J.B. PARDIWALA, J.

1. As the issues raised in all the captioned first appeals are the same and the challenge is also to a selfsame order passed by the Addl. District Judge, Bhavnagar, those were heard analogously and are being disposed of by this common judgment and order.

2. For the sake of convenience, the First Appeal No.765 of 2018 is treated as the lead matter.

3. This first appeal under section 76 of the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 (for short "the Act, 1950) read with section 96 of the Civil Procedure Code is at the instance of the original respondents Nos.1 to 9 before the court below and is directed against the judgment and order dated 17th February, 2018 passed by the Addl. District Judge, Bhavnagar in the Civil Misc. Application No.140 of 2011.

4. The Civil Misc. Application No.140 of 2011 came to be filed by the respondents Nos.1 and 6 herein respectively for the necessary directions and modifications in the Election Rules framed under the scheme, invoking Clause-48 of the scheme framed by the District Judge, Bhavnagar, referred to above.

Scheme framed by the District Judge, Bhavnagar:-

5. Let me give a fair idea about the scheme which was framed by the Di