By the Court.—The petitioner-Nagar Palika Parishad is an elected body constituted under the Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1916 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’). By order dated 19.6.2010 passed by Additional District Magistrate (respondent No. 3), the Executive Officer of the Parishad has been directed to stop all payments regarding the contracts for the construction work given by the Nagar Palika Parishad during the pendency of enquiry instituted by the District Magistrate. Then by order dated 26.7.2010, the Additional District Magistrate has issued directions to the Executive Officer of the Parishad, Chandpur to the effect that the resolutions passed by the Nagar Palika Parishad in its meeting on 21.7.2010 be not given effect to. Again by order dated 29.7.2010 passed by the Additional District Magistrate, the Nagar Palika Parishad has been restrained from auctioning the shops for certain areas as specified in the said order. Aggrieved by the said orders dated 19.6.2010, 26.7.2010 and 29.7.2010 passed by the Additional District Magistrate, this writ petition has been filed.

2. We have heard Sri Suneet Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri A.K. S