Karnataka High Court Quashes Notification Converting Grama Panchayat Area into Transitional Area Under Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 — Violation of Mandatory Pre-Notification Procedure and Lack of Hearing to Affected Residents. The court held that the procedure under Section 3(1) of the Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 requiring a pre-notification inviting objections and suggestions is mandatory before issuing a final notification under Section 4(1), and the impugned notification was quashed for non-compliance and denial of natural justice.
23 Jul 2021The petitioners, residents of Kurugal Grama Panchayat and surrounding villages in Kolar Taluk, challenged the official Karnataka Gazette notification ...






