IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 29922 OF 2025 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

SMT. SUSHILA W/O RAMACHANDRAIAH.D.M.

AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS PRESIDENT TO HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, RESIDING AT DANANAYAKANAPUAR VILLAGE, HIREHALLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. KASHINATH J.D., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER TUMKUR SUB DIVISION, TUMKUR-572101.

Digitally 2. THE PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER signed by HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCYAHATH, SUMA Location:

HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, HIGH TUMKUR TALUK, COURT OF TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

KARNATAKA

3. SMT. YASHODHA W/O KANTHARAJ AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS VICE PRESIDENT TO HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

4. SRI. DAKSHINAMURTHY.H.B.

S/O BASAVARAJ AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS OFFICE OF THE HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

5. SMT. SHILPA.D W/O MADAN AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS MEMBER TO HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OFFICE OF THE HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104. 6. SRI. GOPALAKRISHNA S/O GANGAMARAIAH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS MEMBER TO HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OFFICE OF THE HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

7. SRI. HONNAIAH S/O LATE MARANARASAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBER TO HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OFFICE OF THE HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

8. SRI. KANTHAIAH S/O LATE RAMAKRISHNAIAH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBER TO HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OFFICE OF THE HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

9. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA W/O BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

10. SRI. VIRABHADRASWAMY .C.S.

S/O SUGNANAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS MEMBER TO HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OFFICE OF THE HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

11. SRI. YATISH KUMAR S/O LATE HANUMANTAIAH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBER TO HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OFFICE OF THE HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

12. SRI. VISHNUVARDHAN.N.S.

S/O SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBER TO HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OFFICE OF THE HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

13. SMT. RAMYA W/O MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS MEMBER TO HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OFFICE OF THE HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

14. SMT. TRIVENI JAGADISH W/O JAGADISH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

15. SRI. NAGESH .P.G.

S/O GANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBER TO HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OFFICE OF THE HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

16. SRI. RAJESH.G.A.

S/O LAKSHMAN GOWDA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS MEMBER TO HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, OFFICE OF THE HIREHALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH, HIREHALLI, URDIGERE HOBLI, TUMKUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572104.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.K.KENCHEGOWDA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;

SRI. NAGARAJ S. JAIN, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.3 TO 16;

VIDE ORDER DATED 10.10.2025, NOTICE TO RESPONDENT NO.2 IS DISPENSED WITH)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED MEETING NOTICE OF NO-CONFIDENCE VIDE BEARING NO. ELN(THU) CR:34/25-26 DATED 16.09.2025 ISSUED IN FORM-2 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 AS PER ANNEXURE-H AS ILLEGAL AND SUFFERS FROM MALA FIDES.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ

ORAL ORDER

The petitioner being the President of the Hirehalli Grama Panchayat has filed this petition challeng