(Dipak Misra, C.J. and A.K. Sikri and Amitava Roy, JJ.)
R.P. Luthra _______________________________________ Petitioner
v.
Union of India Ministry of Law and Justice Thr. its Secretary & Anr. ______________________________________________ Respondent(s)
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 28662-28663/2017, decided on November 8, 2017
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. Heard Mr. R.P. Luthra, the petitioner in-person, Mr. Maninder Singh and Mr. P.S. Narasimha, learned Additional Solicitor Generals for the Union of India and Mr. K.V. Vishwanathan, learned Amicus Curiae.
2. Having considered the entire facts and circumstances of the case and further taking note of the relief clause, we have no iota of doubt that the petitioner had sought primarily for mitigation of an individual grievance which the two-Judge Bench has correctly declined to entertain.
3. As far as the other prayers are concerned, there was no necessity or need to proceed with the same, more so, in view of the Constitution Bench judgments in Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India (2016) 5 SCC 1 and Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association v. Union of India AIR 2016 SC 117.
4. Accordingly, the order passed on 27th October, 2017, relating to other aspects barring non-entertainment of the special leave petitions, stand recalled.
5. In view of the aforesaid analysis, there is no justification or warrant to keep the special leave petitions pending and the same are, accordingly, disposed of.
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