( 1 ) IN this writ appeal, the question raised is the date on which the rules made under Section 69 of the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Samithis and Zilla Parishads Act, 1959 become applicable. Under sub-section (2) of this section all the rules made under S. 69 (1) shall as soon as may be after they are made, be laid for not less than fourteen days before both Houses of the State Legislature and shall be subject to such modifications, whether by way of repeal or amendment, as the State Legislature may make during the session in which they are so laid. The contention of the learned counsel for the appellant is that, by virtue of the provisions of sub-s. (2) of S. 69, the rules framed under the section do not become applicable immediately on their publication but only after a period of fourteen days elapses after they have been laid before both the Houses of the State Legislature.

( 2 ) THE aforesaid question arises in the following circumstances. On 18/07/1970 the appellant was elected as the president of the Luxettipet Panchayat Samithi. The 2nd respondent before us filed O. P. No. 4 of 1970 on 1/08/1970 before the District Munsif, Luxettipet. According to the rules then in