The State Of Karnataka vs. Sri B. R. Ganapathi Singh

vU ITEM NO.10(PH) COURT NO.4 SECTION PIL S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 562 OF 2009 SAMAJ PARIVARTANA SAMUDAYA & ORS. Petitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF KARNATAKA & ORS. Respondent(s) (With appln. for impleadment, direction, permission, modification, intervention, exemption from filing O.T. and prayer for interim relief) WITH SLP (C) Nos. 7366-7367 of 2010 (With appln. for directions, exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment, permission, impleadment as party respondent & office report) SLP (C) Nos. 32690-32691 of 2010 (With prayer for interim relief and office report) WP (Crl.) No. 66 of 2010 (With appln. for directions and office report) SLP (C) Nos. 17064-17065 of 2010 (With prayer for interim relief and office report) SLP (C) No...CC 16829 of 2010 (With appln. for c/delay in filing the SLP and office report) SLP (C) No...CC 16830 of 2010 (With appln. for c/delay in filing the SLP and office report) WP (C) No. 411 of 2010 (With appln. for directions and office report) SLP (C) No. 353 of 2011 (With prayer for interim relief and office report) WP (C) No. 76 of 2012 (With office report) Date: 19/03/2013 These Petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AFTAB ALAM HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI Counsel for the parties Amicus Mr. Shyam Divan, Sr. Adv. Mr. A.D.N. Rao, Adv. Mr. Siddharth Chowdhury, Adv. Mr. Prashant Bhushan, Adv. Mr. Ramesh K. Mishra, Adv. Mr. Pranav Sachdeva, Adv. IA 162/2013 Mr. Gurukrishna Kumar, Sr. Adv. Lakshmi Narasimha Ms. Aparna Singhal, Adv. Mining Co. Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Adv. For Mr. E.C. Agrawala, Adv. I.A.No.91/2012 Mr. Gurukrishna Kumar, Sr. Adv. M.Dasaratharama Ms. Aparna Singhal, Adv. Reddy Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Adv. For Mr. E.C. Agrawala, Adv. Assn. of Mini Mr. C.U. Singh, Sr. Adv. Blast Furnaces Mr. Chanchal Kumar Ganguli, Adv. Mr. Simar Suri, Adv.

Mysore Minerals Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Sr. Adv. Mr. Vasanth, Adv. Ms. Shefali Malhotra, Adv. Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, Adv. IA 85, 113 133, 155 Mr. Krishnan Venugopal, Sr. Adv. IA 167 Mr. Kuriakose Varghese, Adv. Mr. Abir Phukan, Adv. Mr. V. Shyamohan, Adv. Mr. Rayjith Mark, Adv. Ms. Iram Hassan, Adv. Mr. Neeraj Shekhar, Adv. IA 75/2012 Mr. Krishnan Venugopal, Sr. Adv. Ms. Uttara Babbar, Adv. Mr. Udya Tiwari, Adv. SLP(C)7366-67/10 Mr. Rakesh Khanna, ASG (NP) Ms. Asha G. Nair, Adv. Mr. H.S. Rawat, Adv. Ms. Satya Siddiqui, Adv. Mr. A. Dev Kumar, Adv. for Mr. D.S. Mahra, Adv. H.G. Ranganguda Mr. K.K. Venugopal, Sr. Adv. Mr. K.N. Phanindra, Adv. Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. S.J. Amith, Adv. Mr. Krishnan Venugopal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shashi Kiran Shetty, Adv. Mr. Sharan Tahakur, Adv. Dr. Sushil Balwada, Adv. SLP(C)7366-67/10 Mr. S. Ganesh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Syed Naqvi, Adv Mrs. Namrata K. Sharma, Adv. Mr. P.P. Kanwer, Adv. Mr. Kunal Verma, Adv. Mr. P.P. Kanwar, Adv. Mr. S.P. Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. P.P. Malhotra, ASG (NP) Ms. Rashmi Malhotra, Adv. Ms. S.K. Bajwa, Adv. Ms. Gunwant Dara, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Adv. for Mr. S.N. Terdal, Adv. WP(C)411/10 Ms. Ranjana Narayan, Adv. Mr. B.K. Prasad, Adv. Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. K.N. Phanindra, Adv. Ms. Ritika Gambhir, Adv. S.Srinivasulu Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Sr. Adv. Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. Nakibur Rahman Barbhuiya, Adv. FIMI Mr. K.K. Venugopal, Sr. Adv. Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. Sunil Dogra, Adv. Mr. S.J. Amith, Adv. Mr. Rohit Bhat, Adv. H.R.Gaviyappa Mr. K.K. Venugopal, Sr. Adv. Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv.

