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LAW COLLEGE DEHRADUN, FACULTY OF UTTARANCHAL UNIVERSITY NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION - 2018

BEFORE THE HON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDICA

TRANSFER PETITION NO. ______/2018 W.P. ( PIL) No. _____/2017 DR. R.M. SWAIN (Petitioner 1) AND W.P. (PIL) No. _____/2018 FATIMA GHANSARI (Petitioner 2) WITH W.P. (PIL) No. _____/2018 WRONGRACE PARTY (Petitioner 3)

VERSUS UNION OF INDICA (Respondent)

PETITION INVOKED UNDER ARTICLES 32 & 139A OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDICA ___________________________________________________________________________ UPON SUBMISSION TO THE HON’BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HIS LORDSHIP’S COMPANION JU STICES OF THE HON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDICA

WRITTEN SUBMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE PETITIONERS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................... i INDEX OF AUTHORITIES.................................................................................................... iii I.

CASES ...................................................................................................................... iii

II.

STATUTES ................................................................................................................ vi

III.

CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS ......................................................................... vi

IV.

ARTICLES ................................................................................................................. vi

V.

BOOKS ..................................................................................................................... vii

VI.

REPORTS ................................................................................................................. vii

VII.

CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBY DEBATES ......................................................... vii

STATEMENT OF JURISDICTION...................................................................................... viii STATEMENT OF FACTS ....................................................................................................... ix STATEMENT OF ISSUES ...................................................................................................... xi SUMMARY OF ARGUMENTS ............................................................................................. xii ARGUMENTS ADVANCED ................................................................................................... 1 I.

WHETHER THE PRESENT CASE IS MAINTAINABLE BEFORE THE HON’BLE

COURT? ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.

The PIL filed by R.M. Swain is maintainable ......................................................... 1

2.

The PIL of Mrs. Fatima Ghansari is maintainable. ................................................. 2

3.

The PIL filed by Wrongrace Party is maintainable. ................................................ 3

II.

WHETHER THE LAW PROVIDING FOR 33% RESERVATION TO WOMEN IN

THE PARLIAMENT AND THE AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 19(2) ARE ARBITRARY AND VIOLATIVE OF THE CONCEPT OF EQUALITY? ................................................. 3 1.

Reservation of Seats for women is arbitrary in nature. ........................................... 3

2.

The Amendment to Art.19(2) is arbitrary and is violative of Art.14. ...................... 5

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WHETHER THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 19(2)

VIOLATES THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE CONSTITUTION? ............................... 6 1.

Amending power does not extend to the Basic Structure. ....................................... 6

2.

Anti-Secular nature against Basic Structure ............................................................ 7

IV.

WHETHER LEGISLATING THE LAW PROVIDING 33% RESERVATION TO

WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT AND THE AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 19(2) SMACKS OF SOME ULTERIOR RELIGIOUS MOTIVES, AND IF SO, DO THEY VIOLATE SECULAR PRINCIPLES AND CAN THEY BE CHALLENGED ON THIS GROUND?. 8 1.

The law and amending power smacks anti-secular motive through hate speeches. 8

2.

Sting Operation proves the propagation of Hindu Agenda. .................................... 9

V.

WHETHER A LAW CAN BE STRUCK DOWN ON GROUNDS THAT IT

SERVES THE MOTIVE OF ANY FOREIGN POWER OR HAS BECOME A TOOL OF COMMUNAL POLITICS? ................................................................................................. 10 1.

Any law enacted under the influence of a foreign power may be struck down. ... 10

2.

Any law that gives rise to communal disharmony ought to be struck down. ........ 11

VI.

WHETHER THE PROTECTION OF THE WHISTLE BLOWERS PROTECTION

ACT, 2014 EXTENDS TO MRS. FATIMA GHANSARI? ................................................ 12 1.

Mrs. Fatima Ghansari is a Whistle blower. ........................................................... 12

2.

