( 1 ) THIS is petition under Article 226 of 'the Constitution by petitioner Vitthal Rao Mahale claiming himself to he the Secretary of the Laghu Swasthya Kendra Samiti (Mini Primary Health Centre), Rangarithoka, Tahsil, Sausar, for a writ of mandamus directing the State of M. P. not to shift the mini primary health centre from that place and also to make it a permanent centre.

( 2 ) THE petition has been filed in a representative capacity on behalf of the residents of Rangarithoka saying that it is a village having population of 2100 with scanty medical facilities although there is a Janpad Ayurvedic Dispensary in the village but the nearest Civil Dispensary is at Lodhikeda, 5 Kms. away, separated by two rivers. Rangarisafar is the adjacent village about 1 Km. away. Due to constant efforts of the villagers, mini primary health centre was established in 1979 by the State which is being run in the said Ayurvedic Dispensary in a skeleton form catering the need of Rangarithoka and the adjacent villages. The present Minister of State for Health of the State of M, P. i. e. respondent No. 3 Shri Reonath Choure is elected to the M, P. Vidhan Sabha from Sausar constituency. He