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High Court of Karnataka Considers Batch of Writ Petitions Challenging Ward Reservation Notifications for Urban Local Body Elections. Petitioners question the legality of notifications issued by the State Government altering reservation of wards under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 and Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964.

High Court: Karnataka High Court Bench: BENGALURU

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Issue of Consideration

KAHC010507202018_1

Case Details

2019 LawText (KAR) (01) 37

W.P. No.44499/2018 (LB-ELE) and connected matters

2019-01-14

S. Sunil Dutt Yadav

Abishek Marla M.J., K.N.Phaneendra, Vaishali Hegde, Vishwajith Shetty, Dinesh Rao, Prathima Honnapura, S.Rajashekar, Ashok Haranahalli, Manmohan P.N., Rajaram Sooryambail, Dhananjay Kumar, Udaya Prakash Muliya, Rahul S. Reddy, Anusuya Devi, Devi Prasad Shetty, S. Basavaraj, R.Subramanya, M. Ravindranath, D.C. Jagadeesh, Naveen J. N., Nagarajappa A., Mahesh R. Uppin, H.C. Shivaramu

Mr. Ravindra Nayak & Others

Karnataka State Election Commission & Others

Nature of Litigation

Writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging notifications relating to reservation of wards for urban local body elections.

Remedy Sought

To quash impugned notifications and direct respondents to reserve wards as per earlier draft notifications or as per law.

Filing Reason

Alleged arbitrary or illegal reservation of wards for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, backward classes and women in municipal elections.

Procedural History

Multiple writ petitions filed in 2018 before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru. Notices issued to respondents. Matters listed together and heard by single bench on 14 January 2019. Judgment text incomplete; final outcome not recorded in available portion.

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India: Article 226, Article 227

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