RAJENDRA PRASAD VS. UNION OF INDIA on 27 October 2026

ITEM NO.51 COURT NO.2 SECTION PIL-W

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)(Civil) No(s). 953/2025

RAJENDRA PRASAD Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

Date : 27-10-2026 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MEHTA

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE APARESH KUMAR SINGH

For Petitioner(s) :Dr. S. Muralidhar, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sivagnanam Karthikeyan, Adv.

Mr. Lakshay Singh, Adv.

Mr. Tushar Giri- 4208, AOR

For Respondent(s) :Mr. Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar, A.S.G.

Ms. Madhulika Upadhyay, AOR

Mr. Siddarth Dharmadhikari, Adv.

Mr. Udit Dediya, Adv.

Ms. Aarushi Singh, Adv.

Mr. Yashraj Bundela, Adv.

Mr. Khushal Kolwar, Adv.

Mr. Diwakar Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Amit Anand Tiwari, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Shyam Kumar, Adv.

Ms. Iqra Khan, Adv.

Ms. Kumari Ruchi, Adv.

Mr. Nikhil Jain, AOR

Ms. Divya Jain, Adv.

Ms. Gaurvi Maheshwari, Adv.

Ms. Archana Sahadeva- 2204, AOR

Ms. Shiwangi Singh, Adv.

Mr. Wasim Ansari, Adv.

Mr. Abhishek Chandra Mishra- 3274 , AOR

Mr. Divyanshu Kumar Srivastava- 3564, AOR

Digitally signed by

NEETU KHAJURIA

Date: 2026.10.27

17:48:11 IST

Reason:

Signature Not Verified

Ms. Rasika Jalan, Adv.

Mr. Alok Nayak, Adv.

Mr. Shivam Nagpal, Adv.

Mr. Nithin Chowdary Pavuluri, Adv.

Mr. Mullapudi Rambabu, Adv.

Mr. Subham Saurabh, Adv.

Mr. Praveen Kumar Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Shravanth Paruchuri, Adv.

M/S. Niyati Law Chambers Llp- 4239, AOR

Mr. Vikas Mehta, AOR

Mr. Vaishak Omanakuttan, Adv.

Mr. Vaishnav Kumar, Adv.

Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Adv.

Mr. Ankur Saigal, Adv.

Ms. S. Lakshmi Iyer, Adv.

Mrs. Anushree Kapooria, Adv.

Mr. E. C. Agrawala, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following