Karmanya Singh Sareen vs. Union Of India

Court:Supreme Court of India
Judges:Hon'ble K.M. Joseph, Hon'ble Ajay Rastogi, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose, Hon'ble Hrishikesh Roy, Hon'ble C.T. Ravikumar
Case Type:Special Leave Petition (Civil)
Reg no:804/2017
Filing no:42134/2016
CNR:SCIN010421342016

Parties & Advocates

Petitioners

1
Karmanya Singh Sareen
2
Shreya Sethi

Petitioner Advocates

1
Gaurav Sharma
2
Prabhas Bajaj

Respondents

1
Union Of India
2
Whatsapp Inc.
3
Facebook Inc.
4
Facebook India Online Service Pvt. Ltd
5
Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India Limited . Chairman
6
Internet Freedom Foundation (iff) A Registered Trust

Respondent Advocates

1
S. S. Shroff
2
Sanjay Kapur
3
Gurmeet Singh Makker
4
T. V. S. Raghavendra Sreyas
5
Amrish Kumar

Case History with Orders

Pending

Final Status

11 Apr 2023

Direction Matters

Purpose:Fixed Date By Court
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble K.M. Joseph, Hon'ble Ajay Rastogi, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose, Hon'ble Hrishikesh Roy, Hon'ble C.T. Ravikumar
List In:Judge

Week Commencing [01-08-2023], List Before Appropriate Bench [after obtaining order from Honble CJI to constituting the Bench]

1 Feb 2023

Five Judges Bench Matter

Purpose:Fixed Date By Court
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble K.M. Joseph, Hon'ble Ajay Rastogi, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose, Hon'ble Hrishikesh Roy, Hon'ble C.T. Ravikumar
List In:Judge

List On (Date) [11-04-2023], List before court/bench [FOR DIRECTIONS], IA Disposed Off [6140/2021]

31 Jan 2023

For Hearing

Purpose:Fixed Date By Court
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble K.M. Joseph, Hon'ble Ajay Rastogi, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose, Hon'ble Hrishikesh Roy, Hon'ble C.T. Ravikumar
List In:Judge

List On (Date) [01-02-2023]

25 Jan 2023

Five Judges Bench Matter

Purpose:Fixed Date By Court
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble K.M. Joseph, Hon'ble Ajay Rastogi, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose, Hon'ble Hrishikesh Roy, Hon'ble C.T. Ravikumar
List In:Judge

Not taken up/ Not Today, List On (Date) [31-01-2023]

24 Jan 2023

For Hearing

Purpose:Fixed Date By Court
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble K.M. Joseph, Hon'ble Ajay Rastogi, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose, Hon'ble Hrishikesh Roy, Hon'ble C.T. Ravikumar
List In:Judge

Not taken up/ Not Today, List On (Date) [25-01-2023]

19 Jan 2023

Five Judges Bench Matter

Purpose:Fixed Date By Court
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble K.M. Joseph, Hon'ble Ajay Rastogi, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose, Hon'ble Hrishikesh Roy, Hon'ble C.T. Ravikumar
List In:Judge

Not taken up/ Not Today, List On (Date) [24-01-2023]

18 Jan 2023

Five Judges Bench Matter

Purpose:Fixed Date By Court
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble K.M. Joseph, Hon'ble Ajay Rastogi, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose, Hon'ble Hrishikesh Roy, Hon'ble C.T. Ravikumar
List In:Judge

Not taken up/ Not Today, List On (Date) [19-01-2023]

17 Jan 2023

Disposal/final Disposal At Admission Stage - Civil Cases

Purpose:Fixed Date By Court
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble K.M. Joseph, Hon'ble Ajay Rastogi, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose, Hon'ble Hrishikesh Roy, Hon'ble C.T. Ravikumar
List In:Judge

Not taken up/ Not Today, List On (Date) [18-01-2023]

29 Sept 2022

Five Judges Bench Matter

Purpose:Next Week / Week Commencing / C.o.week
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble K.M. Joseph, Hon'ble Ajay Rastogi, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose, Hon'ble Hrishikesh Roy, Hon'ble C.T. Ravikumar
List In:Judge

List On (Date) [17-01-2023]

15 Feb 2021

Orders (Incomplete Matters / Ias / Crlmps)

Purpose:Fixed Date By Court
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble Hon'Ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble A.S. Bopanna, Hon'ble V. Ramasubramanian
List In:Judge

Notice Returnable [D:0,W:4,M:0], Notice on IA [6140/2021 returnable in 4 weeks]

5 Mar 2020

Five Judges Bench Matter

Purpose:Next Week / Week Commencing / C.o.week
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Indira Banerjee, Hon'ble Vineet Saran, Hon'ble M.R. Shah, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose
List In:Judge

