Untwalia, J.

1. This is an application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to quash the Notification No. 10021/LSG, issued by the Government of Bihar on the 8th December, 1967, a copy of which is Annexure A to the writ application, and to restrain the State of Bihar (Respondent No. 1) to forbear from enforcing Annexure A and the other respondents from acting thereunder. Cause has been shown by the learned standing counsel on behalf of Respondents Nos. 1, 19 (the Sub-divisional Officer, Madhepura) and respondent No. 20, the Doctor Incharge of the Madhe-pura Dispensary and Mr. Brajeshwar Mallick on behalf of respondents Nos. 2 to 18, who are nominated as office-bearers and members of the Ad Hoc Committee appointed by the State Government of the Madhepura Municipality constituted under the impugned notification.

2. The locality known as the Town of Madhepura was formed a notified area and a Notified Area Committee was constituted by the State Government by Notification No. 3830/LSG dated the 21st March, 1960, under Section 388 of the Bihar and Orissa Municipal Act, 1922 (B. & O. Act VII of 1922). hereinafter called the Act. Ac-cording to the case of the petitioners,