Full Judgment Text
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NONREPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO(S).1238 OF 2019
(DIARY NO.10342 OF 2016)
With
(Interlocutory Application Nos.128666/2017, 123144/2017,
122625/2017, 127773/2017, 30030/2018, 112422/2018 and 110313
of 2019)
Seema Sapra ..…Appellant(s)
Versus
Court On Its Own Motion ….Respondent(s)
With
Writ Petition (C) No.13 of 2018
(alongwith C.M.P. No.4015 of 2018 and Interlocutory Application
Nos.62789 of 2019, 99303 of 2019 and 61232 of 2019)
&
Writ Petition (C) No.1027 of 2018
(alongwith C.M.P. Nos.122904 of 2018 and 97450 of 2018)
O R D E R
1. The instant criminal appeal has been preferred under
Signature Not Verified
Digitally signed by
CHARANJEET KAUR
Date: 2019.08.14
14:25:46 IST
Reason:
Section 19(1) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 assailing the
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judgment of the High Court of Delhi dated 17 December, 2015
holding the appellant guilty of having committed contempt of
Court and imposing punishment of imprisonment for a period of
one month and a fine of Rs.2,000/ (Rupees Two Thousand Only)
to be deposited within a period of three months from the date of
the order, failing which undergo a further term of imprisonment
of one month with a further direction restraining the appellant to
argue as an advocate or inperson, except in her defence, before
any Bench of the High Court of Delhi or any Court or Tribunal
subordinate to the High Court of Delhi for a period of two years
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from the date of passing of the impugned judgment dated 17
December, 2015.
The appellant had been exempted from surrendering vide
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order of the Chamber Judge dated 9 October, 2017. Notice was
issued on the applications as well as on the appeal vide order
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dated 26 March, 2018, which has been duly served.
3. We have heard the parties. During the course of hearing,
the appellantinperson made an oral request that this Bench
ought to recuse from hearing the matter which fact has been
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noted in our order dated 11 April, 2019 while reserving the
order. The same reads thus:
“We have heard the petitioner inperson.
She is at liberty to file additional documents,
which were referred to during the course of argument
or any further document(s) which she intends to file.
She prays for four weeks’ time to do so.
Appropriate order will be passed after the
additional document(s) are filed.
After hearing the petitioner inperson for almost
two hours and this order being dictated, the petitioner
submits that this Bench should not hear these
matters.
Even this submission will be considered in the
order that we may pass after considering the
document(s).
Orders reserved.”
4. Instead of filing additional documents in terms of the liberty
given to the appellant in the aforementioned order, she moved an
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I.A. No.62789 of 2019 in Writ Petition (C) No.13 of 2018 on 12
April, 2019. We will take it up for consideration while dealing
with the main writ petition in which the same has been filed. For
the present, suffice to point out that one of the reliefs claimed in
the said application is that the cases be listed before a Bench not
comprising of one of us (A.M. Khanwilkar, J.). The appellant,
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however, mentioned the matter on 6 May, 2019 to inform the
Court about filing of the said application. Since the mentioning
was done before a different Bench, the application could not be
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taken up for hearing and was directed to be listed on 2 July,
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2019. Again, on 2 July, 2019, the cases were listed before a
different Bench and not the same combination which had heard
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the matters on 11 April, 2019. It was, therefore, ordered that
the cases be listed before the same Bench which had heard the
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matter on 11 April, 2019 and reserved order therein.
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Accordingly, the cases were listed on 12 July, 2019 before the
specially constituted Bench. After hearing the appellantin
person, the Court passed the following order:
“We have heard the petitionerinperson on the
applications for issue of appropriate directions/order
and for modification of previous Court order, for over
one hour.
After hearing the petitionerinperson for quite
some time, we asked her to confine her arguments to
the issues which may require our consideration. She
submitted that one of us (A. M. Khanwilkar, J.) should
recuse. For that, she invited our attention to the
averment made in I.A. No.62789 of 2019 in particular.
Such request cannot be accepted merely for asking by
the petitionerinperson. Reasons for not accepting
that prayer will be elaborated in the order to be passed
as noted in our previous order dated 11.04.2019.
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It is open to the petitioner to file list of dates
and/or any other relevant document(s), if she so
desires. That be filed within two weeks.
We reiterate that all aspects will be considered
and appropriate orders passed on the concerned
proceedings, to be pronounced later.”
