This is a petition under S. 103 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir and Art. 32 (2-A) of the Constitution of India filed by Rahman Shagoo, Ghulam Ganai, Sidiq Sheikh, Sheer Abdul Aziz, Fazal Din Abdul Hamid Kara, Peerzada Ali Shah, Mohd. Amin Nehvi, Ghulam Mohiuddin Zargar at present in Judicial lock-up Central Jail Srinagar praying for a writ in the nature of mandamus to the State of Jammu and Kashmir not to enforce the Enemy Agents Ordinance being void against the petitioners, or an order in the nature of prohibition prohibiting the Special Judge from proceeding with the prosecution of the petitioners in cases, F. I. R. 108 and F. I. R. 53 of 1957, for a writ of certiorari quashing the proceedings in the Court of the Special Judge in the aforesaid cases and lastly for a writ in the nature of habeas corpus for setting the petitioners at liberty forthwith.

(2) The petitioners allege that they are being prosecuted for offences under S. 3 of the Enemy Agents Ordinance, Ss. 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act and S. 120-B of the Ranbir Penal Code, S. 29 of the Public Security Act and Rules 28/32 of the Public Security Rules in the court of Special Judg