Mr. K.N. Phanindra, Adv.

Hothur Traders Mr. K.K. Venugopal, Sr. Adv. Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. S.J. Amith, Adv. Mr. K.N. Phanindra, Adv. Sesa Goa Mr. K.K. Venugopal, Sr. Adv. Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. K.N. Phanindra, Adv. Mr. Rohit Bhat, Adv. V.S. Lad Mr. K.K. Venugopal, Sr. Adv. Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. K.N. Phanindra, Adv. Mr. Nakibur Rahman Barhuiya, Adv. Bharat Mines & Mr. Krishnan Venugopal, Sr. Adv. Minerals Mr. K.N. Phanindra, Adv. Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. S.J. Amith, Adv. Kanhailal Dudhera Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Sr. Adv. Mr. K.N. Phanindra, Adv. Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. S.J. Amith, Adv. Thangavelu Ms. Nalini Chidambaram, Sr. Adv. Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. S.J. Amith, Adv. Adersh Enterprises Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. K.N. Phanindra, Adv. Mr. S.J. Amith, Adv. Dr. (Ms) Vipin Gupta, Adv. Karnataka Limpo Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. K.N. Phanindra, Adv. Mr. S.J. Amith, Adv. Gadigi Minerals Ms. Kiran Suri, Adv. Mr. K.N. Phanindra, Adv. Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Adv. Mr. Rajesh D., Adv. Mr. S. Nithin, Adv. Mr. Anil Kr. Mishra, Adv. IA 6&7/2011 Mr. F.S. Nariman, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sunil Dogra, Adv. M/s. Lawyer's Knit & Co. Mr. P. Ramesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Ranvir Singh, Adv. Mr. A.S. Chandihok, ASG (NP) Mr. Mukul Gupta, Sr. Adv. (NP) Ms. Priya Hingorani, Adv. Mr. Syed Tanweer Ahmad, Adv. Ms. Shaheen Parveen, Adv. for Mr. B.V. Balram Das, Adv. IA 26, 57, 58, 81 & 82 Mr. D.L.N. Rao, Sr. Adv. Mr. S.K. Kulkarni, Adv. Mr. Ankur S. Kulkarni, Adv.

IA 73, 122, 147 Mr. S.K. Kulkarni, Adv. Mr. M. Gireesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Ankur S. Kulkarni, Adv. IA 101 Mr. Huzefa Ahmadi, Sr. Adv. Mr. K. Dhiraj Kumar, Adv. Ms. Anjani Aiyagari, Adv. IA 102 Mr. Dushyant A. Dave, Sr. Adv. Mr. K. Maruthi Rao, Adv. Mr. K. Radha, Adv. Ms. Anjani Aiyagari, Adv. Mr. K. Dhiraj Kumar, Adv. Mr. K. Dhiraj Kumar, Adv. Mr. K. Subba Rao, Adv. Mr. Aniruddha P. Mayee, Adv. Mr. H.P. Rawal, ASG (NP) Mr. Satya Siddiqui, Adv. Mr. Sarfraoz A. Siddiqui, Adv. Mr. S.K. Mishra, Adv. Mr. D.S. Mahra, Adv. Ms. Asha G. Nair, Adv. Mr. S.S. Rawat, Adv. IA 152 Mr. Dushyant A. Dave, Sr. Adv. Mr. L.M. Chidanandiyya, Adv. Mr. S.Udaya Kumar Sagar, Adv. Ms. Bina Madhavan, Adv. Ms. Anindita Pujari, Adv. for M/s. Lawyer's Knit & Co. IA 90/12 Mr. Krishnan Venugopal, Sr. Adv. Mr. B.S. Iyengar, Adv. Mr. Badri Vishal, Adv. Mr. Kumar, Adv. Mr. Prashant Kumar, Adv. Mr. Joseph Pookkatt, Adv. For M/s. AP&J Chambers Mr. Sandeep Narain, Adv. Ms. Shalu Lal, Adv. For M/s. S. Narain & Co. Dr. Sumant Bharadwaj, Adv. Mr. Ajit Kumar Gupta, Adv. Ms. Mridula Ray Bharadwaj, Adv. IA5 Mr. C.A. Sundaram, Sr. Adv. (NP) Mr. C.U. Singh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Rajat Jariwal, Adv. Mr. Sanjeev K. Kapoor, Adv. Mr. Zafar Inayat, Adv. Mr. Govind S. Grewal, Adv. IA 149 Mr. Rajat Jariwal, Adv. Mr. Sanjeev K. Kapoor, Adv. for M/s. Khaitan & Co. IA 80 Mr. Vivek Tankha, Sr. Adv. (NP) Mr. Ashwani Dubey, Adv. IA 114/2012 Mr. Pallav Shishodia, Sr. Adv. Mr. Bhargava V. Desai, Adv.

