The invasion, and occupation of Kuwait on 2nd August, 1990, and the subsequent annexation of the same as a province of Iraq leading to the gulf crisis raise many questions of fundamental importance to the world, the offshoot of which, in the national plane, is the one I am concerned in this. This petition, a public interest litigation, is by an Advocate practising in this Court, filed as 'Deseeya President' of 'May¬dina Thozhilali Kendram', seeking to quash the decision of the 1st respondent permitting U.S. Aircrafts to land at Bombay Sagar International Airport and to refuel from c-1-1991 onwards. By a supplementary affidavit filed on 4-2-1991, it is stated that the refuelling is done also at Meenambakkam Airport and at Agra Airport. Petitioner also prays for a writ of prohibition restraining the respondents from allowing the refuelling of U.S. Aircrafts in Sagar International Airport, Bombay, or from any other Airports in India.

2. Petitioner's case is that there is acute shortage of fuel in India and permitting U.S. Military Aircrafts for refuelling in India is detrimental to the interests of this Country. It is also stated that the entire operation of refuelling is c