A writ petition challenged a caste certificate issued to a respondent for contesting a Gram Panchayath election. As the respondent's elected term had expired by the time of adjudication, the relief sought no longer survived and the petition was dismissed as infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR WRIT PETITION NO. 1482 OF 2017 (GM-CC)
BETWEEN:
NAGARAJU, S/O NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, R/AT HOSAKUKKUR - 2, TALAKADU HOBLI, T. NARASIPURA TALUK, MYSORE – 571 124.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. M. SHIVAPRAKASH., ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by B K MAHENDRAKUMAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
R/AT KUKKUR VILLAGE, TALAKADU HOBLI, T. NARASIPURA TALUK, MYSORE – 571 124.
…RESPONDENTS
NC: 2024:KHC:26383 WP No. 1482 of 2017
(BY SRI. C JAGADISH, ADVOCATE FOR R1 & R2; SRI.PRAVEEN KUMAR RAIKOTE, ADVOCATE FOR R3)
THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE ENTIRE RECORDS IN REV.MISC.NO.35/2015-16 DATED 3.12.2016 AT ANNEXURE - F ON THE FILE OF THE R-1 ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MYSORE SUB DIVISION, MYSORE; QUASH THE ORDER PASSED IN REV.MISC.NO.35/2015-16 DATED 3.12.2016 ON THE FILE OF THE R-1 VIDE ANNEXURE - F AND CONSEQUENTLY TO DECLARE THAT THE ORDER PASSED BY R-2 AT ANNEXURE - B IN C.R.182/2015-16 DATED 22.6.2015 IS FINAL ORDER IS CONCLUSIVE AND FINAL SAME MAY BE CONFIRMED AND ETC.,
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
This petition is filed challenging the caste certificate issued in favour of respondent No.3 for the purpose of contesting in the election to the post of Gram Panchayath in the year 2013.
Sd/JUDGE
RKA
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the caste certificate issued to respondent No.3 for contesting a Gram Panchayath election should be quashed.
2 provisions across 1 enactments
Nagaraju
The Assistant Commissioner, Mysore Sub Division
The Tahasildar, T. Narasipura Taluk
Sri. Narayan
Hemant Chandangoudar
As recorded by the court registry
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