7 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC Junks Swamy’s ‘Political’ Interest Litigation For SIT Probe Into Sunanda Pushkar’s Murder [Read Order]

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The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed what it termed ‘political’ interest litigation filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and advocate Ishkaran Bhandari seeking SIT probe into the “mysterious” death of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor while stopping short of imposing cost on them for withholding information and facts from the court and also cautioning. The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed what it termed ‘political’ interest litigation filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and advocate Ishkaran Bhandari seeking SIT probe into the “mysterious” death of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor while stopping short of imposing cost on them for withholding information and facts from the court and also cautioning against making the PIL public even before the same comes up before the court. ** PILs to conform to HC rules, affidavit stands amended Noting that PILs filed in the Delhi High Court have to conform to the Delhi High Court Rules, 2010, the bench observed that Swamy and Bhandari filed identical affidavits that they have not concealed any information from the court but went on to seek more time to file another affidavit when asked about the basis of allegations made in the PIL. This is a basic requirement of any writ petition that is supported by an affidavit.” **Affidavit proforma amended Although the proforma affidavit devised by the Delhi High Court as part of the PIL Rules does not specifically require the petitioner to do so, the court considers this to be an appropriate occasion to direct that hereafter, if not already done, every writ petition filed in the registry should be supported by an affidavit which, apart from complying with the legal requirements in terms of the governing rules of the high court, should clearly state which part of the averments made is true to the petitioner’s personal knowledge derived from records or based on some other source and what part is based on legal advice which the petitioner believes to be true.

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Delhi HC issues notice to CM Atishi on plea challenging quashing of defamation case

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC issues notice to CM Atishi on plea challenging quashing of defamation case

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Chief Minister Atishi in response to a petition filed by BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor, challenging a trial court decision to quash a defamation case against her. Kapoor’s petition stems from a trial court ruling that had set aside the summons issued to Atishi in a defamation complaint. Burman, …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC declines urgent hearing on PIL against election freebies

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant an urgent hearing on a PIL filed by retired Justice S N Dhingra, challenging the cash-oriented schemes announced by political parties ahead of the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. A bench comprising Chief Justice Devender Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela directed the petitioner’s counsel to first address objections in …

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC questions maintainability of plea against poll sops for women

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday raised questions regarding the maintainability of a petition challenging the AAP’s recent poll promise to provide a monthly stipend to women under the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana. Kumar’s plea also sought to halt the collection of forms related to the scheme by AAP workers, arguing that such activities could mislead and …

4 months ago

Delhi HC junks plea to de-register AIMIM as political party

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea seeking to de-register the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM by the Election Commission of India. Delhi HC junks plea to de-register AIMIM as political party Justice Prateek Jalan dismissed the plea observing it was without any merit. The high court further noted the petitioner’s arguments amounted to interference with the fundamental rights …

6 months, 1 week ago

PIL filed in Delhi HC against Ravneet Bittu for ‘incendiary remarks’ on Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking action against Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu for allegedly making “derogatory, misleading, and false” statements against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. The petition filed by Surjit Singh Yadav, chief of the Hindu Sena, said Mr. Bittu had criticised Mr. Gandhi for comments …

8 months ago

Delhi HC asks Swamy, Sonia, Rahul to file written note on plea in National Herald case

The Hindu

The Delhi High Court asked Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to file a short note on the submissions in the National Herald case. The High Court was hearing a plea moved by Mr. Swamy seeking to lead evidence before the trial court in the National Herald case, in which the Gandhis …

1 year, 7 months ago

‘Public Interest Or Political Interest Litigation?’: Calcutta High Court In Plea For FIRs Against Suvendu Adhikari Over Panchayat Election Comments

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The Calcutta High Court today took up a PIL upon directions of the Supreme Court, pertaining to registration of FIRs and initiation of criminal proceedings against BJP's Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari. Mukherji, which had lifted a stay on coercive action against Adhikari, and directed the West Bengal police to register an FIR for his comments during …

2 years, 4 months ago

'Publicity Interest Litigation, Why Should We Doubt Police?': Delhi HC Dismisses PIL Seeking CBI Probe In Shraddha Murder Case

