KAMAL KANT PRASAD SINHA Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THESE writ petitions as Public Interest Litigation have been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, praying for striking down the various Constitutional Amendment Acts, (i) Constitution (Eight Amendment) Act, 1959, (ii) Constitution (Twenty Third Amendment) Act, 1969, (iii) Constitution (Forty Fifth Amendment) Act, 1980, (iv) Constitution (Sixty Second Amendment) Act, 1989 and (v) Constitution (Seventy Ninth Amendment) Act, 1999, as ultra vires of the original Article 334 of the Constitution of India as well as Articles 330, 331, 332 and 333 of the Constitution of India as ultra vires of the basic structure of the Constitution of India.

(2.) THE main ground on the basis of which prayer has been made is as follows:

(3.) WE have carefully considered the respective submissions of the learned senior counsel for the petitioners and the learned Counsel representing the State.