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Union of India	 	
v.	 	
Namit Sharma	 	
(Supreme Court Of India)	 	
HON'BLE  MR.  J	USTICE  A.K.  PATNAIK  HON'BLE  MR.  JUSTICE 	
SWATANTER KUMAR	 	
Review Petition (Civil) No. 2309 Of 2012 In W.P.(C). No. 210 Of 2012 | 20	-11	-	
2012	 	
 
1. This is a petition for review of the judgment and order dated 13th September, 
2012  in  Writ  Petition  (c)  No.  210  of  2012  along  with  an  application  for  oral 
hearing under Order 40 Rule 3 of the Supreme Court Rules, 1966.	 	
 
2.  Order  40  Rule  3  of  the  Supreme	 Court  Rules,  1966  provides  as  under:	- 	
R.P.(C) No. 2309 of 2012	 	
 
"3.  [Unless  otherwise  ordered  by  the  Court]  an  application  for  review  shall  be 
disposed  of  by  circulation  without  any  oral  arguments,  but  the  petitioner  may 
supplement  his  petition  by  additio	nal  written  arguments.  The  Court  may  either 	
dismiss  the  petition  or  direct  notice  to  the  opposite  party.  An  application  for 
review  shall  as  far  as  practicable  be  circulated  to  the  same  Judge  or  Bench  of 
Judges that delivered the judgment or order sought to	 be reviewed."	 	
 
3.  The  language  of  Order  40  Rule  3  of  Part  VIII  of  the  Supreme  Court  Rules, 
1966  makes  it  clear  that  an  application  for  review  shall  be  disposed  of  by 
circulation without any oral arguments "unless otherwise ordered by the Court." 
The Court	 is of the opinion that it should hear the oral arguments before passing 	
any order on the application for review.	 	
 
4. Hence, the Registry is directed to list this matter before the Court for hearing.