Bapna J—This is a petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution of India.

2. A Municipal Board at Nawa, District Nagaur, existed when the Rajasthan Town Municipalities Act, 1951 (Act No. XXIII of 1951) came into force on 22nd December, 1951). By Notification No. F. 1 (c) (5)/L.S.G / 51-1 dated 5th March 1952 published in Rajasthan Rajpatra of 29th March 1952, the Government dissolved the Municipal Board, Nawa, and appointed an Ad hoc Committee consisting of five persons who are respondents Nos. 2 to 6 in this case. The petitioner was a member of the Municipal Board before its dissolution and he has challenged the validity of the Government order dissolving the Municipal Board of Nawa as also the appointment of the Ad hoc Committee.

3. It was alleged that in the last municipal elections, the congress group of members was defeated and the group of independent members had been elected. The Congress group of members having been frustrated, started making complaints against the Municipal Board and the Government dissolved the Board without making any enquiry into the truth or otherwise of the said complaints. It was alleged that the order of the Government and the Notifications were vitiate

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