ORDER :- This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution claiming relief for the issue of a writ of certiorari quashing the resolution of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh dated 4th November, 1973, and for the issue of a writ of mandamus to the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh to hold the election of its members on 7th and 8th January, 1974 and to issue direction to the respondents not to make any amendment in the final electoral roll prepared and finalised for the election of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh.

2. The term of the elected members of the State Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh expired on 5th April, 1973, but no fresh election was held with the result respondents Nos. 2 to 23 who are its members are continuing in the office. The matter relating to the ejection of members of the Bar Council came up for consideration before the meeting of the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh cm 22nd of April, 1973. The Bar Council adopted a resolution fixing the election programme. According to the resolution of the Bar Council, electoral roll, was to be finalised by 29th of August, 1973, the nomination papers were to be filed between 17th to 30th September and polling was fixed for t