2023 Supreme(Online)(KAR) 7695

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF APRIL 2023

PRESENT

THE HON’BLE MR. PRASANNA B. VARALE, CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S. KINAGI

WRIT APPEAL NO.1247 OF 2022 (LB-ELE)

C/W

W.A.NO.1250 OF 2022, W.A.NO.1251 OF 2022,

W.A.NO.1252 OF 2022, W.A.NO.1256 OF 2022

IN W.A.NO.1247 OF 2022

BETWEEN:

1 . SRI K R PRAVEEN

S/O SRI RAMEGOWDA

AGED 42 YEARS

R/AT KOPPA POST

KOPPA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT 577126

2 . SRI Y K RAMESH

S/O YELLAPPA

AGED 39 YEARS

R/AT MELENAPETE

KOPPA POST

KOPPA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU 577126

3 . SMT SUJATHA

W/O PRAKASH

2

AGED 38 YEARS

R/AT KOPPA POST

KOPPA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU 577126

4 . SRI K N CHANDRASHEKAR

S/O K NARAYANA

AGED 44 YEARS

R/AT WADD NO 5

NERHU ROAD

MUDIGERE

CHIKKAMAGALURU 577132

5 . SRI H P MANJUNATH

S/O H K PUTTACHARI

AGED 43 YEARS

RA/T WARD NO 4

SHUBASH ROAD

MUDIGERE

CHIKKAMAGALURU 577132

6 . SRI H J SANDARASH

S/O H M JAYAKUMAR

AGED 47 YEARS

R/AT WARD NO 1

MEGALAPETE, MUDIGERE

CHIKKAMAGALURU

7 . SRI ARUN

S/O RAGHU

AGED 32 YEARS

R/A NO OLD POST OFFICE ROAD

WARD NO 5, N R PURA POST

NARASHIMHARAJAPURA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT 577134

8 . SRI CHANDRAPPA

S/O GANGAPPA

R/A N R PURA POST

NARASIMHARAJAPURA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT 577134

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9 . SRI M P SUNNY

S/O M I POULUS

AGED 44 YEARS

R/T MARIGUDI

WARD NO 7, N R PURA POST

NARASIMHARAJAPURA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT 577134

10 . SRI M S MANJUNATH PANDITH

S/O LATE NARAYANA PANDITH

AGED 43 YEARS

R/AT KEREDHANDE

SHRINGERI POST

SHRINGERI TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU 577134

11 . SRI R. N. VIJENDRA

S/O LATE NARAYANA

AGED 46 YEARS

R/AT KERE ANJANEYA SWAMY BEEDHI

SHRINGERI POST

SHRINGERI TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT – 577139

12 . SRI H S SUBRAMANYA

S/O LATE H SEETHARAMAIAH

AGED 38 YEARS

R/AT MALLIKARJUNA BEEDI

SHRINGERI POST

SHRINGERI TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU 577139

13 . SRI PRANESH M K

S/O M U KALEGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS

R/AT SVT ROAD

(CONVENT) KOPPA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU 577126

...APPELLANTS

(BY SRI. ASHOK HARANAHALLI, SR. ADVOCATE FOR

SRI. R. HEMANTH RAJ, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA

URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

VIDHANA SOUDHA

AMBEDAKR VEEDHI

REP. BY ITS SECRETARY

BENGALURU 560001

2 . ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

NO 1, NIRVACHAN SADAN

ASHOKA ROAD

NEW DELHI 110001

REP. BY ITS CHIEF COMMISSIONER

3 . THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT

AND THE ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICER

AUTHORITIES CONSTITUENCY

CHIKKAMAGALURU LOCAL

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT CONSTITUENCY

CHIKKAMAGALURU 577117

4 . SRI SOMASHEKARAPPA R

S/O LATE SRI RAMANNA K S

AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS

R/AT KAMSAGARA

SARASWATHIPURA POST

KADUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU 577548

5 . SRI GURUMURTHY K R

S/O LATE RAJEGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS

R/AT KURICHIKKANAHALLI

HIREGOWJA POST

HIRIGOWJA, CHIKKAMAGALURU-S577168

….RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. S. RAJASHEKAR, AGA FOR R1

SRI. S.R. DODDAWAD, ADVOCTE FOR R2 AND R3

SRI. ROHAN HOSMATH, ADVOCATE FOR C/RS4 & R5)

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THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF

THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO

SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 03.11.2022 IN WP No-

1876/2022 AND DISMISS THE WP AS PRAYED FOR IN THE

INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

IN W.A.NO.1250 OF 2022

BETWEEN:

SRI. PRANESH M K

S/O M U KALEGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS

R/AT SVT ROAD (CONVENT) KOPPA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU-577126

...APPELLANT

(BY SRI. VIVEK S. REDDY K.N., SR. ADVOCATE FOR

SRI. K.N. SUBBA REDDY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 .

