IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH 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, 2ND CROSS, DINNUR MAIN ROAD, R T NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 036.
(BY MR. AMRUTHESH N.P, ADV.) AND:
1. 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.
3. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES, GANDHINAGAR REGION, NO.17, MARUTHI PLAZA, 2ND FLOOR, 2ND MAIN ROAD, VYALIKAVAL EXTENSION, BANGALORE-560 003.
… PETITIONER 4. THE KARNATAKA FILM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, NO.28, 1ST 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, 1ST 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) - - -
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.
Mr.C.Gowrishankar Girijashankar, learned counsel for respondent No.5.
2. The writ petition is admitted for hearing.
With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the same is heard finally.
3. 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