We must, at the outset, deal with the gravamen of the
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apprehension of the appellant as to why she has insisted for
recusal of one of us (A.M. Khanwilkar, J.). Even on a liberal
reading of the averments in the stated application, the
apprehension of the appellant is founded on the allegation that
she may not get justice from the Bench as Justice A.M.
Khanwilkar is well acquainted with the Advocates who
incidentally are members of the Supreme Court Bar Association
against whom personal allegations have been made by her in the
accompanying writ petition.
6. We must usefully refer to Court On Its Own Motion Vs.
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(paragraph 28), in which it has been observed as follows:
State
“The path of recluse is very often a convenient and a
soft option. This is especially so since a Judge really
has no vested interest in doing a particular matter.
However, the oath of office taken under Article 219 of
the Constitution of India enjoins the Judge to duly
and faithfully and to the best of his knowledge and
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judgment, perform the duties of office without fear or
favor affection or ill will while upholding the
constitution and the laws. In a case, where
unfounded and motivated allegations of bias are
sought to be made with a view of forum
hunting/Bench preference or browbeating the Court,
then, succumbing to such a pressure would
tantamount to not fulfilling the oath of office.”
It is also pertinent to remind ourselves of the dictum of Lord
Denning who observed in
R. Vs. Metropolitan Police
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Commissioner ex p. Blackburn as under:
“All we would ask is that that those who criticize us
will remember that, from the nature of our office, we
cannot reply to their criticism. We cannot enter into
public controversy. Still less into political controversy.
We must rely on our conduct itself to be its own
vindication. Exposed as we are to the winds of
criticism, nothing which is said by this person or that
nothing which is written by this pen or that, will deter
us from doing what we believe is right; nor, I would
add, from saying what the occasion requires provided
that it is pertinent to the matter in hand. Silence is not
an option when things are ill done.”
7. Reverting to the present cases, it is noticed from the
impugned judgment that around 28 Judges of the High Court of
Delhi, who had heard the writ petition filed by the appellant, had
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to recuse by the time the writ petition was finally decided on 2
March, 2015. Even after filing of the instant criminal appeal at
least three Judges of this Court have recused themselves, for one
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reason or the other. Not only that, the appellant had moved a
formal application being I.A. No.30030 of 2018 in the present
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appeal to recall the order passed on 7 February, 2018
appointing Senior Advocate Mr. Vikas Singh as Amicus Curiae,
as she had strong objection to his appointment. Similarly, the
appellant had filed I.A. No.111244 of 2017 for recall of order
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dated 27 October, 2017 appointing Ms. Pinky Anand, learned
Additional Solicitor General to assist the Court as Amicus Curiae.
That application was also allowed by this Court vide order dated
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4 December, 2017.
8. Be that as it may, after the matter was assigned to this
Bench during the hearing, which lasted for more than two hours
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on 11 April, 2019, the appellant had orally suggested that this
Bench should not hear the cases as has been noted in the said
order. On that day, the Court reserved its order giving liberty to
the appellant to file additional documents to reinforce her
arguments on the merits of the contempt proceedings, as insisted
by her during the oral submission. Instead of availing of that
liberty, the appellant chose to file I.A. No.62789 of 2019 in Writ
Petition (C) No.13 of 2018 praying for recusal of one of us (A.M.
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Khanwilkar, J.). However, keeping in mind the totality of the
situation, the Court declined her prayer as recorded in the order
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dated 12 July, 2019.
9. Indubitably, it is always open for a Judge to recuse at his
own volition from a case entrusted to him by the Chief Justice.
But, that may be a matter of his own choosing. Recusal, at the
asking of the litigating party, cannot be countenanced unless it
deserves due consideration and is justified. We draw support
from the exposition of the Constitution Bench in
Supreme Court
AdvocatesOnRecord Association and Another Vs. Union of
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India . It must never be forgotten that an impartial Judge is the
quintessence for a fair trial and one should not hesitate to recuse
if there are just and reasonable grounds. At the same time, one
cannot be oblivious of the duty of a Judge which is to discharge
his responsibility with absolute earnestness, sincerity and being
true to the oath of his/her office. After perusal of the assertions
made in the stated I.A.s, we have no hesitation in observing that
the same are devoid of merit and without any substance. To
observe sobriety, however, we say no more.
