High Court of Karnataka Hears Batch of Writ Petitions Challenging Reservation of Wards in Municipal Elections. Petitioners Seek to Quash State Government Notifications Reserving Wards for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes.

High Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: BENGALURU
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Multiple writ petitions were filed before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, challenging the notifications issued by the State Government regarding reservation of wards in various municipal corporations and municipalities across Karnataka. The petitioners, who are individuals and prospective candidates, sought to quash the impugned notifications dated 10.08.2018 and 30.07.2018, and to direct the respondent authorities to reserve the wards as per the draft notifications or to reserve them for the General category. The petitions were filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, raising grievances concerning the reservation process for municipal elections. The matters were listed together before Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav for hearing on 14.01.2019. No further details regarding the court's decision, reasoning, or arguments are available from the provided text.

Issue of Consideration

KAHC010109352018_1

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Case Details

2019 LawText (KAR) (01) 27

W.P. No.44499/2018 (LB-ELE) c/w W.P. No.50796/2018 & W.P.Nos.53609-53611/2018 and connected matters

2019-01-14

Justice S. Sunil Dutt Yadav

Sri Abishek Marla M.J., Sri K.N. Phaneendra, Sri Dinesh Rao, Sri Ashok Haranahalli, and others

Mr. Ravindra Nayak and others

Karnataka State Election Commission and others

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Nature of Litigation

Writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India

Remedy Sought

Quashing of notifications dated 10.08.2018 and 30.07.2018 regarding ward reservation; direction to reserve wards as per draft notification or for General category

Filing Reason

Challenge to the reservation of wards in municipal bodies

Procedural History

Writ petitions filed directly before the High Court; listed together for hearing on 14.01.2019

Acts & Sections

  • Constitution of India: Articles 226, 227
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