JUDGMENT

Ashok Kumar Verma, J. CM No.12126 of 2020

This is an application filed under Order 6 Rule 17 read with Section 151 of the CPC for seeking leave to amend the writ petition in hand. CM is allowed as prayed for.

CM No.39 of 2021

This is an application filed under Section 151 of the CPC for placing on record the reply filed by respondent no.4. CM is allowed as prayed for.

1. Briefly, the facts culled out from the present amended writ petition are that the petitioners have approached this Court under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the Notification dated 31.7.2020 (Annexure P-2) vide which the Delimitation Board has been constituted for fresh delimitation of wards of Municipal Corporation, SAS Nagar under the Delimitation of Wards of Municipal Corporation Order 1995 (for short 'Order of 1995'), which is said to be in violation of Clause 3 of the Order of 1995 as the Mayor, Senior Deputy Mayor or Deputy Mayor have not been made member of the Board and no Councillor of the Municipal Corporation has been made an associate member which is in violation of Clause 3 (2) of the Order of 1995 and the two nominated members who have been made members of the Delimitat