( 1 ) THIS petition stated to have been filed in public interest mainly contains the following prayer:

"1. That the Hon ble court may be pleased to issue writ of mandamus and or any other appropriate writ/ order/ direction thereby directing the respondents to take immediate steps and bring an enactment or get promulgated an ordinance by the President of India under Article 123 of the Constitution of India to the effect of prescribing higher qualifications for the legislatures (both parliamentarian and state legislatures) within a reasonable period of time. 2. This Hon ble Court may further pleased to direct the respondents to give effect to the prescribed qualifications in the next coming general election. "

( 2 ) CASE of the petitioner, an advocate, who appeared in person to present the case, is that definite and minimum positive qualifications for becoming Member of Parliament or Member of Legislative Assembly should be prescribed in addition to the existing qualification and disqualification as prescribed in the Constitution of India, 1950 (in short the Constitution) and Representation of People Act, 1951 (in short the Representation Act.) It is his case that legisla