WANCHOO, C. J.

( 1 ) THIS is an application under Article 226 of the Constitution by Surajmal Baj for issue of a writ of mandamus, prohibition or any other appropriate writ, or direction or order against the State of Rajasthun and the Administrator of the Municipality of Jaipur City, and two others, in connection with the demand of octroi from the applicant.

( 2 ) THE case of the applicant is that he is a resident of Jaipur City and carries on trade and commerce in allopathic medicines. He was entering the city of Jaipur on 4-9-1953, at about 1 P. M. with a packet of allopathic medicines sent to him by may and Baker (India) Ltd. , New Delhi, for the purpose of his trade and commerce. He was stopped by the Octroi Inspector who was also made a party to this petition and was asked to pay octroi duty amounting to Rs. 1/6/6 and was informed that the goods bo detained till the octroi duty was paid. It was urged that this demand and detention of his goods were illegal for the reasons that the octroi imposed by the Municipal Council of Jaipur City from 1-91953, was suspended on the 3rd September, and thereafter the Municipal Council was superseded and an Administrator appointed,