Dismissed
Bhusan Malleshi Patil v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCWP/12761/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Petitioners challenged the Deputy Commissioner consideration of a resolution for upgradation of a Grama Panchayat to Town Panchayat via writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution. The Court held that under Section 349 of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, the power to notify transitional areas vests with the Governor, thus refusing the prayer.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as the power to notify transitional areas under Section 349 of the Karnataka Municipalities Act vests with the Governor.