MR. VENKATESH K

S/O MR. K T KESHAVMURTHY

AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS

RESIDING AT WARD NO.1

MEGALAPETE, MUDIGERE

CHIKKAMAGALURU-577132

2 .

MR. PRASHANTH L N

S/O MR. LAKSHMAN SHETTY

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,

RESIDING AT WARD NO.3

BAVIHATTI ROAD, NARASIMHARAJAPURA

CHIKKAMAGALURU-577132

3 .

MR. RAFIK AHAMAD

S/O MR. ABDUL KHADAR

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,

RESIDING AT BHARATHI STREET

SRINGERI-577139

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4 .

MR. RASHEED

S/O MR. AMEER

AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS

R/AT SUBHASH STREET KOPPA

CHIKKAMAGALURU

BENGALURU-560037

5 .

THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

NIRVACHAN SADAN,

ASHOKA RAOD,

NEW DELHI-110001

REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

6 .

ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICER

NO.12, CHIKKAMAGALURU LOCAL AUTHORITIES

ELECTION, CHIKKAMAGALURU

ALSO THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT

7 .

MR H J SANDARSH

S/O H M JAYAKUMAR

AGED MAJOR

R/AT WARD NO.1, MUGULPETE, MUDIGERE

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577132

8 .

MR K N CHANDRASHEKAR

S/O K NARAYAN

AGED MAJOR

R/AT NEHRU ROAD, MUDIGERE

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577132

9 .

MR H P MANJUNATHA

S/O H K PUTTACHARI

AGED MAJOR

R/AT WARD NO.5, SUBHASH ROAD MUDIGERE

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577132

10 . MR K Y RAMESH

S/O YALLAPPA

AGED MAJOR

R/AT MELINAPETE, KOPPA POST

7

KOPPA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577132

11 . MR K R PRAVEEN

S/O RAMEGOWDA

AGED MAJOR

R/AT KOPPA POST, KOPPA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577132

12 . SMT. SUJATHA

W/O PRAKASH

AGED MAJOR

R/AT KOPPA POST, KOPPA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT - 577 132

13 . M P SUNNY

S/O M I PAULOSE

AGED MAJOR

R/AT MARIGUDI

WARD NO.7, N R PURA POST

NARASIMHARAJAPURA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT - 577 132

14 . ARUN

S/O RAGHU

AGED MAJOR

R/AT OLD POST OFFICE ROAD

WARD NO.5, N R PURA POST

NARASIMHARAJAPURA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 132

15 . CHANDRAPPA

S/O GANGAPPA

AGED MAJOR

R/AT N R PURA POST

NARASIMHARAJAPURA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT - 577 132

16 . H S SUBRAMANYA

S/O LATE H SEETHARAMAIAH

AGED MAJOR

8

R/AT MALLIKARJUNA

BEEDHI SHRINGERI POST

SHRINGERI TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT - 577 132

17 . MR. M S MANJUNATH PANDITH

S/O LATE NARAYAN PANDITH

AGED MAJOR

R/AT KEREDANDE CIRCLE

SRINGERI POST

SRINGERI TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALLURU – 577132

18 . MR. N VIJENDRA

S/O LATE NARAYAN

AGED MAJOR

R/AT KERE ANJANEYA SWAMY ROAD

SRINGERI POST, SRINGERI TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 132

….RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. RAVIVARMA KUMAR, SR. ADVOCATE FOR

SRI. NISHANTH A.V., ADVOCATE FOR C/R1

SRI. S.R. DODDAWAD, ADVOCATE FOR R5 & R6)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF

THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO

ALLOW PRESENT WRIT APPEAL AND SET ASIDE THE

IMPUGNED