( 1 ) THIS order will also govern the disposal of Miscellaneous Petition No 330 of 1966

( 2 ) BY these applications under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution the two petitioners Shri Yeshwant Rao Meghawale and Shri Pandhari Rao Kridutta seek a declaration that notwithstanding the passing of two resolutions by the Madhya pradesh Legislative Assembly on 17th March 1966 expelling them from the House, their seats have not become vacant and pray that the respondents--the Madhya pradesh Legislative Assembly, the Secretary of the Assembly and the State of madhva Pradesh--be restrained by a direction from giving effect in any manner to the resolutions and to the notifications published by the Secretary of the Assembly in the Extra-ordinary Gazette dated 19th March 1966 They also pray that the fourth respondent, namely, the Election Commission, New Delhi, be also directed not to hold bye-elections for filling their seats.

( 3 ) THE circumstances in which the Assembly passed two resolutions on 17th March 1966 expelling the petitioners, as stated in the return filed on behalf of the State of Madhva Pradesh are that on 16th March 1966 when a motion for suspending shri Ram Swar