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10. Reverting to the criminal appeal, after hearing the parties
and the same being a statutory appeal preferred by the appellant
against the finding of guilt and punishment under the Contempt
of Courts Act, 1971, the same requires due consideration
although there is a delay of 32 days as stated in I.A. No.128666
of 2017. The delay in filing appeal is condoned in terms of this
order. Appeal be registered by the office. The appeal is admitted.
Fresh notice be issued to the respondents.
11. The appellant has prayed for stay of operation of the
impugned judgment and order pending hearing and decision on
this appeal. As it appears from the record that two years period
for which the appellant has been restrained from appearing in
the High Court of Delhi and Courts Subordinate thereunder in
terms of the impugned judgment is already over, nevertheless we
consider it appropriate to stay the effect of the impugned
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judgment and order dated 17 December, 2015 until disposal of
the appeal. Accordingly, prayer for stay is disposed of in the
above terms.
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Now, we may take up the other applications filed by the
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appellant in the criminal appeal under consideration in seriatim.
I.A. No.128666 of 2017
IN
Criminal Appeal Diary No.10342/2016
13. This application is for condoning delay in filing criminal
appeal. As noted in paragraph 10 above, the same is allowed.
I.A. No.30030 of 2018
IN
Criminal Appeal Diary No.10342/2016
14. By this application, appellant has prayed that the order
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dated 7 February, 2018 appointing Senior Advocate Mr. Vikas
Singh be recalled. That prayer has been granted in terms of order
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dated 30 July, 2018 passed by the Court. The other relief
claimed in the application is to issue notice to the office of the
Attorney General for India, which is similar to one made in
another application filed by the appellant. As the criminal appeal
has been admitted, the Registry shall proceed in the matter as
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per the Rules. Hence, no further orders are required in that
regard.
15. The appellant has then prayed for giving a qualified lawyer;
to give appellant a full and fair hearing in the matter. The record
shows that fair hearing has been given to the appellant thus far;
and it would be extended even after admission of the appeal. No
formal order is required in that regard.
Accordingly, the application under consideration is disposed
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of.
I.A. No.123144 of 2017
IN
Criminal Appeal Diary No.10342/2016
17. By this application, appellant has prayed that hearing of the
appeal be referred to a Five Judge Constitution Bench of this
Court. This prayer, to say the least, is premature. For, so long as
the Court does not take up the appeal for final hearing, the
question of referring the matter to a Five Judge Constitution
Bench that too before the appeal is admitted cannot be
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countenanced. This application is disposed of while giving liberty
to the appellant to persuade the Court at the time of final hearing
of the appeal to refer the case to a Five Judge Constitution
Bench. If the concerned Court finds merit in that submission, the
Court may accede to that prayer. This application is disposed of
accordingly.
I.A. No.122625 of 2017
IN
Criminal Appeal Diary No.10342/2016
18. By this application, appellant has prayed for a direction to
summon the paper book and the electronic record of Delhi High
Court in Writ Petition (C) No.1280 of 2012, Contempt Case (Crl.)
No.2/2014, Contempt Case (Crl.) No.3/2012 and O.M.P.
No.647/2012. As the present appeal arises from Contempt Case
(Crl.) No.2/2014, and the appeal having been admitted for final
hearing, the Registry may take steps as per the Rules in that
regard. So far as the record of other proceedings referred to in
this application, we keep it open to the appellant to make that
request at the final hearing of the present criminal appeal. That
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request can be considered at the appropriate stage. The
application is disposed of accordingly.
I.A. No.127773 of 2017
IN
Criminal Appeal Diary No.10342/2016
By this application, appellant has sought direction against
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the Registry of this Court to ensure that the records of these
cases are maintained properly. The grievance in this application
is founded on some clerical error in the order passed by this
Court in the past. It is seen that the same has been rectified.
20. We are of the view that no general direction to the Registry
as prayed is warranted. Inasmuch as, the Registry is required to
maintain and secure the record of all cases as per the Rules and
if there is some error in the records, it is always open to the
parties to bring it to the notice of the Court. As and when such
occasion arises in future, appropriate direction can be given by
the Court. The application is disposed of accordingly.
