Writ petition challenging reservation for President and Vice-President posts in Hosanagara Town Panchayat elections was dismissed as infructuous since the election had already been conducted.
The writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO.23694 OF 2024 (LB-ELE)
BETWEEN:
SRI SURENDRA, S/O NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, JCM ROAD, 2ND WARD HOSANAGARA TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT-577 418.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI MAHAMAD TAHIR A, ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by GEETHAKUMARI PARLATTAYA S Location: High Court of Karnataka
SHIMOGA DISTRICT-577 201.
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HOSANAGARA, SHIMOGA DISTRICT-577 418. REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. PRATHIMA HONNAPUR, AGA FOR R-1 TO R-4)
THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH NOTIFICATION UDD 10 MLR 2024 (3) DATED 05.08.2024 ISSUED BY THE R-1 AT ANNEXURE-D, IN RESPECT OF SI.NO.39, HOSANAGARA TOWN PANCHAYAT ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI
ORAL ORDER
This writ petition is filed by the petitioner challenging the reservation for the posts of President and Vice-President as per the Notification dated 05.08.2024.
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consideration. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as
having become infructuous.
Sd/(ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE
GRD
List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the writ petition challenging reservation in local body elections survives for consideration after the election was conducted?
Whether the writ petition becomes infructuous upon the conclusion of the election?
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sri Surendra, S/o Narayana
State of Karnataka
The Deputy Commissioner, Shimoga
The Assistant Commissioner, Shimoga
The Tahasildar, Hosanagara Taluk, Shimoga
The Town Panchayat Hosanagara
Ashok S. Kinagi
As recorded by the court registry
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