ITEM NO.1502 COURT NO.14 SECTION PIL-W S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Writ Petition(Civil) No.538/2023 RAJEEB KALITA Petitioner(s)

VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

[ HEARD BY : HON. J.B. PARDIWALA AND HON. R. MAHADEVAN, JJ.]

Date : 15-01-2025 This petition was called on for pronouncement of judgment today.

For Petitioner(s) : Ms. Charu Ambwani, AOR For Respondent(s) :

Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.

Ms. Swarupama Chaturvedi, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Ruchi Kohli, Adv.

Ms. Ameyavikrama Thanvi, Adv.

Mr. Aman Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR Dr. Ravindra Chingale, Adv.

Mr. Siddharth Dharmadhikari, Adv.

Mr. Aaditya Aniruddha Pande, AOR Mr. Anando Mukherjee, AOR Mr. Adarsh Upadhyay, AOR Mr. Amit Singh, Adv.

Mr. Aman Pathak, Adv.

Ms. Pallavi Kumari, Adv.

Signa ture No t Ve rifi ed Mr. Shashank Pachauri, Adv.

D Ci Hg Aita N ll Dy Rs Eig Sn Hed b y Date: 2025.01.15

17:31: 02 IST Mr. Ramesh Babu M. R., AOR Reason:

Mr. Yashvardhan, Adv.

Mr. Apoorv Shukla, AOR Mr. Prashant Shrikant Kenjale, AOR Mr. Kunal Chatterji, AOR Ms. Maitrayee Banerjee, Adv.

Mr. Rohit Bansal, Adv.

Ms. Mrinalini Mukherjee, Adv.

Mr. Apoorv Kurup, AOR Mr. Amit Gupta, AOR Mr. Malak Manish Bhatt, AOR Mr. P. I. Jose, AOR Mr. Anupam Raina, AOR Ms. Osheen Bhat, Adv. Mr. Ashok Mathur, AOR Mr. E. C. Vidya Sagar, AOR Mr. Hemant Kumar Sagar, Adv.

Mr. Shailendra Singh, Adv.

Mr. P. S. Sudheer, AOR Mr. Rishi Maheshwari, Adv.

Mr. Bharat Sood, Adv. Ms. Anne Mathew, Adv.

Mr. Jai Govind M J, Adv.

Mr. Gautam Narayan, AOR Mr. Arjun Garg, AOR Ms. Kriti Gupta, Adv.

Ms. Sagun Srivastava, Adv.

Mr. Saaransh Shukla, Adv.

Mr. Sanjai Kumar Pathak, AOR Mrs. Shashi Pathak, Adv.

Mr. Arvind Kumar Tripathi, Adv.

Mr. Ahanthem Henry, Adv.

Mr. Mohan Singh, Adv.

Mr. Aniket Rajput, Adv.

Ms. Khoisnam Nirmala Devi, Adv.

Mr. Kumar Mihir, AOR Ms. Asmita Singh, AOR Ms. Garima Bajaj, AOR Ms. Aakanksha Kaul, Adv.

Mr. Gopal Jha, AOR Ms. Enakshi Mukhopadhyay Siddhanta, AOR Mr. Ravi Kumar S, Adv.

Mr. Venkata Raghuvamsy D., AOR Mr. Pai Amit, AOR Ms. Pankhuri Bhardwaj, Adv.

Mr. Tathagata Dutta, Adv. Mr. Abhiyudaya Vats, Adv.

Mr. Kushal Dube, Adv.

Mr. Nikhil Pahwa, Adv.

Ms. Radhika Gautam, AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

1. Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. Mahadevan pronounced the judgment of the Bench comprising Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.B. Pardiwala and His Lordship.

2. The Writ petition is disposed of in terms of the reportable judgment.

3. Pending application(s), if any, stands disposed of.

(CHANDRESH) (POOJA SHARMA)

COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH)

(signed reportable judgment is placed on the file)