- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16277 WP No. 107812 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.107812 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SANTOSH S/O ISHAWAR PALOJI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUDHOL, TAL: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587313. 2. SRI. SATISH S/O SANGAPPA MALAGHAN AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUDHOL, TAL: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587313. 3. SMT. SUNANDA W/O HANAMANTH TELI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUDHOL, TAL: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587313. 4. SRI. ASHOK S/O BALAPPA GAVAROJI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUDHOL, TAL: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587313. 5. SRI. MEHABOOB S/O MUKTAMSAAB BAGAWAN AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: MUDHOL, TAL: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587313. &PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ABHISHEK N. BARIGIDAD, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY THE UNDER SECRETARY, CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.11.27 12:54:50 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16277 WP No. 107812 of 2025 MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, M S BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MINI VIDHAN SOUDHA, HUBLI ROAD, DIST: BAGALKOTE-582103. 3. THE KARNATAKA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, NO 16, 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR, BELLARY ROAD, SADASHIV NAGAR, ARAMANE ROAD, BANGALORE-560080. 4. THE CITY MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, MUDHOL, REP. BY ITS CHIEF OFFICER, TAL: MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOTE-587313. &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GANGADHAR J.M, AAG AND SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. HAREESH NAYAK, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI. R.K. KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR R4) 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.NAE39MLR2025(E) DATED 26.03.2025 (INSOFAR AS SERIAL NO.2) COPY AS PER ANNEXURE-G IS 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: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16277 WP No. 107812 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, CT:VP LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 29