civil pleading - In_the_High_Court_of_Judicature_Article_226_Quo_Warranto_Clean_Format

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In the High Court of Judicature at………. Constitution of India Article 226 AB (add description and resident) Petitioner Versus (1) C D (add description and residence) (2) E F, Chairman of the Municipal Board of at………. at ………. (3) State of ………. , through Secretary, Local Self-Government ………. Petition for a writ of quo warranto and other direction or order The petitioner above named states as under: 1. That the Respondent NO. 1 was nominated on ………. by the Respondent No. 2 under Section ………. of………... Municipalities Acton the occurring of a vacancy in the Municipal Board of ………. in respect of a seat to which a member had to be nominated. 2. That the respondent No. 1 was a candidate at the previous (19 ………. ) general election of this Municipal Board and had failed in getting elected. 3. That under the proviso to Section ………. of………. Multiple Actr. 19 ……….

a person who had stood as a candidate at the previous general election and had not been elected could not be nominated to the Board. 4. That the respondent NO. 1 was in contravention of the provisos of law and his membership of the Board is, therefore, invalid. 5. That the petitioner is a resident within the Municipality of………. and is a voter at No ………. in Ward No. ………. of the said Municipality. 6. In the circumstances, it is prayed that a writ of quo warrant to be issued declaring that the nomination of respondent No. 1 is not entitled to hold the office of a member thereof and directing him not to exercise or use the rights, liberties and privileges in respect of the office of the member of the Municipal Board of………. N. B. - An Affidavit in support of the petition is filed herewith. AB, Petitioner Advocate, For the petitioner Dated ………. ……….