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The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation seeking transfer of probe in the Shraddha Walkar murder case from Delhi Police to Central Bureau of Investigation. The court also said it will impose a cost on the petitioner.A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said the case filed by a lawyer …

2 years, 8 months ago

PIL petition seeking action against Eknath Shinde ‘politically induced’: Bombay High Court

The Hindu

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said the plea seeking action against dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde and other rebel Ministers was ‘a politically induced litigation’ and said it would hear the plea if ₹1 lakh was deposited as security. Karnik dismissed the public interest litigation petition filed by journalist, lawyers and students Utpal Chandawar, Abhijeet Ghule-Patil, Neelima Vartak, …

3 years ago

Delhi Riots: HC Seeks Political Leaders' Stand on Pleas to Implead Them in Proceedings Seeking FIR

News 18

The Delhi High Court Monday sought the stand of several political leaders, including Anurag Thakur, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and others, on pleas to make them parties to proceedings seeking FIR and investigation against them for allegedly delivering hate speeches leading to the February 2020 riots amidst protests against the …

3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Tender Invitations Issued By PSUs For Empanelment Of Law Firms Based On Turn Over Criteria

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The Delhi High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the Tender invitations issued by Public Sector Undertakings and other registered Corporates or Companies, including Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, for empanelment of a Law Firm on the basis of money or turn-over criteria as being ultra vires the Advocates Act, 1961. Observing that it would not be proper or …

3 years, 10 months ago

'Do some homework': Delhi HC comes down heavily on 'publicity interest litigations', imposes costs

Firstpost

A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh said some of the pleas appeared to be filed on ideas that came to the petitioners’ minds while ‘having tea or walking on the road’ New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday came down on several petitioners for filing “publicity interest litigations” on various issues, like regulating news …

3 years, 11 months ago

Politicians entitled to file PILs: SC

The Hindu

The Supreme Court has said judges need not read political motives or prejudice into a PIL petition merely because the person who filed it is a politician. Persons with political affiliations are as much entitled to file a public interest litigation as any other person, a Bench led by Justice Indira Banerjee observed in a recent order. “While it is …

3 years, 11 months ago

"PILs Cannot Be Thrown Out Only Because Petitioner Belongs To Rival Political Party": Supreme Court

Live Law

Supreme Court has recently observed that a Public Interest Litigation cannot be thrown out only because the petitioner belongs to a rival political party. The observations have been made by the Court in its order granting interim relief to Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's election agent SK Supian in relation to matter of revived FIRs against him in Nandigram violence case. …

4 years, 5 months ago

PIL in Delhi HC seeks to prevent Republic TV from reporting crime probes

Op India

As if the relentless attack by Maharashtra govt and Mumbai police on Arnab Goswami was not enough, now a PIL has been filed seeking to prevent his news channel Republic TV from reporting on any criminal investigation. A person named Mohd Khalil has filed a Public Interest Litigation before Delhi High Court seeking directions against Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami …

4 years, 6 months ago

PIL Filed In MP HC Demanding Imposition Of NSA For Holding Large Political Gatherings Violating COVID-19 Norms In The State [ Read Petition]

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A Petition has been filed before the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking directions for the respondents to take actions under the 'National Securities Act 1980', against the persons responsible for organising political gatherings in the State and to stop political campaigns violating Covid-19 norms. The Petition has been filed by a social worker Kamal Bhagwat through Advocate Abhijeet Yadav claiming …

4 years, 6 months ago

Delhi Riots Probe: Sitaram Yechury & Jayati Ghosh Also Named Now

The Quint

In a detailed statement, professor Apoorvanad pointed out the various concerns regarding the way the investigation is progressing in the case. Here is the entire statement: It has been brought to my notice that a supplementary Chargesheet filed in connection with FIR 50/2020 has certain disclosure statements by accused in custody, that mention my name, together with that of Rahul …

5 years ago

Pleas filed in Delhi HC challenging election of Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia; petitioner alleges violation of RP Act, seeks fresh polls

Firstpost

New Delhi: Two petitions have been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging election of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia for allegedly violating poll campaign norms in the recent Assembly elections in the National Capital. In his pleas, Chandra has contended that as per Section 126 of the Representation of People’s Act, 1951 no one is …

