Wanchoo, C.J.—This is an application by Anandilal for writ, direction or order under Art. 226 of the Constitution and arises in the following circumstances :

2. Election for the Tehsil Panchayat of Jamwa Ramgarh was to be held on the 31st of May, 1955. Nominations were called up to the 19ch of May, 1955, and the scrutiny of nominations was to take place between the 20th of May and the 22nd of May, 23rd of May was fixed for withdrawal of candidates. The applicant filed a nomination paper for election as Panch of this Panchayat. His case is that the scrutiny did not take place between the 20th and 22nd of May as provided in the programme of the election, and that it was held actually on the 23rd of May. The Returning Officer after the scrutiny accepted the nomination of the applicant, and published a list of nominated candidates according to rule 28 of the Panchayat Election Rules 1954-. The applicants case further is that thereafter he only came to know on the 31st of May, 1955, when the election was taking place, that his name had been removed from the list of candidates nominated for the election, and this came as a great surprise to him. He brought the matter to the notice of the

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