IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 107202 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)

BETWEEN:

PRAVEEN DHARMARADDI MADALLI, AGE: 40 YEARS, R/O: 2^ND WARD, KURUBAGERI ONI, BELAVANAKI, TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582 202.

… PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANKET SHANKRAPPA AMBALI, ADVOCATE)

AND

1. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, GADAG.

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3. SMT. RENUKA KARIYAPPA KARKIKATTI, AGE: MAJOR, MEMBER, BELVANAKI GRAM PANCHAYAT, BELAVANAKI, TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582 202.

4. SRI. BASAVARAJ NAGAPPA JAKANUR, AGE: MAJOR, MEMBER, BELVANAKI GRAM PANCHAYAT, BELAVANAKI, TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582 202.

5. SMT. HEMAVATHI BHEEMARADDI HALLIKERI, AGE: MAJOR, MEMBER, BELVANAKI GRAM PANCHAYAT, BELAVANAKI, TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582 202.

6. SRI. RAJASHEKHAR VIJAYAKUMAR PATIL, AGE: MAJOR, MEMBER, BELVANAKI GRAM PANCHAYAT, BELAVANAKI, TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582 202.

7. SMT. MUTTAVVA BASAVARAJ NAYKAR, AGE: MAJOR, MEMBER, BELVANAKI GRAM PANCHAYAT, BELAVANAKI, TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582 202.

8. SRI. NASEERAHMED MAHMADALI JANKHANAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, MEMBER, BELVANAKI GRAM PANCHAYAT, BELAVANAKI, TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582 202.

9. SMT. KALAKAVVA MAILARAPPA MADAR, AGE: MAJOR, MEMBER, BELVANAKI GRAM PANCHAYAT, BELAVANAKI, TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582 202.

10. SMT. KASTURI MUTTAPPA SHIVASHIMPI, AGE: MAJOR, MEMBER, BELVANAKI GRAM PANCHAYAT, BELAVANAKI, TQ: RON, DT: GADAG-582 202.

11. SRI. MAHANTESH VASARADDI SHIROL, AGE: MAJOR, MEMBER, BELVANAKI GRAM PANCHAYAT, BELAVANAKI, TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582 202.

12. SMT. INDRAVVA CHANDRASHEKHAR TALAWAR, AGE: MAJOR, MEMBER, BELVANAKI GRAM PANCHAYAT, BELAVANAKI, TQ: RON, DIST: GADAG-582 202.

… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1;

SRI. LAXMAN MANTAGANI, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI/ORDER OF APPROPRIATE NATURE AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED MEETING NOTICE BEARING NO. Gra. Pam./Avishvas/Vahi-21/2025-26 DATED 18.09.2025 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 ANNEXED HEREWITH AS ANNEXURE-A.

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

ORAL ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE)

This petition is filed assailing the meeting notice at Annexure-A issued under sub-rule (2) of Rule 3 of Karnataka Panchayath Raj (Motion of No Confidence against Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of Grama Panchayat) Rules, 1994.

2. In terms of the notice at Annexure-A, the meeting is convened on 13.10.2025 to consider the ‘No Confidence’ motion against the petitioner who is Adhyaksha of Belavanaki Gram Panchayat.

3. Learned counsel of the petitioner would submit that the petitioner's tenure is coming to an end on 30.12.2025. It is urged that ‘No Confidence’ motion which is now moved against the petitioner is with an intention to disrupt the activities of the Gram Panchayat as the tenure is coming to an end. It is also urged that in case certain funds allotted to the Gram Panchayat are not utilized before the tenure coming to an end, the scheme will lapse and the public will be deprived of the benefits flowing from the said scheme.

4. Learned counsel would also urge that the Rules referred to above do not provide any immunity to the President from ‘No Confidence motion’ being moved against him, as it is provided in first 15 months of he assuming the office.

5. Referring to the Rules framed by the Tamil Nadu under the Tamil Nadu Panchayat Act, 1994 and Chhattisgarh under Chhattisgarh Panchayath Raj Act, 1993, learned counsel would urge that such immunity is granted to the President or other office bearers of the Panchayat in Tamil Nadu