5 years, 1 month ago

Delhi HC Rejects Plea Of 11 Persons Who Were Deprived of Filing Nominations For Delhi Elections

Live Law

Delhi High Court has rejected the plea moved by 11 persons who were deprived of filing their nomination papers, for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections, by the Returning Officer. The Single Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva has noted that as per section 100 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, such petitions can't be moved before the High Court …

5 years, 4 months ago

SC Asks ECI To Decide On Plea To Stop Political Parties From Fielding Candidates With Criminal Cases [Read Order]

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission of India to take a decision on a a plea seeking to restrain political parties from fielding candidates with serious criminal antecedents. Stating that allowing criminals to contest elections was violative of a voter's right to freely choose a candidate of his choice and the freedom of expression of the voter …

5 years, 4 months ago

Plea In Delhi HC Seeks To Regulate Media Reporting Of Lawyers-Police Clash [Read Petition]

Live Law

Seeking to regulate the media reporting of the clash between Delhi police and lawyers, a Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed in the Delhi High Court.The petition field by Pawan Prakash Pathak and Prakash Sharma, two Delhi-based lawyers, states that the reports in media about the issue has shown legal fraternity in bad light. Seeking to regulate the media …

5 years, 10 months ago

Sunanda Pushkar Case: Delhi Court Dismisses Swamy's Plea, Says Filing Of PILs Does Not Confer Right Of Victim On Any Pvt Person [Read Order]

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A Delhi court today said that mere filing of a PIL for a thorough probe into Sunanda Pushkar death case does not give any right to senior BJP leader Subramanian Swami to move an application for ascertaining if all the shortcomings pointed out in a vigilance inquiry have been considered by the police before the filing of charge sheet. Additional …

5 years, 10 months ago

No merit in postal ballots fraud allegation: Police to Kerala HC

India TV News

The Kerala police submitted in the high court on Monday that there was "no merit" in the allegations of fraud in the postal ballots of service personnel in the April 23 Lok Sabha polls held in the state. The Additional Director General of Police made the submission in a counter to a petition filed by the Leader of the Opposition …

5 years, 10 months ago

Delhi HC dismisses PIL seeking directions to EC for de-registering political parties using religion, race, for gains

Live Mint

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a Public interest litigation seeking directions to be given to Election commission and Central government to take appropriate steps by de-registering political parties and referring them to investigation agencies for misusing the religion, race, caste, community and language for electoral gains. The petition had been filed by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay …

6 years, 2 months ago

The Court Is Not The Proper Forum To Thrash Out Political Issues: MP HC Rejects PIL Against Farm Loan Waiver [Read Order]

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The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday dismissed public interest litigation filed by a lawyer against a government order to waive off short-term agricultural loans to the extent of Rs 2 lakhs advanced to farmers.According to Advocate Mohit Kumar, the said move by the new government is a precursor of the ruin of the national economy because other states are …

6 years, 5 months ago

Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates: Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain PIL For Compliance With SC Directions In Upcoming Assembly Elections

Live Law

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to frame guidelines for advertising criminal antecedents of candidates in the election campaign in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment in Public Interest Foundation v. Union Of India.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice VK Rao opined that. The …

6 years, 8 months ago

“Nothing Remains As Chargesheet Filed”, SC Disposes Of Swamy’s Plea For SIT Probe In Sunanda Pushkar Case

Live Law

A Supreme Court bench of Justices Arun Mishra and S Abdul Nazeer today disposed of a petition filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy demanding a multi-disciplinary SIT or CBI probe into the death of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.Now with charge-sheet having been filed by the Delhi Police, nothing remains for us to adjudicate. A Supreme Court …

6 years, 8 months ago

“Nothing Remains As Chargesheet Filed”, SC Disposes Of Swamy’s Plea For SIT Probe In Sunanda Pushkar Case

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6 years, 9 months ago

Kerala HC Dismisses ‘Political’ Interest Litigation Seeking CBI Probe In BJP-RSS Activists’ Murders [Read Judgment]

