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23. Further reliance was placed on [Malpa Vishwanath Acharya and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.], wherein Hon'ble Supreme Court has dealt with a question of statute being justified when enacted but becoming arbitrary and unreasonable by passage of time. Relying upon its earlier judgments in State of Madhya Pradesh v. Bhopal Sugar Industries ; Narotam Kishore Dev Varma and Ors. v. Union of India and Anr. (1994) 7 SCR 55; H.H. Shri Gwamiji of Shri Admar Mutt, Etc. v. The Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department and Ors. ; Bhaiyalal Shukla v. State of Madhya Pradesh (1962) Suppl. 2 SCR 257; Rattan Arya and Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu and Anr. (1986) 3 SCC 386; and Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. and Ors. v. State of U.P. and Ors. , it came to following conclusion: