V.K. Shukla; Acting Chief Justice and Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J.

1. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Vijay Bahadur Singh, learned Advocate General, U.P. assisted by Dr. Y.K. Srivastava, learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents.

2. In this writ petition, the following principal reliefs have been claimed: -

"i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to call for the record of the case and to quash the order dated 23.6.2016 passed by respondent no.1 under Section 48 (2) of Uttar Pradesh Municipalities Act, removing the petitioner as President from the Nagar Palika Parishad Milak, Rampur (Annexure No.1 to the writ petition).

ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to permit the petitioner to work as the President of Nagar Palika Parishad Milak, Rampur without any interference by the authorities concerned."

3. Facts in brief of the present case are that the petitioner is the elected Chairman/Adhyaksh of Nagar Palika Parishad Milak, District Rampur. In the year 2004 she was elected to the office of Adhyaksha of the Nagar Palika Parishad and there was a government of