- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16278 WP No. 107816 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. 107816 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. NAGENDRAPPA S/O THIRKAPPA HUBBALLI, AGE. MAJOR, OCC. COUNCILOR, R/AT: MUNDARAGI, TQ. MUNDARAGI, DIST. GADAG-582 118. 2. SRI. SHIVAPPA S/O NINGAPPA CHIKANNAVAR, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILOR, R/AT: MUNDARAGI, TAL: MUNDARAGI, DIST: GADAG-582 118. 3. SMT. SHANTAVVA S/O PARASHURAM KARADIKOL, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILOR, R/AT: MUNDARAGI, TAL: MUNDARAGI, DIST: GADAG-582 118. 4. SRI. RAJESAAB S/O MAULASAAB BETAGERI, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILOR, R/AT: MUNDARAGI, TAL: MUNDARAGI, DIST: GADAG-582 118. 5. SRI. PAVANKUMAR S/O TOTANGOUDA PATIL, AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILOR, R/AT: MUNDARAGI, TAL: MUNDARAGI, DIST: GADAG-582 118. & 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 12:54:51 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16278 WP No. 107816 of 2025 2. 3. 4. 5. MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MINI VIDHAN SOUDHA, HUBLI ROAD, DIST: GADAG-582 103. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MUNDARAGI, TAL: MUNDARAGI, DIST: GADAG-582 118. THE KARNATAKA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, NO.16, 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR, BELLARY ROAD, SADASHIV NAGAR, ARAMANE ROAD, BENGALURU-560 080. THE TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, MUNDARAGI, REP. BY ITS CHIEF OFFICER, TAL: MUNDARAGI, DIST: GADAG-582 118. & RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GANGADHAR J.M., AAG AND SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. G.N. NARASAMMANAVAR, ADVOCATE FOR R5) 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.7) COPY AS PER ANNEXURE-G AS BEING ARBITRARY AND ILLEGAL; DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.1 AND 2 TO CALCULATE THE TERM OF THE RESPONDENT NO.5 TMC BY EXCLUDING THE PERIOD WHERE THE RESPONDENT NO.5 TMC BEING ADMINISTERED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 3 AND ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR DIRECTION AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NO.1, 2 AND 4 TO PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO COMPLETE THE PERIOD OF 30 MONTHS I.E., (X TERM) EXCLUDING THE PERIOD FROM 05.05.2023 TO 24.08.2024 I.E., THE PERIOD OF ADMINISTRATOR BEING IN CHARGE OF MUNDARAGI TMC, IN THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRATIC VALUES AND BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16278 WP No. 107816 of 2025 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 8B9 GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: 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.: 30