Judgment

KHALID, J. :- 1. This appeal by certificate is directed against the Judgment of a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court, in C.W. No. 731 of 1971 : (reported in (1974) 2 Serv LR 574). The prayer in the writ petition is for the issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring (a) the Police Forces (Restriction of Rights) Act No. 33 of 1966 (for short the Act) as ultra vires the Constitution,

(b) the Police Forces (Restriction of Rights) Rules, 1966 and Police Forces (Restriction of Rights) Amendment Rules, 1970 (for short the Rules) as ultra vires of Act 33 of 1966 and the Constitution of India,

(c) that the Circular dated 1st April, 1971 as invalid, illegal, ultra vires, null and void and

(d) for a declaration that the Delhi Police Non-Gazetted Karmachari Sangh, petitioner No. 1 in the writ petition, is a legally and validly constituted service organisation.

2. The first appellant is the Non-Gazetted Karmachari Sangh (for short the Sangh) and the appellants Nos. 2 to 7, its members. The High Court dismissed the petition holding that the challenge was not sustainable and that neither the Act nor the Rules violated any provisions of the Constitution.

The High Court de