Sri M N Manjunatha v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
WP No. 30751 of 2025 (LB-ELE), High Court of Karnataka, Justice R. Nataraj, 15-10-2025 — challenge under Articles 226/227 to meeting notice dated 06.10.2025 of Returning Officer, Town Municipal Council, Magadi for Adhyaksha election; votes of four councillors (R5–R8) facing disqualification proceedings before Deputy Commissioner kept in sealed cover per interim order dated 13.10.2025; sealed votes opened in Court (show-of-hand voting, no secrecy) went to losing contestant Smt.Rekha (6 votes) and did not change result — Smt.A.S.Shivarudramma elected with 13 votes; petition disposed of; Returning Officer to declare results within one week; Deputy Commissioner to decide disqualification proceedings within two weeks.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of: respondent No.4 directed to declare the Adhyaksha election results within one week; respondent No.2 (Deputy Commissioner) directed to consider and dispose of the disqualification proceedings against respondent Nos.5 to 8 within two weeks; sealed cover of votes opened in Court without altering the result.