IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR.N.V.ANJARIA CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.3480/2020 (LB-RES-PIL) BETWEEN 1 . SRI. BASAPPA BIRADAR S/O GURAPPA, AGED 47 YEARS, 2 . SRI SURESH BASARAGI S/O SIDDARAMAPPA, AGED 45 YEARS, 3 . SRI GIRISH KUKLAKARNI S/O SHESHIGIRI, AGED 41 YEARS, 4 . SRI SANTHOSHAGOWDA PATIL S/O RAVASABA GOWDA PATIL, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, 5 . SRI SIDDANAGOWDA PATIL S/O MALLANAGOWDA, AGED 39 YEARS, 6 . SRI DADASAHEB NADAF S/O BABASAHED, AGED 41 YEARS, W.P.NO.3480/2020 2 7 . SRI NINGAPPA JANAGOWDA S/O SHIVAPPA, AGED 56 YEARS, 8 . SRI DANAPPA KURANI S/O PARISH KURANI, AGED 56 YEARS, 9 . SRI KASAPPA NATIKAR S/O DHARMANNA, AGED 41 YEARS, 10 . SRI MURAGENDRA BIRADAR S/O BASAVAGOWDA, AGED 41 YEARS, 11 . SRI KASAPPA KOLI S/O MALLAPPA KOLI, AGED 32 YEARS, 12 . SRI HANUMANTH HALIJOL S/O NINGAPPA, AGED 51 YEARS, 13 . SRI SUBASH NYAMAGOWDA S/O IRAPPA NYAMAGOWDA, AGED 36 YEARS, 14 . SRI ASHOK JANAGOWDA S/O GIREPPA, AGED 32 YEARS, ALL ARE R/AT KALJIBILAGI VILLAGE, JAMKHANDI TALUK, BAGALKOT-587330 …PETITIONER/S (BY SRI./SMT.: B RAMESH, ADVOCATE) AND 1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001 REP BY ITS SECRETARY W.P.NO.3480/2020 3 2 . CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER THE ZILLA PANCHAYATH, KALJIBILGI VILLAGE, JAMKHANDI TALUK, BANGALKOT-587330. 3 . THE TALUK PANCHAYATH KALJIBILAGI VILLAGE, JAMKHANDI TALUK, BAGALKOT-587330. 4 . PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER KAJIBILGI GRAM PANCHAYATH KALJIBILAGI VILLAGE, JAMKHANDI TALUK, BAGALKOT-587330. 5 . KAJIBILGI GRAM PANCHAYATH KALJIBILAGI VILLAGE, JAMKHANDI TALUK, BAGALKOT-587330 REP BY ITS SECRETARY …RESPONDENT/S THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A. ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS BY DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS AUTHORITIES TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS AND ALSO CONSIDER THE COMMUNICATION ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES WHICH IS PRODUCED AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE-‘F’, ‘G’, ‘H-1’ & ‘H-2’ AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS ON THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING ORDER. W.P.NO.3480/2020 4 CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA AND HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER (PER: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.JUSTICE N.V.ANJARIA) Four weeks' time is granted to remove the office objection, failing which the petition shall stand dismissed automatically without reference to or order of the Court. In the event the office objection is complied with, the petition shall be listed on 25.02.2025 Sd/- (N.V.ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE TYPED BY : SK CASE WORKER : SG COMPARED BY : SG COPY Sd/- ASSISTANT REGISTRAR