ORDER :- This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution arises under the following circumstances :- Election of members to the Municipal Committee, Solan, was due to take place on 26-6-1958. For this purpose, die Municipal area of Solan had been divided into five wards. We are; concerned1 in this petition only with Ward No. 1. from which a single" member was to be elected. The petitioner, Shri K.G. Khanna was a candidate for election from Ward No. 1, his nomination paper having been duly accepted. Respondents 4, 5 and 6, namely. M/s. Radhey Shyam, Hari Saran and Murali Lal Gupta, were rival candidates and their nomination papers had also been accepted.

On 24-6-1958, i.e. two days before the election was due to take place, this petition was put in by Mr. K.G. Khanna, wherein I was requested to issue a writ of mandamus to the Returning Officer (Shri Prakash Chand, respondent no. 1), the Deputy Commissioner of Mahasu, respondent no. 2, and the Union of India, respondent no. 3, directing them to hold the election from this ward only after amending the electoral roll pertaining to this ward, i.e. by excluding therefrom the names of persona residing within the limits of the so-called

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