IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.9981 of 2010 ======================================= Afzal Imam s/o Md. Sahabuddin, r/o Mohalla – Alamganj, P.O. Gulzarbag, P.S. Alamganj, District – Patna, presently Mayor of Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna …….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The District Magistrate, Patna ….. Respondents Appearance ================================ MR. S.B.K.MANGALAM, for the Petitioner Mr. A. AMANULLAH, S.C. XVII, Mr. ARUN KUMAR PRASAD, A.C. TO S.C. XVII, for the Respondents ================================= CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.K. KATRIAR Date: 8/7/2010 ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) The petitioner, Mayor of the Patna Municipal Corporation, has preferred this Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution to challenge the Constitutional validity of section 27 of the Bihar Municipal Act 2007 as being contrary to section 21 of that Act. He has also prayed for writ of mandamus commanding the respondent authorities to administer oath of office to the 2 Members of the Empowered Standing Committee of Patna Municipal Corporation, who have been nominated as such by the writ petitioner. The matters at issue are squarely governed by the decision of the Full Bench of this Court in the matter of Jitendra Kumar vs. State of Bihar (2010 (3) PLJR 285). For the reasons recorded by the Full Bench, this Petition is dismissed in limine. Neyaz/ (Ms. R. M. Doshit,CJ.) (S. K. Katriar, J.)