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(d) press interview by respondent No. 2 identifying himself with the objective of the said trust and declining to resign therefrom.'

4. Submitting that he is associated with several petitions pending in this Court against the State of Maharashtra and is, therefore, vitally concerned and affected by administration of justice in this Court, the petitioner, to quote him verbatim, avers:

"............. for the first time issues of great constitutional significance which involve some issues of judicial functioning in an open society, issues which ultimately have a bearing on the basis structure of the Constitution, have been raised by this petition. The questions are; Whether the highest judicial functionary of the State can still discharge judicial functions when he associates with a trust, the funds of which are collected by means considered questionable by the general public, when there is great public resentment about the mode and manner in which the said funds are collected, the misrepresentation made and manner in which the said funds are collected, the misrepresentation made about the true character of the trust in an official publication of the State and moneys are collected on such misrepresentation. The petitioner says that there is such a public censure about the transactions of the trust in the press, in Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, that it is considered by the general public as raging political scandal of the day resulting in tendering of the resignation of the Chief Minister, Shri Abdui Rehaman Antulay, the principal trustee of the said Trust. A criminal complaint has been filed against the Chief Minister (Mr. A. R. Antulay) were respondent Nos. 2 and 3 have been cited as witnesses. It is submitted that a Judge should function of be allowed to function of even assigned any work in such a situation is the very negation of all constitutional values viz., the independence of the judiciary. Itis submitted that the petition is filed to restore the constitutional values and that do to so is not to show disrespect of the Judges. The petitioner submits that he has the highest respect for the Judges and the present petition is confined only to the constitutional issues arising out of their actions which are inconsistent with their function".