Writ petition filed by Gram Panchayat members challenging the constitutionality of elections declared before their term expired. The Karnataka High Court disposed of the petition after recording the State Election Commission's constitutional argument.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF MARCH, 2021
BEFORE
THE HON' BLE MR.JUSTICE R. DEVDAS
WRIT PETITION NO.5456 OF 2021 (LB-ELE)
BETWEEN
3 . SMT.M.N.VIJAYLAKSHMI W/O L.S.MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, DODDI BEERANAHALLI ROAD, CHIKADEVANUR, KADUR TALUK CHIKMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 548.
...PETITIONERS
(BY SRI VARUN JAYKUMAR PATIL, ADVOCATE)
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AND
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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD 08.03.2021 AT ANNEXURE-A ISSUED BY THE R-3 AND ETC.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
R. DEVDAS J., (ORAL):
The petitioners are members of the various Gram Panchayats. Their grievance in common is that although the term of their office has not come to an end, the elections have been declared by the State Election Commission.
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Sd/JUDGE
KLY/
2 provisions across 1 enactments
C.C. SANTHOSH KUMAR AND ORS.
STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIKMAGALUR
STATE ELECTION COMMISSION
NIDAGHATTA GRAM PANCHAYAT
DEVANUR GRAM PANCHAYAT
R. DEVDAS
As recorded by the court registry
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