IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 06^TH DAY OF JULY, 2021

BEFORE

THE HON9BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI

W.P. No.21508 OF 2015 (LB-ELE)

BETWEEN:

1.

SRI M CHANDRAPPA

S/O SRI M JAYAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS

OCC:AGRICULTURE,

R/O: KARADI DURGA,

POST:UCCHANGIDURGA,

HOBLI ARSIKERE,

TALUK HARAPANAHALLI-583131

DISTRICT DAVANAGERE-577 001

2.

SRI N SURESH

S/O SRI HANUMANTHAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS

OCC:DRIVER & AGRICULTURE

R/O:KARADI DURGA POST

UCCHANGIDURGA HOBLI

ARSIKERE TALUK

HARAPANAHALLI-583 131

DISTRICT DAVANAGERE-577 001

3.

SRI B BASAVARAJAPPA

S/O SRI SANNA RANGAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS

OCC: AGRICULTURE

R/O:KARADI DURGA,

POST:UCCHANGIDURGA,

HOBLI:ARSIKERE

TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI-583 131

DISTRICT:DAVANAGERE-577 001

4.

SRI KATTEMANI HANUMANTHAPPA

S/O SRI K BASAVARAJAPPA

AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS

2

OCC: AGRICULTURE

R/O:KARADI DURGA,

POST:UCCHANGIDURGA,

HOBLI:ARSIKERE

TALUK: HARAPANAHALLI-583 131

DISTRICT:DAVANAGERE-577 001

5 .

SRI D CHOWDAPPA

S/O SRI BHEEMAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS,

OCC:AGRICULTURE,

R/O KARADI DURGA,

POST: UCCHANGIDURGA,

HOBLI: ARSIKERE,

TALUK:HARAPANAHALLI-583 131

DIST:DAVANAGERE-577 001

... PETITIONERS

(BY SRI M.CHANDRAPPA FOR P-1 SRI N.SURESH P-2

K.V.BATHEGOWDA

SRI

E.BASAVARAJAPPA

P-3

SRI

KATTEMANI HANUMANTHAPPA P-4 SRI D.CHOWDAPPA

P-5) (ABSENT))

AND:

1 .

THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

BY ITS SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ,

M S BUILDING,

DR AMBEDKAR ROAD,

BENGALURU -560 001

2 .

THE COMMISSIONER

FOR PANCHAYATH RAJ,

M S BUILDING,

DR AMBEDKAR ROAD

BENGALURU-560 001

3 .

THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER

NEAR: K.G.I.D BUILDING,

BENGALURU-560 001

4 .

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

DAVANAGERE DISTRICT,

DAVANAGERE-577001

3

5 .

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

& ELECTION COMMISSIONER,

DAVANAGERE DISTRICT,

DAVANAGERE-577001

6 .

THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER &

THE RETURNING OFFICER,

HARAPANAHALLI SUB-DIVISION,

HARAPANAHALLI-583131

DIST:DAVANAGERE-577001

7.

THE TAHASILDAR &

ASST.RETURNING OFFICER,

HARAPANAHALLI TALUK,

HARAPANAHALLI-583131

DIST:DAVANAGERE-577001

8 .

THE UCCHANGIDURGA GRAMA PANCHATH

UCCHANGIDURGA BY ITS P.D.O.

UCCHANGIDURGA,

TALUK:HARAPANAHALLI-583131

DIST:DAVANAGERE-577001

9.

THE RETURNING OFFICER

FOR HOLDING ELECTION TO THE

MEMBERS OF THE UCHANGIDURGA

GRAMA PANCHATH, UCCHANGIDURGA

BY ITS P.D.O.UCCHANGIDURGA,

TALUK:HARAPANAHALLI-583131

DIST:DAVANAGERE-577001

10.

THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION

NO.8, 1^ST FLOOR, KSCMF

BUILDING, CUNNINGHAM ROAD

BENGALURU 3 01, REPRESENTED BY ITS

COMMISISONER(IMPLEADED AS RESPONDENT

NO.10 AS PER COURT ORDER DATED 19.05.2015)

& RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI VENKAT SATYANARAYANAN,HCGP FOR R-1

TO

R-7

SRI

RAGHAVENDRA,

ADVOCATE

FOR

SMT.VAISHALI HEGDE FOR R-10 R-8 & R-9 SERVED)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 &

227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN

RELIEFS.

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY

HEARING IN 8B9 GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE

FOLLOWING:

ORDER

The names of the petitioners are called out thrice in

open Court. There is no representation either through

video conferencing or in person.

Sri Raghavendra, on behalf of Smt.Vaishali Hegde,

learned counsel for respondent No.10 has appeared

through

video

conferencing.

Learned

High

Court

Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 to 7 has

appeared in person.

As per the order sheet, the matter was listed on

12.04.2021. On that day, there was no representation on

behalf of the petitioners. Again, the matter was listed on

23.06.2021, even on that day also the names of the

petitioners was called out thrice in open Court, but there

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was no representation on behalf of the petitioners either

through video conferencing or in person.

Today also, there is no representation on behalf of

the petitioners either through video conferencing or in

person.

Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-

prosecution.

Sd