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ITEM NO.MM-10B COURT NO.10 SECTION X

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

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 398 OF 2010

RATAN N.TATA Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Respondent(s)

(With appln(s) for interim directions)

Date: 02/12/2010 This Petition was called on for hearing today.

CORAM :
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S. SINGHVI
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASOK KUMAR GANGULY

For Petitioner(s) Mr. Harish N. Salve, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Rajan N. Karanjawala, Adv.
Mrs. Manik Karanjawala, Adv.
For M/S. Karanjawala & Co.,A.O.R.

For Respondent(s) Mr. G.E. Vahanvati, A.G.

Mrs. Indira Jai Singh, A.S.G.
Mr. Devadatt Kamat, Adv.

UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R
Taken on board.
Heard Shri Harish N. Salve, learned senior
counsel appearing for the petitioner and perused the
record.
On the oral request made by Shri Salve, we
direct impleadment of Open Media Network Pvt. Ltd.
Thomson Press India Ltd., 18-35, Milestone, Delhi
Mathura Road, Faridabad and Outlook Publishing India
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Pvt. Ltd., IPP Limited, C4-C11, Phase 11, Noida as

respondents nos.5 and 6.
Issue notice to the respondents including the
impleaded respondents.
Shri G.E. Vahanvati, learned Attorney General
says that he would be appearing on behalf of
respondents nos.1 to 4 and his assisting counsel
accepts notice for them. Affidavit on behalf of
respondents nos.1 to 4, if any, be filed within ten
days.

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Notice be issued to the remaining respondents

for December 13, 2010. Dasti, in addition, is
permitted.
List on 13.12.2010.

(A.D. Sharma) (Phoolan Wati Arora)

Court Master Court Master

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