JUDGMENT

B.P.JEEVAN REDDY, J.

(1) LEAVE granted in both the special leave petitions.

(2) CIVIL No. 1641 of 1997 [arising from Special Leave Petition (C) No. 22702 of 1994] is preferred by the State of Tripura, while the other Civil [arising from Special Leave Petition (C) No. 10413 of 1994] is preferred by a voter who was the writ petitioner before the High court. The main challenge in the writ petition was to the validity of certain rules framed by the State of Tripura under and in pursuance of the Tripura Panchayats Act, 1993. The High court has struck down sub-rules (3 to (7 of Rule 8-A of the Tripura Panchayats (Preparation of Electoral Rolls) Rules, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as "Panchayat Rules") and proviso (ii) to sub-rule (3 of Rule 3, proviso (ii) to sub-rule (4 of Rule 6 and proviso (ii) to clause (c) of sub-rule (4 of Rule 8 of the Tripura Panchayats (Delimitation of Constituencies) Rules, 1993 (hereinafter referred to as "Delimitation Rules"). The High court, however, sustained the validity of Rule 3 of the Tripura Panchayats (Constitution of State Panchayat Election Commission) Rules, 1993.

(3) THE Tripura Legislative Assembly ena