R. S. Pathak, C. J.:- By this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution the petitioners challenge the validity of two notifications dated January 21, 1974 whereby the Governor of Himachal Pradesh has fixed the headquarters of the Solan Sessions Division and of the Solan Civil District at Nahan in the district of Sirmur.

2. Three notification were issued by the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. The first notification No. 11-2/66-Appt. (DP) (i) dated August 30/31, 1972 was made under S.7 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure and by it the limits of the existing Sessions Divisions were altered and the Session Divisions were re-constituted, the limits of the newly constituted Solan Sessions Division being the Solan and Sirmur district with headquarters at Solan. By the same notification the Governor, acting under Section 9 (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, established a court of Session for each of the Session Divisions so constituted. A copy of this notification is Annexure A to the writ petition. The next notification is No. 11-2/66-DP (Apptt) (ii) dated January 21, 1974, whereby while modifying the aforesaid notification the Governor, acting under Sections 7 (2)