2005 INSC 0634
(Supreme Court Of India)
Brij Mohan Lal
v.
Union of India & Others
(S.B. Sinha and S.H. Kapadia,Jj.,)
Transferred Case (Civil) No. 22 Of 2001 With Transferred Case (Civil) No.
23/2001, Slp(C) No. 7870 Of 2001 Slp (C) No. 10645 Of 2001, T.P.(C) No.
407-410 Of 2001, W.P.(C) No. 140 Of 2005 | 29-07-2005

1. The affidavit filed on behalf of the State of Uttar Pradesh is wholly
unsatisfactory. The State of Uttar Pradesh as also the High Court of Judicature
at Allahabad, is directed to file appropriate affidavits within three weeks as
regard the continuity of service or otherwise of those judicial officers including
those who had been reverted to the post of Civil Judge (Senior Division).

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2. Let notice be issued to the Union of India and also to the High Court of
Judicature at Calcutta returnable within four weeks. Counter affidavits be filed
within three weeks.

IA 11

3. Let notice be issued to the Union of India and also to the High Court of
Judicature at Calcutta returnable within four weeks. Counter affidavit be filed
within three weeks.

4. IA Nos. 11 and 12 will be heard together.

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5. Issue notice returnable within four weeks.

6. Ms. D. Bharati Reddy and Mr. T.V. Ratnam, learned Counsel accept notice
on behalf of the State of Andhra Pradesh and the Union of India respectively.

7. Affidavit be filed within three weeks.

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8. Issue notice to the State of Madhya Pradesh and also the High Court of
Madhya Pradesh returnable within four weeks. Mr. C.D. Singh, and Mr. T.V.
Ratnam, learned Counsel accept notice on behalf of the State of M.P. and the
Union of India respectively.

9. Counter affidavit be filed within three weeks.

10. It appears that despite this Court's order dated 29th April, 2005 some of the
States/High Courts have not filed their respective affidavits. The Registry shall
inform the standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the States/High Courts that
the affidavits to be filed within three weeks.

11. Mr. Tara Chand Sharma, learned Counsel accepts notice on behalf of the
State of Jammu and Kashmir and the J & K High Court.

12. Mr. P.H. Parekh, appearing on behalf of the Patna High Court states that he
files an affidavit. Let it be kept on record. Registry is directed to number the
affidavit as an I.A.

13. Issue notice. Mr. B.B. Singh learned Counsel accepts notice on behalf of the
State of Bihar.

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14. List the matters after four weeks.

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