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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
S SUNIL DUTT YADAV
Srinivas T, S/o Thimmaiah – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka Urban Development Department, Represented By Its Secretary – Respondent
ORDER :
S Sunil Dutt Yadav, J.
In the present batch of petitions, the petitioners have sought for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus to declare the duration of Administrator's tenure to be excluded while counting the tenure of five years as regards the elected body. Certain other reliefs are also sought in the petition.
2. Subsequently, in light of appointment of Administrators, amendment applications have been filed in many of the matters and appointment of administrators was also challenged.
3. It is noticed that during the pendency of present petitions, identical question as raised in the present batch of petitions has come up before the Dharwad Bench in W.P.No.106387/2025 and connected matters and another batch of writ petitions has come up before the Kalaburagi Bench in W.P.No.203332/2025 and connected matters.
4. In W.P.No.107806/2025 and connected matters disposed off on 04.12.2025, both the writ petitions referred to above before the Dharwad Bench and Kalaburagi Bench have taken note of all contentions and have concluded that the tenure of the elected body is for five years and that till elections are held after a period of five years, the Administrators appointed by the
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