JUDGMENT :

The issues involved in both the petitions are similar, hence are being disposed of by a common judgment. CMWP No. 8226 of 2020 is treated as a leading petition.

1. The petitioner no.1 in CMWP No. 8226 of 2020 is Nagar Panchayat Jhunsi, Prayagraj through its Chairman and petitioner no.2 is the Chairman in her individual capacity. A challenge is laid by them to the notification dated 31.12.2019 issued by the State Government merging Nagar Panchayat, Jhunsi, Prayagraj into Nagar Nigam, Prayagraj and for mandamus declaring paragraphs-3 and 5 of the Government Order dated 3.4.2018 as unconstitutional with a further prayer to not to interfere in the working of petitioner no.2 as Chairman Nagar Panchayat, Jhunsi and finally inviting the objections of the Board of Nagar Panchayat, Jhunsi for inclusion of Nagar Panchayat, Jhunsi in Nagar Nigam Prayagraj.

The petitioners in the connected petition are All India Panchayat Parishad, a registered society, which claims to have branches, all over India and the District President of District Prayagraj, who also claims himself to be as e