Case Note & Summary
The petitioners, Smt. Lakshmidevi and Suresh C. R., residents of Chikkapannepalya, Hathri Post, Kasaba Hobli, Magadi Taluk, Ramanagara District, filed writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru. They sought a writ of mandamus directing the respondents, including the Chief Electoral Officer, Electoral Registration Officer, Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, Tahasildhar, and Block Level Officer, to include their names in the electoral list as residents of Chikkappanni Palya Village within the Regional Electoral Constituency of Sidaganahalli, Magadi Taluk, Ramanagara District. Additionally, they sought permission for the first petitioner to file her nomination to contest for the forthcoming Sidaganahalli Regional Electoral Constituency. The court, presided over by Justice Raghvendra S. Chauhan, after hearing the petitioners' counsel Sri Subramanya S. and the respondents' counsel Sri A. K. Vasanth, AGA, issued an order directing the respondents to consider the petitioners' application for inclusion in the electoral roll and to permit the first petitioner to file her nomination. The court did not provide detailed reasoning but effectively granted the relief sought, emphasizing the petitioners' right to be included in the electoral roll if they are residents.
Headnote
A) Election Law - Electoral Roll - Inclusion of Names - Right to Vote - Petitioners sought inclusion of their names in the electoral list as residents of Chikkappanni Palya Village - Court directed respondents to consider the petitioners' application for inclusion in the electoral roll and to permit the first petitioner to file nomination for the forthcoming Sidaganahalli Regional Electoral Constituency - Held that the petitioners have a right to be included in the electoral roll if they are residents (Paras 1-3).
Issue of Consideration
Whether the petitioners are entitled to be included in the electoral roll as residents of Chikkappanni Palya Village and to permit the first petitioner to file nomination for the Sidaganahalli Regional Electoral Constituency.
Final Decision
The court directed the respondents to consider the petitioners' application for inclusion in the electoral roll and to permit the first petitioner to file her nomination for the forthcoming Sidaganahalli Regional Electoral Constituency.
Law Points
- Right to vote
- Right to contest elections
- Electoral roll inclusion
- Mandamus
- Local body elections
