To declare what the law shall be is a legislative power.
i agree with Brother Pattanaik on all the questions involved in this case, but I want to ad a few words of my own without setting out the facts of the case which have already been reproduced in the two Judgements.
With Civil Appeal Nos.423 of 1993, W.P. C No.
1448 49 of 1993, 1452 53/93 and T.C. C Nos.
582/95 C.A. Nos.
44 46/96,40/96 J U D G M E N T SAHGIR AHMAD, J. I have had the advantage of going through the judgments prepared separately by brother Ramaswamy and Brother Pattanaik.
To declare what the law is or has been is a judicial power.
