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ITEM NO.7 COURT NO.1 SECTION IVA

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 7663/2016

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 16/02/2016

in WP No. 14765/2007 16/02/2016 in IA No. 948/2016 passed by the

High Court Of M.P at Jabalpur)

STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN AND ORS. Respondent(s)

(with appln. (s) for exemption from filing O.T. and permission to

file lengthy list of dates and interim relief and office report)

Date : 30/03/2016 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UDAY UMESH LALIT

For Petitioner(s)

Mr. P.S. Patwalia, Sr. Adv.

Mr. C.D. Singh, Adv.

Ms. Sakshi Kakkar, Adv.

Mr. Archit Upadhyay, Adv.

Ms. Saumya Kalra, Adv.

For Respondent(s)

Mr. Sanjay Parikh, Adv.

Ms. Anitha Shenoy, Adv.

Ms. Ninni Susan Thomas, Adv.

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

Issue notice.

Mr. Sanjay Parikh, learned counsel has entered appearance on

behalf of respondent No.1 and 2. Notice shall now issue to

respondent No.3 returnable within six weeks.

In the meantime, there shall be stay of the operation of

Digitally signed by

ASHOK RAJ SINGH

Date: 2016.04.02

13:16:42 IST

Reason:

Signature Not Verified

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impugned order passed by the High Court. A copy of the report

submitted by Justice S.S. Jha, former Judge of the High Court of

Madhya Pradesh shall however be supplied to the Chief Secretary of

the State of M.P in a sealed cover within ten days from today. The

Government of M.P. shall within six weeks thereafter file an action

taken report on the said report with an advance copy to the

respondents who shall be free to file their response to the same.

This petition shall stand over to be listed again after six

weeks along with SLP (C) No.13213-13214 of 2009.

(Ashok Raj Singh)

(Veena Khera)

Court Master

Court Master