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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 25^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2021

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE R DEVDAS

WRIT PETITION NO.5886/2021(LB-ELE)

C/W

WRIT PETITION NOs.5887/2021, 5889/2021(LB-

ELE)

IN W.P. NO.5886/2021

BETWEEN

1 .

MR HEMANTH KUMAR S G

S/O GOPINATH,

AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,

R/AT SOPPINAHATTI,

SIRA-572137

TUMKUR DISTRICT.

2 .

MR T SRINIVAS

S/O LATE THIMMAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,

R/AT SOPPINAHATTI,

SIRA-572137

TUMKUR DISTRICT.

3 .

MR SRINIVASA CHAR

S/O LATE LAKSHMINARAN CHAR,

AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,

R/AT SOPPINAHATT,

SIRA-572137

TUMKUR DISTRICT.

...PETITIONERS

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(BY SRI JAYAKUMAR S PATIL, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR

SRI MAHAMAD TAHIR A, ADVOCATE)

AND

1 .

STATE OF KARNATAKA

URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,

M S BUILDING,

BANGALORE-560001

REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

2 .

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

TUMKUR DISTRICT,

TUMKUR-572101

3 .

THE SIRA CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

SIRA-572137

REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO

4 .

THE KARNATAKA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION

CUNNIGHAM ROAD,

PARK HOUSE,

BENGALURU-560001

REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER

&RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI DHYAN CHINNAPPA, AAG A/W

SMT PRATHIMA HONNAPURA, AGA