ITEM NO.806 COURT NO.1 SECTION XIV S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS M.A. Diary No. 4/2019 in Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 7258/2018 EDAPPADI K. PALANISWAMI Petitioner(s) VERSUS T.T.V. DHINAKARAN & ORS. Respondent(s)/ Applicant(s) Date : 02-01-2019 This matter was MENTIONED today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL For Petitioner(s) Ms. Diksha Rai, AOR Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AOR For Respondent(s)/ Applicant(s) Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Sr. Adv. (mentioned by) Mr. Vivek Singh, AOR Mr. Amit Bhandari, Adv. UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R On mentioning, the matter is taken on Board. List the matter on 7.1.2019 before the appropriate Bench as per the roster, subject to curing of defects, if any. (Deepak Guglani) (Anand Prakash) Court Master Court Master
SLP(C) 7258/2018 1 ITEM NO.7 COURT NO.1 SECTION XIV S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No. 7258/2018 (Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 09-03-2018 in CM No. 2994/2018 in W.P.(C) No. 10728/2017 passed by the High Court Of Delhi At New Delhi) EDAPPADI K. PALANISWAMI Petitioner(s) VERSUS T.T.V. DHINAKARAN & ORS. Respondent(s) (IA No.38949/2018-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) WITH SLP(C) No. 7552/2018 (XIV) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R. and IA No.41044/2018-FILING C/C OF THE TRIAL CT. JUDGMENT and IA No.41046/2018-PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES and IA No.41599/2018-PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS) SLP(C) No. 7819/2018 (XIV) (IA No.42398/2018-EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT and IA No.42401/2018-PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES) Date : 28-03-2018 This matter was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR For Petitioner(s) Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Gowtham Kumar, Adv. Ms. Kanika Saran, Adv. Ms. Palak Mahajan, Adv. Ms. Diksha Rai, AOR Mr. Sameer Rohatgi, Adv. Mr. M. Thangathurai, Adv. Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Sr. Adv. Mr. K.V. Vishwanathan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Guru Krishna Kumar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AOR Mr. Harish Vaidyanathan, Adv. Ms. Vaishnavi Subrahmanyam, Adv.
SLP(C) 7258/2018 2 Ms. Srishti Govil, Adv. Ms. Lakshmi Rao, Adv. Ms. Pratiksha Mishra, Adv. Mr. Abhishek Bharti, Adv. Mr. Ram Shankar, Adv. Mr. Ravi Raghunath, Adv. Mr. K.V. Vishwanathan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Guru Krishna Kumar, Sr. Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Ashok Desai, Sr. Adv. Ms. Meenakshi Arora, Sr. Adv. Mr. Amarendra Sharan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari, Adv. Mr. Vivek Singh, AOR Mr. N. Raja Santhoor Pandian, Adv. Mr. Mohit Paul, Adv. Ms. Niti Jain, Adv. Mr. Swastik Dalai, Adv. Mr. Shashwat Singh, Adv. UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Heard Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Mr. K.V. Vishwanathan and Mr. Guru Krishna Kumar, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. Ashok Desai, Ms. Meenakshi Arora and Mr. Amarendra Sharan, learned senior counsel for the respondents. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, we are inclined to pass the following directions:- (i) The counter affidavit filed by the present petitioners before the High Court shall be taken on record and as accepted by learned counsel for the petitioners, no further opportunity shall be granted for filing a counter affidavit. (ii) Rejoinder affidavit, if any, be filed by the respondents within two weeks hence.
SLP(C) 7258/2018 3 (iii) The learned Acting Chief Justice of the High Court is requested to constitute an appropriate Division Bench, so that they can decide the lis in question. (iv) The Division Bench so constituted is requested to dispose of the main matter by the end of April, 2018, as this matter requires immediate attention. (v) The interim order passed by the learned Single Judge on 9.3.2018 shall remain in abeyance. (vi) As we have kept the order in abeyance, the Election Commission shall not pronounce its order. (vii) In case there is any notification for an election, liberty is granted to the parties to approach this Court. The special leave petitions are accordingly disposed of. Pending interlocutory applications, if any, shall also stand disposed of. (Deepak Guglani) (H.S. Parasher) Court Master Assistant Registrar