Petitioners challenged election conduct under writ jurisdiction citing specific constitutional and state acts. Court noted elections were already completed and interim orders irrelevant to voting, dismissing petition as infructuous.
Petition dismissed as having become infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2021
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR
WRIT PETITION NO.3718 OF 2020 (CS-EL/M)
BETWEEN:
AGE 34, DADDAHARVAE VILLAGE, HARANAHALLIE (H) PERIYAPATTANNA (T) MYSORE (D) 571 104.
3. YOGESHA
S/O KALAIAH SHARE NO: 785, AGE 42, DADDAHARVAE VILLAGE, HARANAHALLIE (H) PERIYAPATTANNA (T) MYSORE (D) 571 104.
4. RAVI
S/O RANAGAIAH, SHARE NO: 602,
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AGE 38, DADDAHARVAE VILLAGE, HARANAHALLIE (H) PERIYAPATTANNA (T) MYSORE (D) 571 104
W/O SANNAHANUMANTHA, SHARE NO: 802, AGE : 38, DADDAHARVAE VILLAGE, HARANAHALLIE (H) PERIYAPATTANNA (T) MYSORE (D) 571 104
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…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI CHANDRAKANTH.R. PATEL, ADVOCATE)
AND:
4
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1, R2, R3 & R6, SHRI G.V.SHASHIKUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-4 ;)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT SECTION 20(2) (A-IV) (A-V) THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE COMPETENCE AND ARTICLE 243ZI AND 243ZO OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ETC.,
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Heard Sri Chandrakanth. R. Patel, learned Advocate for the Petitioners, Smt. Niloufer Akbar, learned AGA for Respondent Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6 and Sri G. V. Shashikumar, learned Advocate for Respondent No. 4.
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become infructuous.
No costs.
Sd/JUDGE
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the election petition is infructuous as elections have already been conducted.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
HARISHA AND OTHERS
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
P.S.DINESH KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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