1. The averments contained in the petition filed under Section 50 and 51 of the District Municipalities Act 1920 are as follows:-

1.(a) This petition is filed to disqualify the second respondent from holding the post of Chairman on the ground of having an interest in a subsisting contract made with his wife and father. The petitioner is councillor duly elected in the election conducted on 110. 2006 for the ward 28, of the Virudhachalam Municipality. The second respondent is the Chairman of the Virudhachalam Municipality, who was elected on 210. 2006. His wife Mrs. Latha and his undivided father V.K. Kaliyaperumal are registered contractors of the said municipality and carrying on the work of municipality by offering tenders. They accepted a contract for providing BT surface to Kannadasan Street, Tiruvalluvar Street 1 & 2 and Dr. Lucas Street and are carrying on the contract.

1.(b) The second respondent after becoming the Chairman of the Virudhachalam Municipality, called for an urgent meeting on 11. 2006 and passed a resolution to delete the names of his wife and father from the registered contractors Register of Virudhachalam Municipality and the same was recorded in t