The Federal Court held that although the application of the RRE had resulted in the violation of Singh's rights under Articles 5 and 9  of the Constitution, these violations were Constitutional because Article 162  permitted the grandfathering of pre-independence laws.
The Federal Court ruled that despite the application of the RRE resulting in violations of Singh's rights under Articles 5 and 9 of the Constitution, these infringements were permissible due to Article 162 allowing for the exemption of pre-independence laws from constitutional scrutiny.