- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:390 WP No. 8381 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 8381 OF 2019 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. JANAKI BILLAVA W/O KARUNAKAR POOJARY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, SUSHMITHA NILAYA, HALAALIVE, KOTESHWARA, POST HANGALOOR-576 217, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. CHANDRANATH ARIGA K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT & PANCHAYATH RAJ, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER KUNDAPURA SUB-DIVISION, KUNDAPURA-576 201, UDUPI DISTRICT. 3. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUK PANCHAYATH, KUNDAPURA-576 201, UDUPI DISTRICT. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:390 WP No. 8381 of 2019 4. THE PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER KOTESHWARA GRAMA PANCHAYATH, KOTESHWARA-576 222, UDUPI DISTRICT. 5. SMT. SHANTHA GOPALAKRISHNA MEMBER, GRAMA PANCHAYAT, KOTESHWARA, 6. SRI. AVINASH SHETTY S/O. SANTHOSH SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, 7. SRI. GANESH DEVADIGA S/O. KRISHNA DEVADIGA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, 8. SRI. KRISHNA GOLLA S/O. BACCHA GOLLA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, 9. SMT. VIMALA DEVADIGA W/O. KALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, 10. SMT. ASHA W/O. RAMACHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 11. SMT. SHOBHA SHEDTHI W/O. RAVI, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, 12. SRI. SURESH SHETTY S/O. SEENAPPA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 13. SMT. RANJITA W/O. K. UMESH, AGED 31 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:390 WP No. 8381 of 2019 14. SMT. SAROJA W/O. RAJU, AGED 37 YEARS, 15. SRI. SATISH MOGAVEERA S/O. BASAVA, AGED 42 YEARS, 16. SRI. SHEKARA MOGAVEERA S/O. ANANTHA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 17. SMT. MALATHI W/O. SOMA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 18. SRI. SURESH DEVADIGA S/O. BACCHA DEVADIGA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 19. SMT. SARASWATHI KAMATH W/O. RAMAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 20. SRI. NAGARAJ POOJARI S/O. KUSHTA, AGED 39 YEARS, 21. SRI. KRISHNA POOJARI S/O. VENKAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 22. SRI. BHASKAR POOJARI S/O. SEENA, AGED 41 YEARS, 23. SMT. JYOTHI POOJARI W/O. VIJAYA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:390 WP No. 8381 of 2019 24. SRI. UDAYA NAYAK S/O. RAMACHANDRA NAYAK, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 25. SMT. ABINAYA MOGAVEERA W/O. RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, 26. SRI. MAHABALA MOGAVEERA S/O. SHEENA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 27. SRI. DAYANANDA DEVADIGA S/O. SHEENA, AGED 42 YEARS, 28. SMT. SUMATHI CHITRANANDA PAI W/O. CHITRANANDA PAI, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 29. SMT. RAGINI DEVADIGA W/O. BABU, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESPONDENTS 5 TO 29 ARE ALL RESIDENTS OF KOTESHWARA VILLAGE-576 222, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. CHANDINI SINGH, HCGP FOR R1 & R2; SRI. K. PRASANNA SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R6 TO R29; R3 & R4 - SERVED) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTICE NO.ELN/CR/116/2018-19 DATED 11.02.2019 (ANNEXURE-G). - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:390 WP No. 8381 of 2019 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN B-GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: “i. Quashing the Notice No.ELN/CR/116/2018-19 dated 11.02.2019 (Annexure-G).” ii. Grant such other relief as the Hon’ble Court deem fit to grant.” 2. The learned counsel for respondents-5, 6 to 29 submitted that the term of the Panchayat itself has got over rendering the above petition challenging the No Confidence Motion infructuous. 3. Placing his submission on record, petition is dismissed as infructuous. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE