(1.) By this writ -application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ -petitioners have prayed for the following relief : -
(2.) The case made out by the writ -petitioners in this application may be epitomized thus : -
(3.) The aforesaid writ -application has been contested by the Union of India, by filing two affidavits, one dated February 17, 2010 and the other, dated February 10, 2011 and its defence may be summarized thus : -