Narayana Reddy v. the State of Karnataka
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Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), WP No. 23645 of 2023 (LB-RES), order dated 03.02.2025, Justice N S Sanjay Gowda. Narayana Reddy v. State of Karnataka (Dept. of Panchayath Raj and Rural Development), Executive Officer Taluk Panchayath Bengaluru East, and Bidrahalli Grama Panchayath. Petitioner challenged notices ordered on the Panchayat's review petition against the Executive Officer's order under Section 269 of the Panchayat Raj Act; proceedings in BEN/POO/TAA/PA CR.No.5/20212022; notice dt. 01.06.2023; Panchayath letter dt. 26.05.2023 (No. GRA/PAN/B C R 5/2023-24; Annexures J and H). Held: review not permitted; impugned proceedings quashed; Panchayat free to challenge the Executive Officer's order in a separate writ petition raising all lawful contentions. Petition allowed. Search terms: Section 269 Panchayat Raj Act, review petition, Grama Panchayath, Executive Officer, Articles 226 and 227.