WP No. 102977 of 2021 HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 104501 OF 2024 (LB-RES)

C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 108194 OF 2018 WRIT PETITION NO. 102977 OF 2021 IN W.P.NO.104501/2024 BETWEEN:

1. ALAWANDI PARAMESHWARAPPA S/O. BASAPPA, AGE. 67 YEARS, OCC. AGRICUTLURE, R/O. RAMESHWAR BANDI, TALUK: H. B. HALLI, DIST: BALLARI – 583 224.

2. RAMAPPA S/O. MARIYAPPABARIKARE, AGE. 38 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. RAMESHWAR BANDI, TALUK: H. B. HALLI, DIST: BALLARI – 583 224.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. JAGADISH PATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR BY ITS SECRETARY, LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: HIGH DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT COURT OF KARNATAKA AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, DHARWAD BENCH M S BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001.

2. REGIONAL COMMISSIONER, KALBURGI DIVISION, KALABURGI. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BALLARI, DISTRICT. BALLARI – 583 224, NOW AT VIJAYANAGAR DISTRICT.

4. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT BALLARI, WP No. 102977 of 2021 HC-KAR DIST. BALLARI – 583 224.

NOW AT VIJAYANAGAR DISTRICT.

5. MUTKUR GRAM PANCHAYAT HAGARI BOMMANAHALLI TALUK, BY ITS PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, DISTRICT. BALLARI – 583 224, NOW AT VIJAYA NAGAR DISTRICT.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1 TO R3;

SRI. SHIVARAJ HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R4 AND R5)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN NATURE OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DATED 04/10/2021 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D AND E AND CHANGE THE NAME AS RAMESHWARBANDI GRAM PANCHAYATH FROM MUTKUR KITNUR GRAM PANCHAYATH, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., IN W.P.NO.108194/2018 BETWEEN:

1. SRI.T. NETRAPPA S/O. HANUMANTAPPA, AGE: 59 YEARS, MEMBER OF MUTKUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, R/O: MUNTUR, HAGARI BOMMANAHALLI, BALLARI DISTRICT.

2. HARATE KALAPPPA S/O. MARIYAPPA, AGE: 65 YEARS, MEMBER OF MUTKUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, R/O: MUNTUR, HAGARI BOMMANAHALLI, BALLARI DISTRICT.

3. SRI. B. PARVATEPPA S/O. BASAPPA, AGE: 60 YEARS, R/O: MUNTUR, HAGARI BOMMANAHALLI, BALLARI DISTRICT.

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4. SRI. H. ANANTAKUMAR S/O. KANAKAPPA, AGE: 51 YEARS, R/O: MUNTUR, HAGARI BOMMANAHALLI, BALLARI DISTRICT.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. J. S. SHETTY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS UNDER SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU.

2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BALLARI DISTRICT, BALLARI.

3. SRI. SANTOSH S LAD, EX. MEMBER OF THE LEGISLASIVE ASSEMBLY, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, PRESENTLY RESIDENT OF BALLARI, BALLARI DISTRICT.

4. MUTKUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, HAGARIBOMMANAHALLI TALUK, DISTRICT:BALLARI, BY ITS PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1 AND R2;

SRI. SHIVARAJ HIREMATH, ADVOCATE FOR R4;

NOTICE TO R3 IS SERVED)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE GOVERNMENT ORDER NO. GRA. A. PA 159/GRA.PAN.A.2017 BENGALURU DATED 16.11.2018, PASSED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT, THE COPY OF WHICH HAS BEEN PRODUCED HEREWITH AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE-"A". ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2, TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 01.06.2018 AND 03.08.2018 MADE BY THE WP No. 102977 of 2021 HC-KAR PETITIONERS, THE COPIES OF WHICH HAVE BEEN PRODUCED HEREWITH AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE-B AND B1 AND NOT TO SHIFT THE EXISTING CENTRAL PLACE OF THE MUTKUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH AND ETC., IN W.P.NO.102977/2021 BETWEEN:

1. PARVATAPPA S/O. BASAPPA SANGANAHALLI, AGE. 60 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. MUTKUR VILLAGE, HAGARI BOMMANAHALLI, BALLARI DISTRICT – 583 101.

2. MARUTI S/O. GOVINDAPPA NAYAKAR, AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. MUTKUR VILLAGE, HAGARI BOMMANAHALLI, BALLARI DISTRICT – 583 101.

3. SHRI. HEMANTHKUMAR S/O. P. MARUTI, AGE. 30 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. MUTKUR VILLAGE, HAGARI