This application under Article 227 of the Constitution has been preferred questioning the legality and regularity of an order passed by the Election Court under the Madras Panchayats Act, 1958, pending an Election Petition under this Act at the instance of the first respondent herein. By the impugned proceeding, the Election Court has directed the petitioner herein to appear before the Medical Officer, Government Leprosy Subsidiary Centre, Vriddhachalam, and submit himself for medical examination, for the purpose of ascertaining the fact whether he was suffering from leprosy. The petitioner herein is the first respondent in the Election Petition above referred to and the successful candidate as against the first respondent herein in the election held for one seat for the Srimushnam Town Panchayat, South Arcot district. The election of the petitioner is challenged inter alia on the ground that he was suffering from leprosy and therefore disqualified under section 25(2)(a) of the Panchayats Act. Under the Rules framed pursuant to the powers conferred under section 178 (2) of the Act, the District Munsif having territorial jurisdiction over the place in which the office of the