- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1437 WP No. 34832 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA WRIT PETITION NO. 34832 OF 2024 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT.ANASUYA BAI W/O SRI VITHAL RAO JAGATAP, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, RESIDENT OF MULLUR VILLAGE GAVADAGERE HOBLI, HUNSUR TALUKA, VTC MULLURU, P O MULLURU, DISTRICT MYSURU. STATE KARNATAKA. PIN CODE 571610. AADHAAR NO. 3661 3299 3779. PRESIDENT OF MULLURU 01 VILLAGE PANCHAYATH, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARIPRASAD M B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, VIKAS SOUDHA, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, HUNSUR SUB DIVISION, HUNSUR 571 105. 3. THE PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (PDO) MULLURU VILLAGE PANCHAYATH, MULLURU VILLAGE, HUNSUR TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT 571 121. Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1437 WP No. 34832 of 2024 4. B.P.PUTTANNAIAH., S/O LATE PAPEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, ATTHIGUPPE VILLAGE, C.B.T. COLONY POST, HUNSURU TALUK-571 105. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI.V., HCGP FOR R-1 & R-2; SMT. GEETHADEVI.M.P., ADVOCATE FOR R-3; SRI. SANDESH.T.B., ADVOCATE FOR R-4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLS 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA., PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 10.12.2024 ISSUED BY THE R-2 IN E.L.N(GRA.PAN)110/2024-25, CALLING UPON THE PETITIONER AND OTHER MEMBERS FOR NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION AGAINST THE PETITIONER, TO BE DEBATED ON 24.12.2024 AT 11.00 A.M AT MULLUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT OFFICE, VIDE ANNEXURE-C, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N S SANJAY GOWDA ORAL ORDER 1. This petition is filed challenging the special meeting convened by the Assistant Commissioner pursuant to the motion of no confidence which was intended to be moved by fifteen members. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the members, who had initiated the proceeding for moving a no confidence motion, submits that they are - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1437 WP No. 34832 of 2024 withdrawing the notice given by them, since it is noticed that fifteen days clear notice was not given by the Assistant Commissioner and the Panchayat Development Officer had affixed his signature and they also seek for liberty to move a fresh motion of no confidence by following the prescribed procedure. 3. In light of the above, the impugned notice would not survive for consideration and the writ petition is disposed of as having become unnecessary. 4. Liberty is reserved to the respondents to move a fresh no confidence motion, if they so desire. Sd/- (N S SANJAY GOWDA) JUDGE RK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 49