LOGANATHAN VS. THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU

Revised

(for appearance)

ITEM NO.310 COURT NO.10 SECTION XII

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION Diary No.17103/2026

[Emanating from the Final Judgment and Order dated 18-02-2026

passed in SLP (Civil) No.8044/2025 passed by this Court]

LOGANATHAN Petitioner

VERSUS

THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU Respondents

[IA No.157121/2026 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS

IA No.156839/2026 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS

IA No.152525/2026 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS

IA No.182915/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN DEPOSITING COST

IA No.156984/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

IA No.156840/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

IA No.157127/2026 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT

IA No.156982/2026 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT

IA No.152528/2026 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT]

DATE : 05-08-2026 This matter was called for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN

Mr. Ajit Kumar Sinha, Sr. Adv. (Amicus Curiae),

Mr. Govind Jee, AoR

Mr. Naveen Soni, Adv.

Mr. Shaswat Sinha, Adv.

Mr. Akshat Agarwal, Adv.

For Petitioner :Ms. Purnima Krishna, AoR

Mr. N. Rajaraman, AoR

For Respondents :Ms. G. Indira, AoR

Mr. Prashanto Chandra Sen, AAG/Sr. Adv.

Mr. B. Karunakaran, AoR

Ms. Jayasri, Adv.

Mr. K. V. Mohan, AoR

Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, AoR

Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv.

Mr. Revanta Solanki, Adv.

Ms. Vanshika Singh, Adv.

Mr. Ajay Tewari, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Eliza Barr, Adv.

Ms. Anjali Saxena, Adv.

Mr. Govind Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Aaditya Rajawat, Adv.

Ms. Akansha, AoR

Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AoR

Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv.

Mr. S.D. Sanjay Bihar, Advocate General

Mr. Manish Kumar, AoR

Mr. Divyansh Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Kumar Saurav, Adv.

Ms. Nidhi Mittal, AoR

Mr. Gurjas Singh Narula, Adv.

Mr. Tirupati Gaurav Shahi, Adv.

Ms. Sugandha Jain, Sc, Adv.

Mr. Prabodh Kumar, AoR

Ms. Aastha Mehta, Adv.

Mr. Gursharan H. Virk, Adv.

Mr. Simranjit H. Virk, Adv.

Ms. Nancy Sheth, Adv.

Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AoR

Ms. Prerana Mohapatra, Adv.

Ms. Prina Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Priyal Sheth, Adv.

Mr. Mohit Paul, AoR

Ms. Rangoli Seth, Adv.

Mr. Rohit, Adv.

Mr. Anurag Pratyush Sahay, AoR

Ms. Pallavi Langar, AoR

M/S. Nuli & Nuli, AoR

Mr. Anand Sanjay M Nuli, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Ashritsai Torgal, Adv.

Mr. Abhishekh Singh, Adv.

Ms. Manisha T. Karia, Sr. A.A.G.

Mr. Pashupathi Nath Razdan, AoR

Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, AoR

Mr. H. K. Chaturvedi, AoR

Mrs. Anjali Chaturvedi, Adv.

Mr. Sagar Chaturvedi, Adv.

Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, AoR

Mr. Karun Shamra, Adv.

Ms. Anupama Ngangom, Adv.

Ms. Rajkumari Divyasana, Adv.

Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AoR

Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, AoR

Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv.

Ms. Chubalemla Chang, Adv.

Mr. Prang Newmai, Adv.

Ms. Yanmi Phazang, Adv.

(For State of Nagaland)

Mr. Hitendra Nath Rath, AoR

Dr. Niranjan Moharana, Adv.

Mr. Amitabh Panda, Adv.

Ms. Laxmi, Adv.

Mr. Shiv Mangal Sharma, A.A.G.

Ms. Shalini Singh, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Rajpal, AoR

Mr. Ronak Karanpuria, AoR

Dr. K. P. Kylasanatha Pillay, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Nitish Pande, Adv.

Ms. Rashmi Singhania, AoR

(for Municipal Commissioner, Kerala,

Thiruvananthpuram)

Mr. Manohar Pratap, AoR

Mr. Daksh Kidian, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Mishra, AoR

Mr. Basava Prabhu S Patil, Adv. Gen.

for State of Sikkim, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sameer Abhyankar, AoR

Ms. Yachna Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Arushi Chopra, Adv.

Mr. Nalin Talwar, Adv.

Ms. Devina Sehgal, AoR

Mr. Srikanth Varma Mudunuru, Adv.

Mr. Yatharth Kansal, Adv.

Mr. Shail Kumar Dwivedi, Adv.

Mr. Mukesh Verma, Adv.

Mr. Shashank Singh, AoR

Mr. Kunal Chatterji, AoR

Ms. Maitrayee Banerjee, Adv.

Mr. Varij Nayan Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Uddyam Mukherjee, AoR

Mr. Swapnil Pattanayak, Adv.

