A under the provisions of the Act in the year 1960. The first general meeting thereafter was held on February 18, 1961. Under the provisions of s. 25 of the Act, in the normal course the life of the Municipality would have expired on February 17, 1965; but, under s. 3 of the Maharashtra Act the term of the Councillors of the Municipality was, by fiction, extended to B and inclusive of December 31, 1965. On July 18, 1964, the appellant was elected the President of the Municipality; and on the same day the Municipality passed a resolution to the effect that the term of the office of the President shall be "the residue of the term of office of the Municipality". On the assumption that the term of the President expired on February 17, 1965, c the Collector of Jalgaon issued a notice on March 2, 1965, calling for a meeting of the Municipality on March 15, 1965, for electing a new President. Thereafter, the appellant filed an application under Arts. 226 and 227 of the Constitution in the High Court of Maharashtra for the issue of an appropriate order setting aside the notice issued by the Collector. The[e the appellant D contended that, as the term of office of the Municipality had been extended by the Maharashtra Act up to December 31, 1965, he was entit,Jed to continue in office as President till that date. A Division Bench of the said High Court rejected that contention and dismissed the petition. Hence the appeal.