Not taken up/ Not Today

4 Mar 2020

Five Judges Bench Matter

Purpose:Next Week / Week Commencing / C.o.week
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Indira Banerjee, Hon'ble Vineet Saran, Hon'ble M.R. Shah, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose
List In:Judge

Not taken up/ Not Today

3 Mar 2020

Five Judges Bench Matter

Purpose:Next Week / Week Commencing / C.o.week
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Indira Banerjee, Hon'ble Vineet Saran, Hon'ble M.R. Shah, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose
List In:Judge

Not taken up/ Not Today

27 Feb 2020

Five Judges Bench Matter

Purpose:Next Week / Week Commencing / C.o.week
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble Arun Mishra, Hon'ble Indira Banerjee, Hon'ble Vineet Saran, Hon'ble M.R. Shah, Hon'ble Aniruddha Bose
List In:Judge

Not taken up/ Not Today

6 Sept 2017

Orders (Incomplete Matters / Ias / Crlmps)

Purpose:Fixed Date By Court
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble Hon'Ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble A.K. Sikri, Hon'ble Amitava Roy, Hon'ble A.M. Khanwilkar, Hon'ble Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
List In:Judge

Other [LIST ON 20.11.2017 AT 3.00 P.M,]

21 Jul 2017

Orders (Incomplete Matters / Ias / Crlmps)

Purpose:Fixed Date By Court
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble Hon'Ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble A.K. Sikri, Hon'ble Amitava Roy, Hon'ble A.M. Khanwilkar, Hon'ble Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
List In:Judge

List On (Date) [06-09-2017], Other [Heard in part]

16 May 2017

First Hearing

Initial hearing scheduled

Orders (Incomplete Matters / Ias / Crlmps)

Purpose:Fixed Date By Court
Category:Unknown
Before:Hon'ble Hon'Ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble A.K. Sikri, Hon'ble Amitava Roy, Hon'ble A.M. Khanwilkar, Hon'ble Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
List In:Judge

9 Jan 2017

Case Registered

Registration No: 804/2017

17 Dec 2016

Case Filed

17 Dec 2016 Filing No: 42134/2016

Interlocutory Applications (IA) (21)

1/2017
Particular: application for directions
Filed by: MR. GAURAV SHARMA
Filing Date: 2017-01-09
10762/2017
Filing Date: 2017-02-02
2/2017
Particular: PERMISSION TO FILE ANNEXURES
Filed by: MR. GAURAV SHARMA
Filing Date: 2017-02-03
34375/2017
Particular: I/A FOR DIRECTION
Filing Date: 2017-04-24
34711/2017
Particular: IA FOR INTERVENTION
Filing Date: 2017-04-25
3/2017
Particular: application for directions
Filed by: MR. S. S. SHROFF
Filing Date: 2017-04-26
4/2017
Particular: INTERVENTION APPLICATION
Filed by: MR. T. V. S. RAGHAVENDRA SREYAS
Filing Date: 2017-04-26
1587/2021
Particular: AMENDMENT OF APPEAL / PETITION / I.A.
Filed by: S. S. SHROFF
Filing Date: 2021-01-06
Remark: I/A ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT NO. 2 FOR AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM OF PARTIES
1592/2021
Particular: EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
Filed by: S. S. SHROFF
Filing Date: 2021-01-06
Remark: I/A ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT NO. 2 SEEKING EXEMPTION FROM FILING APOSTILLED AFFIDAVITS
1628/2021
Particular: EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
Filed by: S. S. SHROFF
Filing Date: 2021-01-06
Remark: I/A ON BEHALF OF RES. NO. 2 SEEKING EXEMPTION FROM FILING APOSTILLED AFFIDAVITS
6140/2021
Particular: APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
Filed by: GAURAV SHARMA
Filing Date: 2021-01-16
Remark: APPPLICATION FOR URGENT APPROPRIATE DIRECTIONS BY THIS HON’BLE COURT
11372/2021
Particular: CLARIFICATION/DIRECTION
Filed by: T. V. S. RAGHAVENDRA SREYAS
Filing Date: 2021-01-25
Remark: I/A FOR URGENT DIRECTIONS AND STAY
54152/2021
Particular: AMENDMENT IN CAUSE TITLE
Filed by: GURMEET SINGH MAKKER
Filing Date: 2021-04-13
Remark: I.A. FOR AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM OF PARTIES -
61758/2021
Particular: EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
Filed by: S. S. SHROFF
Filing Date: 2021-05-12
Remark: I/A ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT NO. 3 SEEKING EXEMPTION FROM FILING APOSTILLED AFFIDAVIT
61760/2021
Particular: EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
Filed by: S. S. SHROFF
Filing Date: 2021-05-12
Remark: I/A ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT NO. 2 SEEKING EXEMPTION FROM FILING APOSTILLED AFFIDAVITS
65127/2021
Particular: EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
Filed by: GAURAV SHARMA
Filing Date: 2021-05-31
Remark: EXEMPTION FROM FILING NOTARIZED AFFIDAVIT
200236/2022
Particular: EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
Filed by: S. S. SHROFF
Filing Date: 2022-12-16
Remark: APPLICATION SEEKING EXEMPTION FROM FILING DULY APOSTILLED VERSIONS OF DOCUMENTS AND SUPPORTING AFFIDAVITS ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT NO. 3
200243/2022
Particular: AMENDMENT IN CAUSE TITLE
Filed by: S. S. SHROFF
Filing Date: 2022-12-16
Remark: APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT OF MEMORANDUM OF PARTIES
8350/2023
Particular: EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT
Filed by: S. S. SHROFF
Filing Date: 2023-01-11
Remark: APPLICATION SEEKING EXEMPTION FROM FILING DULY APOSTILLED VERSION OF DOCUMENT(S) ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT NO. 2 ALONG WITH SUPPORTING AFFIDAV
8352/2023
Particular: APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
Filed by: S. S. SHROFF
Filing Date: 2023-01-11
216877/2023
Particular: APPROPRIATE ORDERS/DIRECTIONS
Filed by: GAURAV SHARMA
Filing Date: 2023-10-16
Remark: -EASCIN01060132023

