Writ challenge to high court order in election matter. Bench found appeal infructuous due to expired tenure of presiding officer and dismissed accordingly.
Writ Appeal dismissed as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2021
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA
WRIT APPEAL NO.877/2019 (LB-RES)
BETWEEN:
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NAGARAMGERE GRAMA PANCHAYATH, R/AT HOTTEPANAHALLI (NANDAPURA) HOTTEPANAHALLI POST, CHALLAKERE TALUK - 577 522 CHITRADURGA DISTRICT.
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...APPELLANTS
(BY SRI CHANDRAKANTH R. GOULAY, ADVOCATE,)
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CHALLAKERE TALUK PANCHAYATH CHALLAKERE CHITRADURGA - 577501
...RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. LAXMINARAYANA, AGA FOR R1-3, 5, 6 SMT. VAISHALI HEGDE, FOR R4 SRI N. PRAVEEN KUMAR, FOR R7 SRI GANAPATHI BHAT VAJERALLI, FOR R10 R8-9 ARE SERVED)
THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE MADE IN WP 83048318/2019 DATED 6/3/2019 AND TO ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION IN ITS ENTIRETY AND TO PASS APPROPRIATE SUITABLE ORDER.
THIS WRIT APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA J. , DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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JUDGMENT
Learned counsel for the parties have fairly submitted before the Court that the tenure for the post of the President is already over rendering the appeal infructuous. However, they have fairly stated that the legal issues involved in the present case be left open and the appeal be disposed of accordingly.
Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as prayed by the learned counsel for the parties as infructuous.
Sd/JUDGE
Sd/JUDGE
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SRI B. C. SATHISH KUMAR AND OTHERS
THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS
SATISH CHANDRA SHARMA
V.SRISHANANDA
As recorded by the court registry
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