- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30203 WP No. 55860 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 55860 OF 2018 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. MANJULA, W/O BALRAM, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, DIDDIGI VILLAGE PANCHAYAT, R/O UCHANGIPURA-2 VILLAGE, JAGALUR TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT – 577 513. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. SAKSHA BHAGAVAN, ADVOCATE FOR SMT.PRIYANKA AJJANNAVAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PANCHAYAT, DAVANGERE – 577 553. 3. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TALUK PANCHAYAT, Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30203 WP No. 55860 of 2018 JAGALURU, DAVANGERE – 577 553. 4. THE PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, DIDDIGI VILLAGE PANCHAYAT, JAGALURU TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT – 577 553. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BOPPANNA BELLIAPPA, AGA FOR R-1; SRI.N.R.JAGADEESHWARA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2; R-3 AND R-4 - SERVED) *** THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DATED 22.10.2018 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.1 REMOVING THE PETITIONER FROM THE MEMBERSHIP OF DIDDIGI GRAM PANCHAYAT AS PER SECTION 43[A] OF THE KARNATAKA GRAM SWARAJ AND PANCHAYAT RAJ ACT, 1993 WHICH IS PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE – A AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER By an order dated 22.10.2018, the petitioner has been removed from the Membership of Diddigi Gram Panchayat, Jagaluru Taluk, Davanagere District, under - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:30203 WP No. 55860 of 2018 Section 43A of the Karnataka Grama Swaraj and Panchayat Raj Act, 1993. The same is challenged in the instant writ petition. 2. It is submitted that the term of the elected body of the Diddigi Grama Panchayat came to an end and thereafter, fresh elections were conducted and the petitioner has not contested the elections. 3. For the said reason, it is submitted by the respondents that the writ petition has become infructuous. 4. The petitioner is not in a position to contravene the afore-mentioned facts. 5. The writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE BMV* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 59