Abdul Azeez vs State of Karnataka

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2014 Supreme(Kar) 9

H.G.RAMESH
Abdul Azeez – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appearing Parties:Jayakumar S. Patil, Sr. Advocate A/W Devi Prasad Shetty, Prof. Ravivarma Kumar, Advocate General a/w D. Nagaraj, AGA S. Viswajith Shetty, A. Niranjan Kumar, P.S. Malipatil, I.G. Gachchinamath, H.C. Shivaramu, K. Chandranath Ariga, K.N. Panindra, G.R. Prakash, A.P. Patil, Y.H. Vijay Kumar, G.D. Aswathanarayana, R. Subramanya, M.R. Rajagopal, A.V. Gangadarappa, A. Nagarajappa, T.B. Sandesh, K. Prakasha Hegde, M.G.S. Kamal for M/s. Kamal & Banu, K. Ravishankar, V. Srinivas, D.L. Jagadeesh, Adinarayanappa for M/s. A.N.N. Associates, Ramesh Chandra, Adithya Sondhi, S.S. Halalli, N.R. Naik, A.V. Nishanth, K.N. Rakshit, Desai Sharanabasppa Viranna, M.A. Subramani, Dhyan Chinnappa, N. Ravindranath, Subhash Kowdichar, Advocates.

JUDGMENT

In these writ petitions, the challenge is to the following four notifications issued by the State Government allotting offices of Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons to the various reserved categories in the Municipal Corporations, City Municipal Councils, Town Municipal Councils & Town Panchayats referred to therein.

1) Notification No. UDD 118 MLR 2013, Bangalore, dated 21.08.2013 issued in respect of Municipal Corporations,

2) Notification No. UDD 117 MLR 2013(1), Bangalore, dated 23.08.2013 issued in respect of City Municipal Councils,

3) Notification No. UDD 117 MLR 2013(2), Bangalore, dated 23.08.2013 issued in respect of Town Municipal Councils,

4) Notification No. UDD 117 MLR 2013(3), Bangalore, dated 23.08.2013 issued in respect of Town Panchayats.

2. In some of the writ petitions (W.P.Nos.38395 to 38401 of 2013), the petitioners have prayed for a declaration that Rules 13 & 13A of the Karnataka Municipalities (President and Vice President) Election Rules, 1965 and the Guidelines issued by the State Government regarding reservation of offices of the Presidents and Vice Presidents of City Municipal Councils, Town Municipal Councils and Town Panchayats by rotation as

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2014 Supreme(Kar) 9

H.G.RAMESHAbdul Azeez – AppellantVersusState of Karnataka – Respondent

H.G.RAMESH
Abdul Azeez – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent