- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16275 WP No. 107767 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.107767 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. RAGHUNATH S/O GURUNATH RENAKKE AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 2. SRI. NAGARAJ S/O SIDAPPA KATTIMANI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 3. SMT. SUNITA @ NEETA W/O RAJESH BILAGI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 4. SRI. RAGHAVENDRA S/O RAYAPPA DODDAMANI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 5. SMT. LAXMI W/O JAGADEESH KADKOL AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 6. SMT. SARITA W/O GOVIND DUTH AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 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:16275 WP No. 107767 of 2025 7. SRI. SHANKAREPPA S/O MAHADEVAPPA BENNUR AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 8. SMT. SHARAVVA W/O SHIVAPPA SHIRIENAVVAR AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 9. SRI. SIDRAMAPPA S/O SURESH BEMBALGI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 10. SMT. LAXMI W/O PRAKASH BARGE AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 11. SRI. MANJUNATH S/O SHANKREPPA RAWAL AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 12. SRI. PRALHAD S/O MANAPPA BADIGER AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 13. SMT. GEETA W/O LAXMAN DODDAMANI AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. 14. SMT. PARVATI W/O RAMESH NAYAK AGE: MAJOR, OCC: COUNCILLOR, R/AT: RAMDURG, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI-591123. &PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ABHISHEK N. BARIGIDAD, ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16275 WP No. 107767 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY THE UNDER SECRETARY, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, M S BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, DC COMPOUND, NEAR RANI CHENAMMA CIRCLE, BELAGAVI-590001. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, BAILHONGAL, TAL: BAILHONGAL, DIST: BELAGAVI-591102. 4. THE KARNATAKA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, NO.16, 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR, BELLARY ROAD, SADASHIV NAGAR, ARAMANE ROAD, BANGALORE-560080. 5. THE TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, RAMDURG, REP. BY ITS CHIEF OFFICER, TAL: RAMDURG, DIST: BELAGAVI- 591123. &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GANGADHAR J.M., AAG AND SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1 TO R3 SRI. HAREESH S. NAYAK, ADVOCATE FOR R4; SRI. HANUMANTHAREDDY SAHUKAR, 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 24.06.2025 INSOFAR AS COPY AS PER ANNEXURE-F AS BEING ARBITRARY AND ILLEGAL & 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:16275 WP No. 107767 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.: 26