MOHAMMAD ABBAS ALI MEERZA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These two mandamus appeals have been assigned to this Bench by the Hon'ble the Chief Justice after the Supreme Court has remanded the matters back to this Court in the light of the observations made in the order of that Court.

(2.) The facts giving rise to these proceedings may be precised thus:

(3.) As there was dispute between the two applicants as to who was entitled to become the legal representative of the original writ petitioner for the purpose of those appeals, the Supreme Court decided to bring on record both of them and thereafter, came to the conclusion that the original writ petitioner, namely, Sayed Fateyab Ali Meerza had the locus standi to file the writ petition and thus, set aside the order passed by the Division Bench and remanded the matter back to this Court for deciding other questions involved in the appeals. The Supreme Court, however, directed this Court to decide as to whether any of the two applicants could be substituted as the legal representative in place of original writ petitioner.