( 1 ) BY the court. Writ petition nos. 41214-41215/2001 are filed by one Sri subhash s. Koujalagi and Sri ramesh l. Jorkiholi, sitting members of the legislative assembly challenging Annexure 'b', an order dated 24. 9. 2001.

( 2 ) WRIT petition No. 46213 / 2001 is again filed challenging the very same notification by Smt. Premlatha, an ex-member of zilla panchayat. Both the petitions are taken up together by this court.

( 3 ) THE first two petitioners are the sitting members as mentioned earlier and the 3rd petitioner is he former member of zilla panchayat. They say in the petition that they are respected citizens representing certain constituencies in belgaum district. They say in the petition that taking into consideration the social status and the services rendered by them, the government in exercise of its power under Section 29 (1) of the act nominated them to the district central co-operative bank ltd. , belgaum, in terms of Annexure 'a' on 15. 9. 2001. According to the petition averments, within 10 days, the state government cancelled the earlier nominations dated 15. 9. 2001 in terms of Annexure 'b'. Annexure 'b' is challenged by the petitioners in these pet