Kunal Kamra vs Union Of India
2023 Latest Caselaw 10054 Bom

                                                                           1-2-OSWPL-9792-2023+.DOC




                                                                                                    Shephali



                          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                 ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION
                                       WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 9792 OF 2023


                       Kunal Kamra                                                         ...Petitioner
                             Versus
                       Union of India & Ors                                            ...Respondents

                                                WITH
                                   WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 14955 OF 2023
                                                WITH
                                INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO. 17704 OF 2023
                                                  IN
                                   WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 14955 OF 2023

                       Editors Guild of India                                               ...Petitioner
SHEPHALI
SANJAY                       Versus
MORMARE
                       Union of India & Ors                                            ...Respondents
Digitally signed by
SHEPHALI SANJAY
MORMARE
Date: 2023.09.29
16:49:35 +0530
                                                     WITH
                                         WRIT PETITION NO. 7953 OF 2023
                                        (CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION)

                       Association of India Magazines                                       ...Petitioner
                             Versus
                       Union of India & Ors                                            ...Respondents


                       Mr Navroz Seervai, Senior Advocate, with Darius Khambata,
                            Senior Advocate, Arti Raghavan, Vrinda Bhandari, Gayatri
                            Malhotra, Abhinav Sekhri & Tanmay Singh, i/b Meenaz
                            Kakalia, for the Petitioner in WPL/9792/2023.
                       Mr Shadan Farasat, with Hrishika Jha & Natasha Maheshwari, i/b


                                                         Page 1 of 2
                                                     29th September 2023


                      ::: Uploaded on - 29/09/2023                         ::: Downloaded on - 30/09/2023 06:07:22 :::
                                                        1-2-OSWPL-9792-2023+.DOC




      Bimal Rajsekhar for the Petitioner in WPL/14955/2023.
 Mr Gautam Bhatia, with Radhika Roy, i/b Aditi Saxena in
      WP/7953/2023.
 Mr Arvind Datar, Senior Advocate, with Nisha Bhambani, Rahul
      Unnikrishnan & Bharat Manghani, i/b Gautam Jain, for the
      Applicant in IAL/17704/2023.
 Mr Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General, with Devang Vyas, Additional
      Solicitor General, Rajat Nair, Gaurang Bhushan, Aman Mehta,
      DP Singh, Savita Ganoo, Anusha Amin, Vaishnavi, Bhuvnesh
      Kumar, Additional Secretary,Vikram Sahay, Director & Ritesh
      Kumar Sahu, Scientist D, for the Respondent-UoI in all matters.


                               CORAM     G.S. Patel &
                                         Neela Gokhale, JJ.

DATED: 29th September 2023 PC:-

1. Arguments are concluded.

2. We permit all counsel to put in supplementary notes of arguments by 14th October 2023.

3. Mr Mehta, learned Solicitor General fairly states that previous statement made will continue until the judgment is delivered.

4. List this matter for pronouncement on 1st December 2023.

(Neela Gokhale, J) (G. S. Patel, J) {

29th September 2023