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Amit Kumar & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Date
6 February 2026
Case No.
Interlocutory Application No. 25652 of 2026
Bench
J.B. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan
Citation
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 402 : 2026 INSC 128
Supreme Court Reports [2026] 2 S.C.R. 402 : 2026 INSC 128
Issue for consideration
Interlocutory application was filed seeking direction as regards 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 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.
Headnote

Interlocutory Application – Interlocutory application filed for 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 and; direction to 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 the Court:

Held: Dr. T.C.A. Anant, former Chief Statistician of India is appointed as Technical Consultant to the National Task Force for the purpose of comprehensive and scientific analysis of the survey data – Ministry of Education, Union of India shall pass an order of his appointment at the earliest – Ministry 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. [Para 3]

Keywords: National Task Force · National Task Force to address the mental health concerns of students and prevent the commission of suicides in Higher Educational Institutions · Technical Consultant to the National Task Force · Comprehensive and scientific analysis of the survey data · Direction to the Ministry of Education, Union of India, Administrative support · Data access · Appropriate remuneration/ honorarium

As published in the Supreme Court Reports, Supreme Court of India. Headnotes prepared by: Divya Pandey. Text from the Indian Supreme Court Judgments open data set (Dattam Labs), CC BY 4.0.

Full Judgment Text

Order 1. Heard Ms. Aparna Bhat, the learned Amicus Curiae and Mr. K.M. Nataraj, the learned Additional Solicitor General for the Union of India. 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
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