( 1 ) THIS is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution for the issue of writ in the nature of certiorari, mandamus or any other kind of writ, direction or order against the State of Madhya Pradesh for securing the quashing of the order dated 7-121957 passed by the Government of Madhya Pradesh superseding the Municipality of Ujjain in purported exercise of its powers under Section 208 of the Madhya bharat Municipalities Act, 1954.

( 2 ) THE petitioner claims to be an elected President of the aforesaid Municipality and has submitted this petition both as a duly elected member and the President of the Municipality thus superseded.

( 3 ) THE action of supersession taken by the Government was the out-come of the following circumstances: ( 4 ) SOME time prior to June 1957 Government received complaints regarding the working of the said Municipality. In order to get itself informed about me propriety of these complaints and to know the truth about the matter the Government appointed the then Inspector General of Municipalities Mr. Sawant on 24-6-1957 to enquire into the said complaints and report. The Inquiry Officer Mr. Sawant on 6-7-1957 sent three different q