B.M. Shyam Prasad, J.

This Court on 08/05/2019, granted interim orders deferring the elections to the Nelamangala Town Municipality and Pattana Grama Panchayat for a period of four weeks upon hearing Sri. Nanjunda Reddy, the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners. But, today, on the mention being made by the learned counsel for the State Election Commission, the petitions were directed to be listed for consideration of the application IA No. 2/2019 filed for vacating the interim Order dated 08/05/2019. However, Sri. Nanjunda Reddy, the learned Senior counsel for the petitioners in W.P. No. 21257/2019, Sri. A Nagarajappa, the learned counsel for the petitioner in. W.P. No. 21239/2019, Sri. M Shivprakash, the learned Counsel for the petitioners in W.P. No. 21241-21243/2019, Sri. K N Phanindra, the learned Senior Counsel for the State Election Commission, and the learned Additional Government Advocate for the other contesting respondents consent for final disposal of the petitions, and they are accordingly heard after dispensation of notice to the other respondents.

2. The petitioner in WP No. 21239/2019 has asserted that he was elected a councillor to the Nelamangala Town