FIVE YEAR TERM OF THE CURRENTLY EXISTING
PANCHAYATS, AS STIPULATED IN ARTICLE 243E (3) (A) OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND GRANT AN INTERIM
ORDER ... five years term, as provided in clause (3) (a) of Article 243E of
the Constitution of India.
2. It is pointed out in the petition
Adhyaksha and Upadhyaksha of the Panchayat on the ground that neither Article 243E nor any other Article in Part IX of the Constitution, refers ... judgment, which read as hereunder:
"10. Neither Article 243E nor any other Article in Part IX of the Constitution refers to the term
State of
Karnataka well within time, as provided in Article 243E of the
Constitution. The Constitutional validity of the Karnataka
Panchayat Raj Amendment Ordinance ... could
not have been held within the time frame provided under Article
243E. The Division Bench, in paragraph 29 of the said decision
held thus
contra, learned counsel for respondents
contend that as per Article 243E(3) of the Constitution of
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India, an election to constitute a Panchayat shall ... month of March, 2022. As per Article 243E
of the Constitution of India, an election requires to be held
to a Gram Panchayat prior
Mr. Shiva Madhu vs State Of Karnataka on 9 August, 2018
Author: B.Veerappa
Bench
R. Venkategowda vs State Of Karnataka on 10 April, 1992
Equivalent citations: ILR1992KAR1447, 1992(3
contrary to the constitutional provisions as incorporated
in Articles 243C , 243D and 243E of the Constitution of
India. Similarly, no material has been placed before
Supreme Court while considering the provisions of
Articles 243K , 243ZA , 324 , 243E , 243U , 32 and 226 of
the Constitution of India in the case
Smt Usha Mahesh Dasar vs State Of Karnataka on 10 February, 2026
Author: Suraj Govindaraj
Chandrashekhar S/O Basavaraj Tadsad vs The State Of Karnataka on 10 February, 2026
Author