ORDER :- Fourteen persons purport to file this writ petition. Though all of them signed the Vakalat form, only one of them signed and verified the writ petition stating that he was doing so for himself and on behalf of other petitioners. A letter entitled 'authorisation letter' purporting to be under Rule 17 of the Civil Rules of Practice and Order 6. Rule 14, Civil P. C. signed by petitioners 1 to 3 and 5 to 14 was also filed with the writ petition. It says :-

"We, the undersigned petitioners hereby authorise Sri G. Pattabhirama Sarma 4th Petitioner in Writ Petition No. 1 of 1970 to sign and verify the writ petition on our behalf."

The Office took an objection that all the petitioners should either sign and verify the writ petition or they should file an affidavit or a Power of Attorney authorising the 4th petitioner to sign and verify the writ petition. It was objected that a mere letter of authorisation is not sufficient compliance with the Rules. The learned counsel for the petitioners disagreed with this objection and hence the matter has been referred to me.

2. Rule 3 (a) of the Rules which regulate the proceedings under Art. 226 (of the Constitution) published on 21-5-