IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 171/2022
JAGJEET SINGH @ JAGGA & ORS. Petitioners
VERSUS
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. Respondents
WITH
WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 178/2022
WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 526/2022
O R D E R
In all these writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, the respective petitioners/convicts have prayed for an appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the State Government/appropriate authorities to finally take an appropriate decision on Form A in accordance with law at the earliest.
Without expressing anything on merits, we dispose of the present writ petitions by directing the State Government/appropriate authorities to take an appropriate decision on the respective forms A of the respective petitioners in accordance with law at the earliest, but not later than two months from today and communicate the outcome of the same to the respective petitioners/convicts.
It is reported that the respective petitioners in Writ Petition Nos. 171 and 178 of 2022 are released on interim bail by this Court. They are directed to be continued on interim bail as 1 such till the final decision is taken up by the State Government/appropriate authorities on Forms A, as ordered hereinabove. With these observations, the writ petitions stand disposed of.
Pending applications also stand disposed of ……………….J.
(M.R. SHAH ………………..J.
( C.T. RAVIKUMAR )
New Delhi;
January 9, 2023.
2 ITEM NO.26 COURT NO.4 SECTION X S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Writ Petition(s)(Criminal) No(s). 171/2022
JAGJEET SINGH @ JAGGA & ORS. Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. Respondent(s)
WITH
W.P.(Crl.) No. 178/2022 (X)
(….FOR ADMISSION and IA No.68431/2022-EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T.) W.P.(Crl.) No. 526/2022 (X)
(IA No. 172807/2022 – EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. and IA No. 172806/2022 – INTERIM BAIL)

Date : 09-01-2023 These petitions were called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.T. RAVIKUMAR
For Petitioner(s) Ms. Anu Gupta, AOR
Mr. Sanjay Mani Tripathi, Adv.
Ms. Debjani Das Purkayastha, Adv.
Mr. Suraj Singh, Adv.
M/S. V. Maheshwari & Co.
For Respondent(s) Mr. Ardhendumauli Kumar Prashad, AAG
Mr. Adarsh Upadhyay, Adv.
Mr. Rahul Singh Chauhan, Adv.
Mr. Ashish Madan, Adv.
Ms. Shreya Srivastava, Adv.
Ms. Ananya Sahu, Adv.
Ms. Pallavi Kumari, Adv.
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Tyagi, AOR
Mr. Ajay Kumar Prajapati, Adv.
Mr. Ajay Kumar Pandey, Adv.
Mr. Mimansak Bhardwaj, Adv.
Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Adv.
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
O R D E R
The writ petitions are disposed of in terms of the signed order. Pending applications also stand disposed of.
(MEENAKSHI KOHLI) (NISHA TRIPATHI)
ASTT. REGISTRAR-cum-PS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
[Signed order is placed on the file]
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