Patil, J. -

1. The Constitutional validity of the Bombay City Civil Court and Bombay Court of Small Causes (Enhancement of Pecuniary Jurisdiction and Amendment) Act, 1986 (Maharashtra Act No. XV of 1987) (for short the 1987 Act), which received assent of the President on 4.5.1987, Maharashtra High Court (Hearing of Writ Petitions by Division Bench and Abolition of Letters Patent Appeals) Act, 1986 (Maharashtra Act XVII of 1986) (for short 'the 1986 Act'), which received the assent of the President on 28.2.1986, and the correctness of the Full Bench decision of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh striking down the provisions of the Madhya Pradesh Uchcha Nyayalaya (Letters Patent Appeals Samapti) Adhiniyam, 1981 (for short 'the Adhiniyam') abolishing Letters Patent appeals as invalid are under challenge in these matters.

Civil Appeal No. 2452/1992

2. This appeal is directed against the order of the Division Bench of the High Court of Maharashtra made in writ petition No. 738 of 1992. The appellant herein filed writ petition by way of public interest litigation questioning the Constitutional validity of the 1987 Act. In addition to challenging the Constitutional validity of t