HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.M.SHYAM PRASAD AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR WRIT APPEAL NO. 100753 OF 2025 (LB-RES)

C/W WRIT APPEAL NO.100760 OF 2025 IN W.P.NO.100753/2025:

BETWEEN:

1. SMT. SONAL W/O. RAJESH KOTHADIYA, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: PRESIDENT, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

2. SRI. SANTOSH S/O. HINDURAV SANGAVKAR, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: VICE- PRESIDENT, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591 237.

3. SRI. BASAVARAJ S/O. KAMALAKAR GIRE, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

4. SRI. RAJENDRA S/O. SHANTILAL SHAH, AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591237.

5. SMT. KAVERI W/O. SAGAR MIRJE, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, HC-KAR R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

6. SMT. PRABHAVATI W/O.. MAHESH SURYAVANSHI, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI - 591 237.

7. SRI. SADDAM S/O. SALIM NAGARJI, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

8. SRI. VILAS S/O. LAKSHMAN GADIVADDAR, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

9. SMT. SUNITA W/O. VILAS GADDIVADDAR, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

10. SRI. JAYAWANT GANGARAM BHATALE, AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

11. SMT. NEETA S/O. VINOD BAGADE, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

12. SMT. RANJANA W/O. RAVINDRA INGAVALE, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, HC-KAR DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

13. SMT. GEETA W/O. SUNIL PATIL, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

14. SMT. JASMIN W/O. JUBER BAGBAN, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

15. SMT. ARUNA W/O. ABHINANDAN MUDUKUDE, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

16. SMT. SUJATA W/O. RAVINDRA KADAM, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

… APPELLANTS (BY SRI. MRUTYUNJAY TATA BANGI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY THE UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, M. S. BUILDING, BANGALORE – 560 001.

2. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, V.V TOWER, DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE – 560 001.

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, D.C COMPOUND, BELAGAVI 590001.

HC-KAR

4. THE KARNATAKA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, NO 16, 2^ND AND 3^RD FLOOR, BELLARI ROAD, SADASHIV NAGAR, ARAMANE ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 080.

5. THE CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, REP/BY ITS COMMISSIONER, NIPPANI, TAL: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 237.

… RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GANGADHAR J.M., AAG A/W SRI. PRAVEEN UPPAR, AGA FOR R1 TO R3;

SRI. HAREESH NAYAK, ADV. FOR R4;

SRI. R.K. KULKARNI, ADV. FOR R5)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT DATED 10.11.2025 IN W.P.NO.107103/2025 AND ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION IN ITS ENTIRETY BY ALLOWING THE PRESENT WRIT APPEAL IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

IN W.A.NO.100760/2025:

1. SRI. MANORAMA S/O. MAHESH SUGATE, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: SANKESHWAR, TAL:HUKKERI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591313. 2. SRI. JAYAPRAKASH S/O. NAGAPPA KARAJAGI, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: SANKESHWAR, TAL:HUKKERI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591313.

3. SRI. SUNIL S/O. ANNASAHEB PARVATRAO, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: SANKESHWAR, TAL:HUKKERI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591313.

4. SMT. SEVANTHA HC-KAR W/O. SHIVAMURTI KABBURI, AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: SANKESHWAR, TAL:HUKKERI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591313.

5. SRI. SEEMA W/O. SHRIKANT HATANURI, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: SANKESHWAR, TAL:HUKKERI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591313.

6. SRI. SACHIN S/O