Indian Express Ltd vs. Union Of India

Ì-ITEM NO.1(PH) COURT NO.4 SECTION X 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). 246 OF 2011 ABP PVT.LTD.& ANR Petitioner(s) VERSUS UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s) (With appln(s) for ex-parte stay, permission to file additional documents and office report) (For final disposal) W.P(C) NO. 382 of 2011 (With applications for stay, c/delay in filing rejoinder affidavit and office report) W.P(C) NO. 384 of 2011 (With applications for stay, permission to file additional documents and office report) W.P(C) NO. 386 of 2011 (With applications for stay, permission to file additional documents and office report) W.P(C) NO. 408 of 2011 (With application for exemption, stay, bringing on record the additional facts and office report) W.P(C) NO. 510 of 2011 (With applications for interim relief and office report) W.P(C) NO. 538 of 2011 (With application for stay, permission to file additional documents, exemption from filing O.T., early hearing and office report) W.P(C) NO. 514 of 2011 (With office report) W.P(C) NO. 546 of 2011 (With application for stay and office report) W.P(C) NO. 87 of 2012 (With application for permission to file additional documents and office report) ...2/- : 2 : W.P(C) NO. 264 of 2012 (With office report) Contempt Petition(C) NO. 252 of 2012 in W.P.(C) 538 of 2011 W.P(C) NO. 315 of 2012 (With applications for stay, permission to file additional documents and office report) (For final disposal) Date: 13/02/2013 These Petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AFTAB ALAM

Counsel for the parties

Mr. F.S. Nariman, Sr. Adv.

Mr. K.K. Venugopal, Sr. Adv. Mr. Akhil Sibal, Adv. (NP) Mr. R.N. Karanjawala, Adv. Ms. Nandini Gore, Adv. Mr. Debmalya Banerjee, Adv. Ms. Manik Karanjawala, Adv. Mr. Jatin Mongia, Adv. Ms. Tahira Karanjawala, Adv. Ms. Ashlesha Srivastava, Adv. M/S. Karanjawala & Co.

Mr. Mohan Parasaran, ASG Mr. Sukhbeer Kour Bajwa, Adv. Mr. D.L. Chidanand, Adv. Mr. Wasim A. Qadri, Adv. Ms. Gargi Khanna, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Dhingra, Adv. Mr. N. Meyyappan, Adv. Mr. S.N. Terdal, Adv.

Ms. Sonia Nigam, Adv. Ms. Tahira Karanjawala, Adv.

Mr. S.S. Ramdas, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shanth Kumar V. Mahale, Adv. Mr. Pradeep Sahoo, Adv. Mr. Harisha S.R. Adv. Mr. Rajesh Mahale, Adv.

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Mr. Anil B. Divan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Jayant K. Mehta, Adv. Ms. Neelima Tripathi, Adv. Mr. GVS Jaganadha Rao, Adv. Mr. Sukant Vikram, Adv.

Mr. P.P. Rao, Sr. Adv. Mr. K. Datta, Adv. Mr. Atul Singh, Adv. Mr. Ashish Verma, Adv. Mr. Satyajit Sarna, Adv. Mr. Diggaj Pathak, Adv. Mr. Abhay Kumar, Adv. Mr. Saumya Misra, Adv. Mr. Akshat Kulshrestha, Adv.

Mr. V. Giri, Adv. Mr. P.I. Jose, Adv. Mr. Birendra Kumar Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Nachiket Joshi, Adv. for Mr. Anil Shrivastav, Adv.

Mr. Gopal Jain, Adv. Mr. Abhay A. Jena, Adv. Mr. Sarthak Mehrotra, Adv. Ms. Bina Gupta, Adv. Mr. Gaurav Singh, Adv.

Mr. Raj Kishor Choudhary, Adv. Mr. Parmanand Pandey, Adv.

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Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shamik Narayan, Adv. Ms. Jyoti Mendiratta, Adv. Ms. Svetlana C. Coria, Adv. Mr. Ajay Choudhary, Adv. Mr. Ankit R. Kothari, Adv. Mr. Pranay Ranjan, Adv. Mr. Praneet Ranjan, Adv. Mr. Thampan Thomas, Adv. Mr. N.M. Varghese, Adv. Mr. Tessy Varghese, Adv. Mr. K.V. Mohan, Adv. ...4/- : 4 : UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Arguments heard in-part.

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