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the
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No.
18
of
dismissed
Bombay
by
High
Aditya Barthakur
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Respondents
TO,
THE
HONBLE
CHIEF
JUSTICE
OF
INDIA
AND
HIS
THE
HUMBLE
OF
THE
PETITION
PETITIONER
ABOVENAMED.
Most Respectfully Sheweth:1.
Advocate
practicing
in
the
Pune
Substances
Act,
1985,
brevity
ultra
and
vires,
convenience),
the
provisions
as
being,
of
our
Interest
Litigation
(hereinafter
No.
referred
18
to
as
of
2015
Cri.Pil
for
grounds
mentioned
therein.
Hereto
true
copy
of
the
Cri.Pil
No.18/2015.
I.
the
Cri.Pil
petitioners
Right
Applications
RTI
with
replies
to
Information
(hereinafter
for
sake
of
referred
brevity
convenience);
which
received
respondents,
from
to
and
petitioner
to
to
had
clearly
in
any
form
harmful
to
us
medical
or
logical
reasons
Act,
with
punishment,
and,
experiencing
when
the
such
on
one
shock,
occasion
awe
petitioner
stringent
and
also
disbelief,
received
reply
Nutrition,
nothing
but
National
Jersey
Hyderabad,
copy
pasted
Highways
website,
which
was
reply
from
Authority
having
no
of
New
bearing
on
c.
studying
incredible
Chemists,
Cannabis
research
came
of
across
Doctors,
Microbiologist,
findings
Bioin
et
al.,
joy
cannabinoids
and
and
i.e.,
found
to
amazement
his
that
Tetrahydrocannabinol
in
Cannabis,
and,
the
endocannabinoid
system
we
humans
are
develop
stable
internal
d. Petitioner
had
thus
supported
the
we
humans
are
all
born
with
an
gods
greatest
gift
humanity.
to
prove
scientific
Cannabis
the
facts
be
it
said
that
assertion
consumption
ganja,
bhang,
dreaded
disease
like
cancer,
e. Petitioner
notice
had
of
thus
Honble
brought
Bombay
to
High
the
Court,
backing
scientific
only
or
it
up
logical
to
medical,
reasons
contravention
amounted
with
of,
continued
was
but
not
also,
impingement,
our
Constitution,
fundamental
right,
enforceable
especially
when,
30
f.
Power
of
Judicial
Review
of
Court,
along
with,
Constitutional
Doctrine
of
Severability,
read
with,
Doctrine
of
Pith
and
Substance,
Article
47
read
with
Article
253
g. Petitioner
was
also
relying
on
research
on
benefits
respondents,
which
of
the
Cannabis
petitioner
hereinabove,
had
invoked
jurisdiction
of
and,
the
in
the
extra-ordinary
Honble
Bombay
High
Court.
any
action
Information
Institute
had
Officer
of
shown
Nutrition,
the
information
audacity
from
against
of
the
National
Hyderabad,
to
copy
the
who
paste
website
unpardonable
contravention
of
RTI
i.
the
petitioner
04.09.2015,
on
by
the
its
order
grounds
dated
that
the
j.
the
Honble
Bombay
High
Court,
with
pious
obligation
to
in
punishment
NDPS
is
Act
not
with
stringent
backed
by
any
So
constitutional
basis
what
on
is
which
the
We
The
10
k.
Petitioner
states
that
such
ban
on
to
21
citizens
violate,
of
and
criminally
our
and,
derogate
Constitution,
non-citizens
prosecuted
for
are
as
being
cultivation,
II. Substantial
Question
of
Law
as
to
a. Petitioner
has
already
brought
to
the
notice
the
Honble
Court
that
30
of
or
how
is
consumption
of
before
Honble
Bombay
High
11
passed
by
wherein
Honble
Honble
Bombay
Bombay
High
High
Court,
Court
has
c. Hence
the
following
petitioner
is
substantial
interpretation
of
raising
questions
our
the
as
to
Constitution
in
Substantial
Questions
Interpretation
1.
as
of
to
our
Constitution
Can a plant (Cannabis) be made
illegal/banned without backing
such
ban
with
medical,
criminally
prosecuted
and
and,
destroyed
their
for
lives
cultivation,
lacs,
especially
when
12
not
backed
by
scientific,
Even
if
it
were
case
of
backed
by
scientific,
least
when
properly
explained,
such
reasonable
restriction
co-relates
with
health of us humans;
4.
in
Cri.Pil
Parliament
then
in
what
the
is
the
High
Courts,
protector,
and,
or,
of fundamental
as
enforcer
rights when an
as
well
as
In
Kishore
Samrite
versus
13
State
AIR
of
U.P
SCW
appeal
and
5802,
no.
ors.,
in
1406
2012
criminal
of
2012
the
process
considering
absolute
litigant
of
that
Court.
it
obligation
to
is
on
approach
So
an
the
the
the
State
criminally
Act
be
not
backed
by
even
if
Petitioner
does
14
not
pray
for,
Constitutional
motu,
not
should
Courts
reprimand
suo
public
Act,
2005,
for
copy
pasting
information
2.
Court
has
unfortunately
for
the
Cri.Pil
research
not
on
produced,
merits
dismissed
but
on
the
3.
scientific
or
logical
reasons,
continues
to
derogate
upon
15
21
and
Article
13(2)
of
our
Constitution.
4.
Court
has
abdicated
not
from
Constitutional
judicial
only
enforcer
but
also
exercising
Powers
review,
erred
as
i.e.,
fundamental
its
power
protector
rights
of
and
when
or
an
in
that
enforcement
of
it
relates
fundamental
to
as
well
the
as
5.
rights
forthwith
Severability,
Law,
aforementioned
the
Natural
Separation
of
is
not
Doctrines
of
Justice,
Powers,
Rule
Securing
of
the
wailing
for
the
mother,
but
also
16
and
the
basic
structure
of
our
6.
The
liberty
of
citizens
of
our
great
humanity,
has
been
outlawed
for
the
on
the
doors
on
this
Honble
7.
8.
17
by
Honble
Bombay
High
Court
seeking
this
Honble
similar relief.
9.
Petitioner
has
Court
clean
only
with
the
humans,
approached
hands
benefit
acting
to
on
keeping
himself
bona
in
and
fide
mind
fellow
grounds
to
by
political
motive
or
other
in
support
of
his
petition
as
carves
leave
to
add,
amend,
grounds
with
the
permission
of
18
of
conduct,
include
Act,
plant
without
with
vehemently
states
(Cannabis)
backing
medical,
such
scientific
that,
to
in
the
an
inclusion
or
NDPS
logical
ill
health
effects
not
of
only
Cannabis
continues
on
to
human
violate
21 r/w.
to
an
extremely
immoral,
and,
cultivators,
transporters
to
consumers,
the
gallows
sellers
and
and
destroy
their lives.
i.
and
proceedings
Public
Interest
in
the
Criminal
Litigation
No.
18/2015,
19
ii. Honble
other
Court
just
and
be
pleased
equitable
to
pass
order
in
any
the
interest of justice.
Aditya Barthakur
Petitioner-in-Person
Drawn on:23.09.2015
Filed on: 28.09.2015