(Per G.S. Singhvi, C.J.)

Whether the proposed inclusion of L.B.Nagar, Gaddiannaram, Uppal Kalan, Kapra, Alwal, Qutubullapur, Malkajgiri, Kukatpally, Serilingampalli, Rajendernagar, Patancheru and Ramachandrapuram Municipalities and Shamshabad, Mamidipalli, Satamarai, Jalapally, Mankhal, Almasguda/Tukkuguda, Sardarnagar and Ravarala Gram Panchayats located around Hyderabad in the limits of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad for the purpose of constituting Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is ultra vires the provisions of Articles 243E, 243P, 243Q, 243U, 243ZF and 371-D of the Constitution of India and violative of Andhra Pradesh Districts (Formation) Act, 1974 is the common question of law, which arises for determination in these petitions filed for striking down Sections 3 and 679-D of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporations Act, 1955 (for short, 'the 1955 Act') and notifications issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh vide G.O.Ms.Nos.703 and 704, Municipal Administration and Urban Development (Elec.II) Department, dated 20-7-2005. In Writ Petition No.17524 of 2005, the petitioners have also prayed for issue of a mandamus to the respondents to conduct elections to Ra