PAWAN SINGAL Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) NOTICE of motion.

(2.) MS . Nirmaljit Kaur, Asstt. Solicitor General of India, who is present in the Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents, on the asking of the Court.

(3.) SINCE more than 250 writ petitions have been filed in this Court challenging the vires of the provisions of Section 245HA of the Act, as amended by Finance Act, 2007, which are pending and in all those petitions (whether amended or unamended), the issue of abatement of the settlement application on or before 31st March, 2008, is involved, the direction given by us in this petition in the aforesaid terms will be applicable in all those petitions, irrespective of the fact, whether any application has been made by the petitioners or not for grant if interim relief in the terms that we have indicated above.