Ms. Kratika Kushwaha, Adv.

Mr. Praveen Swarup, AoR

Mr. S.D. Sanjay, A.S.G.

Mr. Sanjiv Sen, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Praveen Swarup, Adv.

Mr. Prahalad Balaji, Adv.

Mr. Rohit Swarup, Adv.

Ms. Jarna Singh, Adv.

Mr. Yunus Malik, Adv.

Mr. Devesh Maurya, Adv.

Mr. Ravi Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Akshay Verma, AoR

Mr. Udit, Adv.

Ms. Sushma Verma, Adv.

Mr. Aravindh S., AoR

Mr. Akshay Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Aadithya Aravindh, Adv.

Miss Madhulika Upadhyay, AoR

Mrs. Aishwray Bhati, A.S.G.

Mrs. Madhulika Upadhyay, AoR, Adv.

Ms. Shivika Mehra, Adv.

Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, Adv.

Mr. A Deb Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Sr. A.A.G.

Mr. Rahul Khurana, AoR

Mr. Nikunj Gupta, Adv.

Ms. Bhavya Singla, Adv.

Mr. R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India

Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.

Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, AoR

Mr. Rajeev Kumar Dubey, Adv.

Mr. Ruchir Ranjan Rai, Adv.

Mr. Ashiwan Mishra, Adv.

Ms. Aditi Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Suraj, Adv.

Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Sr. A.A.G.

Mr. Shekhar Raj Sharma, A.A.G.

Mr. Samar Vijay Singh, AoR

Ms. Nidhi Narwal, Adv.

Ms. Srishti Jain, Adv.

Mr. Nikunj Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Aman Dev Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Sabarni Som, Adv.

Mr. Gaj Singh, Adv.

Mr. Keshav Mittal, Adv.

Mr. Siddhesh Shirish Kotwal, AoR

Ms. Ana Upadhyay, Adv.

Mr. T. Illayarasu, Adv.

Ms. Anupriya Poddar, Adv.

Mr. Manohar Pratap, AoR

Mr. Ronak Karanpuria, AoR

Mr. Rajdeepak Rastogi, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sarthak Rastogi, Adv.

Mr. Nishit Agrawal, AoR

Mr. Devesh Yadav, Adv.

Ms. Kanishka Mittal, Adv.

Ms. Deepti Rathi, Adv.

Mr. Prashanto Chandra Sen, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Kavitha Nithyanandan Rameshwar, AAG

Mr. B. Karunakaran, AoR

Mr. Shoaib Fazil S., Adv.

Ms. Rajlakshmi Singh, Adv.

Ms. Pooja Lakshmi, Adv.

Ms. Jayasri, Adv.

(For the State of Tamil Nadu)

Ms. G. Indira, AoR

Mr. K. V. Mohan, AoR

Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, AoR

Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv.

Mr. Revanta Solanki, Adv.

Ms. Vanshika Singh, Adv.

Mr. Ajay Tewari, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Eliza Barr, Adv.

Ms. Anjali Saxena, Adv.

Mr. Govind Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Aaditya Rajawat, Adv.

Ms. Akansha, AoR

Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AoR

Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv.

Mr. S.D. Sanjay, Advocate General, Bihar

Mr. Manish Kumar, AoR

Mr. Divyansh Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Kumar Saurav, Adv.

Ms. Nidhi Mittal, AoR

Mr. Gurjas Singh Narula, Adv.

Mr. Tirupati Gaurav Shahi, Adv.

Ms. Sugandha Jain, Sc, Adv.

Mr. Prabodh Kumar, AoR

Ms. Aastha Mehta, Adv.

Mr. Gursharan H. Virk, Adv.

Mr. Simranjit H. Virk, Adv.

Ms. Nancy Sheth, Adv.

Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AoR

Ms. Prerana Mohapatra, Adv.

Ms. Prina Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Priyal Sheth, Adv.

Mr. Mohit Paul, AoR

Ms. Rangoli Seth, Adv.

Mr. Rohit, Adv.

Mr. Anurag Pratyush Sahay, AoR

Ms. Pallavi Langar, AoR

Mr. Anand Sanjay M Nuli, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Ashritsai Torgal, Adv.

Mr. Abhishekh Singh, Adv.

For M/s Nuli & Nuli, AoR

Ms. Manisha T. Karia, Sr. A.A.G.

Mr. Pashupathi Nath Razdan, AoR

Mr. K.M. Nataraj, ASG

Mr. Sharan Dev Singh Thakur, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Ruchika Goel, Adv.

Mr. Ratnesh Chandra, Adv.

Mr. Mukesh Verma,

Mr. Suyash Mohan Guru, Adv.

Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, AoR

Mr. Dhruv Joshi, Adv.

