A. R. BAKSHI, P. N. BHAGWATI, J.

( 1 ) THESE are two groups of petitions involving a common question as to the validity of sec. 437a of the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act 1949 one group consisting of Petitions Nos. 1124 of 1966 1480 of 1966 1514 of 1967 81 of 1967 82 of 1967 1567 of 1967 1568 of 1967 to 1574 of 1967 1578 of 1967 489 of 1968 to 493 of 1968 472 of 1967 473 of 1967 896 of 1967 and 1113 of 1967 concerns Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation while the other consisting of Petitions Nos. 141 of 1967 178 of 1967 to 202 of 1967 250 of 1967 251 of 1967 and 222 of 1967 to 240 of 1967 concerns Baroda Municipal Corporation. The facts giving rise to the petitions in each respective group are identical and we will therefore state the facts of Petition No. 1124 of 1966 as typical of the petitions in the first group and the facts of Petition No. 141 of 1967 as typical of the petitions in the second group.

( 2 ) PETITION NO. 1124 OF 1966 :- The petitioner was at all material times in occupation of Slum Clearance Quarter No. 55/64 belonging to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. The petitioner claimed to be in authorised occupation of the said premises but the Deputy Municipa

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