Petitioner filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 seeking direction to shift polling stations for the Lok Sabha election in Talakal village. The court disposed of the petition as the election had already taken place and the matter ceased to subsist.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JULY, 2019
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR. ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 16243/2019 (GM-RES-PIL)
BETWEEN:
SHANKAREDDY S/O VENKAREDDY SOMAREDDY AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: PROFESSOR R/O: VILLAGE TALAKAL, TQ: YELBURGA DISTRICT: KOPPAL
... PETITIONER
(BY SRI DEEPAK S. SHETTY, ADVOCATE [ABSENT])
AND :
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... RESPONDENTS
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT RESPONDENT NOS.2 AND 3 TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PETITIONER DATED 14.2.2019, 20.2.2019, 19.3.2019 AND 8.4.2018 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURES-A, C AND D RESPECTIVELY AND FURTHER DIRECT RESPONDENT NOS.2 TO 3 TO SHIFT THE POLLING STATIONS TO CONVENIENT PLACES IN TALAKAL VILLAGE.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
None appears for the petitioner.
Perused the prayers made in the writ petition. The relief relates to the election of Lok Sabha which has already taken place. Hence, nothing survives for consideration with the passage
of time. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.
Sd/-
CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/-
JUDGE
bkv
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to direct respondents to shift polling stations for the Lok Sabha election in Talakal village based on petitioner's representations.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Shankareddy S/o Venkareddy Somareddy
The Election Commission of India r/by Chief Election Commissioner Nirvachan Sadan
Chief Election Commissioner Karnataka Nirvachana Nilaya Maharani College Circle Sheshadri Road Bengaluru
The Deputy Commissioner & District Election Officer Koppal
The Election Officer 63-Yelburga Constituency
Abhay S. Oka
H.T. Narendra Prasad
As recorded by the court registry
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