UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following
                               O R D E R


                Applications have been filed by the  petitioner  to  implead
        the  States  of  Maharashtra,  West  Bengal,  Delhi  and  the  Union
        Territory of Puducherry, which are yet to be registered.   Leave  is
        given to the petitioner to file the same in the Registry and on  the
        oral prayer made in support  of  such  applications,  the  same  are
        allowed.  Let the above-mentioned States  and  Union  Territory,  be
        added as respondents in the writ  petition.   The  amended  memo  of
        parties may be filed within two days.


                Furthermore, in keeping with the request made, when the writ
        petition was presented yesterday (29.11.2012), the learned  Attorney
        General is also present on behalf of the Union of India.


                Let Rule issue on the writ petition and  let  such  Rule  be
        served on the added respondents, both in the usual course  and  also
        by way of Dasti service, through their respective Standing  Counsel.
        As far as the Union of India is  concerned,  service  of  notice  is
        dispensed with.


                The respondents will be entitled to  file  their  respective
        counter  affidavits  in  the  writ  petition  within   four   weeks.
        Rejoinder, if any, may be filed within two weeks thereafter.


                Let this matter be listed after six weeks  (14.01.2013)  for
        further consideration.


                The State of Maharashtra,  in  particular,  is  directed  to
        explain  the  manner  in  which  Ms.  Shaheen  Dadha  and  Ms.  Renu
        Srinivasan, came to be arrested in connection with the posting  made
        by Ms. Dadha on Facebook.


                Before we part with this matter today, let it also be  noted
        that an application has been filed by Shri Aseem Trivedi, for  being
        impleaded as a party in these proceedings.  Since the  applicant  is
        also a victim of the action taken by the Mumbai Police under Section
        66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, let his application  be
        filed in the Registry and on the oral prayer made on his  behalf  by
        Mr. Mohit D. Ram, learned Advocate,  appearing  in  support  of  the
        application, let Shri Trivedi be also added as a respondent  in  the
        writ petition.