Judgment

B. P. JEEVAN REDDY, J.:- On February 1, 1993, we granted leave to appeal in the Special Leave Petition and allowed the Civil Appeal setting aside the Judgment and Order of the Allahabad High Court dated 12th August, 1993 in Writ Petition 12911 (M / B) of 1990. We indicated that the reasons for our order will be given later. The following are the relevant facts and reasons for our order:

First respondent, Ram Niwas Agrawal, was the President of the Nagar Palika, Sultanpur in the State of Uttar Pradesh. A motion expressing want of confidence in him was moved by the requisite number of members. A meeting of the Nagar Palika was convened on December 14, 1990 to consider the motion. As required by Section 87-A(4) of the U. P. Municipalities Act, 1916, the District Judge, Sultanpur nominated Sri Vishrarn Singh, First Additional Civil Judge, Sultanpur to preside over the meeting. The minutes of the meeting recite the following facts :

When the meeting commenced, sixteen members including the President were present besides. Sri Ram Dular Yadav, M.L.C., who claimed to be an ex-officio member of the Nagar Palika, His claim was considered and rejected by the Presiding Officer. Three wo