AMAR BIR SINGH GILL, J.

1. These two Civil Writ Petitions Nos. 11510 of 2000 and 4608 of 2001 are being disposed of by a common judgment since an identical relief of issuance of mandamus to the respondent State for notifying the election of Ashok Kumar Gupta, petitioner, in CWP No.11510 of 2000 and that of Dharam Singh Aulakh, petitioner in CWP No. 4608 of 2001 as President of Municipal Council, Ferozepur City in the election held on two dates i.e. 21-8-2000 and 25-9-2000 respectively is claimed. The relevant facts pertaining to the controversy in these two writ petitions are being taken from C.W.P. No 11510 of 2000.

2. In the meeting of Municipal Council, Ferozepur on 24-4-2000 no confidence motion was passed against Dharam Singh, the then President of the Municipal \Council which resolution was challenged in C.W.P. No. 6727 of 2000. A Division Bench of this Court disposed of the said writ petition by order dated 9-6-2000, Annexure P-1 in the following terms :-

"i) within 3 days from today, the petitioner No.9 may tender his resignation from the office of the President before the competent authority of the Municipal Council, Ferozepur;ii) on receipt of the letter o