Smt Thippamma v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC writ petition (LB-ELE) by councillor of Ward No. 19, Chitradurga CMC challenging notification dated 11.03.2020 (Annexure-H) fixing reservation, filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India against State of Karnataka Urban Development Department, Deputy Commissioner Chitradurga, Assistant Commissioner/Returning Officer Chitradurga and City Municipal Council Chitradurga; dismissed as infructuous after elections were conducted; Co-ordinate Bench judgment dated 09.10.2020 in W.P.No.6139/2020 and connected matters perused and relied upon; liberty expressly left open to challenge Government Orders dated 11.09.2020 and 08.10.2020 in accordance with law.
What did the court decide?
In light of the subsequent development of elections having been conducted, this Court is of the considered view that the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous.