G H Puttammanni v. Assistant Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; Justice R. Nataraj; W.P. No. 58144 of 2018 (LB-RES); Art. 226; dismissal as infructuous; no-confidence motion against Gram Panchayat President; meeting notice dated 19.12.2018 by Assistant Commissioner Kollegal Sub-Division; Section 49 Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993; Duggahatti Gram Panchayat, Yelandur Taluk, Chamarajanagar; stay order dated 03.01.2019; meeting scheduled 04.01.2019 never convened.
What did the court decide?
Since, notwithstanding the interim stay of the notice ordered on 03.01.2019, no steps were ever taken to convene the meeting of the members, the writ petition had become infructuous and was accordingly dismissed. The validity of the notice under Section 49 of the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 was not decided on merits. ¶53