High Court of Karnataka Hears Multiple Writ Petitions Challenging Reservation of Wards for Local Body Elections. Petitions Seek Quashing of Final Notification on Reservation Alleging Arbitrariness and Violation of Draft Notification.

High Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: BENGALURU
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KAHC010000672019_1

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Case Details

2019 LawText (KAR) (01) 21

W.P. No.44499/2018 (LB-ELE) c/w W.P. No.50796/2018, W.P.Nos.53609-53611/2018, and others

2019-01-14

S. Sunil Dutt Yadav

Sri Abishek Marla M.J., Sri Ashok Haranahalli, Sri K.N.Phaneendra, Smt. Vaishali Hegde, Sri Vishwajith Shetty, Sri Dinesh Rao, Smt. Prathima Honnapura

Ravindra Nayak & Ors.

State of Karnataka & Ors.

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Nature of Litigation

Writ petitions challenging reservation of wards for municipal elections in Karnataka.

Remedy Sought

Quashing of final notifications dated 10.08.2018 and 30.07.2018 regarding reservation of wards and seeking directions to follow draft notifications or reserve wards for general category.

Filing Reason

Petitioners alleged that the final notifications arbitrarily altered the reservation of wards from the draft notifications, affecting their right to contest elections.

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