IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT KALABURAGI DATED THIS THE 28^TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ AND THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 200101 OF 2026 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. PAVANKUMAR S/O M VEERANNA, AGE : 40 YEARS, OCC : COUNCILOR, R/O: WARD NO.12, RAICHUR – 584 101.

2. SRINIVAS REDDY S/O SRISHAILAPPA, AGE : 57 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.24, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

3. SANNA NARASAREDDY S/O YELLAPPA, AGE : 45 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.33, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

4. SRI TIMMAPPA S/O NAGINDRAPPA, AGE : 53 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.34, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 102.

5. SRI JINDAPPA S/O NARASAPPA, AGE : 64 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.22, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

6. V.NAGARAJ S/O SANNA BALAPPA, AGE : 47 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.03, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

7. DARUR BASAVARAJ PATIL S/O SIDDANNAGOUDA, AGE : 64 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.10, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

8. SMT. SHAINAZ BEGUM W/O G.H. HAJIBABU, AGE : 45 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.26, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

9. SRI N.K. NAGARAJ S/O K NAGAPPA, AGE : 37 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.21, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

10. B.RAMESH S/O BADESAB, AGE : 45 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.04, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

11. P. NAVANEETA W/O P.SRINIVASREDDY, AGE : 37 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.27, CMC MEMBER, RAICHUR – 584 101.

12. SMT. ANJANAMMA W/O SHAMASUNDAR, AGE : 40 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.31, CMC MEMBER, RAICHUR – 584 101.

13. SMT. REKHA W/O MAHENDRA REDDY, AGE : 35 YEARS, OCC : COUNCILOR, WARD NO.25, CMC MEMBER, RAICHUR – 584 101. 14. SMT. BUJJAMMA W/O SHANKAREPPA, AGE : 35 YEARS, OCC : COUNCILOR, WARD NO.06, CMC MEMBER, RAICHUR – 584 101.

15. SMT. SWATI W/O HARIBABU, AGE : 35 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.35, CMC MEMBER, RAICHUR – 584 101. 16. SMT. SAMEENA W/O MUKRAM, AGE : 50 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.32, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101. 17. SRI. NOOR PASHA S., S/O ASHIMODDIN, AGE : 64 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.14, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

18. SMT. KHURSHIDA BANU W/O WAHID, AGE : 37 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.9, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101. 19. SRI SHAJID SAMEER S/O MASAR ALIF, AGE : 50 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.15, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

20. SMT. UMA JANDAR W/O RAVINDRA JANDAR, AGE : 48 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.13, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

21. SMT. HEMALATHA W/O P.BODEPPA, AGE : 40 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.19, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

22. JAYANNA S/O SWAMIDAS, AGE : 65 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.2, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

23. SMT. NARASAMMA W/O NARASIMHALU MADAGIRI, AGE : 45 YEARS, OCC: COUNCILOR, WARD NO.20, CMC, RAICHUR – 584 101.

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI. JAYAKUMAR S.PATIL, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. RAVI B.PATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001.

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

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, D.C. OFFICE, LINGASUGURU ROAD, RAICHUR – 585 201.

4. THE COMMISSIONER, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION RAICHUR, TQ: AND DIST : RAICHUR.

5. THE UNDER SECRETARY, KARNATAKA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, NO.16, 2^ND AND 3^RD FLOOR, BELLARY ROAD, SADASHIVA NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 080.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MAYA T.R., HCGP FOR R1 TO R3;

SRI. GOURISH S.KHASHAMPUR, ADVOCATE FOR R4;

SRI. SUDARSHAN M., ADVOCATE FOR R5)

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 26.02.2026 DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITION NO.202910/2025 WITH A DIRECTION TO THE 5^TH RESPONDENT TO HOLD ELECTIONS WITHIN SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND CONSEQUENTIALLY TO ALLOW THE WRIT PETITION AS PRAYED FOR.

THIS WRIT APPEAL HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR JUDGMENT ON 27.03.2026, THIS DAY, THE COURT PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ and HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE CHILLAKUR SUMALATHA CAV JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDA