IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 R BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 107865 OF 2024 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

SHRI MALAGOUDA S/O. SHIVAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE AND VICE-PRESIDENT, GRAM PANCHAYAT, KOHALI, R/O. AT POST KOHALI, TAL: ATHANI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591304.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ (RDPR), VIDHAN SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER &

SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER CHIKKODI, CHIKKODI SUB DIVISION, CHIKKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591201.

ASHPAK KASHIMSA 3. THE GRAM PANCHAYAT, MALAGALADINNI CHIKKODI, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, D AS ig H it P a A ll K y s K ig A n S e H d I M by SA BELAGAVI-591201.

MALAGALADINNI L O o F c a K t A io R n N : A H T IG AK H A COURT …RESPONDENTS DHARWAD BENCH (BY SRI. V.S. KALASURMATH, AGA FOR R1-R2;

SRI. PRASHANT S. HOSAMANI, ADVOCATE FOR R3)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO.CHUNAWANE/2024-25/E-22