JUDGMENT :

VIKRAM NATH, J.

1. These eight appeals have been preferred assailing the correctness of the judgment and order dated 06.11.2020 passed by the learned Single Judge in four Special Civil Applications bearing Nos.11319, 11176, 11256 and 11266 of 2020 whereby the learned Single Judge allowed all the four petitions and quashed the order of the Designated Authority dated 02.09.2020 whereby the original writ petitioners had been disqualified as members of the Dakor Nagarpalika.

2. Facts in short are that in the 2018 election of the members/councillors of the Nagarpalika, Dakor comprising of 28 seats, 17 elected candidates had contested as independent candidates whereas 11 elected members/councillors had contested as official candidates of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The agenda for election for the posts of President and Vice President was declared on 18.02.2018 and 03.03.2018 was fixed as the date for election in which these 28 elected members/councillors were to cast their votes. The Bharatiya Janata Party nominated Rajeshbhai Mohanbhai Patel as its candidate for the post of President and Jyotsnaben Ajaykumar Patel as its candidate for the post of Vice President. It is also admit