DIPAK MISRA, J. :- Regard being had to the similarity pertaining to the question of law involved in both these appeals, they were heard analogously and are disposed of by this common order. Be it noted that the pregnability of the order dated 19-5-2005 passed by the learned single Judge in W. P. 853 of 2005 has been challenged by the State of M. P. and its functionaries in Writ Appeal No. 1364 of 2006 and the defensibility of the said order is assailed by the appellant in W.A. No. 658 of 2006 who had filed an application for intervention in the writ petition.

2. The facts which are required to be exposited are that district Shahdol was constituted of many a Tahsil. On 15-8-2003, it was re-organized and two separate districts, namely Shahdol and Anuppur were constituted. District Anuppur by virtue of re-organization comprises of four Tahsils, namely Anuppur, Pushparajgarh, Jaithari and Kotma. These four Tahsils were declared as Scheduled Areas under the provisions of Scheduled Area (State of Bihar, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa) Order, 1977. These four Tahsils were Scheduled Areas and all the seats of Gram Panchayats and Janapad Panchayats were reserved for Scheduled Tr