I.A. No.112422 of 2018
IN
Criminal Appeal Diary No.10342/2016
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21. By this application, appellant has prayed that she may be
permitted to place on record documents mentioned in paragraph
Nos.10, 11 and 12 of the application which according to her are
fraudulent, invalid and forged documents. The same were filed
before the High Court of Delhi in Writ Petition (C) No.1280 of
2012 on behalf of General Electric Company, GE India Industrial
Private Limited and GE Global Sourcing India Private Limited.
22. As regards the contempt proceedings, in relation to which
the instant criminal appeal arises, the question is limited to the
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utterances made by the appellant before the High Court on 6
May, 2014; and as to whether the same would constitute criminal
contempt in the face of the Court. No other issue is required to be
considered. Suffice it to observe that the stated documents have
no relevance to the question required to be answered in the
present criminal appeal regarding the alleged utterances made by
the appellant before the Delhi High Court. The application is
disposed of accordingly.
I.A. No.110313 of 2019
IN
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Criminal Appeal Diary No.10342/2016
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23. This application has been filed on 26 July, 2019 after the
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matters were heard lastly on 12 July, 2019, praying for listing of
cases before a Bench not comprising of Justice A.M. Khanwilkar
and Justice Ajay Rastogi. For the reasons already noted hitherto
and for rejecting the prayer in I.A. No.62789 of 2019 in Writ
petition (C) No.13 of 2018, this application should follow the
same suit and is rejected.
Writ Petition (C) No.13 of 2018
(Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India)
24. By this writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of
India, the petitioner has sought mandamus against the
respondents to ensure that the petitioner, who claims to be
whistleblower is not poisoned or harmed or harassed or targeted
or followed in any manner and her complaint regarding sexual
harassment against the two named members of the Supreme
Court Bar Association be proceeded as per law. The petitioner
has prayed as follows:
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“It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble
Court may graciously be pleased to:
(i) Issue a writ of Mandamus to the
Respondents to immediately ensure that
the Petitioner whistleblower is not
poisoned or harmed or harassed or
targeted or followed in any manner and to
ensure that the fundamental right to life of
the Petitioner who is a whistleblower and
a complaint of sexual harassment and
sexual assault is not violated and that the
petitioner who is an advocate, a
whistleblower against General Electric
Company and a complainant of sexual
harassment against Raian Karanjawala
and of sexual harassment and sexual
assault against Soli J Sorabjee is
protected and stays safe;
(ii) To pass such other orders and further
orders and to issue such other and further
writs as may be deemed necessary on the
facts and in the circumstances of the
case.”
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25. This writ petition came up for consideration on 1 March,
2019, the Court passed the following order:
“Ms. Seema Sapra, Advocate, who is appearing
as the petitionerinperson in these writ petitions, has
mentioned before this Court today that she has been
assaulted by some policemen outside the High Court
of Delhi last night.
It would be appropriate if Ms. Sapra, petitioner
inperson, files an First Information Report (FIR) to
that effect in the Office of appropriate Deputy
Commissioner of Police who is incharge of the Tilak
Marg Police Station, New Delhi. She may also seek
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police protection since she apprehends danger to her
life.
As prayed for, liberty is also granted to Ms.
Sapra, petitionerinperson, to file interlocutory
application for directions in the main writ petitions.”
Pursuant to the aforementioned order the petitioner was free to
approach the office of the concerned Commissioner of Police and
seek police protection if she apprehended danger to her life. If the
authorities had failed to take necessary action despite such
request made by her, it was and will be open to the petitioner to
pursue appropriate remedy in that regard. During the course of
hearing, we were informed by the petitioner that she has filed a
writ petition in the Delhi High Court. In that case, the petitioner
may pursue that remedy to its logical end. If the relief claimed in
the said writ petition is insufficient, it will be open to the
petitioner to amend the said writ petition and/or to file a
substantive writ petition if fresh cause of action has arisen. We
grant liberty to the petitioner to pursue that remedy as per law.
This writ petition is disposed of accordingly.
C.M.P. No.4015 of 2018
IN
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Writ Petition (C) No.13 of 2018
26. Nothing survives in this application as the petitioner has
already been allowed to appear inperson. Hence, we dispose of
the present application.
