RAVI PRAKASH SRIVASTAVA . vs THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH - 2024-01-09

O R D E R

Pursuant to our order 18.10.2023 and the subsequent orde r dated 21.11.2023, extending the time, Mr. Ravindra Kumar and Mr .

Vishwajit Singh, learned Senior Advocates appearing on behalf o f the Greater NOIDA and Uttar Pradesh Awas Vikas Parishad , respectively, have stated that the said respondents have alread y inspected the site, and technically, they feel it appropriate tha t there should be a structural audit to be conducted by an exper t agency, like Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi or any othe r institute of equal competence for that matter, and for the sai d purpose, they would require eight weeks’ time .

Although, there is opposition by Ms. Meenaskhi Arora, learne d Senior Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner(s) wit h respect to the time sought before us, but considering the nature o f expert report, which is sought to be obtained, we deem i t appropriate to grant eight weeks’ time to the respondents .

It is ensured by the learned counsel for the aforesai d respondents that the respondents will immediately start th e exercise of getting the structural audit, and they further assure d the Court that they would submit the report by the next date o f hearing .

We would also request the agency engaged by the respondent s for the purpose of structural audit to make endevour to submit th e report within time as fixed by this Court .

The matter may be listed on 05.03.2024 .

(BABITA PANDEY) (RANJANA SHAILEY ) COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH )

ITEM NO.24 COURT NO.8 SECTION X I S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDING S Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 9792/201 7 (Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 17-05-201 6 in WC No. 22576/2016 passed by the High Court of Judicature a t Allahabad )

RAVI PRAKASH SRIVASTAVA . & ORS. Petitioner(s )

VERSU S THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. Respondent(s )

(IA No. 69796/2022 - APPLICATION FOR PERMISSIO N IA No. 13360/2020 - APPLICATION FOR TRANSPOSITIO N IA No. 188678/2019 - APPLICATION FOR TRANSPOSITIO N IA No. 133515/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTION S IA No. 106640/2017 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTION S IA No. 133509/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTION S IA No. 124744/2021 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTION S IA No. 133504/2022 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTION S IA No. 133495/2022 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTIO N IA No. 101089/2021 - CLARIFICATION/DIRECTIO N IA No. 2/2017 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN REFILING / CURING TH E DEFECT S IA No. 32854/2019 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T . IA No. 98779/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T . IA No. 98910/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T .

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WIT H SLP(C) No. 15548/2017 (XI )

(IA No. 106669/2017 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS )

Date : 09-01-2024 These matters were called on for hearing today .

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NAT H HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.V. VISWANATHA N For Petitioner(s) Ms. Pyoli, AO R Ms. Meenakshi Arora, Sr. Adv .

Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha, AO R Mr. Shreay Saini, Adv .

For Respondent(s) Mr. Ravindra Kumar Raizada, A.A.G .

Ms. Alka Sinha, Adv .

Mr. Anuvrat Sharma, AO R Mr. Navin Prakash, AO R Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Sr. Adv .

Mr. Binay Kumar Das, AO R Mr. Vipin Kumar Saxena, Adv .

Ms. Priyanka Das, Adv .

Ms. Neha Das, Adv .

Mr. Vishwajit Singh, Sr. Adv . Mr. Abhishek Kumar Singh, AO R Mr. Pankaj Singh, Adv .

Ms. Ridhima Singh, Adv . Ms. Anamika Yadav, Adv .

Ms. Indra Sawhney, AO R Mr. Sonal Jain, AO R Mr. Rishab Raj Jain, Adv .

Mr. Udayan Jain, Adv .

Ms. Kajal Sharma, Adv .

Ms. Shrutika Garg, Adv .

Ms. Heena Sharma, Adv .

Mr. M. Yogesh Kanna, AO R Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Adv .

Mr. Ankur Saigal, Adv .

Mr. Anirudh Bhatia, Adv .

Mr. Victor Das, Adv .

Mr. Chirag Nayak, Adv .

Mr. E. C. Agrawala, AO R Mr. Shiv Ram Sharma, AO R Mr. Himanshu Munshi, AO R Mr. Siddhant Munshi, Adv . Mr. Himanshu Munshi, Adv .

