Karnataka High Court Allows Appeals of Councillors Against Dismissal of Writ Petitions Challenging Disqualification for Defection Under Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 — Holds That Single Judge Erred in Dismissing Petitions at Threshold Without Considering Merits and That Disqualification Proceedings Must Comply With Principles of Natural Justice....
The case involves a batch of writ appeals filed by elected councillors of various town municipal councils and town panchayats in Belagavi district, Karnataka. The appellants were issued show cause not...




