All the seven writ petitions involve similar points of law and facts and, therefore, I have taken to decide them by this common judgment.

2. The writ petitioner have challenged the WT Message No.MA/71/96/2 dated 24.5.96 issued by the Secretary to the Govt of Assam, Municipal < Administration Department and its order dated 31.5.96 communicated through the respective Deputy Commissioners.

3. In Civil Rule 2584 of 1996 the writ petitioner assumed charge as Chairman of Sarthebari Town Committee vide notification No.MA 302/93/4 dated 29th September, 1993 by which the Executive Officer, Sarthebari Town Committee was directed to handover the charge of Sarthebari Town Committee to the writ ' petitioner. Again the Municipal Administration Department, Govt of Assam vide notification No. MA 205/94/Pt/32 dated 29.5.95 resorted to managing the Town Committee by appointing one Executive Officer and since then the affairs of the said Town Committee were looked after by the Executive Officer till 14.7.95 when by issuing WT Message No. MA 143/91/23-A the operation of the notification No. MA 205/94/Pt/32 dated 29.5.95 was kept in abeyance and on receipt of the WT Message dated 14.7.95, which was commu

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