IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 31326 OF 2025 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

SMT. JAYAMMA W/O RAMESHA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, ADHYAKSHINI, CHELURU GRAMA PANCHAYATH, CHELURU, GUBBI TALUK, TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572117.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. A.V. GANGADHARAPPA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER TUMAKURU SUB-DIVISION, TUMAKURU-573201.

Digitally 2. GRAMA PANCHAYATH, signed by CHELURU, GUBBI TALUK, SUMA TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572117.

Location:

REPRESENTED BY ITS HIGH COURT OF PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER KARNATAKA

3. YATHEESHA C.N S/O NATARAJU, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH

4. SMT. YASHODA W/O MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, 5. SIDDARAJU. C.M S/O VENKATARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, 6. SMT. PADMA .C.C W/O LATE KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, 7. SMT. MALA S.R W/O ANAND, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, 8. SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O NARASIMHAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, 9. SATEESH.M.K S/O KALEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, 10. SHIVAKUMAR S/O HUCHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, 11. SMT. SUJATHA RAVIKUMAR W/O RAVIKUMAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, RESPONDENTS NO.3 TO 11 ARE RESIDENTS OF CHELURU, GUBBI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 117.

12. DHANANJAYA M.D S/O CHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH

13. BASAVARAJ H.U.

S/O UGRAIAH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH

14. SMT. SUJATHA K.S.

W/O MAHESH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH

15. SMT. CHANDRAMMA K.L.

W/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, 16. RANGASWAMY K.G.

S/O GARUDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH RESPONDENTS NO.12 TO 16 ARE RESIDENTS OF KODIYALA, CHELULR HOBLI, GUBBI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572117

17. SMT. JAYAMMA M.S.

W/O RAGHU AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH

18. VIJAYAKUMAR C.M.

S/O MYLARPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH

19. SHIVARAJU C.B.

S/O BORANNA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH RESPONDENTS NO.17 TO 19 ARE RESIDENTS OF BANGENAHALLI, CHELUR HOBLI, GUBBI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572117.

20. DAYANANDA .S.D. S/O DODDAKEMPAIAH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH

21. SMT. RANGAMMA W/O VAJRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHYATH, RESPONDENTS NO.20 AND 21 ARE RESIDENTS OF SOOLAYYANAPALYA, CHELUR HOBLI, GUBBI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572117.

22. SMT NALINA M.K.

W/O MARUTHI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH RESIDENT OF MOOGUHUNUSE, CHELUR HOBLI, GUBBI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572117.

23. RAJANNA S/O THIRUMALAIAH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, MEMBER, CHELUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, RESIDENT OF KACHHENAHALLI, CHELUR HOBLI, GUBBI TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572117 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.K.KENCHE GOWDA, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.1;

SRI. A. NAGARAJAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NO.2)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE CASE AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICE BEARING NO. ELN (GU) CR:36/2025-26 DATED 26.09.2025 ISSUED BY THE 1^ST RESPONDENT PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-C BY DECLARING THE SAME AS ILLEGAL AND WITHOUT THE AUTHORITY OF LAW.

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 has called in question the notice bearing No.

ಇಎ(cid:3)ಎ(cid:4)(ಗು)(cid:7)ಆ(cid:9):36/25-26 dated 26.09.2025 issued by the respondent No.1 proposing to hold a meeting of the members of the respondent No.2 for considering a motion of no-

confidence on 24.10.2025.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the petitioner was elected as the President of the respondent No.2 on 09.07.2024. Respondent Nos.3 to