Petitioners have assailed notification dated 23/08/2013 issued by respondent No.1(Annexure “C”) insofar as Town Panchayat, Kudligi, is concerned, which is at Sl.No.36 in the said notification.

2. According to the petitioners, they are elected members of the 3rd respondent Town Panchayat. Elections were held on 02/03/2013 and the results were declared on 8/03/2013. The Council comprises of 20 members out of which 13 are men and 7 are women. That pursuant to the Article 243R of the Constitution, second respondent has issued notification dated 05/02/2013 which is at Annexure “A” stating elections could be held to the local bodies. Thereafter, notification dated 23/08/2013 was issued allotting the offices of the President and Vice President to various bodies for the Seventh term pursuant to the election held to the local bodies by rotation. According to the petitioners as per the impugned notification, insofar as reservation to the post of President to the respondent Town Panchayat is concerned, it is reserved for woman. The grievance of the petitioners is two fold. It is firstly stated that continuously for last two years, it is only a woman who has been elected as President of t