- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4616 WP No. 101333 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI MULIMANI WRIT PETITION NO. 101333 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: SHIVAMURTEPPA S/O HANAMAVVA KALI, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST, R/O WARD NO.3, KUDRIMOTI, AT KUDRIMOTI VILLAGE, TQ. KUKNOOR-583 237. DIST. KOPPAL. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYKUMAR.B.HORATTI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT. REPTD. BY ITS SECRETARY, VIKAS SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE RAJIV GANDHI RURAL HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED, NO.1,2,3,4, IT PARK, 1ST FLOOR, 4TH MAIN ROAD, RAJAJI NAGAR INDUSTRIAL AREA, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 044. 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT KOPPAL, DIST. KOPPAL-583 231. 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYAT KUKNOOR, KUKANOOR-583 232, DIST. KOPPAL. Digitally signed by PREMCHANDRA M R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4616 WP No. 101333 of 2025 5. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, GRAM PANCHAYAT OFFICE, KUDRIMOTI, AT KUDRIMOTI-583 237. TQ. KUKNOOR, DIST. KOPPAL. 6. THE PRESIDENT, GRAM PANCHAYAT OFFICE, KUDRIMOTI, AT: KUDRIMOTI-583 237. TQ. KUKNOOR, DIST. KOPPAL. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN.K.UPPAR., AGA FOR R1; SMT. SUMAN BALIGA., ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR BALAGERIMATH., ADVOCATE FOR R3-5; SRI. D.V.PATTAR., ADVOCATE FOR R6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, SEEKING CERTAIN RELIEFS. THIS WRIT PETITION IS LISTED FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, AN ORDER IS MADE AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER Sri.Vijaykumar B.Horatti., counsel for the petitioner, Sri.Praveen K.Uppar., AGA for respondent No.1 and Sri.Vijaykumar Balagerimath., counsel for respondents 3 to 5 have appeared in person. 2. The captioned Writ Petition is filed seeking following reliefs: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4616 WP No. 101333 of 2025 a) To issue a Writ of certiorari to quash the meeting notice dated 14.02.2025 fixed on 21.02.2025 issued by respondent No.5 vide Annexure-F. b) To issue a Writ of Mandamus directing respondents 5 and 6 to consider the representation vide Annexure-D. 3. Counsel for the respective parties urged several contentions. Heard the arguments and perused the writ papers with care. 4. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not pressing Prayer No.(a). The oral submission made by counsel for the petitioner is placed on record. As far as Prayer No.(b) is concerned, the petitioner is seeking a mandamus directing respondents 5 and 6 to consider the representation vide Annexure-D. 5. A perusal of Annexure-D reflects that there are as many as 15 signatories and the petitioner is one among them. The request sought in the representation is in the form of public - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:4616 WP No. 101333 of 2025 interest. Hence, mandamus cannot be ordered to consider the representation. 6. Resultantly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. Sd/- (JYOTI MULIMANI) JUDGE RH List No.: 2 Sl No.: 40