966 On the contentions urged in support of the petitions, the points that fall for consideration, are the following (a)Whether the questions raised in the petitions pertaining as they do to the terms and conditions of accession of new territory are governed by rules of public international law and are non justiciable on the "political questions doctrine"? (b)Whether clause (f) of Article 371 F of the Constitution of India, introduced by the Constitution (36th Amendment) Act, 1975 is violative of the basic features of democracy? (c)Whether Secton 7(1A) and Section 25A of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 as inserted by , 19761 and Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1980 respectively and Section 5A(2) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 as inserted by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 19801 providing for reservation of 12 seats, out of 32 seats in the Sikkim Legislative Assembly in favour of Bhutias Lepachas, are unconstitutional as violative of the basic features of democracy and republicanism under the Indian Constitution? (d)Whether the aforesaid provisions and the reservations made thereunder are violative of Article 14,170(2) and 332 of the Constitution? Whether they violate 'one person one vote ' rule? Or are these differences justified in the historical background of Sikkim and are incidental to the political events culminating in the cession of Sikkim? (e)Whether the reservation of 12 seats out of 32 seats reserved for Bhutias Lepchas is ultra vires of clause (f) of Article 371 F in that while that provision enabled the protection of the rights and interests of different ' sections of population of Sikkim and for the number of seats in the Legislative Assembly which may be filled by the candidates belonging to such sections, the impugned provisions pro 967 vide for one section alone, namely, the Bhutias Lepchas.