JUDGMENT : Y.K. Sabharwal, J. I.A. No.13: 1. List the interlocutory applications after six weeks. I.A. No.27: 2. Further time is sought on behalf of the Union of India to file the response. Let it be filed within four weeks. 3. List the application thereafter. I.A. No.33: 4. Report of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wild Life shall be supplied to Mr. Raj Panjwani, learned advocate, and the learned advocate for the State of Maharashtra. I.A. No.35: 5. Let the Union of India file its response within four weeks. 6. List the application thereafter. I.A. No.53: 7. Mr. A.D.N. Rao, learned counsel, states that the Standing Committee for the National Board for Wild Life has rejected the proposal of the State Government. Let a copy of the Report be given to the learned advocate for the State, who would be at liberty to file response within four weeks. I.A. No.36: 8. The Ministry of Environment and Forests is granted four weeks' time to file its affidavit. I.A. Nos. 54-55: 9. Mr. A.D.N. Rao, learned counsel, states that the Standing Committee of the Board has rejected the proposal. Let a copy thereof be supplied to the learned counsel for the applicant and also be placed on record. Let the State to it respond within four weeks. 10. List the applications thereafter. I.A. No.57: 11. Mr. A.D.N. Rao, learned counsel, states that the Report of the Standing Committee is awaited. 12. List the application after eight weeks. I.A. No.37: 13. Mr. A.D.N. Rao, learned counsel, states that the site inspection has been done and certain conditions have been imposed by the Standing Committee. Let the same be placed on record with a copy to the learned counsel for the State who may file response within four weeks. I.A. No.52: 14. The application is adjourned. I.A. No.61: 15. It is stated that in terms of order dated 30th August, 2004, a sum of Rupees five crores have been deposited. No further orders are required to be passed on this application. It is disposed of accordingly. I.A. No.63: 16. Mr. A.D.N. Rao, learned counsel, states that the Report is awaited. 17. List the application after eight weeks. I.A. Nos.34,38,39,40,41,48-50,I.As.46,47,51, I.As.43, 44,45 and I.As.58-60: 18. List the applications after eight weeks. I.A. No.65: 19. The Report of the Standing Committee is awaited. 20. List the application after eight weeks. I.A. No.67: 21. It is disposed of accordingly. I.A. No.63: 16. Mr. A.D.N. Rao, learned counsel, states that the Report is awaited. 17. List the application after eight weeks. I.A. Nos.34,38,39,40,41,48-50,I.As.46,47,51, I.As.43, 44,45 and I.As.58-60: 18. List the applications after eight weeks. I.A. No.65: 19. The Report of the Standing Committee is awaited. 20. List the application after eight weeks. I.A. No.67: 21. The Central Empowered Committee has filed its recommendation which has been registered separately as I.A. No.76. The learned counsel for the Corporation seeks four weeks' time to file its response. Ordered accordingly. 22. List the application along with I.A. No.76 after four weeks. I.A. Nos.69-71: 23. List the applications along with I.A. No.34. 24. Response of the State of Uttaranchal may be filed within four weeks. I.A. No.73: 25. The matter is still to be placed before the Standing Committee of the Board. 26. List the application after eight weeks. I.A. No.74: 27. The application is referred for consideration to the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wild Life. 28. List the application after eight weeks. I.A. No.75: 29. The application is referred for consideration to the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wild Life. It shall also be considered by the Central Empowered Committee. The Central Empowered Committee and the Board shall independently examine and file their Reports within eight weeks. I.A. No.77: 30. The matter is referred to the Standing Committee of the Board. 31. List the application after receipt of the Report. ******** 32. Mr. Raj Panjwani, learned counsel, has drawn our attention to the order passed by this Court on 22nd August, 1997 whereby the State Governments and Union Territories were directed to issue proclamation under Section 21 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act in respect of sanctuaries/National Parks within two months and complete the process of determination of rights and acquisition of land or rights as contemplated by the Act within a period of one year. 33. 33. The learned counsel submits that for some time after passing of the said order, some of the State Governments had been filing affidavits regarding the action taken in terms of the said order but they have now stopped filing the affidavits, the result whereof is that it is not known as to what further steps have been taken for completing the process of determination of rights and acquisition of land or rights as contemplated by the Act in terms of the said order. 34. Let Mr. Raj Panjwani, learned counsel, prepare a brief note placing on record up-to-date position and file it a week before the next date of hearing, which would be considered on the next date of hearing.