Hon’ble Raj Mani Chauhan, J.—This writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner Khalid Nizami @ Sullu, S/o Sheikh Mohammad Nizamuddin, R/o Yusufpur, Railway Station, District Ghazipur against the respondents State of U.P. through the Secretary, Ministry of Panchayat Raj/Local Self Government of U.P., Lucknow and 4 others for the following reliefs:

(i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus declaring clause (8) of the bye-laws framed by Zila Panchayat, Ballia approved by the Commissioner Azamgarh Division, Azamgarh and published in the U.P. Gazette dated 23.8.1997 filed as Annexure No. 7 to the writ petition as ultra vires article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India; and ultra vires of Sec. 239(2) clause (H) sub-clause (1) of the U.P. Kshetra Panchayats and Zila Panchayats Adhiniyam 1961 and clause (xxii) of part A of Schedule-2 of the Adhiniyam 1961; and the Model bye-laws framed by the State Government vide notification dated 14.2.1995.

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 26.4.2003 passed by the Upper Mukhya Adhikari Zila Panchayat Ballia, in exercis