( 1 ) WRIT Appeal is by respondents 3 to 4 in the writ petition fifed by M/s. H. Abdul rahim and H. H. Devaraj. They challenged the State Government's notification dated 22-8-1987 purportedly exercised under Sec. 42 (12) of the Karnataka municipalities Act, 1964 ('the Act' for short), appointing the appellants to perform all the duties and exercise all the powers of president and Vice-President of City municipal Council, Hassan, respectively till 31-12-1987 (This period is stated to have been, now extended till the end of august, 1988 ). The writ petitioners also sought a direction to respondents 1 and 2 to hold the elections to elect President and Vice-President, under the relevant provisions of the Act and the Rules. The writ petition was allowed by the learned single Judge. Hence this appeal.

( 2 ) THE relevant facts, stated in the order of the learned single Judge may be repeated once again, since they represent the undisputed facts ;"the 1st petitioner is the Municipal councillor of Hassan City Municipal council. The 2nd petitioner is also the municipal Councillor of the very same council and both of them were elected as Municipal Councillors in the gener