In a single writ petition rambling allegations were made challenging the multifarious proceedings and the orders on various ground 's and the following prayers were made: "(a) declaring void and illegal and quashing the proceedings of the income tax authorities making assessments on Hindu Undivided Family, Association of persons and unregistered partnership firm afore said for the years beginning from the assessment year 1955 56 and also the proceedings for the recovery of the taxes so assessed, and (b) quashing the orders of the income tax Au thorities refusing to record partition and direct ing the Respondent and his Subordinates to record under Section 25A of the Act that the erstwhile joint family property has been divided or parti tioned in definite portions, each member getting an equal share, on October, 1954; 115 (c) directing the respondent and his subordi nates to cancel o.r withdraw the impugned orders and all steps taken for the recovery of the amounts so.