IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H. T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO.57134 OF 2018 (LB-RES) BETWEEN:
S. Hemavathi W/o Sri. Manjunath, Aged about 33 years, President, Hiremarali Grama Panchachayat, Hiremarali, Pandavapura Taluk, Mandya District – 571 434.
... Petitioner (By Sri. N. Kumar, Advocate) AND:
1. The State Government of Karnataka Rep by its Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayathraj, Multistoried Buildings, Bengaluru – 560001.
2. The Assistant Commissioner Pandavapura Sub Division, Pandavapura - 571 434.
3. The Executive Officer Taluk Panchayath, Pandavapura - 571 434 4. Sri. H S Sunil Kumar S/o Sannegowda, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Hiremarali, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
5. Smt. Chandra Kala H R W/o Sri. Balaramu, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Banaghatta, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
6. Smt. Mangalamma W/o Shivakumar, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Hiremarali, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
7. Sri. Ashok H N S/o Nagaraju, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Hiremarali, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
8. Sri. Channegowda S/o Doddammana Channegowda, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Hiremarali, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
9. Smt. Geetha H A W/o Ravi, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Hiremarali, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
10. Sri. H P Shivakumar, S/o Puttegowda, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Hiremarali, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
11. Smt. Lalitha W/o Siddegowda, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Hiremarali, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
12. Smt. Vasantha W/o Siddegowda, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Hiremarali, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
13. Smt. Nagamma W/o Lakkappa Chari, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Hiremarali, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
14. Smt. T M Savitha W/o Ramesh, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Hiremarali, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
15. Sri. Siddappaji S/o Basavachari, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Bevinakuppe, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
16. Sri. B N Yogesh S/o Ningegowda, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Bevinakuppe, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
17. Smt. Sunitha N W/o Kumar B N Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Bevinakuppe, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
18. Sri. B G Ramachandra S/o Gopalachari, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Bevinakuppe, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
19. Smt. Pavithra B V W/o Vijay Kumar B K, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Bale Atthiguppe, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
20. Sri. Lokesh B C S/o Chamappa, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Bale Atthiguppe, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
21. Sri. B N Kumaraswamy S/o Nagaraju, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Banaghatta, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
22. Sri. Swamigowda S/o Narayana Gowda, Age: Major, Member, Hiremarali Grama Panchayath, R/o Ganada Hosur, Pandavapura Taluk - 571 434.
(By Sri M.A. Subramani, HCGP for R1 & R2;
… Respondents Sri. V.B. Siddaramaiah, Advocate for R4 to R22; Sri. B.J. Somayaji, Advocate for R3) This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, praying to quash the notice of "No Confidence Motion" dated:11.12.2018 issued by respondent No.2 vide Annexure-E.
This Writ Petition coming on for Preliminary Hearing in ‘B’ Group this Day, the Court made the following:
O R D E R Learned counsel for the respondent Nos.4 to 22 has filed a memo stating that respondent Nos.4 to 22 are withdrawing the complaint filed by them under Rule 3(1) of the Karnataka Panchayath Raj Act.
2. In view of the withdrawal of the complaint, subsequent notice issued for conducting the meeting does not survive for consideration and the writ petition has been rendered infructuous.
Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE MBM