Case Note & Summary
The High Court of Karnataka heard a batch of writ petitions filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging various notifications issued by the State Government regarding reservation of wards for elections to municipal corporations, city municipal councils, and town municipal councils. Petitioners from multiple municipalities, including Mangalore City Corporation, Madikere Municipality, Harapanahalli Town Municipal Council, Tiptur City Municipal Council, Bhadravathi City Municipal Council, and others, sought quashing of notifications dated 30.07.2018 and 10.08.2018, inter alia on the ground that the final notification altered reservations from those in draft notifications, affecting their rights to contest. Specific wards challenged included Ward No. 19, Derebail (West) Ward No. 25, and others. The petitioners contended that the State Government erred in reserving wards for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, or Women in an arbitrary manner. The matters were listed before Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav on 14 January 2019. However, the provided judgment text is a compilation of case numbers and party details without any recorded submissions, findings, or final order. Consequently, the outcome and reasoning remain unknown.
Issue of Consideration
KAHC010005872019_1
