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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
R. NATARAJ
Narayanaswamy M S/o. Muniyappa – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka – Respondent
ORDER :
R. NATARAJ, J.
The petitioners have sought for a writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the notification bearing No.Lo.E E-150 EAP 2022 dated 20.07.2022 in so far as it relates to constituting Bisavanahalli and Kasavanahalli into one ward. They have also sought for a writ in the nature of mandamus to direct respondent No.3 to reconsider the delimitation notification based on the density of population in Bashettihalli Pattana Panchyat.
2. (i) The petitioners are permanent residents of Bisuvanahalli and Kasavanahalli which lies within the jurisdiction of Bashettihalli Pattana Panchayat. The respondent No.1 in terms of a notification bearing No.NaAE 09 MLR 2020 dated 24.02.2021 declared Bashettihalli Grama Panchyat as Bashettihalli Pattana Panchayat. Pursuant to the said notification, respondent No.3 issued a draft delimitation notification bearing No.ELN(PAM)CR:16/2020-21 dated 04.05.2022 proposing to delimit the Town Panchyat area into 19 wards on the basis of 2011 census and invited objections from the general public.
(ii) Under the said draft delimitation, Raghunathapura and Thammashettihalli villages were shown as Ward No.1 with a population of 776, Adinarayana Hosahalli,
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