(1.) Leave granted.
(2.) We have heard Mr Harish Salve, Mr Mukul Rohatgi, Mr Siddharth Bhatnagar and Mr Gopal Sankaranarayanan, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants.
(3.) Mr Kapil Sibal, learned Senior Counsel appears on behalf of the State of Maharashtra, Mr Amit Desai, learned Senior Counsel appears on behalf of the second respondent and Mr C.U Singh, learned Senior Counsel appears on behalf of the fifth respondent.