Live Law

"Public, Private, Political, Promotional: all have the same initial letter—P. We shall see.The ‘P’ in PIL here stands, of all the expression—Public, Private, Political, Promotional—for Political" the bench said.Terming it a ‘political’ interest litigation, the Kerala High Court has refused to order CBI. Terming it a ‘political’ interest litigation, the Kerala High Court has refused to order CBI probe into …

6 years, 11 months ago

Petitions 'scandalous', says Supreme Court as it rejects probe into Judge BH Loya death case; Congress, BJP engage in verbal slugfest

India TV News

"These Public Interest Litigations are scandalous and amount to criminal contempt," the Supreme Court said on Thursday while rejecting pleas for a probe into special CBI Judge BH Loya's death. The Supreme Court's said Judge Loya died of natural causes while underlining that the PILs that were "a real attempt and frontal attack" on the independence of judiciary and that …

6 years, 11 months ago

Lawyers Routinely Giving Certificates For Filing Review Petitions Defeats Purpose Of Trusting Them With The Task: Delhi HC [Read Order]

Live Law

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, rapped litigants for making it a habit of filing review petitions without understanding whether the case was fit for it. This is being stated by this Court because filing of review petition has now become almost a habit with respect to certain litigants," Justice Valmiki J. Mehta observed.The Court also scorned. This is being …

6 years, 11 months ago

Lawyers Routinely Giving Certificates For Filing Review Petitions Defeats Purpose Of Trusting Them With The Task: Delhi HC [Read Order]

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7 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Delhi Police on Sunanda Pushkar murder case

Op India

The Supreme Court on Friday has issued a notice to the Delhi Police in connection to the PIL submitted by Subramanian Swamy on the death of the wife of Shashi Tharoor, Sunanda Pushkar. Ishakaran Bhandari, a close aide of Subramanian Swamy, says that the notice to the Delhi Police is significant as the Police now has to explain their conduct …

7 years, 1 month ago

Sunanda Pushkar death: Supreme Court issues notice to Delhi Police on Subramanian Swamy's plea for SIT probe

India TV News

The Supreme Court today sought the response of the Delhi Police on a plea filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking an SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar. The court was hearing Swamy's appeal against the Delhi High Court's October 26 verdict dismissing his plea for a probe into Pushkar's death by a …

7 years, 1 month ago

Sunanda Pushkar death case: Supreme Court seeks Delhi Police's response on plea filed by Subramanian Swamy

Firstpost

Supreme Court sought the response of Delhi Police on a plea filed by Subramanian Swamy seeking SIT probe into death of Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Delhi Police on a plea filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking an SIT probe into the death of Congress MP Shashi …

7 years, 1 month ago

SC Notice To Delhi Police On Swamy's Plea For Court-Monitored SIT Probe Into Sunanda Pushkar Death

Live Law

"Leaving the question of maintainability open, let notice be issued", said a bench of Justices Arun Mishra and A M Khanwilkar.The Supreme Court bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice A. M. Khanwilkar, on Friday, issued notice on a Special Leave Petition preferred by BJP Leader Dr. Subramanian Swamy against the Delhi High Court order dismissing the plea for multidisciplinary …

7 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC dismisses Subramanian Swamy’s plea for probing Sunanda Pushkar’s death, calls his PIL ‘Political Interest Litigation'

India TV News

Delhi HC dismisses Subramanian Swamy’s plea for probing Sunanda Pushkar’s death, calls his PIL ‘Political Interest Litigation' The court said the petition by Swamy cannot be entertained as a PIL as it appears to be “a textbook example of political interest litigation being dressed up as a PIL”. The Delhi High Court today dismissed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking …

7 years, 7 months ago

Sunanda Pushkar' Son Tells Delhi HC He Wants Speedy Conclusion To Her Death Probe, Calls Swamy's PIL ‘Publicity Stunt’

Live Law

Sunanda Pushkar's son Shiv Menon on Tuesday told the Delhi High Court that he wanted the probe into his mother's death to be done expeditiously, while calling BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's PIL for SIT probe a ‘publicity stunt’.Shiv Menon 's counsel Vikas Pahwa told a bench headed by Justice GS Sistani that he has been requesting the authority concerned for …

