1 R IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL ELECTION PETITION No.4 OF 2023 BETWEEN:

SRI. C MUNIRAJU S/O T M CHINNAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT NO.340/14, REDDY LAYOUT, KONDAREDDYPALLI VILLAGE, BAGEPALLI CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT KARNATAKA-561 207.

...PETITIONER (BY SMT.NALINA MAYEGOWDA, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. MANJUNATHA HIRAL., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1 . SRI. S N SUBBAREDDY ALIAS CHINNAKAYALAPALLI, S/O S NANJUNDAREDDY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT CHINNAKAYALAPALLI VILLAGE GULUR HOBLI, BAGEPALLI-561 207 CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

2 . DR. A ANIL KUMAR S/O DR A. RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT BEHIND FOREST OFFICE

7^TH WARD, BAGEPALLI-561 207 CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

3 . DR. MADHU SEETHAPPA S/O LATE V SEETHAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT NO.145, GOLLAVARIPALLI VILLAGE NAREMADDEPALLI POST, BAGEPALLI-561 212.

CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

4 . SRI. T. MUNISWAMY ALIAS SAI S/O THITTI NARASIMHULU AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/AT 14^TH WARD NEAR OLD WATER TANK BAGEPALLI TOWN BAGEPALLI-561 207 CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

5 . SRI. C. KRISHNA REDDY S/O LATE CHANNAPPAREDDY AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS R/AT NO.123, KOTHAKOTE VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, BAGEPALLI-561 207.

6 . SRI. C. THIPPANNA S/O LATE SATHYANARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS R/AT GANTAMVARIPALLI HOSAHUDYA (PO)

BAGEPALLI-561 207.

CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

7 . SRI. RAJESH D V ALIAS UPENDRARAJU S/O VENKATANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT 7^TH WARD, EX MLA ROAD BAGEPALLI-561 207 CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

8 . SMT. ARUNA D., W/O PRASAD D., AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT NO.21^ST WARD BAGEPALLI-562 101 CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

9 . SRI. S N GOVINDAREDDY S/O LATE NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/AT NO.873, 5^TH MAIN ROAD, TULASI TALKIES ROAD CHOWDESHWARI LAYOUT MARATHAHALLI BANGALORE-560 037.

10 . SRI. NARENDRA A.N., S/O P NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT APPIREDDYHALLI VILLAGE, VARALAKONDA POST, SOMENAHALLI HOBLI GUDIBANDE TALUK-562 104.

11 . SRI. MITHUN REDDY S/O LATE RAMESH C., AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/AT DOOR NO.338, 3^RD CROSS, NAGAMMA LAYOUT BELLANDUR BANGALORE-560 103.

12 . SRI. K. LAKSHMINARASIMHACHAR ALIAS MITTEMARI S/O KONDAMACHAR AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT MITTEMARI VILLAGE AND POST, BAGEPALLI TALUK -561 207 CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT. 13 . SRI. SHREERAMA G V S/O VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS R/AT NO.42 GONDIPALLI BHAGEPALLI TALUK, PATHAPALYA CHIKKABALLAPURA KARNATAKA-561 212. 14 . SRI HARISHA M S/O MUTHRAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT GUMMANAYAKANAPALYA GRAMA, THOLLAPALLI POST, PATHAPALYA HOBLI, BAGEPALLI TALUK-561212 CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. JAYAKUMAR S. PATIL, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. D.P. MAHESH COUNSEL., ADVOCATE FOR R1;

R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, R9, R12 AND R13 ARE SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED;

R5, R11, R14 HELD SUFFICIENT)

THIS ELECTION PETITION IS PRESENTED UNDER SECTIONS

80, 81, 100, 101 R/W SECTION 123 OF THE REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLES ACT, 1951, BY SRI. C. MUNIRAJU PETITIONER-CANDIDATE ALONGWITH HIS COUNSELS SRI. MANJUNATHA HIRAL, MRS. ARPITHA ANANTHRAM H M, MS. ANUSHA B. REDDY AND MR. AKSHAY MITHANTAYA (ADVOCATES FOR PETITIONER) BEFORE THE REGISTRAR (JUDICIAL) ON 24.06.2023 (THE PROCEEDINGS OF REGISTRAR (JUDICIAL) IS AT PAGE NO.5 OF THE PETITION), CHALLENGING THE ELECTION OF RESPONDENT SRI. S.N. SUBBAREDDY AND OTHERS, FROM 140-BAGEPALLI ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY, 2023 TO THE KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

2023 AND THE PETITIONER PRAYS THIS HON BLE COURT TO -

i) SET ASIDE THE ELECTION OF THE RESPONDENT NO.1 TO THE 16^TH KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FROM 140 - BAGEPALLI ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY.

(ii) DECLARE THE PETITIONER AS DULY ELECTED TO FILL THE SEAT OF KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FROM 140-BAGEPALLI ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY.

THIS ELECTION PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED ON 05.02.2026 FOR ORDERS, COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, MADE THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL

CAV ORDER

Petitioner, who had unsuccessfully contested the election to the 16^th Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections held on 10.05.2023 from 140-Bagep