IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 101197 OF 2025 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

SHARDA W/O. RAMESH N., AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, OCC: PRESIDENT OF SOMASAMUDRA GRAM PANCHAYATH, TQ: KURUGODU, DIST: BALLARI.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. GOURISH SUBHASH, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND EX-OFFICIO SECRETARY, RURAL AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001.

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BALLARI, DIST: BALLARI-560001.

GIRIJA A 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BYAHATTI BALLARI, DIST: BALLARI-583101.

Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA 4. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, DHARWAD BENCH SOMASAMUDRA GRAM PANCHAYT, TQ: KURUGODU, DIST: BELLARI-583101.

5. M. MANJUNATH S/O. HANUMANTAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KURUGODU, DIST: BELLARI-583101.

6. KENCHAPPA S/O. KANAKAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KURAGODU, DIST: BALLARI-583101.

7. SMT. LAKSHMI S/O. KANAKAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KARAGOUDU, DIST: BALLARI-583101.

8. SMT. LAKSHMI W/O. BHADRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KARAGOUDU, DIST: BALLARI-583101.

9. SMT. SAVITRI W/O. ISHWARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KARAGOUDU, DIST: BALLARI-583101. 10. RAJESHWARI W/O. SIDDALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KARAGOUDU, DIST: BALLARI-583101. 11. SMT. SRIDEVI W/O. BASANAGOUDA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KARAGOUDU, DIST: BALLARI-583101.

12. SMT. MANJULA W/O. B.N. CHANDRASHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KARAGOUDU, DIST: BALLARI-583101.

13. SMT. GURUVAR SIDDALINGAMMA W/O. BASAVARAJ, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KARAGOUDU, DIST: BALLARI-583101.

14. SMT. UMA W/O. KUMARASWAMI, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KARAGOUDU, DIST: BALLARI-583101.

15. SMT. SHAKUNTALA W/O. JALRAM, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KARAGOUDU, DIST: BALLARI-583101.

16. SMT. NEELAMMA W/O. KUMARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KARAGOUDU, DIST: BALLARI-583101.

17. T. RAJESH W/O. IRANNA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KARAGOUDU, DIST: BALLARI-583101.

18. SMT. V. LAKSHMI W/O. MALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, R/O. GRAM PANCHAYAT, SOMASAMUDRA, TQ: KARAGOUDU, DIST: BALLARI-583101.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. V.S. KALASURMATH, AGA FOR R1-R3; SRI. SHIVARAJ HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R4;

SRI. GIRISH V. BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR R5, R6-18)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR DIRECTION TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICE IN NO.SAM/KAM/CHUNVANE/(cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)/(cid:7) (cid:8)(cid:7)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:4)(cid:11)(cid:12)(cid:7) (cid:13) /2024-25 DATED 27-01-2025 ISSUED BY THE 3^RD RESPONDENT, THE COPY OF WHICH HAS BEEN PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A; ANY OTHER WRIT OR DIRECTION IN THE NATURE OF WRIT WHICH THIS HON’BLE COURT DEEMS FIT TO GRANT IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE MAY KINDLY BE GRANTED IN FAVOUR OF THE PETITIONER, IN THE ENDS OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ)

1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:

a) Issue a writ of Certiorari or any other writ or direction to quash the impugned notice in No.Sam/Kam/Chunvane/C«±Áé¸À/ZÀÄ£ÁªÀuÉ /2024-25 dated 27-01-2025 issued by the 3^rd respondent, the copy of which has been produced at Annexure-A;

b) Any other writ