I.A. No.62789 of 2019
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Writ Petition (C) No.13 of 2018
By this application, the petitioner has prayed as under:
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P R A Y E R S
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a) Recall/modify its order dated 11 April, 2019 in
Criminal Appeal Diary No.10342/2016, in Writ
Petition Civil No.13/2018 and in Writ Petition Civil
No.1027/2018 and list these cases for hearing the
Petitioner in open court on the medical evidence
establishing that she was poisoned, that her ankle was
deliberately dislocated, that her whistleblower
complaints of corruption against General Electric
Company have been covered up and that Writ Petition
Civil No.1280/2012 before the Delhi High Court was
subverted by fraud on the court as described in IA
112422/2018 and by the filing of false affidavits and
fabricated documents by the Railway Ministry;
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b) Recall/modify its order dated 11 April, 2019 in
Criminal Appeal Diary No.10342/2016, in Writ
Petition Civil No.13/2018 and in Writ Petition Civil
No.1027/2018 and summon the record of the Delhi
High Court in Writ Petition Civil No.1280/2012 and
allow the Petitioner to make submission on these
documents establishing both her corruption
complaints against General Electric Company and her
complaints of poisoning and targeting;
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c) Recall/modify its order dated 11 April, 2019 in
Criminal Appeal Diary No.10342/2016, in Writ
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Petition Civil No.13/2018 and in Writ Petition Civil
No.1027/2018 and direct that these cases be listed
before a Bench not comprising Justice Khanwilkar;
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d) Recall/modify its order dated 11 April, 2019 in
Criminal Appeal Diary No.10342/2016, in Writ
Petition Civil No.13/2018 and in Writ Petition Civil
No.1027/2018 and list all three cases for hearing and
permit the Petitioner to make her oral submissions in
open court on the merits of these three cases
separately on law and facts as this hearing has not
taken place;
e) Direct the Government of India through the Ministry of
Home Affairs and direct the Delhi Police through the
Commissioner of Police to provide immediate
protection to the Petitioner to prevent her being
poisoned further or being targeted in any manner as
the life of the Petitioner must be protected and a
situation where the Petitioner is eliminated or
incapacitated cannot be allowed to develop;
f) Direct that the Petitioner be protected so that she is
able to file affidavits and documents bringing further
relevant facts on record including her complaints of
poisoning after 2015 March and then list these cases
for hearing the Petitioner on these documents in open
court;
g) Pass any other or further orders, as this Hon’ble Court
may deem fit and proper.”
As regards the prayer to direct that the cases be not listed before
a Bench comprising of Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, the same has
already been rejected in the earlier part of this order. The prayer
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for recall of order dated 11 April, 2019 and for hearing of cases
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in open Court also stands redressed as the matters were heard in
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open Court on 12 July, 2019. Further, considering the fact that
we have already given liberty to the petitioner to pursue remedy
of fresh writ petition filed by her in Delhi High Court including to
pursue such other remedies as may be permissible in law,
coupled with the fact that the main relief claimed in the writ
petition was limited to issue of direction to protect liberty of the
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petitioner which has been redressed in terms of order dated 1
March, 2019, without expressing any opinion on the correctness
of the assertions made in the application one way or the other
and leaving all contentions and remedies available to the
petitioner in that regard open, we dispose of this application.
Ordered accordingly.
I.A. No.99303 of 2019
IN
Writ Petition (C) No.13 of 2018
28. By this application, the petitioner has prayed for the
following reliefs:
“ P R A Y E R S
a) Direct the Government of India though the
Ministry of Home Affairs to provide the Petitioner
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with some temporary independent housing
which is within the control of the Petitioner and
where she can take steps to protect herself;
b) Direct the Government of India through the
Ministry of Home Affairs to take note that the
Petitioner facing a threat to her life is being
forced to sleep in a tent in Lodhi Gardens and
where she has been poisoned on 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9
July 2019 and has been prevented from
obtaining sleep for more than 34 hours.
c) Direct the Government of India through the
Ministry of Home Affairs and the Commissioner
of Police to ensure that the Petitioner is not
poisoned and to address her complaint of
poisoning;
d) List IA 62789/2019 before an appropriate Bench
at the earliest on an urgent basis and thereafter
list this Writ Petition Civil No.13/2018, Writ
Petition Civil No.1027/2018 and Criminal
Appeal Diary No.10342/2016 for a full and fair
hearing basis as the petitioner faces a grave and
immediate threat to her life and wellbeing;
e) pass any other or further orders, as this Hon’ble
Court may deem fit and proper.”
