2. Validation of election.

Notwithstanding anything contained in the Orissa Municipal Act, 1950 and the Orissa Municipal Councils (Postponement of Election) Ordinance, 1978, the polling of votes held on the 12th day of February, 1979 in Booth No. 1 of Ward No. 1 of the Bolangir Municipality for the election of the Chairman of the said Municipality and of the Councillor of the said Ward and the publication of the names of the elected Chairman and Councillors of that Municipality made by the District Magistrate, Bolangir on the 19th day of February, 1979 shall be deemed to have been validly held and made; and no such election or publication shall be questioned in any Court of Law merely on the ground that the polling of votes and the publication of names as aforesaid were done on a date subsequent to the 1st day of February, 1979.