ORAL JUDGMENT

1.Considering the urgency involved in the matter and considering the important issues involved, this petition was taken up by the consent of learned Advocates appearing for all parties for final disposal at admission stage.

2.In the present petition, the petitioner has prayed for a direction, directing the respondents to take all urgent steps necessary for the purpose of holding election to constitute the Municipal Corporation in the City of Ahmedabad before the expiry of its term.

3.The petitioner who is the Chairman of the Standing Committee of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, has approached this Court, by filing this petition apprehending that the respondents are not likely to conduct the election for constitution of a newly elected body of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, before the term of the existing Councillers would expire. It is the case of the petitioner and about which there is no dispute that the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation was constituted on 16th of October, 2000, pursuant to the election of its councillers held in the year 2000 under the Provisions of Article 243 U of the Constitution of India and under the Provisions of Bombay Provincial Municipal Co