1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 28 TH DAY OF MARCH 2013 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE DILIP B. BHOSALE WRIT PETITION No. 76167/2013 (LB-RES) BETWEEN: KALPANA SHANGAVE, W/O VIKAS SHANGAVE, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: MEMBER GRAM PANCHAYAT, AP: APPACHIWADI, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELGAUM. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI SUNIL S. DESAI, ADVOCATE FOR M/S. GOULAY ASSOCIATES) AND : 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT M.S.BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, D.C.COMPOUND, BELGAUM. 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CHIKODI, TQ: CHIKODI, 2 DIST: BELGAUM. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, CHIKODI, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELGAUM. 5. THE SECRETARY, APPACHIWADI GRAMA PANCHAYAT, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELGAUM. 6. THE TALUKA SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, RETURNING OFFICER, SOCIAL WELFAR DEPARTMENT CHIKODI, DIST: BELGAUM. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. K. VIDYAVATHI, A.G.A. FOR R1 TO R4 & R6; R5 – SERVICE AWAITED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS 2 TO 6 TO CONDUCT ELECTIONS TO THE POST OF ADHYAKSHA FOR APPACHIWADI GRAM PANCHAYAT AND CONSIDER THE PETITIONER’S REPRESENTATION DTD.26.11.2012 TO THE SAID POST AS PER ANNEXURE-G. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: PC : Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Having regard to the peculiar nature of the prayer made in the writ petition {clause (a)}, I am allowing the 3 petitioner to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to make an application before the Deputy Commissioner for conducting election of the President of Appachiwadi Gram Panchayat under Section 5 r/w. section 44 of the Karnataka Panchayat Raj Act, 1993. 3. Petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed. If the petitioner makes any representation with a prayer as aforementioned, the Deputy Commissioner or any other concerned authority shall take appropriate decision at the earliest and in any case within a period of 12 weeks’ from the date of making such application. Sd/ JUDGE hnm/-.