- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16272 WP No. 108090 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. 108090 OF 2025 (LB-ELE) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SULEMANBASHA S/O MAHAMMEDSAB TARLAGHATTA AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, R/AT NAVANAGAR, B D PATIL PARK, SHIGGAON, DIST. HAVERI-581 205. 2. SRI. DAYANAND S/O SHIVAMURTAPPA AKKI AGE. 48 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, R/AT NEAR OLD BUS STAND, SHIGGAON, TQ. SHIGGAON, DIST. HAVERI-581 205. 3. SRI. SRIKHANTH S/O SHIVAPPA BULLAKKANAVAR AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, R/AT SHIGGAON, TQ. SHIGGAON, DIST. HAVERI-581 205. 4. SRI. RAMESH S/O MAHARUDRAPPA VANAHALLI AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, R/AT SHIGGAON, TQ. SHIGGAON, DIST. HAVERI-581 205. 5. SMT. JYOTI K. NADDUR, AGE. 31 YEARS, OCC. COUNCILOR, R/AT SHIGGAON, TQ. SHIGGAON, DIST. HAVERI-581 205. &PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MRUTYUNJAY TATA BANGI, ADVOCATE) CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.11.27 12:54:52 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16272 WP No. 108090 of 2025 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, R/BY THE UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION, M S BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, HAVERI, DIST. HAVERI-581 110. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, SAVANUR, TQ. SHIGGAON, DIST. HAVERI-581 110. 4. THE KARNATAKA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, NO.16, 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR, BELLARY ROAD, SADASHIV NAGAR, ARAMANE ROAD, BANGALORE-560 080. 5. THE TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, SHIGGAON R/BY ITS CHIEF OFFICER, SHIGGAON, TQ. SHIGGAON, DIST. HAVERI-581 205. &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. GANGADHAR J.M, AAG AND SRI. ASHOK T. KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. C.S. SHETTAR, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 5 NOT TO APPOINT AN ADMINISTRATOR IN SHIGGAON MUNICIPALITY TILL THE PETITIONERS9 EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE TERM OF 60 MONTHS & ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:16272 WP No. 108090 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.: 17