Tagged Matters (4)

42134/2016(09-01-2017 04:18 PM)SLP(C) No. 000804 / 2017 Registered on 09-01-2017 - SLP_C

Petitioner: KARMANYA SINGH SAREEN
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA
Type: MStatus: PEntry: 06-06-2017

14248/2017(06-05-2017 01:42 PM)W.P.(C) No. 000347 / 2017 Registered on 06-05-2017 - UNKNOWN

Petitioner: PALLAV MONGIA
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA
Type: CStatus: PEntry: 17-04-2023

8908/2021(13-04-2021 12:44 PM)W.P.(C) No. 000463 - / 2021 Registered on 13-04-2021 - UNKNOWN

Petitioner: AATMNIRBHAR DIGITAL INDIA FOUNDATION
Respondent: WHATSAPP INC.
Type: LStatus: PEntry: 17-04-2023

29233/2022(23-09-2022 11:41 AM)T.P.(C) No. 002145 - / 2022 Registered on 23-09-2022 - UNKNOWN

Petitioner: CHAITANYA ROHILLA
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA
Type: LStatus: PEntry: 17-04-2023

Earlier Court Details (3)

Court:
High Court
State:
DELHI
Case No:
WPC-7663-2016
Order Date:
2016-09-23
Judgment Challenged:
Yes
Judgment Type:
Final
Court:
High Court
State:
DELHI
Case No:
CM-31553-2016
Order Date:
2016-09-23
Judgment Challenged:
No
Judgment Type:
-
Court:
High Court
State:
DELHI
Case No:
WPC-7643-2016
Order Date:
2016-09-05
Judgment Challenged:
No
Judgment Type:
-

Notices (33)