For the reasons recorded hitherto, while dealing with the
previous application and the main writ petition, we dispose of
this application with liberty to the petitioner to pursue the writ
petition filed before the High Court and/or any other appropriate
remedy as per law. We must, however, record that by this
application, the petitioner has prayed for substantive relief that
too beyond the relief claimed in the main writ petition.
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29. Be that as it may, we do not deem it appropriate to enlarge
the scope of the present writ petition moreso because the
petitioner has already elected to move the Delhi High Court. In
the same way, the petitioner can pursue additional or further
relief claimed in this application before that Court. We give that
liberty to the petitioner and dispose of this application
accordingly.
I.A. No.61232 of 2019
IN
Writ Petition (C) No.13 of 2018
By this application, the petitioner has sought direction
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against respondent No.1 to immediately provide Z+ Security to
her and full protection to ensure that she is not poisoned further
or targeted or followed or threatened or intimidated. This relief is
another shade of the substantive relief claimed in the main writ
petition and also in the companion writ petition. Even this
application, therefore, is disposed of for the same reasons as
noted in reference to the main writ petition, on the same terms.
Ordered accordingly.
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Writ Petition (C) No.1027 of 2018
31. By this writ petition the petitioner has prayed as follows:
“(i) Issue a writ of Mandamus to Respondent 1, the
Government of India through the Ministry of Home
Affairs to act on the Petitioner’s complaint forwarded
to the President and Prime Minister of India by email
dated February 12, 2013 and to constitute a high level
complaints committee in accordance with the Supreme
Court’s directions in Vishaka & Others v. State of
Rajasthan & Others and in Medha Kotwal Lele and
Others v. Union of India and Others to investigate
zand redress the petitioner’s complaint of sexual
harassment against Mr. Soli J. Sorabjee, when the
latter held the constitutional post of Attorney General
of India;
(ii) Direct the CBI and Police to register an FIR
against Soli J Sorabjee for sexually assaulting the
petitioner and attempting to rape her after plying her
with alcohol and after possibly drugging her;
(iii) direct the Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation
and Internal Complaints Committee to examine the
petitioner’s complaint of sexual harassment against
Raian N Karanjawala;
(iv) In the alternative to prayer (i), direct the
Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation and Internal
Complaints Committee to examine the petitioner’s
complaint of sexual harassment against Soli J
Sorabjee;
(v) Direct the respondent no.1 to provide the
petitioner with Z+ security;
(vi) To pass such other orders and further orders
and to issue such other and further writs as may be
deemed necessary on the facts and in the
circumstances of the case.”
32. As noted while disposing of the accompanying writ petition,
we deem it appropriate to dispose of even this writ petition with
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liberty to the petitioner to pursue remedy before the Delhi High
Court, already filed by the petitioner. In our opinion, it may not
be appropriate to permit the petitioner to approach different
forums for overlapping issues concerning her security or her
grievance regarding inaction of the Authorities to process her
complaint regarding sexual harassment. Accordingly, we dispose
of this writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to pursue
remedy before the Delhi High Court in the pending proceedings
or by way of substantive proceedings so that all the overlapping
issues can be considered by the Court appropriately.
C.M.P. No.122904 of 2018
IN
Writ Petition (C) No.1027 of 2018
33. Nothing survives in this C.M.P. No.122904 of 2018 as the
petitioner has been allowed to appear inperson. Hence, we
dispose of the present application also because the main writ
petition is disposed of.
C.M.P. No.97450 of 2018
IN
Writ Petition (C) No.1027 of 2018
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34. By this application, the petitioner has prayed for the
following reliefs:
“(i) To direct the Supreme Court registry to dispense
with the office objections in this writ petition and to
list the writ petition for hearing before the Hon’ble
Court at the earliest possible date;
(ii) To summon the entire court record of Writ
Petition Civil No.1280/2012, Cont. Case (Crl.) 2/2014,
Cont. Case (Crl.) 3/2012, and O.M.P.647/2012, all
from the High Court of Delhi;
(iii) To pass such other orders and further orders as
may be deemed necessary on the facts and in the
circumstances of the case.”
As regards relief (i), that does not survive for consideration as the
writ petition itself has been disposed of. Further, the second relief
is similar to one in I.A. No.122625 of 2017 in Criminal Appeal
No.10342 of 2016. For the same reasons, therefore, even this
application is disposed of.
……………………………..J
(A.M. Khanwilkar)
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(Ajay Rastogi)
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New Delhi;
August 14, 2019.