1. Civil Misc. No.5016 of 2005 has been filed on behalf of respondents No.2to 4, under rule 31 of Chapt er FCCCVCVC 4 (F) of the High court rules and Orders, read with, clause 26 of the Letters Patent. Rule 31 of chapter 4 (F) of the High Court Rul2212es and Orders is being extracted hereunder:-

"31. Difence of Opinion.- In case of a difference of opinion between the Judges constituting a Bench hearing a petition, the points of difference shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in clause 26 of the letter Patent"

2 Clause 26 of the Letters Patent, which has been referred to in rule 31, extracted above, is also being reproduced hereunder:-

"26. Single Judges ad Division Courts.- And We do hereby declare that any function which is hereby directed to be performed by the High Court of Judicature at Lahore, in the exercise of its original or appellate jurisdiction, may be performed by any Judge, or by any Division Court, thereof, appointed or constituted for such purpose in pursuance of section one hundred and eight of the Government of India Act, 1915; and if such Division Court is composed of two or more judges and the Judges are divided in opinion as to the