(For Bhopal Municipal Corporation/ Lucknow

Development Authority)

Mr. H. K. Chaturvedi, AoR

Mrs. Anjali Chaturvedi, Adv.

Mr. Sagar Chaturvedi, Adv.

Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, AoR

Mr. Karun Shamra, Adv.

Ms. Anupama Ngangom, Adv.

Ms. Rajkumari Divyasana, Adv.

Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AoR

Mr. Amit Kumar, Adv,

Mr. Z.H. Isaac Haiding, Adv.

Mr. T.K. Nayak, Adv.

Mr. Daniel Stone Lyngdoh, Adv.

Ms. Marbiang Khongwir, Adv.

(For state of Meghalaya)

Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, AoR

Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv.

Ms. Chubalemla Chang, Adv.

Mr. Prang Newmai, Adv.

Ms. Yanmi Phazang, Adv.

Mr. Hitendra Nath Rath, AoR

Dr. Niranjan Moharana, Adv.

Mr. Amitabh Panda, Adv.

Ms. Laxmi, Adv.

Mr. Shiv Mangal Sharma, A.A.G.

Ms. Shalini Singh, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Rajpal, AoR

Mr. Ronak Karanpuria, AoR

Mr. Basava Prabhu S Patil, Advocate General

(For the State of Sikkim)

Mr. Sameer Abhyankar, AoR

Ms. Yachna Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Arushi Chopra, Adv.

Mr. Nalin Talwar, Adv.

Ms. Devina Sehgal, AoR

Mr. Srikanth Varma Mudunuru, Adv.

Mr. Yatharth Kansal, Adv.

Mr. Shail Kumar Dwivedi, Adv.

Mr. Mukesh Verma, Adv.

Mr. Shashank Singh, AoR

Mr. Kunal Chatterji, AoR

Ms. Maitrayee Banerjee, Adv.

Mr. Varij Nayan Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Uddyam Mukherjee, AoR

Mr. Swapnil Pattanayak, Adv.

Ms. Kratika Kushwaha, Adv.

Mr. S.D. Sanjay, A.S.G.

Mr. Sanjiv Sen, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Praveen Swarup, AoR

Mr. Praveen Swarup, Adv.

Mr. Prahalad Balaji, Adv.

Mr. Rohit Swarup, Adv.

Ms. Jarna Singh, Adv.

Mr. Yunus Malik, Adv.

Mr. Devesh Maurya, Adv.

Mr. Ravi Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Akshay Verma, AoR

Mr. Udit, Adv.

Ms. Sushma Verma, Adv.

Ms. Indira Bhakar, Adv.

Mr. Vineet Singh, Adv.

Ms. Osheen Sain, Adv.

Mr. Krishna Kant Dubey, Adv.

Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal, AoR

Mr. Rachit Mittal, Adv.

Mr. Parish Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Kanishk Raj, Adv.

Mr. Aravindh S., AoR

Mr. Akshay Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Aadithya Aravindh, Adv.

Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.

Ms. Madhulika Upadhyay, AoR

Ms. Shivika Mehra, Adv.

Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, Adv.

Mr. A. Deb Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Sr. A.A.G.

Mr. Rahul Khurana, AoR

Mr. Nikunj Gupta, Adv.

Ms. Bhavya Singla, Adv.

Mr. R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India

Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.

Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, AoR

Mr. Rajeev Kumar Dubey, Adv.

Mr. Ruchir Ranjan Rai, Adv.

Mr. Ashiwan Mishra, Adv.

Ms. Aditi Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Suraj, Adv.

Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Sr. A.A.G.

Mr. Shekhar Raj Sharma, A.A.G.

Mr. Samar Vijay Singh, AoR

Ms. Nidhi Narwal, Adv.

Ms. Srishti Jain, Adv.

Mr. Nikunj Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Aman Dev Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Sabarni Som, Adv.

Mr. Gaj Singh, Adv.

Mr. Keshav Mittal, Adv.

Mr. Siddhesh Shirish Kotwal, AoR

Ms. Ana Upadhyay, Adv.

Mr. T.illayarasu, Adv.

Ms. Anupriya Poddar, Adv.

Mr. Rajdeepak Rastogi, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sarthak Rastogi, Adv.

Mr. Nishit Agrawal, AoR

Mr. Devesh Yadav, Adv.

Ms. Kanishka Mittal, Adv.

Ms. Deepti Rathi, Adv.

Mr. Manohar Pratap, AoR

Mr. Ronak Karanpuria, AoR

Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Shivam Saksena, Adv.

Mr. Binay Kr. Das, AoR

Ms. Shreyasi Kunwar, Adv.

(For GNOIDA)

Mr. Anando Mukherjee, AoR

Mr. Shwetank Singh, Adv.

Mr. Utkarsh Anand, Adv.

(For the State of Mizoram)

Mr. Mrinal Elker, Adv.

O R D E R

Heard Mr. Ajit Kumar Sinha, learned Amicus Curiae (Senior

Advocate) and learned senior counsel/counsel for the parties.

