( 1 ) IN the first Writ Petition presented by a Member of the Zilla Parishad, Chickmagalur, the following important question of law arises for consideration; whether a person who is not an elected member of the Zilla Parishad in terms of the provisions of Sub-section (1) of Section 139 of the Karnataka Zilla Parishads, Taluk Panchayat Samithis, mandal Panchayats and Nyaya Panchayats Act, 1983, but who being a member of the State legislative Assembly or State Legislative Council or a Member of Parliament or a President of district Central Cooperative Bank, is given the right to participate in the proceedings/meetings of a Zilla Parishad under Sub-sections (2) and (3) of Section 139, can be regarded as a member of the Local Authority for the purpose of Article 171 (3) (a) of the Constitution of India, entitled to vote in the concerned Local Authorities Constituency, in the election to the Karnataka State legislative Council? in the second Writ Petition presented by the General Secretary of the District Janatha Party, chitradurga, the following important question of law arises for consideration: whether the inclusion of the names of respondents-7 to 246 who are nominate