Mr. Anitesh Choudhary, Adv .

Mr. Vipin Kumar Jai, AO R Mr. Vipul Jai, Adv .

Mrs. Gurinder Jai, Adv .

Ms. Sanjna Dua, Adv . Mrs. Anju Jain, Adv .

Ms. Anju Jain, Adv .

Mr. Hitesh Sachar, Adv .

Mr. Hitesh Sachaar, Adv .

Mr. Anuj Bhandari, AO R Mr. Anuj Bhandari, Adv .

Mr. S. R. Setia, AO R Mr. Satish Kumar, AO R Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha, AO R Mr. Shreay Saini, Adv .

Ms. Pyoli, AO R Mr. Tarang Agrawal, Adv .

Mr. Sourabh Jena, Adv .

Mr. Mrigank Kumar, Adv .

Ms. Gulafsha Kureshi, Adv . Mr. Gautam Prabhakar, Adv . Mr. Mrigank Prabhakar, AO R Mr. Rajesh Singh Chauhan, AO R Mr. Pritish Narayan Ray, Adv .

Mr. Virendra Pratap Singh, Adv .

Ms. Shubra Prashar, Adv .

Mr. Sandeep Malik, Adv .

Ms. Vagisha Nandini, Adv .

Mr. Ravi Prakash, AO R Mr. Neeraj Kumar Verma, AO R Mr. Ritesh Kumar, Adv .

Mr. Vivek Singh, Adv .

Mr. Onkar Nath, Adv .

Mr. Anuj Mirdha, Adv .

Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AO R Mr. Govind Bhardwaj, Adv .

Mr. Pradeep Shukla, Adv .

Mr. O. P. Mishra, Adv .

Mr. Ashwarya, Adv .

Mr. Aryan Sinha, Adv .

Mr. Sanjeev Malhotra, AO R Mr. Jeetender Gupta, AO R Mr. Pramod Dayal, AO R Mr. Nikunj Dayal, Adv . Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Adv . Ms. Ankita Kedia, Adv .

Mr. Harikesh Singh, Adv .

Mr. Sandeep Sinhmar, Adv .

Ms. Mandeera Sinhmar, Adv .

Mr. Satyendra Kumar, AO R Mr. Gaurav Goel, AO R Mr. Vivek Malik, Adv . Mr. Vivek Sinha, Adv .

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Adv .

Mrs. Aparna Rohatgi Jain, Adv .

Mr. K.S. Subramanyam, Adv .

Mr. Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Adv .

Mr. S.K. Rajora, Adv .

Mr. Akhileshwar Jha, Adv .

Ms. Ritika Raj, Adv .

Ms. Komal, Adv .

Ms. Niharika Dwivedi, Adv .

Mr. Ajay Mishra, Adv .

Mr. Vipin Gupta, AO R UPON hearing the counsel, the Court made the followin g

O R D E R

Pursuant to our order 18.10.2023 and the subsequent orde r dated 21.11.2023, extending the time, Mr. Ravindra Kumar Raizad a and Mr. Vishwajit Singh, learned Senior Advocates appearing o n behalf of the Greater NOIDA and Uttar Pradesh Awas Vikas Parishad , respectively, have stated that the said respondents have alread y inspected the site, and technically, they feel it appropriate tha t there should be a structural audit to be conducted by an exper t agency, like Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi or any othe r institute of equal competence for that matter, and for the sai d purpose, they would require eight weeks’ time .

Although, there is opposition by Ms. Meenaskhi Arora, learne d Senior Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner(s) wit h respect to the time sought before us, but considering the nature o f expert report, which is sought to be obtained, we deem i t appropriate to grant eight weeks’ time to the respondents .

It is ensured by the learned counsel for the aforesai d respondents that the respondents will immediately start th e exercise of getting the structural audit, and they further assure d the Court that they would submit the report by the next date o f hearing .

We would also request the agency engaged by the respondent s for the purpose of structural audit to make endevour to submit th e report within time as fixed by this Court .

The matter may be listed on 05.03.2024 .

(BABITA PANDEY) (RANJANA SHAILEY ) COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (NSH )