The petitioners have preferred this writ petition seeking quashing of Annexure-C passed by the third respondent-Commissioner, Davanagere Municipal Corporation releasing food-grains for implementation of the contract of various developmental activities as set out in Schedule I to Annexure-C.

2. The first petitioner was Ex-Chairman of APMC, Davanagere and the second petitioner was also Ex-Chairman of City Municipality, Davanagere. The first petitioner is also a contractor. Both of them are social workers. They claim that they are interested in the welfare of Davanagere City Corporation. Their grievance is that as per Schedule I to Annexure-C, various construction works were undertaken by the second respondent. The said contract was awarded to respondents 4 and 5. The total value of the said contract is Rs. 4,79,04,000.00. As per Annexure-C, food-grains were released for being distributed to persons who are employed in the said construction work. It is their further contention that the said allotment of work was done at the behest of the 6th respondent who was in-charge of Municipality of Davanagere District and most of the work is executed in his constituency, Mayakonda. Th