- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35125 WP No. 23072 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 23072 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SOGADU VENKATESH V. S/O VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/O TEACHERS COLONY 2ND WARD, PAVAGADA RURAL ROPPA PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-561 202. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAMESH K.R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUMKUR DISTRICT, TUMKUR-572 101. 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PANCHAYATH, TUMKUR DISTRICT TUMKUR-572 101. 4. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER PAVAGADA TALUK PANCHAYATH PAVAGADA, TUMKUR DISTRICT-561 202. 5. THE PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35125 WP No. 23072 of 2025 VALLUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH NAGALAMADIKE HOBLI PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-561 202. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI V., HCGP FOR R1 & R2; SRI. A.NAGARAJAPPA, ADVOCATE FOR R3 TO R5) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT DATED 01.03.2025 BEARING NO.GraPam: :2024-25 AT ANNEXURE-G ISSUED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER It is seen that the petitioner is having an alternative and efficacious remedy under Section 269 of the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993. 2. For that reason, reserving the liberty to the petitioner to approach the Appellate Authority in the manner known to law, the writ petition is hereby dismissed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:35125 WP No. 23072 of 2025 If an appeal is filed by the petitioner, taking into consideration the urgency involved, the Appellate Authority shall dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible. In the light of dismissal of the writ petition, all pending interlocutory applications stand rejected. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 64