JUDGMENT :

D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.

(Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records and quashing the Notification No.AF/M/63/2022-23, dated 01.06.2022 containing Standing Order No.01/2022 issued by the respondent and published in Part III Section 4 of the Gazette of India: Extraordinary No.359, dated 15.07.2022.)

A. The Writ Petition :

This Writ Petition is filed challenging the notification, dated 01.06.2022 containing Standing Order No.01/2022 issued by the respondent. By the said Standing Order, directions were issued in the matter of the constitution of Auroville Town Development Council (hereinafter referred to as 'ATDC'). It replaces the existing Standing Orders in respect of the same.

B. The Case of the Petitioner :

2. The petitioner, Natasha Storey, is a resident of Auroville. It is pleaded that she has been a forester and steward of the evergreen forest in Auroville since the year 2002. She was earlier nominated to the ATDC by the Residents' Assembly. The Writ Petition is filed aggrieved by the above Standing Order as usurping the powers of the Residents' Assembly by the Governing Board. It