IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

DHARWAD BENCH

DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF JUNE 2021

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P. KRISHNA BHAT

MFA NO.101713/2015 (EP)

BETWEEN

MANJUNATH

S/O BASAPPA BADAKURI,

AGE: 34 AYEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURE,

R/O: TALAWAR ONI, NAVALUR,

TQ AND DIST: DHARWAD.

...APPELLANT

(BY SRI. PRAKASH S UDIKERI, ADV.)

AND

1 . SHIVAPPA

FAKKIRAPPA BADAVANNAVAR,

AGE: 56 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURE AND BUSINESS,

R/O: MYAGERI ONI, DHARWAD.

2 . PRASHURAM

S/O LAXMAN MANE,

AGE: 47 YEARS,

OCC: BUSINESS,

R/O: NAVALUR CHAWANI, NAVALUR,

TQ AND DIST: DHARWAD.

3 . BASAVARAJ

2

S/O KAREPPA CHIKKANNAVAR,

AGE: 44 YEARS,

OCC: AGRICULTURE,

R/O: KURABAR ONI, RAYAPUR TQ AND DIST: DHARWAD

4 . THE RETURNING OFFICER,

WARD NO-21,

HUBLI-DHARWAD MUNICIPAL

CORPORATIONS ELECTIONS-2013,

OFFICE OF THE HUBLI-DHARWAD MUNICIPAL

CORPORATION DHARWAD.

5 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA,

R/BY ITS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER,

DHARWAD.

...RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI K.B.KAMALAPUR, ADV. FOR R2, R3 AND R6;

R1 NOTICE SERVED;

R4 & R5 ARE DELETED AS PER

APPEAL MEMO AND CAUSE TITLE OF EP.NO.1/2013)

THIS MFA IS FILED U/SEC.38 OF THE KARNATAKA MUNICIPAL

CORPORATIONS

ACT,

1976,

JUDGMENT

AND

ORDER

DATED:30.04.2015, PASSED IN ELECTION PETITION NO.01/2013,

ONTHE FILE OF II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS AND

SPECIAL JUDGE, DHARWAD, DISMISSING THE PETITION FILED

U/SEC.33 OF KARNATAKA MUNICPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1976.

THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, THE

COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

3

ORDER

This appeal arises in respect of the dispute between the

parties with reference to election held on 7.03.2013 for the

post of Councilor/Corporator to Hublli-Dharwad Municipal

Corporation, Ward No.21. The tenure of the post of elected

candidate for the election held on 7.03.2013 has expired.

2.

Learned counsel for the appellant is absent. No

representation. In that view of the matter, this appeal does

not survive for consideration and accordingly it is dismissed.

Sd/-

JUDGE

Vb/-