( 1 ) BY this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioners mainly seek the following reliefs:-

1. Writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the notices issued by the Municial Corporation of Delhi ( mcd for short) undersection 126 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 (for short dmc Act ) and those issued by the New Delhi Municipal Committee ( ndmc for short) under section 67 of the Punjab Municipal Act ( pm Act for short) as extended to Delhi, on the properties situated within their respective areas;

2. A writ in the nature of direction or order declaring that the words "be precluded from objecting to any assessment made by the Commissioner in respect of such land or building of which he is the owner or occupier" appearinginsub-section (3)ofsection 131 of the DMC Act are unconstitutional, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice; and

3. A writ in the nature of mandamus directing the municipal authorities (MCD and NDMC) to continue to determine the rateable value of the properties of the members of the first petitioner society and other petitioners on the basis of reasonable letting value as provided under sub-section