Writ petition challenging failure to conduct elections sought to be dismissed on the court's finding that elections had already been held and results were declared by the respondent authorities.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR.ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY
WRIT PETITION NO. 11301 OF 2020 (LB-ELE-PIL)
BETWEEN:
… PETITIONERS
(BY SHRI DAYANAND HEGDE ALONG WITH SHRI VINAYAK B.VISHNU BHATTA, ADVOCATE)
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AND:
… RESPONDENTS
(BY SHRI VIKRAM P.HUILGOL, HCGP FOR R-1 & R-3; SMT.VAISHALI HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R-2; SHRI D.NAGARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R-4)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO TAKE ALL EFFECTIVE MEASURES TO CONDUCT ELECTIONS TO THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF CHIKKABALLAPUR CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL FORTHWITH IN THE LIGHT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE OF ARTICLE 243-U OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA R/W SECTION 42 OF THE KARNATAKA MUNIPALITIES ACT, 1964 AS PER THE FINAL NOTIFICATION DATED 11.3.2020, AND ETC.
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THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Time is sought on behalf of the counsel for the petitioners. However, the learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for the first and third respondents states that the elections of Chikkaballapur City Municipal Council have been held on 30th October, 2020. Thereafter, elections of the President and Vice President have been held and both of them have assumed charge.
Sd/-
CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/JUDGE
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K.V. Rajashekar s/o Late Venkatanarasappa K.R.
P. Arun Kumar s/o Prabhakar
Ashfaq Ahamed s/o C.S. Abdul Rasheed
Mohammed Jameel s/o Akhtar Unnisa
State of Karnataka
City Municipal Council Chikkaballapur
Abhay S. Oka
S. Vishwajith Shetty
As recorded by the court registry
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