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Supreme Court of India

AMIT KUMAR & ORS. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Decided
6 February 2026
Judges listed
J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (as the open data lists them; this may not name the whole bench)

Citations

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[2026] 2 S.C.R. 402 · 2026 INSC 128

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1

Heard Ms. Aparna Bhat, the learned Amicus Curiae and Mr. K.M. Nataraj, the learned Additional Solicitor General for the Union of India.

p. 404

2

By this application the following has been prayed for:- “a) Direct the appointment of Dr. T.C.A. Anant, former Chief Statistician of India, as Technical Consultant to the National Task Force for comprehensive and scientific analysis of the survey data; b) Direct the Ministry of Education, Union of India, to extend all necessary administrative support, infrastructure, data access, and to provide appropriate remuneration / honorarium to Dr. Anant, as per prevalent norms or as may be fixed by this Hon’ble Court.”

p. 404

3

We direct that :- (i) Dr. T.C.A. Anant, former Chief Statistician of India be appointed as Technical Consultant to the National Task Force for the purpose of comprehensive and scientific analysis of the survey data. (ii) The Ministry of Education, Union of India shall pass an order of appointment of Dr. T.C.A. Anant at the earliest. (iii) We also direct the Ministry of Education, Union of India to extend all necessary administrative support, more particularly the infrastructure & data access and to provide appropriate remuneration/honorarium to Dr. Anant in accordance with prevalent norms.

pp. 404–405

4

With the aforesaid directions, this interlocutory application stands disposed of accordingly. Result of the case: Interlocutory application disposed of. Headnotes prepared by: Divya Pandey

p. 405