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REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL/CRIMINAL ORIGINAL/APPELLATE JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No.906/2016

Vivek Narayan Sharma

…Petitioner(s)

Vs.

Union of India

Respondent(s)

WITH

W.P.(C) Nos.908/2016,913/2016,916/2016,

WP© D.No.37946/2016, W.P.(C) No.929/2016, W.P.(C)No.930/2016,

943/2016,W.P.(Crl.) No.162/2016, W.P.(C)

No.951/2016,952/2016,953/2016,954/2016,958/2016,957/2016,T.

P.(C)No.2018-2022/2016,W.P.(C)No.971/2016,972/2016, SLP©

No.35356/2016, T.P.(C)No.2030-2038/2016, W.P.(C)No.978/2016,

W.P.(C)D.No.40114/2016,W.P.(C) No.944/2016,

SLP©No.35805/2016,W.P.(C)No.996/2016,997/2016,

T.P.(C)No.1958-1967/2016 & T.P.(C)No.1982-1996/2016, W.P.(C) Nos.

1006/2016, 1008/2016, 1009/2016, 1010/2016, 1011/2016 and

SLP(C) No. 36757/2016

O R D E R

Writ Petitions are admitted.

Issue notice on the Writ Petitions, special leave petitions and

other applications. The respondents may file reply affidavit within six

weeks. Rejoinder, if any, within three weeks thereafter.

We have heard the learned counsel for the parties at some

length. In our opinion, the following important questions fall for our

consideration in this batch of petitions:

Digitally signed by

MA