IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION TRANSFER PETITION (C) NOS. 135-139 OF 2018 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS WEST BENGAL KEROSENE AGENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION & ORS.Respondent(s)

O R D E R

We have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties.

We have perused the Transfer Petitions filed by the petitioners and according to us, there is no justifiable reason to transfer Writ Petition No. 25064 (W) of 2016 titled as “West Bengal Kerosene Agents Welfare Association and Anr. vs. Union of India & Ors.” pending before the High Court at Calcutta; Writ Petition No. 13179 of 2017 titled as “S. Kuppuswamy vs. Union of India & Ors. Writ Petition No. 13181 of 2017 titled as “Tamil Nadu Kerosene Dealers Association vs. Union of India & Ors.”; Writ Petition No. 26879 of 2017 titled as “Tamil Nadu Kerosene Dealers Association vs. Union of India & Ors.,” and Writ Petition No. 26880 of 2017 titled as “S. Kuppuswamy vs. Union of India & Ors.” pending before the High Court of Judicature at Madras to this Court.

Accordingly, the Transfer Petitions are dismissed.

Pending applications stand disposed of.

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Signature Not Verified (ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN)

Digitally signed by R NATARAJAN Date: 2019.09.05

16:54:41 IST Reason:

.......................... J.

(SURYA KANT)

New Delhi;

September 02, 2019.

ITEM NO.41 COURT NO.5 SECTION XVI-A S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Transfer Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 135-139/2018 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS WEST BENGAL KEROSENE AGENTS WELFARE ASSOCIATION & ORS.Respondent(s)

(FOR ADMISSION and IA No. 131621/2018 - RECALLING THE COURTS ORDER IA No. 131640/2018 - RECALLING THE COURTS ORDER IA No. 13588/2018 - STAY APPLICATION)

Date : 02-09-2019 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT For Petitioner(s) Mr. Sanjay Jain, ASG Ms. Alka Agrawal, Adv.

Mr. Shiv Mangal Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Rimi Basu, Adv.

Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav, AOR For Respondent(s) Mr. Mukul Rohtagi, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Kalyan Bandopadhyay, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Anip Sachthey, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Ramanand Aggarwala, Adv.

Ms. Nibedita Pal, Adv.

Mrs. Sarla Chandra, AOR Mr. Suhaan Mukerji, Adv.

Ms. Astha Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Amit Verma, Adv.

Mr. Abhishek Manchanda, Adv.

Ms. Kajal Dalal, Adv.

Mr. Prastut Dalvi, Adv.

Mr. Naveen Kumar, Adv.

For M/s. PLR Chambers And Co., AOR Mr. S. Gowthaman, AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

The Transfer Petitions are dismissed in terms of the signed order.

(R. NATARAJAN) (RENU DIWAN)

COURT MASTER (SH) ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (Signed order is placed on the file)