Karnataka High Court
Somu Verabhadrappa Adkihal vs State Of Karnataka on 23 January, 2020
Author: S G Pandit
Bench: S.G. Pandit
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
DHARWAD BENCH
Dated this the 23rd day of January 2020
Before
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.G. PANDIT
Writ Petition No.82059 of 2013 (LB-Res)
BETWEEN
SHRI SOMU VERABHADRAPPA ADKIHAL
AGED 42 YEARS,
MEMBER, BICHAVALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH,
R/O: CHAVALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH,
BICHAVALLI POST, HANGAL TALUK,
HAVERI DIST. ...PETITIONER
(BY SMT. SEEMA SHIVA NAIK, ADVOCATE)
AND
1. STATE OF KARNATAKA
REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTION
COMMISSION,
VIDHANA SOUDHA,
BANGALORE-560 001.
2. STATE ELECTION COMMISSION
REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER,
BEHIND APMC,
1ST FLOOR, NO.8,
CUNNINGHAM ROAD,
BANGALORE-52
3. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
2
HAVERI DISTRICT,
HAVERI.
4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER
HANGAL TALUK PANCHAYATH,
HAVERI DISTRICT,
HAVERI.
5. TAHASHILDAR
HANGAL TALUK,
HAVERI DISTRICT,
HAVERI.
6. PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
BHAICHAVALLI GRAMA PANCHAYATH,
HANGAL TALUK,
HAVERI DIST.
7. MAHADEVAPPA HANUMANTHAPPA POOJAR
RAMTHIRTH HOSAKOPPA,
BICHAVALLI POST,
HANGAL TALUK. ...RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. VEENA HEGDE, AGA FOR R1, R3 & R5)
(R2, 4, 6 AND 7 ARE SERVED)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226
AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO
QUASH THE ORDER DATED 17.05.2013 WHEREIN THE
PETITIONER WAS DISQUALIFIED AS A SITTING MEMBER AT
ANNEXURE-E PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2; AND DIRECT
THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 6 TO REINSTATE THE
PETITIONER IN THE LIST OF THE SITTING MEMBERS OF THE
SAID GRAMA PANCHAYAT.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS
DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
The memo dated 06.02.2019 is filed by the learned Additional Government Advocate stating that the writ petition has become infructuous since the term of the petitioner, as a Gram Panchayat Member, has ended in 2015 itself. However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has no instructions from the petitioner and he has issued notice of retirement.
Writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution.
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