Judgment – When there is a declaration of law by court, the judgment can be treated as judgment in rem and require equities to be balanced by treating those similarly situated, similarly. [In this case, the Court held that differential treatment for those who did not approach the Court earlier may not be warranted in the facts of the present case, by treating them to be fence sitters and would amount to denial of opportunity under Article 14 and Article 16 of the Constitution of India]