ORDER :

Ujjal Bhuyan, J.

Heard Mr. D.Y.L.N. Charyulu, learned counsel for the petitioners; and Mr. Radhive Reddy, learned Special Government Pleader attached to the office of the learned Advocate General for the official respondents.

2. By filing this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, petitioners have prayed for the following reliefs :

(1) to declare clauses (b) and (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 5 of the Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019 as illegal, ultra vires and unconstitutional;

(2) to declare Section 20 of the Telangana Municipalities Act, 2019 to the extent it enables members referred to in clauses (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of Section 5 of the aforesaid Act to participate in the election of chairperson, and vicechairperson of a Municipality as illegal, ultra vires and unconstitutional; and

(3) to set aside the election of chairperson and deputy chairperson of Tukkuguda Municipality.

3. Facts leading to filing of the present writ petition may be summarised as under :

3.1. Three petitioners have joined together and have filed the present writ petition. They are elected ward members of Tukkuguda Municipality having been elected from their respective wards