ITEM NO.

COURT NO.6

SECTION PIL

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 401 OF 2013
SUBRATA CHATTORAJ

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Respondent(s)

WITH W.P(C) NO. 402 of 2013

(With office report)
W.P(C) NO. 413 of 2013
(With office report)
Date: 25/02/2014 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S. THAKUR
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. NAGAPPAN
For Petitioner(s)
Mr. Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharya,Sr.Adv.
(in 401/13)
Mr. Anoop Choudhari,Sr.Adv.
Mr. K.C. Mittal,Adv.
Mr. Subhasish Bhowmick,Adv.
(in 402/13)
Mr. Ashok Bhan,Sr.Adv.
Mr. A.K. Panda,Sr.Adv.
Ms. Kiran Suri,Sr.Adv.
Mr. Dipak Bhattacharyya,Adv.
Ms. Niti Luthra,Adv.
Mr. R.K. Rathore,Adv.
Mr. S.J. Amith,Adv.
Ms. Ritika Gambhir,Adv.
Mr. Subhasish Bhowmick,Adv.
(in 413/13)

Mr. Suresh Chandra Tripathy,Adv.

For Respondent(s)
Mr. S.K. Bagaria,ASG
Mr. N.K. Karhail,Adv.
Ms. Mini Kaushik,Adv.
Mr. Ajit Singh,Adv.
Mr. Ashok K. Shrivastava,Adv.
Ms. Sushma Suri,Adv.
(Min. Of Finance)

Mr. Sidharth Luthra,ASG

(CBI)
Mr. Sadman Ali,Adv.
Dr. Ashok Dhamija,Adv.
Mr. B.V. Balaram Das,Adv.
Mr. D.S. Mahara,Adv.
Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan,Sr.Adv. (West Bengal)
Mr. Mukul Rohtagi,Sr.Adv.
Mr. Anip Sachthey,Adv.
Ms. Haripriya Padmanabhan,Adv.
Mr. Suhaan Mukherjee,Adv.
Mr. Mohit Paul,Adv.
Ms. Shagun Matta,Adv.
Mr. Kabir S. Bose,Adv.
Ms. Pavni Poddar,Adv.
Mr. Ramesh Babu M.R.,Adv.
Ms. Swati Setia,Adv.
Mr. Bhargava V. Deasi,Adv.

(RBI)

(SEBI)

Mr. Shreyas Mehrotra,Adv.

Mr. P.S. Patwalia,Sr.Adv.
Mr. Siddharth Bhatnagar,Adv.
Mr. Prasenjit Keswani,Adv.
Ms. Sonia Dube,Adv.
Mr. S. Chakraborty,Adv.
Mr. Prateek Jalan,Adv.
For M/S. Legal Options
Mr. Samir Ali Khan,Adv.
Mr. Gopal Subramaniam,Sr.Adv. (Odisha)
Mrs. Kirti Renu Mishra,Adv.
Ms. Apurva Upmanyu,Adv.
UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following
ORDER
W.P.(C)No(s) 401 and 402 of 2013:
Heard in-part.
Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan and Mr. Mukul Rohtagi, learned senior
counsel appearing for the respondent-State (in WP(C) No(s).401 and 402 of
2013), pray for and are granted a week's time to file a sur-rejoinder to
the rejoinder filed by the writ petitioners. Additional documents
including details regarding the number of cases filed, sample copies of the
charge-sheet filed so far as also the purchase value of the properties that
are said to have been attached during the course of investigation, shall
also be filed along with the sur-rejoinder. Respondent-State shall be free
to approach the Shyamal Kumar Sen Commission of Inquiry set up by it for
inspection of the records before the Commission, to collect any information
considered relevant for the above purpose.
Petitioners are also permitted to file additional document, if
any, within three days from today with a copy of the same to counsel
opposite.
Mr. Siddharth Luthra, learned Additional Solicitor General, has,
in answer to certain queries made by us filed responses from the CBI and
also SFIO. He submits that the said responses may be kept in a sealed
cover. Registry is is directed to do the needful.
Mr. S.K. Bagaria, learned Additional Solicitor General, appearing
for Directorate of Enforcement, Ministry of Finance, may also file a report
in a sealed cover as to the progress made in connection with the on-going
investigation undertaken by the Directorate.
Mr. Bhargava V. Desai, learned counsel appearing for the SEBI who
is respondents in both the writ petitions, shall also file his counter
affidavits.
For continuation of arguments post on Tuesday, the 4th March, 2014
along with W.P.(C) No.413 of 2013.

|(Mahabir Singh)
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Court Master

| (Veena Khera)
Court Master

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