2. Apropos issue(s) relating to the Bhopal Municipal Corporation,

we have been informed that upon survey, about 1,000 notices have

been issued and many places sealed pursuant thereto and further

that, consequential orders have also been passed. However, it was

brought to the notice of the Court by Mr. K.M. Nataraj, learned

Additional Solicitor General1, representing the said Municipal

Corporation that the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur in

various cases has granted stay/interim relief, as people have

bypassed the statutory mechanism under the concerned statute and

directly approached the High Court.

3. Learned Amicus Curiae submits that under similar

circumstances, coordinate Benches have been constrained to direct

that consequences as per the Orders passed in those cases by this

Court should prevail irrespective of any order passed by the High

Court or the statutory forum.

4. Having regard to the aforesaid position, we may be constrained

to pass similar Order(s). We would request learned Amicus Curiae to

compile a list of such Order(s) as passed by Coordinate Benches of

this Court, to enable us to examine what Order is called for on the

next date.

5. For the present, we request the Madhya Pradesh High Court to

endeavour to decide the cases where it has granted stay/interim

relief, within six weeks hereafter.

6. At this juncture, our attention was drawn to the fact that

initially the Bhopal Municipal Corporation had sealed about 100

premises, but later, the seals were removed by the same authority.

7. On our query, Mr. Nataraj, learned ASG, drew the attention of

the Court to an administrative order issued by the Government of

1 ‘ASG’.

Madhya Pradesh, General Administration Department, dated

02.08.2026, whereby a 10-Member Committee has been constituted,

purportedly, to come up with suggestions for procedural and policy

decision-making to ensure compliance of the Judgment in Rajendra

Kumar Barjatya v U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad, 2024 INSC 990 dated

17.12.2024, penned by one us (R. Mahadevan, J.) and our Order dated

20.05.2026 in the present proceeding.

8. Learned counsel for the State of Madhya Pradesh submits that

the administrative order supra is clarificatory in nature, at best,

as the Government of Madhya Pradesh wishes to have a clear-cut

policy on the matter.

9. We have no hesitation to hold that the said administrative

order is prima facie contemptuous and seems intended to interfere

with the administration of justice. Accordingly, the administrative

order shall be kept in abeyance with immediate effect. Original

file and records leading up to the constitution of this Committee

be placed before us on the next date. Formal notice of contempt to

the concerned may follow thereupon. Let this serve as a deterrent

for any further/similar attempt to interfere with the directions

issued by this Court.

10. Coming to the Patna Municipal Corporation, pursuant to our

earlier Order, a fresh affidavit has been filed bringing on record

the fact that after the survey conducted, as of now, a total of

26,746 cases have been found, where residential property has been

put to non-residential/commercial use. The figure itself leaves

nothing to doubt that there has been total abdication of

responsibility on behalf of the concerned Municipal Commissioners.

The Patna Municipal Corporation was not even aware of such wide-

spread violation and the alleged violators, till the time this

Court took up the matter. We are informed that the present

incumbent has been on the post since October 2025 and prior

thereto, Mr. Animesh Kumar Parashar, I.A.S., was posted from

26.11.2021 to 04.10.2025 i.e., for close to four years.

11. In the affidavit filed by Mr. Parashar, I.A.S., it is stated

that his tenure saw about 500 cases pertaining to violations of

municipal bye-laws, of which 81 cases were initiated suo motu and

orders were passed in 129 cases and besides these, more than 397

complaints and 22 miscellaneous cases were dealt with by him in

accordance with law.

12. We find no justification in such figures for an officer who

held the post for almost four years. It, tentatively, shows that

the officer had no real concern with regard to what was transpiring

on the ground level.

13. In the aforesaid background, we put him to notice, as to why,

the Court may not pass appropriate orders against him for such

slackness shown during his term as Municipal Commissioner, Patna

Municipal Corporation. He shall be personally present before this

Court along with his Show-Cause on the next date.

14. We are also not satisfied with the action taken by the present

Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation inasmuch as the

notices have still not been served to a majority of the alleged

violators.

15. We are assured by Mr. S. D. Sanjay, learned Advocate General,

State of Bihar that latest within four weeks from date, notices

shall be served on all concerned. Let the same be positively done.

16. Compliance affidavits be filed by all concerned, latest within

four weeks from today.

17. Though, on 04.08.2026 (Para 28), we had directed States/UTs

which had not deposited Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) to

deposit Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh) by today, as formally they

have been made parties only yesterday, the time to deposit

Rs.50,000/- (Rupees Fifty Thousand) stands extended till next

Tuesday i.e., 11.08.2026. Needful be done by that date. Apropos

other States, where the concerned Municipal Corporations or other

statutory bodies have deposited monies on behalf of the concerned

State/UT, they shall be reimbursed by the concerned State/UT. Same

indulgence is extended to all who deposit the amounts by

11.08.2026.

