H. Baruah, J.

1. Heard Mr. S.N. Meitei, Learned Counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. N. Sailo assisted by Mrs. Helen Dawngliani, appearing on behalf of the respondents.

2. The Notification dated 24.7.2008 bearing Memo No. V.12011/4/2007-08-LADC/LAD issued by the Executive Member on behalf of the Chief Executive Member, Lai Autonomous District Council, Lawngtiai dissolving Lungpher Village Council is under challenge in this writ petition.

3. The brief facts involved in this writ petition may be recorded as under:

Village Council of Lungpher Village is within the administrative jurisdiction of Lai Autonomous District Council. The petitioner was duly elected as a member of the Village Council of Lungpher Village in the Village Council General Election 2007 for a period of 3 years. After his election as a member, he was duly elected as President of the said Village Council by Notification No. V.12011/2/2007-LADC/LAD dated 15.11.2007 issued by the Executive Member i/c Lai Autonomous District Council, Lawngtiai. By Notification dated 16.11.2007 under Memo No. V.12011/3/2007-LADC/LAD, the Vice-President and the Secretary of the said Lungpher Village Council were also elected from