The petition wholly fails to comply with the above requirements. State ex rel. Shrum v. Hall, Judge (1951), 229 Ind. 322, 98 N.E.2d 504; State ex rel. Hunt v. Heil, Judge (1951), 229 Ind. 250, 97 N.E.2d 634. The issuance of an alternative writ of mandate is denied.

The petition wholly fails to comply with the above requirements. State ex rel. Hunt v. Heil, Judge (1951), 229 Ind. 250, 97 N.E.2d 634. The issuance of an alternative writ of mandate is denied.

It has been held many times that the Rules of the Supreme and Appellate Court have the force and effect of law and are binding on the courts and litigants alike. State ex rel. Hunt v. 4. Heil (1951), 229 Ind. 250, 96 N.E.2d 337, 97 N.E.2d 634; Earl v. State (1926), 197 Ind. 703, 151 N.E. 3; Thompson v. C.C.C. St. L. Rwy. Co. (1938), 105 Ind. App. 97, 11 N.E.2d 81. Compliance with the rules aids both court and party. See also 7 West's Indiana Law Encyclopedia, Courts, § 42, p. 439, and cases there cited.

The Rules of the Supreme Court have the force and effect of law and are binding on the courts as well as litigants. State ex rel. Woods v. Knox Circuit Court (1954), 233 Ind. 552, 121 N.E.2d 880; State ex rel. Hunt v. Heil, Judge (1951), 229 Ind. 250, 97 N.E.2d 634; McCague v. New York etc. R. Company (1947), 225 Ind. 83, 73 N.E.2d 48; James C. Curtis Company v. Emmerling et al. (1941), 218 Ind. 172, 31 N.E.2d 57; Earl v. State (1926), 197 Ind. 703, 151 N.E. 3; Magnuson v. Billings (1899), 152 Ind. 177, 52 N.E. 803; Allmon v. Review Board of Indiana (1953), 124 Ind. App. 212, 116 N.E.2d 115; Waters v. Perfect Circle Corporation (1953), 124 Ind. App. 70, 114 N.E.2d 436; Witte v. Witte et al. (1953), 123 Ind. App. 644, 113 N.E.2d 166; Hoover v. Shaffer et al. (1948), 118 Ind. App. 399, 80 N.E.2d 569; Fetter v. Powers (1948), 118 Ind. App. 367, 78 N.E.2d 555; Blake v. State (1943), 114 Ind. App. 1, 48 N.E.2d 651; Heckman v. Howard et al. (1941), 109 Ind. App. 548, 36 N.E.2d 957; Hillyer, Administrator v. Boyd, et al. (1941), 109 Ind. App. 18, 32 N.E.2d 93; Union Insurance Company v. Glover (1941), 109 Ind. App. 315, 34 N.E.2d 934; Kubisiak v. Kubisiak (1941), 108 Ind. App. 664, 31 N.E.2d 656; Thompson v. C.C. St. L. Railway Co. (1937), 105 Ind.