NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) of Section S of the 7 1979 (22 of 1979), the Central Government hereby declares that there is prima facie evidence of the commission of the aforesaid offences alleged to have been committed by 'Shri Vidya Charan Shukla, who was the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, during the relevant period, and as such held a high public and political office in India during the relevant period, and Shri Sanjay Gandhi, son of late Shri Feroz Gandhi, and that in accordance with the guidelines contained in the Preamble to that Act, the said offences ought to be dealt with under that Act " A perusal of the declaration reveals that it gives the history of the case from beginning to end which demonstrates that the Central Government was fully aware of the various stages through which the trial of the appellants, passed.