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L.NARAYANA SWAMY, P.S.DINESH KUMAR
Association for Democratic Reforms Represented by its Chairman and Authorised Representative Trilochan Sastry – Appellant
Versus
Election Commission through its Chief Electoral Officer Karnataka Having its Office at Office of Chief Electoral Officer Nirvachana Nilaya Maharanis College Circle – Respondent


Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties:
Ashok Haranahalli, Advocate, Sudarshan Ramesh, Advocate, B.N. Harish, Advocate

JUDGMENT

A non-party in the suit, has approached this Court in this public interest writ petition, with a prayer inter alia to quash an order passed by a Civil Court on an application filed under Order XXXIX Rules 1 and 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (for short ‘CPC’) in a suit.

2. Petitioner claiming to dedicate itself to bring reforms in conducting elections in a free and fair basis has presented this writ petition with following prayers:

(a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the Impugned Order dated 29.03.2019 passed on IA No.1 of 2019 in OS 2526 of 2019 by the Learned XIX Additional City Civil and Session Judge, Bengaluru which is at Annexure A;

(b) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus to the Respondent No.1 to enforce the norms and modalities in respect of publication of information and opinion about the contesting candidates that it has already laid down;

(c) Pass such further orders as the Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the interests of justice and equity.”

3. We have heard Shri. B.N. Harish, learned Advocate for the petitioner and Shri. Ashok Haranahalli, learned Senior Advocate for second respondent.

4. Second r

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