Per THAKKER C.K., C.J.:---The present reference reminds observations of Bhagwati, C.J. (as His Lordship then was), in (Zinabhai Ramchhodji Darji v. State of Gujarat others)1, 1972(13) Guj.L.R. 1. Dealing with the provisions of the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1961, speaking for the Division Bench, the learned Chief Justice observed :

""It is extraordinary and unique piece of legislation framed without much scientific accuracy of language and many of its provisions are so unhappily worded that it is difficult to penetrate their confusion and obscurity. This is not the first time that we are called upon to face the complexities of this legislation and with our growing acquaintance with its provisions, we must confess to a feeling of reluctant respect which one feels for an old touch sparring partner whom one has never been able to knock out."" (emphasis supplied).

2.Reference in Writ Petition No. 285 of 1995 has been made by the Division Bench on August 7, 2001 as the Bench felt that the provisions in Rules 33 and 35 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981, were, prima facie, conflicting. The Division Bench also observed that