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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022

BEFORE

THE HON9BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT CHANDANGOUDAR

WRIT PETITION NO.1850/2022 (LB-ELE) C/W

WRIT PETITION NO.1824/2022 (LB-ELE),

WRIT PETITION NO.1876/2022 (LB-ELE)

IN W.P.NO.1850/2022:

BETWEEN:

SMT. A.V. GAYATHRI SHANTHEGOWDA

W/O SHANTHEGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS

R/O KAVYA NILAYA

SAGANIPURA ROAD

CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 101.

...PETITIONER

(BY SRI KANTHARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI SURESH BABU B.N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

NO.1, NIRVACHAN SADAN

ASHOKA ROAD, NEW DELHI-110 001

REP. BY ITS SECRETARY.

2. STATE OF KARNATAKA

URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

VIDHANA SOUDHA

AMBEDKAR VEEDHI

2

BENGALURU-560 001

REP. BY ITS SECRETARY.

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT AND

THE ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICER

CHIKKAMAGALURU LOCAL

AUTHORITIES CONSTITUENCY

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT

CONSTITUENCY

CHIKKAMAGALUR-577 117.

4. K.R. PRAVEEN

S/O SRI RAMEGOWDA

AGED MAJOR

RESIDING AT KOPPA POST

KOPPA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 126.

5. K.Y. RAMESH

S/O YELLAPPA

AGED MAJOR

RESIDING AT MELENAPETE

KOPPA POST, KOPPA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 126.

6. SMT. SUJATHA

W/O PRAKASH

AGED MAJOR

RESIDING AT KOPPA POST, KOPPA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 126.

7. K.N. CHANDRASEKAR

S/O K NARAYANA

AGED MAJOR

RESIDING AT WARD NO.5

NEHARU ROAD, MUDIGERE

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 132.

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8. H.P. MANJUNATH

S/O H.K. PUTTACHARI

AGED MAJOR

R/AT WARD NO.4, SHUBASH ROAD

MUDIGERE

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 132.

9. H.J. SANDARSH

S/O H.M. JAYAKUMAR

AGED MAJOR

RESIDING AT WARD NO.1

MEGALAPETE, MUDIGERE

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 132.

10. ARUN

S/O RAGHU

AGED MAJOR

R/AT AT OLD POST OFFICE ROAD

WARD NO.5, N.R. PURA POST

NARASIMHARAJAPURA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 134.

11. CHANDRAPPA

S/O GANGAPPA

AGED MAJOR

R/AT N.R. PURA POST

NARASIMHARAJAPURA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 134.

12. M.P. SUNNY

S/O M.I. PAULOSE

AGED MAJOR

RESIDING AT MARIGUDI

WARD NO.7, N.R. PURA POST

NARASIMHARAJAPURA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 134.

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13. M.S. MANJUNATH PANDITH

S/O LATE NARAYANA PANDITH

AGED MAJOR

RESIDING AT KEREDHANDE

SHRINGERI POST, SHRINGERI TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 139.

14. N. VIJENDRA

S/O LATE NARAYANA

AGED MAJOR

RESIDING AT KERE

ANJANEYA SWAMY BEEDHI

SHRINGERI POST, SHRINGERI TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 139.

15. H.S. SUBRAMANYA

S/O LATE H. SEETHARAMAIAH

AGED MAJOR

RESIDING AT MALLIKARJUNA BEEDHI

SHRINGERI POST, SHRINGERI TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-577 139.

16. PRANESH M K

S/O M.U. KALEGOWDA

AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS

RESIDING AT SVT ROAD

(CONVENT) KOPPA TALUK

CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 126.

...RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI S.R. DODWAD, ADVOCATE FOR R-1;

SRI R. SREENIVASA GOWDA, AGA FOR R-2 & R-3

SRI VIVEK REDDY, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR

SRI K.N. SUBBA REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R-4 TO R-16)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE

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THAT THE INCLUSION OF THE RESPONDENT NO.4 TO 6 IN THE

ELECTORAL

ROLL

OF

KOPPA

TOWN

PANCHAYAT

VIDE

ANNEXURE-K, THE RESPONDENT NO.7 TO 9 IN THE ELECTORAL

ROLL OF MUDIGERE TOWN PANCHAYAT VIDE ANNEXURE-L, THE

RESPONDENT NO.10 TO 12 IN THE ELECTORAL ROLL OF

SRINGERI

TOWN

PANCHAYAT

VIDE

ANNEXURE-M

AND

RESPONDENT

NO.13

TO

15

IN

ELECTORAL

ROLL

OF

NARASIMHARAJAPURA TOWN PANCHAYAT VIDE ANNEXURE-N BY

THE

RESPONDENT

NO.3

IN

12-CIKKAMAGALURU

LOCAL

AUTHORITIES CONSTITUENCY-2021 IS AB-INITIO VOID AND

UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ETC.

IN W.P.NO.1824/2022:

BETWEEN:

1. MR. VENKATESH K

S/O MR. K.T. KESHAVMURTHY

AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS

RESIDING AT WARD NO.1

MEGALAPETE, MUDIGERE

CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 132

(AADHAR NO.625334862153).

2. MR. PRASHANTH L N

S/O MR. LAKSHMAN SHETTY

AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS

RESIDING AT WARD NO.3

BAVIHATTI ROAD, NARASIMHARAJAPURA

CHIKKAMAGALURU-577 134

(AADHAR NO.318575783798)

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