Writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution seeking quashing of appointments to mayor and standing committee chair positions was dismissed as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 01ST DAY OF JUNE, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE R.NATARAJ
WRIT PETITION NO.14937 OF 2015 (LB-ELE)
BETWEEN:
…PETITIONERS
(BY SRI.V.B. SIDDARAMAIAH, ADVOCATE)
AND:
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…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.V.S. KALASURMATH, HCGP., FOR R1, R3 AND R4, SRI ASHWIN S HALADY, ADVOCATE FOR R2, SRI H.S. PRASHANTH, ADVOCATE FOR R6, R5 SERVED)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF QUO-WARRANTO TO DECLARE THAT THE 6TH RESPONDENT IS NOT ENTITLED TO HOLD THE POST/OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN, TAXATION, FINANCE AND APPEALS STANDING COMMITTEE OF SHIVAMOGGA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND BE PLEASED TO RESTRAIN HIM FROM ACTING AS A CHAIRMAN OF THE SAID STANDING COMMITTEE. ISSUE WRIT OF QUOWARRANTO TO DECLARE THAT THE 5TH RESPONDENT IS NOT ENTITLED TO HOLD THE POST/OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF
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SHIVAMOGGA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND BE PLEASED TO RESTRAIN HER FROM ACTING AS A MAYOR.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo
seeking dismissal of the petition as having become infructuous.
The memo is placed on record.
Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having
become infructuous
Sd/JUDGE
KA
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Sri S. Ramesh @ Ramu
Smt. Surekha S R
State of Karnataka
The Shimoga Municipal Corporation
The Regional Commissioner Bangalore Region
Deputy Commissioner Shivamogga District
R. Nataraj
As recorded by the court registry
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