DWARKA PRASAD, J.—The petitioners are residents of Mundara Mohalla, situated in the town of Mandal in Bhilwara district. Their case is that in Mundara Mohalla, there is a blind lane and a common Chowk in the centre, which surrounded by the house of the petitioners and others. The petitioners grievance is that water of domestic use, including dirty water from the houses of the Mohalla, as also rain water has collected in the chowk and because there is no drain for the discharge of the accumulated water, there is growth of moss and insects and there is possibility of spread of epidemics. The petitioners have relied upon a letter written in this connection by the Medical and Health Officer, Government Hospital, Bhilwara, on June 18, 1979, to the Executive Officer of the Municipal Board, Mandal inviting his attention to the fact that stagnant water, which has collected in the common chowk of the Mundara Mohalla, has become the breeding place of mosquitoes and insects and may cause spread of diseases. The Medical and Health Officer in his aforesaid letter expressed the view that immediate steps should be taken for making a permanent arrangement for the disposal of such water as has coll

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