Cyriac Joseph, C. , J.—The petitioner is a Councillor of the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike who was elected from Ward No. 50, Visveswarapuram, Bangalore. He has filed this Writ Petition questioning the validity of Annexure-A notification dated 2-11-2006 issued by the Government of Karnataka. The prayer in the Writ Petition is for a declaration that Annexure-A notification is illegal, ultra vires and unconstitutional. He has also prayed for an interim stay of all further proceedings pursuant to Annexure-A notification.

2. The impugned notification has been issued by order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, in exercise of the powers conferred upon by Sections 3 and 4(1)(a) of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 (for short the Act). As per the notification, it was announced that it is proposed to specify such area, the limits of which are specified in Schedule-B to the notification to be a larger urban area of Bangalore and further to specify the area indicated in Schedule-A to be incorporated in the larger urban area of Bangalore City Corporation to be called hereafter Bruhat Bangalore Maha-nagara Palike. The notification was published in the Official Gazett