Sidheswar Narayan, J:

In both the above writ applications filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioners have challenged one and the same Notification, bearing No. 12RE dated 20th March, 1995 issued by the State Election Commission of the State of West Bengal regarding reservation of seats for SC/ST candidates and for women in the ensuing Municipal, Elections in the Calcutta Municipal Corporation expected to be held on in June/July, 1995. The learned Trial Court has passed an order, in both the writ applications, inter-alia, directing that the status quo as on the date of said order was to be maintained till certain time and subsequently, the interim order was allowed to continue until further orders and accordingly the whole election process has since been held up. Being aggrieved by the said interim order, the State of West Bengal has come up with two separate appeals with regard to both the writ applications. By the consent of the parties the writ applications as also the appeals arising out of those have been taken up together for hearing and disposal.

2. The writ petitioners of matter No. 679/95 were the voters in Ward No. 45 of the Calcutta Munic