JUDGMENT :

ARIF S. DOCTOR, J.

1. By way of the present Petition filed in the public interest, the Petitioners have sought the following reliefs, viz.

“(a) To direct the Respondent State to lower down the salaries of MLAs to the average level of those of other States’ MLAs salaries i.e. Rs.1,15,000 per month as per the list at Ex. F in para 12.

(b) To direct to reduce the perks provided to MLAs and Ex. MLAs as suggested by the panel of judges to be appointed to consider the suggestions made in the petitioners’ averments in para no.11 and arrived through interviews of some of the MLAs after inviting suggestions and objections from public.

(c) To direct not to provide any salaries and perks to those MLAs whose assets are over Rs.5 crore and paying income tax upto the highest tax rate of 30% or prevailing at the time of the judgment.

(d) The court may suggest to the commission to invite the petitioner for an interview separately to hear his views in the matter.

(e) The Hon’ble Court to appoint yet more Judicial Commission having few high ranking retired IPS Officers to review the threat perception of all the State VIPs including that of the petitioner’s, for whose services the State Police an