( 1 ) BY this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution the petitioner seeks the issue of a writ of certiorari to quash two orders dated 13th September, 1957, and 21st September, 1957, passed by the Election Tribunal, Farrukhabad. The petitioner and opposite party No. 2 were both candidates for election as members of the U. P. Legislative Assembly from the Single Member etawah Constituency (No. 150), in the last general elections held in the beginning of the year 1957. On 10th March, 1957, the petitioner was declared as the duly elected candidate. On 23rd April, 1957, opposite party no. 2 presented an election petition before the Election commission accompanied by a treasury receipt in respect of a deposit of Rs. 1,000/- as security for costs of the election petition. On 12th May, 1957, the Election Commission passed the order under Section 86 of the Representation of the People Act referring this petition for trial to the election Tribunal at Parrukhabad. The petition was notified by the Election Commission and. the election Commission fixed the 15th of July, 1957, as the date on which parties were required to appear before the Tribunal. On that day opposite p