S. G. Vombatkere vs. Union Of India

ITEM NO.7

COURT NO.3 SECTION X (HEARING THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING)

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Writ Petition (Criminal) No.106/2021

KISHORECHANDRA WANGKHEMCHA & ANR.

Petitioner(s)

VFRSUS

UNION OF INDIA

Respondent $(s)$

(FOR ADMISSION; IA No.27982/2021 -FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT; and, IA No.27978/2021 - FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES)

Date: 30-04-2021 This petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UDAY UMESH LALIT HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDIRA BANERJEE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.M. JOSEPH

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. Ms. Tanima Kishore, AOR Mr. Sidharth Seem, Adv. Mr. Sadig Noor, Adv.

For Respondent(s)

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following $0 R D E R$

This writ petition prays for an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring Section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to be unconstitutional and void.

Mr. Colin Gonsalves, learned Senior Advocate appearing for the petitioners submits inter alia that the decision rendered by the The New Stitution Bench of this Court in Kedar Nath Singh v. State of<br>kesh Nate of January Stitution Bench of this Court in Kedar Nath Singh v. State of<br>kesh Nate 2044-04.30 20.36 Bar, 1962 Suppl (2) SCR 769, may require reconsideration.

Issue notice, returnable on 12.07.2021.

Notice may additionally be served upon the office of the learned Attorney General for India.

(MUKESH NASA) (VIRENDER SINGH) COURT MASTER BRANCH OFFICER