Writ petition challenging a caste and income certificate issued to respondent No.4 for contesting a municipal councilor election. The petition was filed without exhausting the alternative remedy of appeal and without notice to respondent No.4; it was dismissed for non-prosecution.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR
WRIT PETITION NO. 51727 OF 2015 (GM-CC)
BETWEEN:
M V BHASKAR S/O M P VENKATACHALA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS EX PRESIDENT
CITY MUNCIPAL COUNCIL CHICKBALLAPUR MAHAKALLI ROAD CHICKBALLAPUR, CHICKBALLAPUR DISTRICT - 562 101.
…PETITIONER
(BY SRI. JAI PRAKASH REDDY M.,ADVOCATE)
AND:
Digitally signed by R HEMALATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. SARITA KULKARNI.,HCGP FOR R1 TO 3)
NC: 2024:KHC:25056 WP No. 51727 of 2015
THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ATICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE CASTE AND INCOME CERTIFICATE DT.22.9.2015 AT ANNX-L ISSUED BY R-3 AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
The caste certificate issued in favour of the respondent No.4 for contesting the election to the post of Councilor in City Municipality Council, Chickballapur, is impugned in this petition.
Sd/JUDGE
DHA
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the caste certificate issued to respondent No.4 for contesting municipal election should be quashed?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
M V Bhaskar
The State of Karnataka, Department of Revenue
The Deputy Commissioner, Chickballapur District
The Tahsildar, Chickballapur Taluk
K V Manjunath
Hemant Chandangoudar
As recorded by the court registry
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