- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16276 WP No. 107794 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. 107794 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. CHINNAVVA W/O GIREPPA HUCHCHANNAVAR, AGE. 85 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, KENCHALARKOPPA, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 126. 2. ARJUN S/O YAMANAPPA AMOJI, AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, KENCHALARKOPPA, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 126. 3. VEERENDRA S/O BASAPPA PRABHUNAVAR, AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, PRABHUNAVAR ONI, SAVADATTI, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 126. 4. SHRI YALLAPPA S/O HANUMANTAPPA RUDRAKSHI, AGE. 37 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, AYYAPPASWAMI NAGAR, RAMAPUR SITE, SAVADATTI, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 126. 5. SMT. TIRUMALA W/O RAJU BALLARI, AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, RENUKA NAGAR, SAVADATTI, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 126. & PETITIONERS (BY SRI. IRANAGOUDA K. KABBUR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 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:16276 WP No. 107794 of 2025 M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, V.V. TOWER, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, BELAGAVI-590 001. 4. THE CHIEF OFFICER, SAVADATTI, YALLAMMA TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, TQ. SAVADATTI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591 126. & RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GANGADHAR J.M., AAG AND SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. HANUMANTHAREDDY SAHUKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED COMMUNICATION/LETTER DATED 19.07.2025 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT AUTHORITY BEARING NO.UDA 39 MLR 2025 (E) VIDE ANNEXURE-E DETERMINING THE DATE OF COMPLETION OF TENURE OF COUNCILORS OF BELAGAVI DISTRICT AND IMPUGNED LETTER DATED 27.08.2025 BEARING NO.5 1/5/2025- 26, ISSUED BY THE 3RD RESPONDENT FOR HOLDING THE ELECTIONS FOR THE POST OF SAVADATTI COUNCILORS ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 2025 INSOFAR AS RELATES TO AT SL.NO.2, AS CONTRARY TO SECTION 18 AND SECTION 315 OF KARNATAKA MUNICIPALITIES ACT, 1964; DECLARE THAT, THE DURATION OF THE CURRENCY OF THE ORDER DATED 04-05-2023, VIDE ANNEXURE-B, APPOINTING ADMINISTRATOR TO SAVADATTI TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL FROM 04.05.2023 TO 27.08.2024 SHALL NOT USURP THE TOTAL FIVE YEARS OF THE TENURE OF THE COUNCILORS AND ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS, DIRECTING THEM RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 4 TO CALCULATE THE FIVE YEARS TERM OF THE COUNCIL EXCLUDING THE PERIOD FROM 04-05-2023 TO 27-08-2024 AND FURTHER BE DIRECTED THAT TERM OF INDI TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL WOULD CONTINUE UNTIL COMPLETION OF 30 MONTHS TENURE BY CONSIDERING THE GRIEVANCE OF THE PETITIONER, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 8B9 GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16276 WP No. 107794 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:BCK LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 28