1. The petitioners filed an application under Art. 226 of the Constitution for (a) issue of a writ of certiorari, to the Government of Bhopal to quash its order dated 18-4-1952, reinstating non-petitioner 3 and/or the order dated 26-6-1952 and a notification of the same date passed by it, superseding the Municipal Board, Sehore, (b) a writ of prohibition to prevent the Government of Bhopal non-petitioner 1 from taking steps to implement the said notification and the non-petitioners 1 to 3 from giving effect to it as also the order, (c) a writ of prohibition or mandamus directing non-petitioners not to prevent the petitioners from exercising their legal rights as Chairman and Member of the Board by holding meetings etc. including the legal right of selecting a candidate for the post of the Executive Officer from out of the applicants for it and (d) other ancillary orders.

2. In the same petition a prayer for an interim temporary injunction to restrain the non-petitioners 2 and 3 from taking charge from the petitioner 1 and an interim order as stated in Cls. (b) and (c) above, was made. A separate application for issue of such temporary injunction, as stated above, is also file