National Human Rights Commission vs State of Gujarat

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2003 Supreme(SC) 1614

V. N. KHARE, S. B. SINHA, A. R. LAKSHMANAN
National Human Rights Commission – Appellant
Versus
State of Gujarat – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioners:- WP 109 & Mr. P P Rao, Sr. TP 194-202 Mr. T R Andhyarujina, Sr. Mr. S. Muralidhar, Mr. Somiran Sharma, Mr. Rajat Khosla, WPD17953 In person, SLP 3770, Mr. Shanti Bhushan, Sr. (in SLP 3770), WP(Crl.)37-52 Mr. Anil B Divan, Sr. (in WP 37-52), Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Mr. Mihir Desai, Ms. Aparna Bhat, Mr. P Ramesh Kumar, WP 221 Ms. Indira Jai singh, Sr. Mr. E C Agrawala, Mr. Mahesh Agarwal, Mr. Rishi Agrawal, Mr. Manu Krishnan, SLP 7951 Ms. Jayshree Wad, Mr. Ashish Wad, Ms. Rani Bora, Mr. Anshu Bhanot, for M/s. J S Wad & Co.,WP 530 Dr. Rajeev Dhavan, Sr. Mr. Lakshmi Raman Singh, WP(Crl.) 11-15 Ms. Aparna Bhat, WP 109. Mr. P S Mishra, Sr. Mr. Arvind Sawant, Sr. Mr. Tathagat H Vardhan, Mr. Amitesh C Mishra, Dr. Indra Pratap Singh, Mr. C D Singh, Mr. R K Singh, Dr. Indra Pratap Singh, Dr. Nafis A Siddiqui, Dr. K S Chauhan, TP 194-202 Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Mr. Mihir Desai, Ms. Aparna Bhat, Mr. P Ramesh Kumar, Mr. Harish N Salve, Sr. and Mr. B V Desai Advocates.
For the Respondents.:- Union of India Mr. Soli J Sorabjee, Attorney General, Mr. A Mariarputham, Mr. Prateek Jalan, Ms. Sushma Suri, Ms. Aruna Mathur, Advocates.
For the State of Gujarat :- Mr. Mukul Rohtagi, ASG Mr. P S Mishra, Sr.Mr. Kamal Trivedi, Addl. Genl. Ms. Hemantika Wahi, Mr. Manu Shanker Mishra, Ms. Swarupa Reddy, Mr. Vishnu Sharma, Mr. Amitesh C Mishra, Mr. Dhruv Kumar Jha, R.Nos.2-22 in Mr. K T S Tulasi, Sr. Slp 3770 Mr. P H Parekh, Mr. E R Kumar, Mr. Lalit Chauhan, Mr. Vijay H Patel, WP 221 Mr. P H Parekh, Ms. Neeru Vaid, Mr. L Nageswara Rao, ASG Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Mr. Amit Mahajan, Ms. Sushma Suri, Mr. Pawan, Mr. P S Mishra, Sr. Mr. A V Sawant, Sr. Mr. C D Singh, Mr. Tathagat Harshwardhan, Dr. Indra Pratap Singh, Mr. Rajan Narain, Ms. Sheela Goel, Mr. Nikhil Goel, Ms. Sarita Gupta,Mr.V N Raghupathy, Dr. Nafis A Siddiqui, WP 530 Mr. R Venkataramani, Sr. Mr.NikhilNayyar, WP(Crl.)11-15 Mr. V N Raghupathy, Advocates.

ORDER :

UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following:

W.P. (Crl.) No. 109/2003

1. An affidavit has been filed by the Chief Secretary to the Government of Gujarat on 7th October, 2003. The said affidavit discloses that the State has moved to the High Court for amending the criminal appeal filed against the judgment passed by the Sessions Court acquitting the accused and the Court has permitted the appeal to be amended. In the aforesaid view of the matter, we feel that in this case an Amicus Curiae is required to be appointed. We request Shri Harish N. Salve, Sr. to appear in this case as Amicus Curiae which he has accepted. Mr. Bhargava V. Desai, -on-Record is also appointed as Amicus Curiae to assist Mr. Harish N. Salve, Sr. Adv.

2. List this matter as also TP (Crl.) Nos. 194-202/2003, WP (Crl.) No. D17953/2003, SLP (Crl.) No.3770/2003, SLP (C) No. 7951/2002 and WP (Crl.) Nos. 11-15/2003 on 17th October, 2003. Counter affidavit filed today in Court on behalf of Respondents Nos. 2 to 22 in SLP(C) No. 3770/2003 be taken on record.

3. Let a complete set of paperbooks be given to the learned Amicus Curiae within 48 hours by the State of Gujarat.

WP (C) No. 221/2002, WP (Crl.) Nos. 37-5

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2003 Supreme(SC) 1614

V. N. KHARE, S. B. SINHA, A. R. LAKSHMANANNational Human Rights Commission – AppellantVersusState of Gujarat – Respondent

V. N. KHARE, S. B. SINHA, A. R. LAKSHMANAN
National Human Rights Commission – Appellant
Versus
State of Gujarat – Respondent