18. The amounts lying with the Registry be deposited in an

interest-bearing fixed deposit initially for a period of three

months with auto-renewal facility.

19. The direction for carrying out a physical survey of specified

areas under the New Delhi Municipal Council2 and Municipal

Corporation of Delhi3, the exercise has not been completed. Though

we are thoroughly dissatisfied with the manner in which the

concerned parties have coordinated amongst themselves, we refrain

from passing coercive orders, in praesenti. Accordingly, and as

2 ‘NDMC’.

3 ‘MCD’.

informed by the learned counsel for IIT-Delhi that two Professors

have been deputed for the exercise and now only draftsmen remain to

be nominated, we substitute our earlier direction. Let NDMC and MCD

provide two competent draftsmen each for the purpose. Exercise be

carried out in terms of Order dated 09.07.2026, at any rate within

three weeks from today, without fail.

20. The survey in Lucknow be also completed within a period of

three weeks from today.

21. Reports be submitted to the learned Amicus Curiae.

22. In terms of yesterday’s order, Mr. Prathmesh Kumar, presently

Vice-Chairman, Lucknow Development Authority, is present in the

Court and has filed an affidavit. Apology has been tendered. Though

the same is not in the form of a reply to the Show-Cause, he has

indicated the steps undertaken as also action taken against the

officers involved in/responsible for blatant violation of municipal

laws.

23. It has been submitted that 51 properties have been identified

and action initiated, which would be taken to its logical

conclusion without delay. It was further submitted that follow-up

exercise would continue in the entire jurisdictional span of the

Lucknow Development Authority on a war-footing.

24. Let the same be completed within three weeks. The State of

Uttar Pradesh is also directed to ensure that the proceedings

started are taken up seriously and conducted expeditiously, without

any slackness or favouritism or indulgence being shown to the

delinquent officers concerned. The Vice-Chairman, Lucknow

Development Authority, has assured that the Presenting Officer(s)

would be a person(s) of impeccable integrity competent to handle

the said.

25. Mr. Nataraj, learned ASG, assured that the Court would not

find the Vice-Chairman, Lucknow Development Authority, lacking in

bona fide.

26. Having regard to the aforesaid, we accept the apology tendered

by the Vice-Chairman, Lucknow Development Authority. Issue relating

to contempt stands closed. His personal appearance also stands

dispensed with, for the present.

27. List on 15.09.2026 at 2 PM.

(SACHIN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA) (SAPNA BISHT) (ANJALI PANWAR)

COURT MASTER (SH) COURT MASTER (SH) ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

ITEM NO.310 COURT NO.10 SECTION XII

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATION Diary No.17103/2026

[Emanating from the Final Judgment and Order dated 18-02-2026

passed in SLP (Civil) No.8044/2025 passed by this Court]

LOGANATHAN Petitioner

VERSUS

THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU Respondents

[IA No.157121/2026 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS

IA No.156839/2026 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS

IA No.152525/2026 - APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS

IA No.182915/2026 - CONDONATION OF DELAY IN DEPOSITING COST

IA No.156984/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

IA No.156840/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.

IA No.157127/2026 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT

IA No.156982/2026 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT

IA No.152528/2026 - INTERVENTION/IMPLEADMENT]

DATE : 05-08-2026 This matter was called for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. MAHADEVAN

Mr. Ajit Kumar Sinha, Sr. Adv. (Amicus Curiae),

Mr. Govind Jee, AoR

Mr. Naveen Soni, Adv.

Mr. Shaswat Sinha, Adv.

Mr. Akshat Agarwal, Adv.

For Petitioner :Ms. Purnima Krishna, AoR

Mr. N. Rajaraman, AoR

For Respondents :Ms. G. Indira, AoR

Mr. Prashanto Chandra Sen, AAG/Sr. Adv.

Mr. B. Karunakaran, AoR

Ms. Jayasri, Adv.

Mr. K. V. Mohan, AoR

Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, AoR

Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv.

Mr. Revanta Solanki, Adv.

Ms. Vanshika Singh, Adv.

Mr. Ajay Tewari, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Eliza Barr, Adv.

Ms. Anjali Saxena, Adv.

Mr. Govind Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Aaditya Rajawat, Adv.

Ms. Akansha, AoR

Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AoR

Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv.

Mr. S.D. Sanjay Bihar, Advocate General

Mr. Manish Kumar, AoR

Mr. Divyansh Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Kumar Saurav, Adv.

Ms. Nidhi Mittal, AoR

Mr. Gurjas Singh Narula, Adv.

Mr. Tirupati Gaurav Shahi, Adv.

Ms. Sugandha Jain, Sc, Adv.

Mr. Prabodh Kumar, AoR

Ms. Aastha Mehta, Adv.

