S. RAJENDRA BABU, J.

( 1 ) THIS petition is filed under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India to espouse a public cause. The petitioner is seeking for the following reliefs :i. For a direction to restrain respondent No. 1 from spending any amount towards the function slated for 17-10-1992 to mark the second anniversary of assumption of office of Chief Minister by respondent No. 2; and ii) For a direction to respondent No. 1 to take steps for recovery of whatever funds that has already been spent on the function slated for 17-10-1992 to mark the second anniversary of assumption of office of Chief Minister by respondent No. 2. And to grant certain interim reliefs.

( 2 ) THE learned counsel for the petitioner made submissions on five aspects, namely : (1) that the money is spent only to glorify the second respondent; (2) that the said expenditure is without the authority of law; (3) that it runs contrary to the austerity policy adopted by the Government as disclosed in the budgetary speech made by the second respondent; (4) that release of buses in the State will cause great public inconvenience; and (5) that the land where the convention is sought to be held itself is involved in liti

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