ORDER 1. DURING THE COURSE OF HEARING, MR P.P. RAO, LEARNED SENIOR COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANTS PLACED RELIANCE ON THE DECISIONS OF THIS COURT IN STATE OF ORISSA V. BHUPENDRA KUMAR BOSE1 AND T. VENKATA REDDY V. STATE OF A.P.2 THE LEARNED SOLICITOR GENERAL BROUGHT TO THE NOTICE OF THIS COURT THE DECISION IN STATE OF PUNJAB V. SAT PAL DANG3. ALL THESE DECISIONS ARE CONSTITUTION BENCH DECISIONS. MR RAKESH DWIVEDI, LEARNED SENIOR COUNSEL FOR THE RESPONDENT STATE OF BIHAR, HOWEVER, RELIED ON A NINE-JUDGE BENCH DECISION OF THIS COURT IN S.R. BOMMAI V. UNION OF INDIA4 AND IN PARTICULAR PARAS 283 TO 290 THEREOF. 2. WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT THESE MATTERS CALL FOR HEARING BY A SEVEN-JUDGE BENCH OF THIS COURT. BE LISTED ACCORDINGLY. COURT MASTERS