Indian Express Ltd vs. Union Of India

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ITEM NO.3 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, amendment of the petition, stay, permission to amend the writ petition, impleadment and office report)

WITH

W.P(C) NO. 382 of 2011 [FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING] [BENNETT COLEMAN CO. LTD. & ANR. V. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.] (With appln. for ex parte stay and office report)

W.P(C) NO. 384 of 2011 [FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING] [INDIAN NEWS PAPER SOCIETY & ORS. V. UNION OF INDIA] (With appln. for ex parte stay, permission to file additional documents and office report)

W.P(C) NO. 386 of 2011 [FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING] [UNITED NEWS OF INDIA V. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.] (With appln. for ex parte stay and office report)

Date: 11/10/2011 These Petitions were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DALVEER BHANDARI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA

For Petitioner(s)
in WP 246	Mr.	F.S. Nariman, Sr. Adv.
& Applicants	Mr.	Gopal Jain, Adv.
In IA 2 & 3	Mr.	Abhijeet Deb, Adv.
	Mr.	R.N. Karanjawala, Adv.
	Ms.	Manik Karanjawala, Adv.
	Ms.	Nandini Gore, Adv.
	Ms.	Sonia Nigam, Adv.
	Ms.	Aditi Bhat, Adv.

WP(C) 246/2011

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Mr. Sarthak Nayak, Adv. For M/S. Karanjawala & Co., Advs.

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In WP 384	Mr.	K.K. Venugopal, Sr. Adv.
	Mr.	Akhil Sibal, Adv.
	Ms.	Deepali Sharma, Adv.
	Ms.	Simran Brar, Adv.

Mr. Akhil Sachar, Adv. Mr. Sarthak Nayak, Adv. For M/s. Karanjawala & Co., Advs. In WP 382 & 386 Mr. P.P. Rao, Sr. Adv. Mr. K. Datta, Adv. Mr. Diggaj Pathak, Adv. Mr. Abhay Kumar, Adv. For Applicant (s) in IA 6 Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. Mr. B.K. Pal, Adv. For Respondent(s) For RR 1/UOI Mr. Parag P. Tripathi, ASG. Mr. S. Wasim A. Qadri, Adv. Mr. Varun Sarin, Adv. Mr. Shaddan Farasat, Adv. Mr. Arunabh Ganguli, Adv. Mr. Anuj Bhandari, Adv. Mr. Sukhbeer Kaur Bajwa, Adv. Mr. S.N. Terdol, Adv. For RR Nos. 2 & 6 Mr. Parmanand Pandey, Adv. IFWJ & NFNE For Kerala Union of Working Journalists Mr. Thampan Thomas, Adv. Mr. N.M. Varghese, Adv. Ms. Tessy Vargtehse, Adv. Mr. K.V. Mohan, Adv. For RR 3/NUJI Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. Ms. Anubha Rastogi, Adv. Ms. Jyoti Mendiratta, Adv. For RR 4/IJU Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. Mr. Pranay Ranjan, Adv. Mr. Praneet Ranjan, Adv. For RR 5/AINEF Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. Mr. B.K. Pal, Adv. WP(C) 246/2011 3 For RR No. 7/PTI Mr. Hari Shankar K., Adv. ....3/- UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Mr. Parag P. Tripathi, learned Additiona l Solicitor General at the very outset objected to the letter which has been addressed to the Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India by the petitioner-Company.

Mr. Fali S. Nariman, learned Senior Cou nsel

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appearing for the petitioner very fa submitted that the Court may permit

the petitioner-Company to withdraw this letter. We permit the petitioner to withdraw this letter. Issue notice in all the fresh writ petitions. Learned counsel for the parties present in Court accept notice on behalf of the respondents whom they represent. Service of formal notice upon them stands waived. Notice be sent to o ther respondents. We direct the Union of India and ot her respondents to file a comprehensive affidavi t within four weeks from today in all the matters. Rejoinder, if any, be filed within two we eks thereafter. The parties would be at liberty to file additional documents within four weeks. List these matters for final disposal on 7th December, 2011. WP(C) 246/2011 4

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