I will now deal with the three specific questions with which we are concerned in this Reference, these being as follows : (1) Was section 7 of the , or any of the provisions thereof and in what particular or particulars or to what extent ultra vires the legislature which passed the said Act ? (2) Was the Ajmer Merwara (Extension of Laws) Act, 1947, or any of the provisions thereof and in what particular or particulars or to what extent ultra vires the legislature which passed the said Act ? (3) Is section 2 of the Part C States (Laws) Act, 1950, or any of the provisions thereof and in what particular or particulars or to what extent ultra vires the Parliament ? Before attempting to answer these questions, it will be Useful to state briefly a few salient facts about the compo sition and power of the Indian Legislature at the dates on which the three Acts in question were passed.