Mr. Gursharan H. Virk, Adv.

Mr. Simranjit H. Virk, Adv.

Ms. Nancy Sheth, Adv.

Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AoR

Ms. Prerana Mohapatra, Adv.

Ms. Prina Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Priyal Sheth, Adv.

Mr. Mohit Paul, AoR

Ms. Rangoli Seth, Adv.

Mr. Rohit, Adv.

Mr. Anurag Pratyush Sahay, AoR

Ms. Pallavi Langar, AoR

M/S. Nuli & Nuli, AoR

Mr. Anand Sanjay M Nuli, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Ashritsai Torgal, Adv.

Mr. Abhishekh Singh, Adv.

Ms. Manisha T. Karia, Sr. A.A.G.

Mr. Pashupathi Nath Razdan, AoR

Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, AoR

Mr. H. K. Chaturvedi, AoR

Mrs. Anjali Chaturvedi, Adv.

Mr. Sagar Chaturvedi, Adv.

Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, AoR

Mr. Karun Shamra, Adv.

Ms. Anupama Ngangom, Adv.

Ms. Rajkumari Divyasana, Adv.

Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AoR

Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, AoR

Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv.

Ms. Chubalemla Chang, Adv.

Mr. Prang Newmai, Adv.

Ms. Yanmi Phazang, Adv.

(For State of Nagaland)

Mr. Hitendra Nath Rath, AoR

Dr. Niranjan Moharana, Adv.

Mr. Amitabh Panda, Adv.

Ms. Laxmi, Adv.

Mr. Shiv Mangal Sharma, A.A.G.

Ms. Shalini Singh, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Rajpal, AoR

Mr. Ronak Karanpuria, AoR

Dr. K. P. Kylasanatha Pillay, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Nitish Pande, Adv.

Ms. Rashmi Singhania, AoR

(for Municipal Commissioner, Kerala,

Thiruvananthpuram)

Mr. Manohar Pratap, AoR

Mr. Daksh Kidian, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Mishra, AoR

Mr. Basava Prabhu S Patil, Adv. Gen.

for State of Sikkim, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sameer Abhyankar, AoR

Ms. Yachna Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Arushi Chopra, Adv.

Mr. Nalin Talwar, Adv.

Ms. Devina Sehgal, AoR

Mr. Srikanth Varma Mudunuru, Adv.

Mr. Yatharth Kansal, Adv.

Mr. Shail Kumar Dwivedi, Adv.

Mr. Mukesh Verma, Adv.

Mr. Shashank Singh, AoR

Mr. Kunal Chatterji, AoR

Ms. Maitrayee Banerjee, Adv.

Mr. Varij Nayan Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Uddyam Mukherjee, AoR

Mr. Swapnil Pattanayak, Adv.

Ms. Kratika Kushwaha, Adv.

Mr. Praveen Swarup, AoR

Mr. S.D. Sanjay, A.S.G.

Mr. Sanjiv Sen, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Praveen Swarup, Adv.

Mr. Prahalad Balaji, Adv.

Mr. Rohit Swarup, Adv.

Ms. Jarna Singh, Adv.

Mr. Yunus Malik, Adv.

Mr. Devesh Maurya, Adv.

Mr. Ravi Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Akshay Verma, AoR

Mr. Udit, Adv.

Ms. Sushma Verma, Adv.

Mr. Aravindh S., AoR

Mr. Akshay Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Aadithya Aravindh, Adv.

Miss Madhulika Upadhyay, AoR

Mrs. Aishwray Bhati, A.S.G.

Mrs. Madhulika Upadhyay, AoR, Adv.

Ms. Shivika Mehra, Adv.

Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, Adv.

Mr. A Deb Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Sr. A.A.G.

Mr. Rahul Khurana, AoR

Mr. Nikunj Gupta, Adv.

Ms. Bhavya Singla, Adv.

Mr. R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India

Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.

Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, AoR

Mr. Rajeev Kumar Dubey, Adv.

Mr. Ruchir Ranjan Rai, Adv.

Mr. Ashiwan Mishra, Adv.

Ms. Aditi Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Suraj, Adv.

Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Sr. A.A.G.

Mr. Shekhar Raj Sharma, A.A.G.

Mr. Samar Vijay Singh, AoR

Ms. Nidhi Narwal, Adv.

Ms. Srishti Jain, Adv.

Mr. Nikunj Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Aman Dev Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Sabarni Som, Adv.

Mr. Gaj Singh, Adv.

Mr. Keshav Mittal, Adv.

Mr. Siddhesh Shirish Kotwal, AoR

Ms. Ana Upadhyay, Adv.

Mr. T. Illayarasu, Adv.

Ms. Anupriya Poddar, Adv.

Mr. Manohar Pratap, AoR

Mr. Ronak Karanpuria, AoR

Mr. Rajdeepak Rastogi, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sarthak Rastogi, Adv.

