SECTION XIV

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

EXTRA-ORDINARY APPELLATE JURISDICTION

SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 16890 OF 2022

WITH

INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION NO. 120782, 120784 OF 2021 AND 5886 OF 2022

(APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS, EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. AND EX-PARTE STAY)

WITH PRAYER FOR INTERIM RELIEF

Process Id: 716/2023

OFFICE REPORT

This Hon'ble Court, on 19th September, 2022, was pleased to pass the following order:

" 1 Delay condoned. 

 2 Mr Sanjay Hegde, senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, submits that there is a subsequent development which has taken place, namely, that the name of the petitioner has been included in the NRC. This is adverted to in the compilation of additional documents as well. 

3 Senior counsel has relied on an order of a two-Judge Bench of this Court in Asuruddin SK v The State of Assam & Ors. 

 4 Issue notice, returnable in four weeks. 

 5 Liberty to serve the Central Agency and the Standing Counsel for the State of Assam, in addition. 

 6 Pending further orders, no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner on the basis of the impugned judgment dated 1 June 2017."

Accordingly, show cause notice was issued to all the three Respondents through registered A.D. Post on 28-9-2022 as well as through Central Agency and Standing Counsel of Assam.  As per track report of the Postal Department, notice has been served on all the three Respondents but no one has entered appearance on their behalf so far.

Service of show cause notice is complete. 

The Petition along-with application above-mentioned is listed before the Hon'ble Court with this Office Report.

Dated : July 17, 2023

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