7 years, 8 months ago

Sunanda Pushkar’s Son Moves Delhi HC Saying Swamy’s PIL A ‘Publicity Petition’

Live Law

Claiming that the PIL filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and Ishkaran Bhandari seeking SIT probe into the death of his mother Sunanda Pushkar was a “publicity petition”, Shiv Menon on Saturday moved the Delhi High Court seeking impleadment in the PIL.Menon has challenged the locus standi of Swamy and Bhandari’s PIL.In the impleadment application, he said they had no …

8 years, 11 months ago

National Herald case: Dismiss Congress' plea against trial court decision, Swamy urges Delhi HC

Firstpost

Swamy submitted that the petitions against the 11 January magisterial court’s order summoning the documents in the National Herald case have “no merit”. New Delhi: BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday asked the Delhi High Court to dismiss the Congress leaders’ pleas seeking stay on the trial court’s decision summoning the 2010-11 balance sheet of the Indian National Congress in …

9 years ago

Delhi High Court seeks response of Election Commission in a Plea to de-register CPI(M).

Live Law

The Delhi High Court Bench consisting of Chief Justice G.Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath has the sought the response of Election Commission in a Public Interest Petition filed by an Advocate, who is also a BJP leader to de-register the Communist Party of India, a National Political Party. According to the petitioner, the then party Secretary Sri EMS Namboothiripad inserted …

9 years, 1 month ago

Sonia, Rahul move SC seeking quashing of National Herald case, call it 'political move'

Firstpost

The high court had on 7 December 2015 not only refused to quash the summons issued to the Congress leaders, but had also made scathing observations. New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking quashing of the criminal case and summons issued against them and five others on several grounds, including that …

9 years, 2 months ago

SC asks Prashant Bhushan whether his NGO CPIL has any mechanism to verify allegations in PILs

Live Law

The illustrious NGO, the ‘Centre for Public Interest Litigation’ which enjoys enormous the credibility in Indian Courts, had to face some unconventional questions from Chief Justice of India regarding the source of information and scrutiny of it before filing the PILs.The CJI, heading a bench which was hearing a fresh PIL filed by CPIL challenging the grant of 4G spectrum …

10 years, 1 month ago

Sunanda murder case: HC rejects PIL on intervening | India TV News

India TV News

Sunanda murder case: HC rejects PIL on intervening New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking its intervention in the probe into the mysterious death of Sunanda Pushkar, the wife of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.A division bench of New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Wednesday refused to entertain a PIL seeking its intervention in the …

10 years, 8 months ago

PIL in Supreme Court over Katju controversy

India TV News

New Delhi: A PIL was filed on Thursday in the Supreme Court alleging that UPA government had kept the then President in the dark regarding negative IB report against a Madras High Court judge who was allowed to continue on his post. The petition was mentioned before a bench headed by Justice H L Dattu which said the matter would …

10 years, 8 months ago

Calcutta HC seeks Bengal government's views on Tapas Pal remarks

India TV News

Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court today sought West Bengal government's views on Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal's derogatory comments against women and opposition party supporters in connection with a petition seeking action against him. Justice Dipankar Dutta directed government pleader Ashok Banerjee to clarify the West Bengal government's stand and take its instructions on it while adjourning the matter till …

10 years, 9 months ago

Half-baked PILs cannot be entertained; Delhi HC [Read the Judgment]

Live Law

Delhi High Court on Tuesday, while dismissing a PIL on the ground that it cannot entertain half-baked petition, observed that a Person who brings a PIL is required to satisfy the Court as to the illegality in the actions of the State affecting the public interest.The PIL was filed by an NGO 'Center for Human Rights' which sought for a …

10 years, 9 months ago

Half-baked PILs cannot be entertained; Delhi HC [Read the Judgment]

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11 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court agrees to hear PIL against ongoing agitation by Kejriwal

India TV News

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a PIL seeking action against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Law Minister Somnath Bharti for resorting to “agitation and street fight” for removal of some police officials. A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam posted the hearing on Friday on the PIL filed by an advocate seeking arrest of …

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