Mr. Nishit Agrawal, AoR

Mr. Devesh Yadav, Adv.

Ms. Kanishka Mittal, Adv.

Ms. Deepti Rathi, Adv.

Mr. Prashanto Chandra Sen, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Kavitha Nithyanandan Rameshwar, AAG

Mr. B. Karunakaran, AoR

Mr. Shoaib Fazil S., Adv.

Ms. Rajlakshmi Singh, Adv.

Ms. Pooja Lakshmi, Adv.

Ms. Jayasri, Adv.

(For the State of Tamil Nadu)

Ms. G. Indira, AoR

Mr. K. V. Mohan, AoR

Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Guntur Pramod Kumar, AoR

Ms. Prerna Singh, Adv.

Mr. Revanta Solanki, Adv.

Ms. Vanshika Singh, Adv.

Mr. Ajay Tewari, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Eliza Barr, Adv.

Ms. Anjali Saxena, Adv.

Mr. Govind Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Aaditya Rajawat, Adv.

Ms. Akansha, AoR

Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AoR

Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv.

Mr. S.D. Sanjay, Advocate General, Bihar

Mr. Manish Kumar, AoR

Mr. Divyansh Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Kumar Saurav, Adv.

Ms. Nidhi Mittal, AoR

Mr. Gurjas Singh Narula, Adv.

Mr. Tirupati Gaurav Shahi, Adv.

Ms. Sugandha Jain, Sc, Adv.

Mr. Prabodh Kumar, AoR

Ms. Aastha Mehta, Adv.

Mr. Gursharan H. Virk, Adv.

Mr. Simranjit H. Virk, Adv.

Ms. Nancy Sheth, Adv.

Ms. Deepanwita Priyanka, AoR

Ms. Prerana Mohapatra, Adv.

Ms. Prina Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Priyal Sheth, Adv.

Mr. Mohit Paul, AoR

Ms. Rangoli Seth, Adv.

Mr. Rohit, Adv.

Mr. Anurag Pratyush Sahay, AoR

Ms. Pallavi Langar, AoR

Mr. Anand Sanjay M Nuli, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Ashritsai Torgal, Adv.

Mr. Abhishekh Singh, Adv.

For M/s Nuli & Nuli, AoR

Ms. Manisha T. Karia, Sr. A.A.G.

Mr. Pashupathi Nath Razdan, AoR

Mr. K.M. Nataraj, ASG

Mr. Sharan Dev Singh Thakur, Sr. Adv.

Ms. Ruchika Goel, Adv.

Mr. Ratnesh Chandra, Adv.

Mr. Mukesh Verma,

Mr. Suyash Mohan Guru, Adv.

Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, AoR

Mr. Dhruv Joshi, Adv.

(For Bhopal Municipal Corporation/ Lucknow

Development Authority)

Mr. H. K. Chaturvedi, AoR

Mrs. Anjali Chaturvedi, Adv.

Mr. Sagar Chaturvedi, Adv.

Mr. Pukhrambam Ramesh Kumar, AoR

Mr. Karun Shamra, Adv.

Ms. Anupama Ngangom, Adv.

Ms. Rajkumari Divyasana, Adv.

Mr. Avijit Mani Tripathi, AoR

Mr. Amit Kumar, Adv,

Mr. Z.H. Isaac Haiding, Adv.

Mr. T.K. Nayak, Adv.

Mr. Daniel Stone Lyngdoh, Adv.

Ms. Marbiang Khongwir, Adv.

(For state of Meghalaya)

Ms. K. Enatoli Sema, AoR

Mr. Amit Kumar Singh, Adv.

Ms. Chubalemla Chang, Adv.

Mr. Prang Newmai, Adv.

Ms. Yanmi Phazang, Adv.

Mr. Hitendra Nath Rath, AoR

Dr. Niranjan Moharana, Adv.

Mr. Amitabh Panda, Adv.

Ms. Laxmi, Adv.

Mr. Shiv Mangal Sharma, A.A.G.

Ms. Shalini Singh, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Rajpal, AoR

Mr. Ronak Karanpuria, AoR

Mr. Basava Prabhu S Patil, Advocate General

(For the State of Sikkim)

Mr. Sameer Abhyankar, AoR

Ms. Yachna Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Arushi Chopra, Adv.

Mr. Nalin Talwar, Adv.

Mr. Rana Mukherjee, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Shaurya Sahay, AoR

Ms. Devina Sehgal, AoR

Mr. Srikanth Varma Mudunuru, Adv.

Mr. Yatharth Kansal, Adv.

Mr. Shail Kumar Dwivedi, Adv.

Mr. Mukesh Verma, Adv.

Mr. Shashank Singh, AoR

Mr. Kunal Chatterji, AoR

Ms. Maitrayee Banerjee, Adv.

