( 1 ) THIS petition is filed by the petitioner who is the Chairman in the Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Gandhinagar for an appropriate writ, direction or order for a declaration that the respondents have no jurisdiction to ask for resignation of the petitioner from the post of Chairman of the Board and permanently restraining them from shortening or curtailing his tenure before 3 years.

( 2 ) THE petitioner was appointed as the Chairman of the Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board, (hereinafter referred to as the Board)under Sec. 4 (1) of the Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board Act, 1978 (herein- after referred to as the Act) by the Government of Gujarat vide Government Notification dated 20/08/1990, the terms and conditions of which are laid down in government Notificaiton dated 10/09/1981. It is the case of the petitioner that he took over the charge of the office of the Chairman of the Board on 21/08/1990. According to the petitioner, he has been discharging his duties quite satisfactorily and there is no reason to disturb him. Under Sec. 6 (1), the term of the office of the Chairman is prescribed and it is of 3 years. However, proviso to the sa