Kanhaiya Singh, J.

1. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution and involves, inter alia, the question of validity or otherwise of the elections of the Commissioners of the Darbhanga Municipality held on the 6th and 7th September. 1956. Petitioners 1 to 5 are some of the electors residing within the said municipality and petitioners 6 to 10 are the candidates who were defeated at the said election.

2. The State of Bihar is Opposite Party 1. Opposite party 2 is the District Magistrate of Darbhanga and Opposite party 3 is Sri S. A. Haider, the Returning Officer. Opposite party 4 to 35 are the persons who were elected as Commissioners at the said ejection and Opposite party 36 is the Chairman of the Darbhanga Municipality. This application was presented on behalf of the petitioners on 26th September, 1956 for an appropriate writ quashing the election and an order restraining Opposite party I to 3 from publishing the result of the said election, opposite party 4 to 35 from acting as Commissioners and Opposite party 36 from calling the first meeting of the elected Commissioners and fur a mandamus against Opposite party 2 to hold an election of the Darbhanga M