, AAG, Mr. R.S. Suri, Advocate.
For the Haryana :Mr. Praveen Kumar Rai, Ms. Kavita Wadia, Advocates.
For the Kailashchand Mission Trust :Mr. G.L. Sanghi, Sr. Adv., Mr. Ashwani Garg, Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advocates.
For the NCT, Delhi :Ms. Ranjana Narayan, Mr. SWA Qadri, Mrs. Anil Katiyar, Advocates.
For the Rajasthan :Mr. Aruneshwar Gupta, AAG, Mr. Jog Singh, Mr. Amarjit Singh Bedi, Advocates.
For the Orissa :Mr. Jana Kalyan Das, Advocate.
For the Other parties :Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, Mr. G. Prakash, Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Mr. Ashok Mathur, Mr. B.B. Singh, Mr. P. Parmeswaran, Mr. J.S. Attri, Mr. Rajeev Kumar Sharma, Ms. Sushma Suri, Ms. Sandhya Goswami, Mr. Ajit Pudussery, Mr. K.R. Sasiprabhu, Mr. Vishwajit Singh, Mr. Ashok K. Srivastava, Mr. Satish K. Agnihotri, Mr. Subramonium Prasad, Mr. Anis Suhrawardy, Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, Advocates.
The court has the discretion to grant adjournments based on the requests and circumstances presented by the parties and their counsels.
Headnote:
Court Proceedings - Adjournment of Cases - Summer Vacation
Fact of the Case:
The court was dealing with multiple interlocutory applications seeking adjournments till after summer vacation.
Finding of the Court:
The court granted adjournments for various cases till after the summer vacation based on the requests made by the parties and their counsels.
Issues: Adjournment of cases, requests for time extensions, pending reports and recommendations
Ratio Decidendi: The court considered the requests for adjournments and time extensions, taking into account the pending reports and recommendations from various committees and authorities.
Final Decision: The court decided to adjourn the cases till after the summer vacation as requested by the parties and their counsels.
JUDGMENT :
I.A.No.27:
1. Pursuant to the order dated 12th March, 2004, an affidavit on behalf of the State of Orissa has been filed. Mr. ADN. Rao, learned counsel appearing for MOEF, seeks six weeks' time to file response thereto.
2. Adjourned till after summer vacation.
I.A.No.33:
3. Mr. Rao seeks further time to place on record the recommendations of the Standing Committee of the National Board.
4. List after summer vacation.
I.A.No.36:
5. On request of the State of Maharashtra, the I.A. is adjourned till after summer vacation so as to enable the State to respond to the report of the CEC within four weeks.
I.As.54, 55, 56:
6. These applications are referred to CEC for their comments. Adjourned till after summer vacation.
I.A.Nos.34, 38, 39, 41, 48, 49: (Kailashnand Mission)
7. Adjourned, to be listed after summer vacation.
I.A.Nos.46, 47, 51: (Suresh Devi)
8. Adjourned, to be listed after summer vacation.
I.A.No.35:
9. Mr.Rao states that the Committee members have visited the site but report is awaited. The I.A. is, accordingly, adjourned till after summer vacation.
I.A.No.37:
Report is awaited. Adjourned till after summer vacation.
I.A.No.53:
11. Mr.Rao states that the matter would be placed before the Standing Committee of the National Board in its next meeting.
12. Adjourned, to be listed after summer vacation.
I.A.Nos.43-45: (Tatwale Baba):
13. Adjourned till after summer vacation.