S.No. 1
217292/2024-09-23
Notice Type: Letter for curing the defects in documents
Name:Karmanya Singh Sareenthrough Prabhas Bajaj-3430
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:23 Sept 2024
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 2
199573/2024-09-04
Notice Type: Notice Alternative Arrangement Fresh Expired
Name:Shreya Sethi
Location:DELHI, NEW DELHI, Station: New Delhi
Issue Date:9 Apr 2024
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:9 Jul 2024
S.No. 3
199554/2024-09-04
Notice Type: Notice Alternative Arrangement Fresh Expired
Name:Karmanya Singh Sareen
Location:DELHI, NEW DELHI, Station: New Delhi
Issue Date:9 Apr 2024
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:9 Jul 2024
S.No. 4
189800/2022-12-22
Notice Type: Letter for curing the defects in documents
Name:Facebook Inc. .Through S. S. Shroff-710
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:22 Dec 2022
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 5
189790/2022-12-22
Notice Type: Letter for curing the defects in documents
Name:Facebook Inc. .
Location:USA, NEW MEXICO
Issue Date:22 Dec 2022
Return Date:17 Jan 2023
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 6
138881/2022-10-14
Notice Type: letter for certified copy
Name:Karmanya Singh Sareenthrough High Court Of Delhi At New Delhi Delhi
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI, Station: New Delhi
Issue Date:14 Oct 2022
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:19 Oct 2022
S.No. 7
138881/2022-10-14
Notice Type: letter for certified copy
Name:S. S. Shroff-710copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:14 Oct 2022
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 8
138881/2022-10-14
Notice Type: letter for certified copy
Name:Gurmeet Singh Makker-2357copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:14 Oct 2022
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 9
138881/2022-10-14
Notice Type: letter for certified copy
Name:Gaurav Sharma-1836copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:14 Oct 2022
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 10
138881/2022-10-14
Notice Type: letter for certified copy
Name:Sanjay Kapur-1202copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:14 Oct 2022
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 11
138881/2022-10-14
Notice Type: letter for certified copy
Name:T. V. S. Raghavendra Sreyas-2075copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:14 Oct 2022
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 12
58627/2021-06-07
Notice Type: Letter to advocate for defects
Name:Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Advocate
Location:DELHI, NEW DELHI
Issue Date:6 Jul 2021
Return Date:22 Jul 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 13
55080/2021-05-13
Notice Type: Letter for curing the defects in documents
Name:Whatsapp Inc. .Through S. S. Shroff-710
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:13 May 2021
Return Date:7 Jan 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 14
29676/2023-02-09
Notice Type: letter for certified copy
Name:Karmanya Singh Sareenthrough High Court Of Delhi At New Delhi Delhi
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:2 Sept 2023
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 15
29676/2023-02-09
Notice Type: letter for certified copy
Name:S. S. Shroff-710copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:2 Sept 2023
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 16
29676/2023-02-09
Notice Type: letter for certified copy
Name:Gurmeet Singh Makker-2357copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:2 Sept 2023
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 17
29676/2023-02-09
Notice Type: letter for certified copy
Name:Gaurav Sharma-1836copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:2 Sept 2023
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 18
29676/2023-02-09
Notice Type: letter for certified copy
Name:Sanjay Kapur-1202copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:2 Sept 2023
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 19
29676/2023-02-09
Notice Type: letter for certified copy
Name:T. V. S. Raghavendra Sreyas-2075copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:2 Sept 2023
Return Date:N/A
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 20
21707/2021-02-16
Notice Type: Returnable notice in IA
Name:Internet Freedom Foundation (Iff) A Registered Trust Through Its Chairman, Mr. Nikhi Pahwathrough T. V. S. Raghavendra Sreyas-2075
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:16 Feb 2021
Return Date:4 May 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 21
21707/2021-02-16
Notice Type: Returnable notice in IA
Name:Gaurav Sharma-1836copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:16 Feb 2021
Return Date:4 May 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 22
21706/2021-02-16
Notice Type: Returnable notice in IA
Name:Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India Limited, Through Its Chairmanthrough Sanjay Kapur-1202
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:16 Feb 2021
Return Date:4 May 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 23
21706/2021-02-16
Notice Type: Returnable notice in IA
Name:Gaurav Sharma-1836copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:16 Feb 2021
Return Date:4 May 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 24
21705/2021-02-16
Notice Type: Returnable notice in IA
Name:Facebook India Online Service Pvt. Ltd, .Through S. S. Shroff-710
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:16 Feb 2021
Return Date:4 May 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 25
21705/2021-02-16
Notice Type: Returnable notice in IA
Name:Gaurav Sharma-1836copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:16 Feb 2021
Return Date:4 May 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 26
21704/2021-02-16
Notice Type: Returnable notice in IA
Name:Facebook Inc. .Through S. S. Shroff-710
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:16 Feb 2021
Return Date:4 May 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 27
21704/2021-02-16
Notice Type: Returnable notice in IA
Name:Gaurav Sharma-1836copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:16 Feb 2021
Return Date:4 May 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 28
21703/2021-02-16
Notice Type: Returnable notice in IA
Name:Whatsapp Inc. .Through S. S. Shroff-710
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:16 Feb 2021
Return Date:4 May 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 29
21703/2021-02-16
Notice Type: Returnable notice in IA
Name:Gaurav Sharma-1836copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:16 Feb 2021
Return Date:4 May 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 30
21702/2021-02-16
Notice Type: Returnable notice in IA
Name:Union Of India Through Secretary, Ministry Of Communications, Department Of Telecommunications Through Gurmeet Singh Makker-2357
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:16 Feb 2021
Return Date:4 May 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 31
21702/2021-02-16
Notice Type: Returnable notice in IA
Name:Gaurav Sharma-1836copy
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:16 Feb 2021
Return Date:4 May 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 32
11241/2021-01-27
Notice Type: Letter for curing the defects in documents
Name:Through T. V. S. Raghavendra Sreyas-2075
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:27 Jan 2021
Return Date:15 Mar 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
S.No. 33
3650/2021-01-09
Notice Type: Letter to advocate for defects
Name:Through S. S. Shroff-710
Location:NEW DELHI, DELHI
Issue Date:1 Sept 2021
Return Date:23 Feb 2021
Dispatch Date:Pending
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