Mrs. Fatima Ghansari is entitled to be protected under the Act. ........................... 13

VII.

WHETHER THE ARREST OF THE THREE LADIES WAS LEGALLY VALID? 14

1.

The arrest of the three ladies was legally valid. .................................................... 14

2.

Right under Art.21 of the ladies are not infringed. ................................................ 15

PRAYER .................................................................................................................................. 16

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS &

And

%

Percentage

¶

Paragraph

A.

Article

A.I.R

All India Reporter

AllHC

Allahabad High Court

Bom.

Bombay

BomHC

Bombay High Court

CA

Calcutta

CAD

Constituent Assembly Debates

CEDAW

Convention on The Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.

Cri.

Criminal

DLT

Delhi Law Times

Dr.

Doctor

Del

Delhi

Edn

Edition

Govt.

Government

HC

High Court

Hon’ble

Honourable

Ibid

Same as immediately above

ILR

Indian Law Review

J.

Justice

MP

Member of the Parliament

Mad

Madras

MANU

Manupatra

MH

Maharashtra

MPLJ

Madhya Pradesh Law Journal

No.

Number

PIL

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(P) Ltd

Private Limited

P&H

Punjab and Haryana

Pg.

Page

Ors.

Others

OA

Original Application

OBC

Other Backward Class

PM

Prime Minister

RJP

Rashtriya Janata Party

Raj

Rajasthan

Rep.

Represented

SCALE

Supreme Court Almanac

SCC

Supreme Court Cases

SC

Supreme Court

SCR

Scheduled Caste

SC

Scheduled Tribe

ST

Cited authority develops a Question analogous to discussion in the text.

See also

Same as mentioned before or above, whenever an authority has been fully cited in proceeding footnotes, the supra is used

Supra

Mentioned before

Suppl.

Supplementary

T.L.R

Times Law Reports

UCHC

Uttaranchal High Court

UOI

Union of India

U.P

Uttar Pradesh

u/

Under

UNO

United Nations Organization

v.

versus

Vol

Volume

W.P.

Writ Petition

W.B

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INDEX OF AUTHORITIES

I.

CASES

1) A.K. Behara v. Union of India, (2010) 11 SCC 322 ...................................................... 6 2) A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, AIR 1950 SC 27 .................................................... 15 3) A.S. Narayana Deekshitulu v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Ors., (1996 ) 9 SCC 548 8 4) Ajay Hasia v. Khalid Mujib, (1981) A. SC. 487............................................................ 5 5) Ajit Chakraborty v. State of Tripura, 2017 1 TLR 184 ............................................... 11 6) Ajit Singh v. State Of Haryana and Ors., Civil Writ Petition No.18738 of 2009, (P&H HC, 06.09.2011) ............................................................................................................. 4 7) Anil Agarwal v. The National Small Industries Corporation Ltd., MANU/CA/0429/2017 ................................................................................................ 13 8) Anirudha Bahal v. State, 172 (2010) DLT 268 ............................................................ 10 9) Ashok Kumar Malpani and Anr. v. State of M. P. and Ors., 2010 (1) MPLJ 229......... 4 10) Ashok Kumar Pandey v. State of W.B. AIR 2004 SC 280 ............................................ 1 11) Ateek Ahmad v. State of Uttarakhand, MANU/UC/0359/2017 .................................. 15 12) Bal Patil and Anr. v. Union of India, AIR 2005 SC 3172 ............................................. 7 13) Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India, AIR 1992 SC 38 .................................... 1, 2 14) Bennet Coleman v. Union of India, AIR 1973 SC 106 ................................................. 9 15) Bhim Singh v. Union of India, AIR 1981 SC 234 ......................................................... 7 16) D.A.V. College v. State of Punjab, (1971) 2 SCC 261 .................................................. 2 17) Dattaraj Nathuji Thaware v. State of Maharashtra and Ors., AIR 2005 SC 540 ........... 1 18) Dattatraya v. State of Bombay, AIR 1953 Bom 311 ..................................................... 3 19) Dilip Parulekar v. Airesh Rodriguez, MANU/MH/2004/2018 .................................... 13 20) DK Basu v. State of West Bengal, AIR 1997 SC 610 ................................................. 14 21) Dr. D.C.Wadhwa and Ors. v. State of Bihar and Ors., AIR 1987 SC 579 .................... 1 22) Dr.Das Rao Deshmukh v. Kamal Kishore Nanasaheb Kadam and Ors., AIR 1996 SC 391.................................................................................................................................. 2 23) Dr.Ismail Faruqui & Others v. Union of India, AIR 1995 SC 605 .......................... 9, 12 24) George Swamidoss Joseph v. Miss. Harriet Sundari Edward, AIR 1955 Mad 341 .... 11 25) Govt. of NCT of Delhi v. Union of India 2018 (8) SCALE 72 ................................... 11

