IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU Dated this the 31st day of July, 2017 PRESENT:
THE HON’BLE MR SUBHRO KAMAL MUKHERJEE, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE P S DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.64544 OF 2016 (LB-ELE) PIL BETWEEN:
DAKSH 62/1, PALACE ROAD VASANTHNAGAR BENGALURU-560 001 REPRESENTED BY Mr.NARASIMHAN MANDYAM ...PETITIONER (BY SRIMATI.POORNIMA HATTI, ADVOCATE) AND:
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, 3RD GATE, 3RD FLOOR M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001 REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2 ZILLA PANCHAYAT YADGIR DISTRICT YADGIR-585 291 REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE YADGIR-585 291 …RESPONDENTS (BY SHRI.R.DEVDAS, PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT Nos.1 and 3; RESPONDENT No.2 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF R-2 AND ANY ORDER, NOTIFICATION OR CIRCULAR WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN ISSUED WITH RESPECT TO ALLOWING UNELECTED MEMBERS TO ATTEND MEETINGS OF R-2 AND ALLOTTING OFFICE SPACE TO SUCH UNELECTED MEMBERS AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE CHIEF JUSTICE MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
O R D E R This is a writ petition alleging that near relations of the elected members of the Zilla Panchayat, Yadgir, are participating in the discussions of the Zilla Panchayat, although, they have no status.
2. Mr.R.Devdas, learned principal government advocate, appears for the respondent Nos.1 and 3. He draws our attention to a circular dated September 19, 2016, indicating that there is no provision for participation of the husbands and the relatives of the elected members of the Grama Panchayat.
3. We, therefore, dispose of this writ petition by holding that the persons, who are not elected as the members of the Grama Panchayat or the Zilla Panchayat, shall not attend the meetings of the Grama Panchayat or the Zilla Panchayat.
4. We make no order as to costs.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE Yn.