1. - Petitioner Radhey Shyam has filed this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution to challenge the vote of non-confidence passed by the Municipal Council of Shri Ganganagar on 18th of September, 1971, against the petitioner who was holding the office of the Vice-Chairman of the said Council.

2. The petitioner was the elected Vice-Chairman of the Municipal Council, Sri Ganganagar which was constituted after general elections held in, the month of October, 1970. It is alleged that there were two rival groups in the said Council, one backed by the party in power and the other by Shri Sugan Chand respondent No. 20 who had held the office of the Chairman just before the present Board was constituted. A motion of non-confidence was sponsored by a group opposing the petitioner's group and a notice thereof was given to the Collector. It is said that notice contained the signatures of 17 persons, namely, non-petitioners Nos. 4 to 20. The Collector, Sri Ganganagar, in compliance with the requirements of Section 72 of the Rajasthan Municipalities Act, 1959 (hereinafter called the Act) issued under Sub-section (3) of that section notices to all the members of the Council