Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.

The petitioner is a practicing Advocate practicing in the High Court. He had been in the panel of Advocates representing Ara Municipal Corporation.

2. It appears that in the meeting of the General Body of the Corporation on 31.10.2012, a decision was taken to scrap the appointment of empanelled lawyers both for Civil Courts and the High Court. Mayor/Chief Counsel or was authorised to take decision with regard to formation of new panel and/or selection of new Advocates to represent the Corporation both at Civil Courts and at High Court. Pursuant thereto, an advertisement was issued on 08.11.2012 and petitioner applied for being empanelled for representing the Corporation before this Court. Several others also made application. On 05.03.2013, they were invited for interview and then petitioner and some others were, accordingly, empanelled as panel lawyers. Petitioner’s grievance is that no sooner the new Town Commissioner joined on 10.09.2013, the impugned Annexure 3 was issued by which, on the ground that the panel so made pursuant to advertisement dated 08.11.2012 had not yet been approved by the Empowered Standing Committee or the Corporation, as suc