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S U P R E M E C O U R T O F RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

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Writ Petition (Civil) No. 327/2018 X

Petitioner VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Respondent

Date : 11-04-2018 This matter was called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.M. KHANWILKAR HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE D.Y. CHANDRACHUD For Petitioner Ms. Mr. Ms. Ms. Ms. Ms.

Indira Jaising, Sr. Adv. Sunil Fernandes, AOR Astha Sharma, Adv. Nupur Kumar, Adv. Anju Thomas, Adv. Aanchal Singh, Adv.

For Respondents Mr. Tushar Mehta, ASG Mr. Rajat Nair, Adv. Mr. B.V. Balram Das, Adv. UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R Heard Ms. Indira Jaising, learned senior counsel alongwith

Mr.

Sunil

Fernandes,

learned

counsel

appearing for the petitioner. Let a copy of this petition be served on Mr. B.V. Signature Not Verified

Balram Das, learned counsel who will assist Mr. Tushar

Digitally signed by DEEPAK GUGLANI Date: 2018.04.11 16:24:12 IST Reason:

Mehta,

learned

respondent no.

ASG

for

the

7.

A copy

Union of the

of

India

and

petition be

the also

served on Mr. Devadatt Kamat, learned AAG for the State of Karnataka.

Four copies of the petition be also

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2 handed

over

with

the

addresses

written

thereon

to

Mr. Devadatt Kamat, so that he can effect service on respondent

nos.

3

to

6

through

the

concerned

Superintendent of Police or any equivalent authority. Be it clarified, the names of the petitioner and respondent nos. 3 to 6 are not being revealed, as the petitioner desires to keep the identity secret.

We

have accepted the said prayer. Though

many

a

prayer

has

been

made

in

this

petition preferred under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, at the very outset, we clearly state that it shall be confined to entertaining the prayer as a writ of habeas corpus as far as the petitioner and grant of security to her is concerned. Apart

from

the

aforesaid

aspects,

no

other

contention or relief shall be entertained afterwards. We learned

have senior

been

apprised

counsel

for

by the

Ms.

Indira

petitioner

petitioner is presently in Delhi.

Jaising, that

the

She may remain in

Delhi. Mr. Tushar Mehta, learned ASG shall instruct the respondent no. 7 to give adequate protection to the petitioner during her stay in Delhi. Let the matter be listed on 4.5.2018.

(Deepak Guglani) Court Master

(H.S. Parasher) Assistant Registrar