ITEM NO.1501 COURT NO.3 SECTION PIL-W

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Writ Petition(s)(Civil) No(s).382/2013

INDEPENDENT THOUGHT Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ANR. Respondent(s)

Date : 11-10-2017

This petition was called on for pronouncement of

judgment today.

For Petitioner(s)

Mr. Gaurav Agrawal, AOR

For Respondent(s)

Ms. Binu Tamta, Adv.

Ms. Sadhna Sandhu, Adv.

Mr. B.V. Balaramdas, Adv.

Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR

Mr. B. Krishna Prasad, AOR

Ms. Anindita Pujari, AOR

Ms. Kavita Bhardwaj, Adv.

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Madan B. Lokur and Hon'ble Mr.

Justice Deepak Gupta pronounced their respective separate

but concurring judgments.

For the reasons stated in the signed reportable

judgments, the writ petition is allowed.

Application for intervention is also allowed.

(SANJAY KUMAR-I) (KAILASH CHANDER)

AR-CUM-PS COURT MASTER

(Signed “Reportable” judgments are placed on the file)

Digitally signed by

SANJAY KUMAR

Date: 2017