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26) His Holiness Kesavananda Bharati Sripadagalvaru v. State of Kerala, AIR 1973 SC 1461...................................................................................................................... 1, 7, 11 27) I.R. Coelho (dead) rep. by L.Rs. v. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors., AIR 2007 SC 861 6, 7 28) In Re: Special Courts Bill, by the Seven-judge Bench, AIR 1979 SC 478 ................... 5 29) In the matter of: Under Article 143 of the Constitution of India, AIR 1965 SC 745 .. 15 30) Indian Banks’ Association, Bombay and Ors. v. M/s Devkala Consultancy Service and Ors., (2004) 11 SCC 1 ............................................................................................. 2 31) Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) (P) Ltd. v. Union of India, (1985) 1 SCC 641 ...................................................................................................................................... 10 32) Indira Gandhi v. Raj Narain. AIR 1975 SC 2299 ................................................ 3, 6, 11 33) Indira Sawheny v. Union of India and Ors., AIR 1993 SC 477 .................................... 4 34) Indirect Tax Practitioners Association v. R.K. Jain, AIR 2011 SC 2234. ................... 13 35) J. Jayalalitha v. Union of India, 1999 5 SCC 138 ........................................................ 13 36) Janata Dal v. H.S. Chowdhury, AIR 1993 SC 892 ........................................................ 1 37) Kumari Sheela Phowagat v. State of Rajasthan, Civil Writ Petition. No. 5689/2011, (Raj HC, 15.07.2011) ..................................................................................................... 4 38) Lalit v. State of Uttarakhand, MANU/UC/0490/2017 ................................................. 15 39) M.S.M Sharma v. Krishna Sinha and Ors., AIR 1959 SC 395 .................................... 15 40) Mahanagar Ghaziabad Chetna Munch through its President, Sri Ram Avtar Agarwal and Ors. v. State of U.P. through Principal Secretary and Ors., 2007 (1) ADJ 77 ........ 2 41) Maneka Gandhi v. Union of India, AIR 1978 SC 597................................................... 6 42) Manoj H.Mishra v. Union Of India, MANU/SCOR/11105/2013 ............................... 13 43) Md. Ismail Faruqui v. Union of India, AIR 1995 SC 605 ........................................... 12 44) Minerva Mills Ltd. and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors., AIR 1980 SC 1789........... 5, 6 45) Mohan Singh Bora v. Union of India, 2011 (1) U.D. 164 ............................................. 1 46) Mohd. Hanif Quareshi v. State of Bihar, AIR 1985 SC 731 ....................................... 12 47) Neelam Rani v. State of Punjab and Ors., ILR (2010) 2 P&H 204 ............................... 4 48) P. Katama Reddy v. Revenue Divisional Officer, 1998 (1) ALD 136 .......................... 4 49) Parveen v. The Secretary, Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Original Appeal No. 4081 of 2015, (Central Administrative Tribunal, 13.07.2016) .................................................................................................................. 14 50) People's Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India, AIR 2005 SC 2419 .................... 5 MEMORANDUM OF ARGUMENTS FOR THE PETITIONER UU-LCD-NMCC-2018

