A companynter affidavit was filed by the Union of India which indicated that a companymittee had been set up to operationalize a companyntrywide programme for teaching fundamental duties in educational institutions as a measure of in service training.
On 4 5 1998, the then Chief Justice of India treated the letter as a writ petition and it was so numbered.
The writ petition is, therefore, required to be heard by a Constitution Bench.
