Supreme Court of India

Amit Kumar v. Union of India

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Reported as [2026] 2 S.C.R. 402
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan JJ.
Decided 6 February 2026

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Issue for Consideration Interlocutory application was filed seeking direction as regards the appointment of Dr. T. . . Anant, former Chief Statistician of India, as Technical Consultant to the National Task Force for comprehensive and scientific analysis of the survey data and; direction to the Ministry of Education 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 the Court. Headnotes† Interlocutory Application – Interlocutory application filed for the

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