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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 26^TH DAY OF MARCH 2019

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE

WRIT PETITION NO.56381 OF 2014 (GM-KSR)

BETWEEN:

SRI KRISNEGOWDA

S/O MAYANNAGOWDA,

AGED 40 YEARS,

FILM PRODUCER AND DIRECTOR,

MEMBER OF KARNATAKA FILM

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

NO.3, 2^ND CROSS, DINNUR MAIN ROAD,

R T NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 036.

… PETITIONER

(BY MR. AMRUTHESH N.P, ADV.)

AND:

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STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY,

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,

VIDHANA SOUDHA,

BANGALORE-560 001.

2.

THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE,

M S BUILDING,

DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,

BANGALORE-560 001.

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THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES,

GANDHINAGAR REGION,

NO.17, MARUTHI PLAZA,

2^ND FLOOR, 2^ND MAIN ROAD,

VYALIKAVAL EXTENSION,

BANGALORE-560 003.

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THE KARNATAKA FILM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

NO.28, 1^ST MAIN , CRESCENT ROAD,

HIGH GROUNDS,

BANGALORE-560 001,

REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY.

5.

THE RETURNING OFICER

FOR THE OFFICE BEARERS 2014-15,

THE KARNATAKA FILM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

NO.28, 1^ST MAIN, CRESCENT ROAD,

HIGH GROUNDS,

BANGALORE-560 001.

… RESPONDENTS

(BY MR.V.SHIVAREDDY, HCGP FOR R-1 TO R-3

MR.C.GOWRISHANKAR GIRIJASHANKAR, ADV FOR R-5

R-4 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 &

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A

WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS TO THE R-4 & R-5 TO STOP

THE ONGOING ELECTION PROCESS AND RECTIFY ALL THE

MISTAKES, DEFECTS AND MISSING OF NAMES OF THE ELIGIBLE

VOTERS AND TO PREPARE A FRESH VOTERS LIST AND ETC.

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY

HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE

FOLLOWING:-

ORDER

Mr.Amruthesh

N.P.,

learned

counsel

for

the

petitioner.

Mr.V.Shivareddy, learned High Court Government

Pleader for respondent Nos.1 to 3.

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Mr.C.Gowrishankar Girijashankar, learned counsel

for respondent No.5.

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The writ petition is admitted for hearing.

With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the

same is heard finally.

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In this petition, the challenge has been made

to the process of election, which was initiated in the

year 2014. By efflux of time, it appears that by now the

process of election has been completed. Therefore,

nothing survives for adjudication. However, the writ

petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to

take recourse to such a remedy which may be available

to him under law.

Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.

Sd/-

JUDGE

SS