IN THE HIGH COURT OF DHARWAD BENCH

DATED THIS THE 12 TH DAY OF APRIL 2018

BEFORE

THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE KRISHNA S.DIXIT

WRIT PETITION NOS.102565-102566 OF 2018(LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SMT.DIVYA W/O APPASAB SANGAVE, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: PRESIDENT, BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591 215, TQ: , DIST: BELAGAVI.

2. SMT.SADHANA W/O CHANDRAKANT MALAGE AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: VICE-PRESIDENT, BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591 215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI. ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SACHIN S. MAGADUM, ADVOCATE )

AND

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGLAURU-560 001.

2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CHIKODI SUB-DIVISION, TQ: CHIKODI-591 201, DIST: BELAGAVI.

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3. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER TALUKA PANCHAYATH, CHIKODI, TQ: CHIKODI-591 201, DIST: BELAGAVI.

4. THE GRAM PANCHAYATH, BENADI AT POST: BENADI-591201, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI, REPRESENTED BY THE PANCHAYATH DEVELOPMENT OFFICER.

5. SHRI.ASHOK S/O BHIMANGOUDA PATIL @ KAMGOUDA AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

6. SMT.RAJASHRI W/O SANTOSH PATIL, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591 215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

7. SHRI.SATYAPPA S/O BIRU HAZARE AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591 215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

8. SMT.REKHA W/O SANJAY NAIK AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

9. SMT.PRIYANKA W/O MAHESH KOLI, AGE: 27 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591 215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

10. SHRI.NAMDEV S/O RAJARAM LOHAR AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, 3

R/O: BENADI-591215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

11. SHRI.ASHOK S/O DATTU SHEVALE AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

12. SHRI.PUNDALIK S/O BHAVU SHINDE AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

13. SMT.ALKA W/O ANNASAHEB HAZARE AGE: 38 YEARS,OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

14. SHRI.ASHOK S/O DUNDAPPA KHSIRSAGAR AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591 215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

15. SMT.KASTURI W/O PRAKASH NOOLE, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591 215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

16. SHRI.TANAJI S/O DHONDIBA HAZARE AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

17. SHRI.LAXMAN S/O BALKRISHNA KHOT AGE: 50 YEARS,OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591 215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI. 4

18. SMT.GOURABAI W/O LAXMAN PATIL AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

19. SMT.POOJA W/O YOGESH PAWAR AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER- BENADI GRAM PANCHAYATH, R/O: BENADI-591215, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI.

... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI.NEELENDRA.D.GUNDE, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-5, 14 & R-6 TO 13, 15 TO 19) (BY SRI.RAVI HOSAMNI, AGA FOR R-1 AND 2) (RESPONDENT NOS.3 AND 4 SERVICE AWAITED)

THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTCILES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 24.03.2018 BEARING NO.GP/CR-33/2-17-18 ISSUED BY THE 2 ND RESPONDENT AT ANNEXURE-E AND E1.

THESE PETITIONS ARE COMING ON FOR ORDERS , THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-

O R D E R

In these Writ Petitions challenge is laid to Annexure-E

notice dated 24.03.2018, whereby the proposal for No Confidence

Motion against the Petitioners herein were being processed.

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2. The No Confidence Motion meeting was scheduled to be held on 10.04.2018. It was halted by the interim order of this

Court. Thus the action in contemplation has lapsed and therefore the Writ Petitions have become infructuous. Accordingly the same are disposed off with liberty to the Petitioners to approach the

Court if a fresh cause of action accrues.

3. The disposal of these Writ Petitions shall not come in the way of fresh proposal being taken up afresh in accordance with law.

Sd/- JUDGE Ckk