( 1 ) IN this application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner is praying for appropriate writs directed against The West Bengal Ordinance No. XXI of 1975 promulgated by the Governor of West Bengal and against the Notifications, Notices, Directions, Rules and/or Orders, if any pursuant thereto. The facts of the case as would appear from the petition lie in a short compass.

( 2 ) IN the petition it has been alleged that the petitioner is a citizen of India and that he is a Hindu by religion following religious festivals and occasions honestly. In Paush Sankranti every year the Ganga Sagar Mela is held in the sangam of Ganga and Sagar at the Sagar Island on the occasion of Ganga Sagar Mela every year, hereinafter referred to as the said Mela. The petitioner and other Hindus observing the said Mela visit the said Sagar Island in paush sankranti every year and also the Kapil Muni Temple and worship and perform Pujas, Darsan etc. with great religious belief and regard. It is alleged that the petitioner and such other visitors leave their places from different parts of India and reach the said Mela by launches, buses, rickshaws and also