Judgment

Sethi, J.-Despite independence of the country about half a century back and the establishment of a damocratic set up with the declaration in the Constitution to have a Secular, Socialist Republic in the country, there are people and organisations who have not mentally re-conciled with the realities of life and the writings in the chapters of history for various reasons including their vested interests. Ignoring the establishment of the rule of law and the development of the constitutional set up, they have made and are making fanatic efforts to sabotage the path of the goal intended to achieve the welfare of the society. Ignoring the verdicts of this Court in Keshva­nanda Bharati v. State of Kerala1, R.C. Cooper v. Union of India2 and Madhav Rao v. Union3 and various other pronouncements, efforts have been made to reverse back the wheel of history merely for personal gains to quench the lust for money and power. The case of respondent No. 1 in this litigation is one of such persons who has done every­thing possible to utilise the forum of the Courts for the attainment of his personal benefits by attempting to utilise the alleged consti­tutional guarantees in his favour. A r