Amit Kumar v. Union of India 2026 INSC 128

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CoramBench: J.B. Pardiwala, J. and R. Mahadevan, J.

Judgment / order dateDate of order: 6 February 2026 (NEW DELHI; FEBRUARY 6, 2026)

Caselaws and citations referredThe text of this interlocutory order does not mention or cite any other cases.

Statutes / laws referredNo specific statutes, sections, or rules are expressly referred to in the order. It proceeds in the context of Criminal Appeal No. 1425 of 2025 and concerns directions to the Ministry of Education and the National Task Force regarding survey data analysis, but no particular Act is named in the extracted text.

Brief summary (three sentences)In this interlocutory application in Criminal Appeal No. 1425 of 2025, the Court considered a request to appoint Dr. T.C.A. Anant, former Chief Statistician of India, as Technical Consultant to the National Task Force for comprehensive and scientific analysis of survey data. The Supreme Court allowed the request, appointing Dr. Anant as Technical Consultant and directing the Ministry of Education to issue his appointment order at the earliest and to provide all necessary administrative support, including infrastructure, data access, and appropriate remuneration/honorarium as per prevalent norms. With these directions, the interlocutory application was disposed of.