Mr. Varij Nayan Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Uddyam Mukherjee, AoR

Mr. Swapnil Pattanayak, Adv.

Ms. Kratika Kushwaha, Adv.

Mr. S.D. Sanjay, A.S.G.

Mr. Sanjiv Sen, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Praveen Swarup, AoR

Mr. Praveen Swarup, Adv.

Mr. Prahalad Balaji, Adv.

Mr. Rohit Swarup, Adv.

Ms. Jarna Singh, Adv.

Mr. Yunus Malik, Adv.

Mr. Devesh Maurya, Adv.

Mr. Ravi Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Akshay Verma, AoR

Mr. Udit, Adv.

Ms. Sushma Verma, Adv.

Ms. Indira Bhakar, Adv.

Mr. Vineet Singh, Adv.

Ms. Osheen Sain, Adv.

Mr. Krishna Kant Dubey, Adv.

Mr. Shreekant Neelappa Terdal, AoR

Mr. Rachit Mittal, Adv.

Mr. Parish Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Kanishk Raj, Adv.

Mr. Aravindh S., AoR

Mr. Akshay Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Aadithya Aravindh, Adv.

Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.

Ms. Madhulika Upadhyay, AoR

Ms. Shivika Mehra, Adv.

Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, Adv.

Mr. A. Deb Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Sr. A.A.G.

Mr. Rahul Khurana, AoR

Mr. Nikunj Gupta, Adv.

Ms. Bhavya Singla, Adv.

Mr. R. Venkataramani, Attorney General for India

Ms. Aishwarya Bhati, A.S.G.

Mr. Kamlendra Mishra, AoR

Mr. Rajeev Kumar Dubey, Adv.

Mr. Ruchir Ranjan Rai, Adv.

Mr. Ashiwan Mishra, Adv.

Ms. Aditi Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Suraj, Adv.

Mr. Lokesh Sinhal, Sr. A.A.G.

Mr. Shekhar Raj Sharma, A.A.G.

Mr. Samar Vijay Singh, AoR

Ms. Nidhi Narwal, Adv.

Ms. Srishti Jain, Adv.

Mr. Nikunj Gupta, Adv.

Mr. Aman Dev Sharma, Adv.

Ms. Sabarni Som, Adv.

Mr. Gaj Singh, Adv.

Mr. Keshav Mittal, Adv.

Mr. Siddhesh Shirish Kotwal, AoR

Ms. Ana Upadhyay, Adv.

Mr. T.illayarasu, Adv.

Ms. Anupriya Poddar, Adv.

Mr. Rajdeepak Rastogi, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sarthak Rastogi, Adv.

Mr. Nishit Agrawal, AoR

Mr. Devesh Yadav, Adv.

Ms. Kanishka Mittal, Adv.

Ms. Deepti Rathi, Adv.

Mr. Manohar Pratap, AoR

Mr. Ronak Karanpuria, AoR

Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Shivam Saksena, Adv.

Mr. Binay Kr. Das, AoR

Ms. Shreyasi Kunwar, Adv.

(For GNOIDA)

Mr. Anando Mukherjee, AoR

Mr. Shwetank Singh, Adv.

Mr. Utkarsh Anand, Adv.

(For the State of Mizoram)

Mr. Mrinal Elker, Adv.

O R D E R

Heard Mr. Ajit Kumar Sinha, learned Amicus Curiae (Senior

Advocate) and learned senior counsel/counsel for the parties.

2. Apropos issue(s) relating to the Bhopal Municipal Corporation,

we have been informed that upon survey, about 1,000 notices have

been issued and many places sealed pursuant thereto and further

that, consequential orders have also been passed. However, it was

brought to the notice of the Court by Mr. K.M. Nataraj, learned

Additional Solicitor General4, representing the said Municipal

Corporation that the Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur in

various cases has granted stay/interim relief, as people have

bypassed the statutory mechanism under the concerned statute and

directly approached the High Court.

3. Learned Amicus Curiae submits that under similar

circumstances, coordinate Benches have been constrained to direct

that consequences as per the Orders passed in those cases by this

Court should prevail irrespective of any order passed by the High

Court or the statutory forum.

4. Having regard to the aforesaid position, we may be constrained

to pass similar Order(s). We would request learned Amicus Curiae to

compile a list of such Order(s) as passed by Coordinate Benches of

this Court, to enable us to examine what Order is called for on the

next date.

5. For the present, we request the Madhya Pradesh High Court to

endeavour to decide the cases where it has granted stay/interim

relief, within six weeks hereafter.

6. At this juncture, our attention was drawn to the fact that

initially the Bhopal Municipal Corporation had sealed about 100

premises, but later, the seals were removed by the same authority.

7. On our query, Mr. Nataraj, learned ASG, drew the attention of

the Court to an administrative order issued by the Government of

4 ‘ASG’.