- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:287 WP No. 100227 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 100227 OF 2021 (LB-ELE) BETWEEN: SMT. GODAVARI W/O. VIRUPAKSH BAAT AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. HAYAGADI PLOT, MAHALINGPUR, DIST: BAGALKOT-587312. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K.S.PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. SIDDU SAVADI AGE: 45 YEARS, MEMBER OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, TERDAL CONSTITUENCY, TQ: TERDAL TOWN, DIST: BAGALKOT-587101. 2. SNEHAL SHIVANAND ANGADI AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER, MAHALINGAPUR TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, R/O. BALIGAR ONI, WARD NO.21, MAHALINGPUR, DIST: BAGALKOT-587312. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BAGALKOT-587101. 4. THE CHIEF OFFICER TOWN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, MANJANNA E Digitally signed by MANJANNA E Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2026.01.20 15:21:13 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:287 WP No. 100227 of 2021 MAHALINGPUR-587312. 5. THE THASILDAR RABAKAVI-BANHATTI AND DESIGNATED OFFICER TO THE ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF MAHALINGPUR TMC, MAHALINGPUR-587312, DIST: BAGALKOT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VISHWAPRAKASH UPPIN, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SRINAND A.PACHCHAPURE, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. A.S.PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR C/R2; SRI. ASHOK T.KATTIMANI, AGA FOR R3 AND R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.5 TO PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO CAST HER VOTE IN THE ELECTION HELD ON 09.11.2020 TO THE POST OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT TO THE MAHALINGPUR, MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AS PER ZÀÄ£ÁªÀuÁ/¹Dgï-221/2020-21 VIDE ANNEXURE-C PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.5; DECLARE THAT THE RESPONDENT NO.2 HOLDING THE POST OF PRESIDENT OF TMC MAHALINGPUR IS WITHOUT AUTHORITY ILLEGAL AND THEREBY SET ASIDE THE RESOLUTION DATED 09.11.2020 BEARING NO.NIL (ANNEXURE-D) PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.5 AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:287 WP No. 100227 of 2021 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the respondent No.1 submits that the election held on 09.11.2020 to the post of President and Vice-President to the Mahalingpur, Municipal Council was for a statutory tenure of two years and that the said term came to an end in the year 2022. It is therefore, contended that no effective relief survives for consideration in the present writ petition. 2. The aforesaid submission made by learned counsel for respondent No.1 is fairly conceded by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. In view of the admitted position that the term in office in question has already expired, the writ petition would not survive for consideration. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA PJ/CT:VH List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31