MASODKAR, J. - The two petitioners filed the present petition on September 30, 1975, challenging the Ordinance No. VII of 1975 as void and ultra vires as well as unconstitutional and beyond the legislative competence and the powers of the State Legislature. They, sought ad interim writs regarding the enforcement, of those provisions, Petitioners alleged that they are money-lenders by profession and carryon the business of money-lending and are independently registered under the Bombay Money-lenders Act. They held independent licences. This joint petition was entertained on 1-10-1975 and there being several such petitions, a common order was made as was passed in Special Civil Application No. 1172 of 1975. It maybe mentioned that both before this Benchas well as in Bombay several petitions challenging the provisions of this Ordinance and thereafter the Debt Relief Act, were filed. In several petitions more than one money-lenders were joined all petitioners. All the matter being urgent, one set of court-fee which was affixed to such petition was held sufficient and by way of concession it wall directed that qua-each additional petitioner, court-fee payable on his independent