- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34060 WP No. 26339 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 26339 OF 2025 (LB-ELE) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SHASHI BAI @ SHASHIKALA W/O K.SHEKAR NAIK AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS PRESIDENT OF NERLIGE GRAM PANCHAYATH DAVANAGERE TALUK R/OF CHINNASAMUDRA VILLAGE DAVANAGARE TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577 556. 2. SMT. H.R.BHAGYA W/O NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS VICE PRESIDENT OF NERLIGE GRAM PANCHAYATH DAVANAGERE TALUK R/OF CHINNASAMUDRA VILLAGE DAVANAGARE TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577 556. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. N.R.NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560 001. Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34060 WP No. 26339 of 2025 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE SUB DIVISION DAVANAGERE-577 101. 3. NERLIGE GRAM PANCHAYATH REP. BY PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER NERLIGE VILLAGE, DAVANAGERE TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577 556. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. H.K.KENCHEGOWDA, AGA FOR R1 & R2; VIDE COURT ORDER DATED 01.09.2025 NOTICE TO R3 IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE NOTICES ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONERS FOR NO CONFIDENCE MOTION TO DISQUALIFY THEM FOR THE POST OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT IN NO.Election/CR/38/2025-26 DATED 18.08.2025 TO THE 1ST PETITIONER AND ANOTHER NOTICE IN NO.Election/CR/ 39/2025-26 DATED 18.08.2025 TO THE 2ND PETITIONER, WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURES-G AND H 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:34060 WP No. 26339 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Petitioner no.1 is said to be the President of respondent no.3-Gram Panchayat and petitioner no.2 is said to be the Vice President of the said Gram Panchayat. It is seen that certain members of the Gram Panchayat have moved a no-confidence motion against the President and Vice President in the manner known to law, and the meeting is scheduled on 04.09.2025. 2. The petitioners have not made out any ground as to why the process of no-confidence motion moved against them has to be interfered. It is noticed that the procedure that has been adopted is in the manner known to law. 3. For the aforementioned reasons, the writ petition is hereby dismissed. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34