S. Abdul Nazeer, J.

1. Since common questions of fact and law are involved in all these writ petitions, they are clubbed together, heard and disposed of by this common order.

2. In all these cases, petitioners have sought for quashing different notifications providing for allotment/reservation of seats for the upcoming Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat elections. In some of the cases, petitioners have challenged the constitutional validity of amendment to Section 162 of the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993 (for short 'the Act') by Karnataka Amendment Act No. 17/15 in so far as insertion of the words "and such rotation shall be continued for a period of 10 years" into the proviso after the words "in the District". A challenge has also been made to Karnataka Act No. 37/2003 dated 1.10.2003 whereby the words 'State Election Commission' has been substituted for the word 'Government' in sub-section (1) of Section 162.

3. The petitioners in all these cases are the voters residing in different parts of the State of Karnataka. Some of them are aspiring candidates to contest the ensuing Zilla Panchayat and Taluk Panchayat elections. Their main grievance is in relation to the reservat