Smt Shanthamma G v. the Chief Election Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; WP No. 3740 of 2025 (LB-ELE); Justice Suraj Govindaraj; order dated 09.02.2026; petition by President of Jodithimmapura Grama Panchayath, Kadur Taluk, Chikkamagaluru District; sought quashing of proceedings dated 03.02.2025 (No./GRAMPUM/CHUNAVANE/CR-02/2020-21, Annexure ‘A’) issued by Assistant Director (Gr-I), Social Welfare, Kadur; mandamus to Chief Election Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, Chikkamagaluru regarding representations dated 4-2-2025 (Annexures C and D); Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution; dismissed as withdrawn on petitioner’s memo; no adjudication; respondents included Election Commission Karnataka, Principal Secretary (Social Welfare), Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner Chikkamagaluru, Assistant Director (Gr-I) Social Welfare Kadur, and PDO Jodithimmapura Grama Panchayath.
What did the court decide?
None; the petition was dismissed as withdrawn on the petitioner’s memo, without adjudication of the reliefs sought.