- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10480 WP No. 101768 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 101768 OF 2025 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: SMT GANGAVVA W/O SIDDAPPA KURABAR AGE. 40 YEARS OCC. AGRICULTURE AND PRESIDENT GRAM PANCHAYAT CHAPAGAON R/O VADDEBAIL VILLAGE, TQ. KHANAPUR DIST. BELAGAVI PIN. 591120 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. R M HIREMATH & SRI. SUJEET S. HIREMATH., ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING 3RD FLOOR, BENGALURU PIN. 560001 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER BELAGAV SUB-DIVISION BELAGAVI DIST.BELAGAVI PIN 590001 3. GRAM PANCHAYAT CHAPAGAON Digitally signed by GIRIJA A. BYAHATTI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10480 WP No. 101768 of 2025 TQ. KHANAPUR DIST. BELAGAVI REPRESENTED BY ITS PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT OFFICER PIN. 591120 4. SHRI MARUTI S/O PUNNAPPA JHOPADE AGE. 38 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND GP MUMBER R/O.H.NO.78, CHAPAGAON TQ. KHANAPUR DIST. BELAGAVI PIN. 591120 5. SMT LAXMI W/O HANAMANT MADAR AGE. 46 YEARS OCC. AGRICULTURE AND GP MUMBER CHAPAGAON TQ. KHANAPUR DIST. BELAGAVI PIN. 591120 6. SHRI NAGARAJ S/O BASAVARANNEPPA YALLURKAR AGE. 41 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND GP MUMBER CHAPAGAON TQ. KHANAPUR DIST. BELAGAVI PIN. 591120 7. SMT DEMAVVA W/O PIRAJI MADAR AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND GP MUMBER R/O.BASAVESHWAR GALLI, CHAPAGAON TQ. KHANAPUR DIST. BELAGAVI PIN. 591120 8. SHRI NAJEER S/O DADASAHEB SANADI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10480 WP No. 101768 of 2025 AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND GP MUMBER R/O.H.NO.255, CHAPAGAON TQ. KHANAPUR DIST. BELAGAVI PIN. 591120 9. SMT SNEHAL W/O SAYAJI PATIL AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND GP MUMBER R/O.H.NO.76, CHAPAGAON TQ. KHANAPUR DIST. BELAGAVI PIN. 591120 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESH B. CHIGARI., AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI. PRUTHVI K.S., ADVOCATE FOR R4 TO R9; R3-SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARITLCES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER QUASHING ANNEXURE-B, THE IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 27-02-2025 BEARING NO.CHUNAVANE/GRA.PAM/VIVA-02/2024-25 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 TO THE PETITIONER SCHEDULING THE DATE AND TIME OF MEETING FOR NO CONFIDENCE MOTION AS 17-03- 2025 AT 11.00 AM AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10480 WP No. 101768 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. The Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Issue a writ of Certiorari or any other writ or order quashing the Annexure-B, the impugned notice dated 27.02.2025 bearing No. CHUNAVANE/GRA. PAM/VIVA-02/2024-25 issued by R2 to the petitioner scheduling the date and time of the meeting for No Confidence Motion as 17.03.2025 at 11.00 a.m. b. Issue any other writ/order or direction deemed fit and proper, in the interest of justice and equity. 2. What was challenged was holding of no-confidence meeting on 17.3.2025. The said date having expired during the pendency of the above petition, the petition has been rendered infructuous. 3. Reserving liberty to the members who seek to move no-confidence motion in accordance with law, the Writ Petition stands disposed. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE PRS/ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 66