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Common Cause v. Union of India & Ors.

Order in all the applications except I.A. Nos. 57 and 59:

(H.L. Dattu, C.J. and Arun Mishra and Adarsh Kumar Goel, JJ.)

Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 114/2014

Common Cause ____________________________________ Petitioner

v.

Union of India & Ors. _____________________________ Respondent(s)

With

Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 114/2014

Common Cause _____________________________________ Petitioner

v.

Union of India & Ors. _____________________________ Respondent(s)

With

I.A. Nos. 1 – Appln. for interim directions on behalf of Petitioner

I.A. Nos. 2 – Appln. for permission to file addl. Documents on b/o Petitioner

I.A. Nos. 4 – Appln. for Intervention on b/o Pataniak Minerals

I.A. Nos. 62 – Appln. for Modification b/o Pataniak Minerals

I.A. Nos. 5 – Appln. for Intervention on b/o Gita Rani Mohanty

I.A. Nos. 22 – Appln. for modification of Court’s Order dated 16.05.2014

I.A. Nos. 68 – Appln. for permission to file Additional documents

I.A. Nos. 6 – Appln. for Intervention on b/o Avin Jain I.A. Nos. 8&9 – Appln. for Impleadment & Modification of Court’s Order dated 16.05.2014 on b/o S.A. Kareem

I.A. Nos. 14 – Appln. for permission to bring Addl. documents on record

I.A. Nos. 10 – Appln. for Impleadment/Directions on b/o Orissa

I.A. Nos. 11 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Puran Chandra Sahu

I.A. Nos. 12 – Appln. for Impleadment on b/o S.A. Haleem

I.A. Nos. 13 – Appln. for modification of Court’s Order dated 16.05.2014

I.A. Nos. 15 – Appln. for Impleadment on b/o National Enterprises

I.A. Nos. 16 – Appln. for modification of Court’s Order dated 16.05.2014 on b/o National Enterprises

I.A. Nos. 18 – Appln. for Impleadment on b/o D.R. Patanaik

I.A. Nos. 19 – Appln. for modification of Court’s Order dated 16.05.2014

I.A. Nos. 24 – Appln. for intervention on b/o M/s. Essel Mining & Industries

I.A. Nos. 39 – Appln. for direction on b/o M/s. Essel Mining Industries Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 63 – Appln. for permission to file Additional Documents on b/o M/s. Essel Mining & Industries

I.A. Nos. 25 – Appln. for intervention on b/o All Odisha Steel Federation

I.A. Nos. 26 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Aryan Mining & Trading Corpn. Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 27 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Kalinga Mining Corpn.

I.A. Nos. 28 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Khatau Narbheram & Co., I.A. Nos. 29 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Ghanashyam Misra 2 & Sons Pvt. Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 30 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Narayani Sons (P) Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 31 – Appln. for impleadment on b/o Hindustan Copper Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 32 – Appln. for modification of Court’s Order dated 16.05.2014

I.A. Nos. 33 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Pellct Manufacturer Assn. of India

I.A. Nos. 34 – Appln. for directions on b/o Pellct Manufacturer Assn. of India

I.A. Nos. 36 – Appln. for intervention on b/o H.G. Pandaya & Ors.

I.A. Nos. 37 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Aryan Mining & Trading Corpn

I.A. Nos. 38 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Midest Integrated Steel Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 40 – Appln. for directions on b/o M/s. Sarda Mines Pvt. Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 61 – Appln. for permission to file Additional documents in I.A. Nos. 40 on b/o M/s. Sarda Mines Pvt. Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 41 – Appln. for intervention on b/o M/s. Sarda Mines Pvt. Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 42 – Appln. for modification of Courts Order dated 16.05.2014 on b/o M/s. Sarda Mines Pvt. Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 43 – Appln. for direction for extension of time on b/o State of Odisha

I.A. Nos. 44 – Appln. for impleadment on b/o Syed Najam Ahmed

I.A. Nos. 45 – Appln. for modification of Court’s Order dated 16.05.2014 on b/o Syed Najam Ahmed

I.A. Nos. 46 – Appln. for impleadment on b/o Kavita Agarwala

I.A. Nos. 47 – Appln. for directions on b/o Kavita Agarwala

I.A. Nos. 48 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Ramesh Prasad Sao

I.A. Nos. 70 – Appln. for modification of Court’s Order dated 16.05.2014 on b/o Ramesh Prasad Sao

I.A. Nos. 49 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Kamal Jeet Singh

I.A. Nos. 50 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Prabodh Mohanty

I.A. Nos. 51 – Appln. for modification of Order dt 16.5.2014 on b/o Prabodh Mohanty

I.A. Nos. 52 – Appln. for intervention on b/o M/s Kaypee Enterprises

I.A. Nos. 53 – Appln. for direction on b/o Steel Authority of India Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 64 – Appln. for permission to file Addl. Documents a/w Addl. Documents in I.A. Nos. 53 on b/o Steel Authority of India Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 65 – Appln. for direction on b/o Steel Authority of India Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 54 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Lal Traders

I.A. Nos. 57 – Appln. for intervention on b/o M/s Serajuddin & Co.

I.A. Nos. 58 – Appln. for intervention on b/o M/s Gandha Mardan Sponge Industrial Pvt. Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 69 – Appln. for modification of Order dt 16.5.2014 on b/o M/s Gandha Mardan Sponge Industrial Pvt. Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 59 – Appln. for intervention on b/o Indrani Patnaik

I.A. Nos. 60 – Appln. for impleadment on b/o M/s Tarini Minerals Pvt. Ltd.

I.A. Nos. 66 – Appln. for modification of Order dt 16.5.2014 on b/o Jitendra Nath Patnaik

I.A. Nos. 67 – Appln. for permission to file Additional Documents on b/o Jitendra Nath Patnaik

Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 114/2014 and Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s). 114/2014, decided on October 7, 2015

The Order of the court was delivered by


Order

1. Order in all the applications except I.A. Nos. 57 and 59:

For disposal of all the applications that are listed before us today, we need the assistance of Mr. A.D.N. Rao, learned amicus curiae, in preparing a tabular form, inter alia indicating the number of application(s), the nature of relief(s) sought in the application(s) and the remarks of the Central Empowered Committee (for short ‘the Committee’), if any, on those reliefs.

2. Since there are large number of applications pending before us for urgent orders, we request the Committee to devote its time and prepare the tabular form as desired by us and submit the same before us within three weeks’ time from today.

3. After preparing the said table, Shri Rao, learned amicus curiae would supply a copy of the same to all the learned counsel, who have filed the applications before this Court.

4. List the matter on 5th November, 2015.

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