This is a writ petition challenging the 97th Amendment of the Constitution. The High Court found that elections had already been conducted, rendering the petition infructuous, and dismissed it.
Dismissed the writ petition as having become infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2021
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR
WRIT PETITION NO.1254 OF 2019 (CS-EL/M)
BETWEEN
SRI. VENKATARAMA S/O LATE PAPE GOWDA @ M.G. VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT NO.31, 6TH ‘A’ CROSS, 2ND MAIN I.W. LAYOUT, SHANKAR NAGAR BENGALURU – 560 096. ... PETITIONER
(BY MS. CHETHANA FOR SRI. SHIVAPRASAD SHANTHANAGOUDAR ADVOCATE)
AND
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(BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR AGA FOR R1 TO R5)
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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE 97TH AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION BY INSERTING PART IXB TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, IS IN VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 368(2) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ALSO AGAINST THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ARTICLE 246(3) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ETC.,
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Heard Ms. Chetana, learned advocate for
Sri. Shivaprasad Shanthanagoudar, learned advocate for the petitioners, Smt. Niloufer Akbar, learned AGA for the State.
rendered Infructuous and accordingly prayed for its
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dismissal. She undertakes to file a memo to this effect.
Once received, memo shall be kept in record.
dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/-
JUDGE
BVK
SRI. VENKATARAMA S/O LATE PAPE GOWDA @ M.G. VENKATAPPA
THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO ITS PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
THE STATE CO OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY
JOINT REGISTAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
THE NAGINI CO-OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY LTD
P.S.DINESH KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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