ORDER : K.G. Balakrishnan, J. W.P.(C) Nos. 262 & 266/2004: 1. Issue Notice. W.P.(C) No. 305/2004 : 2. Issue Notice limited to prayer No.1 of the Writ Petition. Respondents 5 and 6 will stand deleted. 3. Issue Notice to other respondents. W.P.(C) No.217/2004 : 4. State of Punjab, H.P., U.P., Gujarat, Mizoram,Tamil Nadu, Goa and Rajathan entered appearance. Notice have been served on State of Haryana, Kerala, Nagaland, Maharashtra, U.T. of Pondicherry & U.T. Of Chandigarh. 5. Issue fresh notice to other States and Union Territories and they would be at liberty to serve notice on the standing counsel of the respective States. 6. State of Punjab, H.P., U.P., Gujarat, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Goa and Rajasthan may file their respective response within four weeks from today. 7. As serious constitutional questions of general importance have been raised by the petitioner in these Writ Petitions, the matter may be placed before the Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India to consider whether these Writ Petitions are to be heard by a larger Bench.