- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16274 WP No. 107754 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE WRIT PETITION NO. 107754 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. JAYASUDHA W/O BASAVARAJ BHOVIVADDAR AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 2. SMT. RAHIMABANU W/O RAJESABU KUNKUR AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 3. SRI. SHIVARAJ S/O RAMU SUBAYAVVAR AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 4. SMT. BIBIJAN W/O ADANSAAB MULLANAVAR AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 5. SRI. AHMEDRAZA KHAN S/O MODINKHAN PATHAN AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 6. SRI. MOHAMMED ZAFAR S/O RAZAKSAAB HANDI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 7. SRI. VISHWANATH S/O CHENNAMALLAPPA PAVADSHETTAR AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.11.27 12:54:49 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16274 WP No. 107754 of 2025 8. SMT. NIRMALA W/O DEVENDRAPPA BENDALGATTI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 9. SRI. MOHAMMEDGOUS S/O MOHAMMED IBRAHIM MAKANDAR AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 10.SMT. KUSUMA W/O NAGABHUSHAN HAVANGI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 11.SRI. SHRIKANT S/O SHRINIVAS SANU AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 12.SMT. SUVARNA S KOTAGUNASI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 13.SMT. SHAKUNTALA W/O CHANDRASHEKAR NAIK AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 14.SRI. PHANIRAJU S/O MALESHAPPA HADALGI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. 15.SRI. SHEKAPPA S/O FAKIRAPPA LAMANI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUNDGOD, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. & PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MRUTYUNJAY TATA BANGI, ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16274 WP No. 107754 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY THE UNDER SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, M S BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER & DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT, KARWAR 581301. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, MUNDGOD UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-581349. 4. THE KARNATAKA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, NO 16, 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR, BELLARY ROAD, SADASHIV NAGAR, ARAMANE ROAD, BANGALORE-560080. 5. THE TOWN PANCHAYAT, MUNDGOD, REP. BY ITS CHIEF OFFICER, TAL: MUNDGOD, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA-581349. & RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GANGADHAR J.M., AAG AND SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. HAREESH S. NAYAK, ADVOCATE FOR R4; NOTICE TO R5 IS SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE IMPUGNED COMMUNICATION BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 BEARING NO.SECK/ULB/OTHR/1/2025-ULB DATED 27.01.2025, IN SO FAR MUNDAGOD TMC IS CONCERN AS COPY AS PER ANNEXURE-E AS BEING ARBITRARY AND ILLEGAL AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 8B9 GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16274 WP No. 107754 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that issue raised in the present petition is covered in terms of the judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench in W.P. No.106387/2025 and connected matters. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Petition is dismissed for the reasons assigned in the aforementioned judgment. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE CHS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 24