Supreme Court remands appeals for fresh consideration, High Court sets new hearing date. Upholding procedural fairness.

The Supreme Court remanded three appeals to the High Court for fresh consideration. The High Court scheduled a new hearing date on 16.06.2022 to allow both parties ample time to prepare, in compliance with the Supreme Court's directive for prompt proceedings. This decision upholds procedural fairness and ensures effective presentation of arguments by the parties.

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Issues: Appeal against judgment dated 24.10.2019 remanded by the Supreme Court for fresh consideration.

Analysis:
The High Court of Chhattisgarh heard three appeals that were disposed of by a judgment dated 24.10.2019. The writ petitioners had filed Special Leave Petitions before the Hon’ble Supreme Court, which set aside the High Court's order and remanded the appeals for fresh consideration. The parties were directed to appear before the High Court on 18.04.2022 for further proceedings.

The High Court noted that the Supreme Court had directed them to proceed with the remanded writ appeals promptly or assign a suitable date for disposal. However, the learned counsel for both parties informed the court that they were not prepared to proceed with the case on that day and requested the court to fix another date for the disposal of the appeals. Consequently, the court decided to list the appeals for hearing on 16.06.2022 based on the submissions made by the counsel.

In compliance with the directions of the Supreme Court, the High Court scheduled the remanded writ appeals for a hearing on a later date to allow the parties to prepare adequately for the proceedings. The court's decision to fix a new date for the disposal of the appeals demonstrates adherence to procedural fairness and ensures that both parties have sufficient time to present their arguments effectively.

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