Mr. Shreyas Mehrotra, Adv.

NMDC Ltd. Mr. Arvind Datar, Sr. Adv. Mr. K. Raghavacharyulu, Adv. Mr. Devadat Kamat, Adv. Mr. D. Julius Riamei, Adv. State of Mr. Raju Ramachandran, Sr. Adv. Karnataka Mr. Ravindra Kolle, Adv. Ms. Anitha Shenoy, Adv. Ms. Vishruti Vijay, Adv. Mr. G.N. Reddy, Adv. Mr. D.K. Garg, Adv. Mr. Rajesh Mahale, Adv. Mr. Munawwar Naseem, Adv. Mr. Rakesh K. Sharma, Adv. Mr. Naveen R. Nath, Adv. IA 69/12 Mr. Pravin H. Parekh, Sr. Adv. Mr. Sumit Goel, Adv. Ms. Sarabjot Walia, Adv. Ms. Ritika Sethi, Adv. For Mr. Parekh & Co. Mr. Shailesh Madiyal, Adv. Ms. Vaijayanthi Girish, Adv. Mr. K.N. Phanindra, Adv. Mr. Girish Anantamurthy, Adv. IA 59 & 104 Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Sr. Adv. (NP) Mr. D.L.N. Rao, Sr. Adv. Mr. Huzefa Ahmadi, Sr. Adv. Mr. Pallav Shishodia, Sr. Adv. Mr. Kashi Vishweshwar, Adv. Mr. Ninad Laud, Adv. Ms. Madhu Singh, Adv. Ms. A. Sumathi, Adv. IA 86 &87 Mr. Krishnan Venugopal, Sr. Adv. Mr. A. Raghunath, Adv. IA 97, 98 & 107 Mr. V. Giri, Sr. Adv. Mr. A. Raghunath, Adv. Mr. N. Ganpathy, Adv. M/s. Manik Karanjawala, Adv. Mr. B. Subhrahmanya Prasad, Adv. Mr. Suresh A. Shroff & Co. Ms. Manjula Gupta, Adv. IA 130 Mr. S. Naganand, Sr. Adv. (NP) Mr. P.V. Dinesh, Adv. Mr. Jaimon Andrews, Adv. Mr. Bineesh K., Adv. Mr. Vikas Mehta, Adv.

Mr. Senthil Jagadeesan, Adv. Mr. Adarsh Upadhyay, Adv. Mr. Merusagar Samantaray, Adv. Dr. Prafulla Hede Mr. Bhavanishankar V. Gadnis, Adv. Mines Mr. Venayagam Balan, Adv. SLP(C)353/11 Mr. G. Umapathy, Adv. Ms. R.Mekhala, Adv. Mr. Rakesh K. Sharma, Adv. Mr. S.D. Singh, Adv. Mr. Viay Kumar, Adv. Mr. Rahul Kumar, Adv. Mr. Jitender Singh, Adv. Ms. Bharti Tyagi, Adv. Mr. T.V. Ratnam, Adv. Mr. Sunil Kumar Jain, Adv. Mr. Sushil Kumar Jain, Adv. UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Heard-in part.

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