D.S.TEWATIA, J.

1. Petitioner Smt. Bimal Kaur Khalsa wife of Sardar Beant Singh, deceased, has through Civil Writ Petition No. 3761 of 1986, question the vires of some of the provisions of the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention)Act, 1985.

2. The vires of some of the provisions of the said Act have similarly been challenged through Civil Writ Petitions Nos. 1629 and 4074 of 1986 and Criminal Writ Petitions Nos. 827, 884 and 888 of 1986.

3. The provisions of the said Act, the vires whereof had been challenged are - Section 3(2)(i), S.7, S.8, Sub-Sec. (2) of S.9, Sub-Sec. (1), Sub-Sec. (2) and Sub-Section (3) of Sec.13, Sec.16 and cls. (a) and (b) of Sub-Sec. (2), Sub-Sec. (3), Sub-Sec. (4) and cl.(b) of Sub-Sec. (5) of Sec.17 of the Act.

4. Soon after the judgement in this case was reserved, the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Ordinance, 1987 (Hereinafter referred to as the Ordinance of 1987 ) was promulgated, which came into force w.e.f. 24th May, 1987. This was brought to our notice. The case was relisted for hearing. The petitioner expressed desire to amend the petition, so as to bring to challenge the relevant provisions of the Ordinance of 1