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51) Public Service Commission, Uttaranchal v. Mamta Bisth & Ors., (2010) 12 SCC 204 4 52) R.K. Anand v. Registrar, Delhi High Court, (2009) 8 SCC 106 ................................. 10 53) R.K.Sabharwal v. State of Punjab, (1995 (2) SCC 745 ................................................. 4 54) Rajat Prasad v. Central Bureau of Investigation, (2014) 6 SCC 495 ........................... 10 55) Rajesh Kumar Daria v. Rajasthan Public Service Commission & Ors., (2007) 8 SCC 785.................................................................................................................................. 4 56) Ram Pal v. The Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha and Ors. (2007) 3 SCC 184 ................... 9 57) Ramji Lal Modi v. State of U.P., AIR 1957 SC 620...................................................... 8 58) S. Rangarajan v. P. Jagjivan Ram, 1989 (2) SCC 574 ................................................. 13 59) S.M. Matloob v. The Director General, ICCR, Original Appeal No. 1894 of 2014 (Central Administrative Tribunal, 11.12.2014) ........................................................... 14 60) S.R. Bommai and Ors v. Union of India and Ors. AIR 1994 SC 1918 ............... 2, 9, 12 61) Sangita Garg v. State of Uttaranchal, 2017 (2) N.C.C.163 .......................................... 15 62) Shankarlal Gyarasilal Dixit v. State of Maharashtra, AIR 1981 SC 765 ..................... 14 63) Shivajirao Nilangekar Patil v. Dr. Mahesh Madhav Gosavi and Ors., (1987) 1 SCR 458.................................................................................................................................. 2 64) Smt. Kittur Yasmin Riyaz and Anr. v. Deputy Commissioner and Ors., ILR 2009 KARNATAKA 47 ......................................................................................................... 3 65) Sri. Sharad Vithal Kohli v. State of Maharashtra 2016 SCC OnLine Bom 12325 ...... 14 66) State of Bombay v. Atma Ram Vaidya, AIR 1951 SC 157 ......................................... 15 67) State of Gujarat v. The IRCG ( Civil Appeal No: 3249 of 2016) ................................ 12 68) State of Gujarat v. Vora Fiddali Badruddin, AIR 1964 SC 1043 ................................ 11 69) State of Karnataka and Ors. v. Dr. Praveen Bhai Thogadia, (2004) 4 SCC 684 ... 2, 7, 9 70) State of Karnataka v. Selvi J. Jayalalitha (2017) 6 SCC 263 ....................................... 13 71) State of U.P. v. Raj Narain, AIR 1975 SC 865 .............................................................. 9 72) Sub-committee on Judicial Accountability v. Union of India, AIR 1992 SC 320......... 1 73) Subhash Popatlal Dave v. Union of India and Ors., AIR 2012 SC 3370 .................... 15 74) Sunil Batra v. Delhi Administration & Ors., AIR 1980 SC 1579 ................................ 14 75) Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association and Ors. v. Union of India; AIR 1994 SC 268 ................................................................................................................... 1 76) Vijay Shankar Pandey v. Union of India AIR 1984 SC 363 ....................................... 11 77) Wamman Rao v. Union of India and Ors., AIR 1981 SC 271 ....................................... 7

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78) Ziyauddin Burhammuddin Bukhari v. Brijmohan Ramdas Mehra, 1975 Suppl. SCR 281.................................................................................................................................. 9 II.

STATUTES

1) Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 ................................................................................... 15 2) Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014................................................................... 12, 13 III.

CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS

1) Art. 141, Constitution of India, 1950 ........................................................................... 15 2) Art. 15(3) of Constitution of India, 1950 ....................................................................... 5 3) Art. 19(1)(a), Constitution of India, 1950 .................................................................. 5, 6 4) Art. 19(2), Constitution of India, 1950 ...................................