(Dipak Misra, R. Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan, JJ.)
Mukesh & Anr. __________________________________ Petitioner(s)
v.
State for NCT of Delhi ______________________________ Respondent
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 3119-3120/2014, decided on July 18, 2016
With
SLP (Crl) No. 5027-5028/2014
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. At the commencement of the hearing, Mr. Raju Ramachandran and Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, learned senior counsel who have been appointed as friends of the Court expressed some reservation regard being had to some kind of communication by two of the petitioners.
2. We can appreciate the anguish expressed by the learned amici curiae. We have clarified vide our order dated 11.07.2016 about the role ascribed to the amicus curiae by the court. We repeat at the cost of repetition that this court has complete faith in the intellectual integrity in the objective assistance of the learned amici curiae who have been appointed by this Court and, therefore, they should not feel any agony on any score. Their duty is to assist the Court and we are sure they will do the same. We may hasten to clarify, the learned friends of the Court shall assist the Court with regard to the case and not with regard to any particular petitioner.
3. Heard Mr. Manohar Lal Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioners. The matter remains part heard.
4. Let the matter be listed for further hearing at 2.00 p.m. on 22.07.2016.
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