- 1 - W.P.Nos.50161/2013 & 50210-242/2013 c/w W.P.Nos.50753-50778/2013, 50939-50965/2013 & 51324-51357/2013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 18 TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2013 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.G.RAMESH WRIT PETITION NOS.50161 & 50210-50242/2013 (LB-ELE) R C/W WRIT PETITION NOS.50753-50778/2013 (LB-RES) 50939-50965/2013 (LB-RES) & 51324-51357/2013 (LB-ELE) IN W.P.50161 & 50210-50242/2013 BETWEEN: 1. SRI ASHOKAN.K S/O S KANNAN AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT NO.174, BHARATHI NAGAR HUNUSAMARANAHALLI POST BANGALORE NORTH- 562 157 2. SRI MAREGOWDA S/O LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT NO.48, KOKALU POST HESARAGHATTA HOBLI BANGALROE NORTH TALUK BANGALORE – 560 089 3. SMT. VANISHREE VISHWANATH W/O S.R.VISHWANATH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT SINGANAYAKANAHALLI SINGANAYAKANAHALLI (POST) YELAHANKA HOBLI BANGALORE – 560 064 4. SMT BHARATHI W/O VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS - 2 - W.P.Nos.50161/2013 & 50210-242/2013 c/w W.P.Nos.50753-50778/2013, 50939-50965/2013 & 51324-51357/2013 R/AT LINGANAHALLI HESARAGHATTA HOBLI SHIVAKOTE POST BANGALORE NORTH TALUK BANGALORE – 560 089 5. SRI S.PRABHAKAR S/O G.R.SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT GONIGHATTAPURA NERIGA POST SARJAPURA HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE URBAN – 562 125 6. SRI BABU V S/O VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT CHANNAKESHAVANAGAR (HOSA ROAD) NEW MICO ROAD ELECTRONIC CITY (POST) BANGALORE – 560 100 7. SRI C.MARIYAPPA S/O LATE CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT NO.96, RAMESHWARA NILAYA AVALAHALLI, BIDARAHALLI HOBLI VIRGONAGAR POST BANGALORE EAST TALUK BANGALORE – 560 029 8. SMT. JHINNU BHAI W/O NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS R/AT NO.1, MANGANAHALLI SOOLIKERE POST BANGALORE NORTH TALUK BANGALORE -560 060 9. SRI CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA S/O LATE MUNICHIKKAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT KITHIGANUR LAYOUT NEAR GASPOL CHURCH K.R.PURAM POST, BANGALORE – 560 036 - 3 - W.P.Nos.50161/2013 & 50210-242/2013 c/w W.P.Nos.50753-50778/2013, 50939-50965/2013 & 51324-51357/2013 10. SRI NARAYANAPPA. J S/O LATE JOGAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS MUTHUR (Vi), THAMMANAKANAHALLI POST ANEKAL TALUK – 562 106 BANGALORE DISTRICT 11. SMT. INDRAMMA NAGARAJ W/O NAGARAJ, V.MANCHANAHALLI KALLABALU (POST), JIGANI (HOBALI) ANEKAL (TQ) BANGALROE URBAN DISTRICT – 560 105 12. SMT. GIRIJA PRASHANTH W/O PRASHANTH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS JIGANI BUS STOP, ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE – 560 105 13. SRI M.RATHNAMMA S R RAMULU W/O Y SRIRAMULU AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS NO.891, M.G.ROAD SARJAPURA, ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT PIN CODE – 562 125 14. SRI DANE GOWDA S/O LATE HEMMANNA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS R/AT SATHNUR VILLAGE BAGALUR POST BANGALROE NORTH – 562 149 15. SMT SHUBA NARASIMHA MURTHY W/O B.N.NARASIMHA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT NO.6, BYNAHALLI JALA (HOBLI) CHIKKAJALA (POST) BANGALORE (NORTH TALUK) BANGALORE – 562 157 16. SRI K.C.RAMACHANDRA S/O CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT KYALASANAHALLI - 4 - W.P.Nos.50161/2013 & 50210-242/2013 c/w W.P.Nos.50753-50778/2013, 50939-50965/2013 & 51324-51357/2013 HULIMANGALA (POST) ANEKAL (TALUK) BANGALORE URBAN (DISTRICT) 17. SRI K GOPAL KRISHNA S/O A KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS R/AT YEDDALAPPA STREET ATTIBELE, ANEKAL TALUK BANGALROE URBAN (DISTRICT) 18. SRI B CHANDRAPPA S/O LATE KEMPAIAH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT BYLAPANAPALYA MADAVARA POST DASANAPURA HOBLI BANGALORE NORTH – 562 123 19. SRI V.G.JAYARAMAIAH S/O LATE GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS R/AT NO.1, VADERAHALLY MATHAHALLY (POST) DASANAPURA (HOBLI) BANGALORE NORTH – 562 123 20. SMT. ARUNA M NARAYANASWAMY W/O NARAYANASWAMY N AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT NO.112, BALLUR VILALGE ATTIBELE POST, ATTIBELE HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK BANGALROE URBAN DISTRICT 21. SRI D. HANUMANTHAIAH S/O LATE C.K.DODDAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS CHOLANAYAKANAHALLY CHAMARAJANAGARA POST BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK – 562 120 BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT 22. SRI A SHIVAKUMAR S/O ANJANAPPA AGD ABOUT 47 YEARS - 5 - W.P.Nos.50161/2013 & 50210-242/2013 c/w W.P.Nos.50753-50778/2013, 50939-50965/2013 & 51324-51357/2013 R/AT KAGGALIPURA KANAKAPURA ROAD BANGALORE – 560 082 23. SMT. SARVAMANGALA W/O B.KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT KUMBALAGOD BELLIGHATTA, KUMBALAGOD POST KENGERI HOBLI BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE – 560 060 24. SMT. JALAJAKSHAMMA W/O SIDDAGANGAIAH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT LAKSHMIPURA VILLAGE AND POST DASANAPURA HOBLI BANGALROE NORTH TALUK BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT BANGALORE – 562 123 25. SRI T.G.ANNPURNA KRISHNAMURTHY W/O R.KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT THAVAREKERE BANGALORE SOUTH TALUK BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT BANGALORE – 562 130 26. SMT SHANTHAMMA W/O YELLAREDDY S AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS R/AT YADAVANAHALLI ATTIBELE HOBLI ANEKAL TALUK BANGALORE – 562 107 27. SMT. G MANJULA W/O N SHANKAR AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/AT DODDAHAGAPPE VILLAGE CD HOSAKOTE POST ANEKAL TALUK – 562 106 BANGALROE URBAN DISTRICT - 6 - W.P.Nos.50161/2013 & 50210-242/2013 c/w W.P.Nos.50753-50778/2013, 50939-50965/2013 & 51324-51357/2013 28. SMT. SHYLAJA W/O SURESH REDDY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS R/AT NO.41, LAKSHMISAGAR NERALOORU POST, ANEKAL TALUK BANGALROE – 562 107 29. SMT. N. ROOPA W/O PRABHAKAR AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS GOLLAHALLI, ELECTRONIC CITY POST ANEKAL TALUK – 560 100 BANGALROE URBANDISTRICT 30. SMT. VINITHA W/O K. VENKATASWAMY AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS R/AT RAYASANDRA VILLAGE HUSKUR POST ANEKAL TALUK – 562 123 BANGALROE URBAN DISTRICT 31. SRI JAYARAMA S/O NARAYANASINGH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS R/AT VENKATESHWARA DENTAL COLLEGE NEAR NESARA NILAYA BANNERGHATTA POST ANEKAL TALUK BANGALROE SOUTH BANGALORE – 560 082 32. SMT. MANJULA G ASHWATH NAYAK W/O G. ASHWATH NAYAK AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS R/A SALUDODDI VILLAGE TATAGUNI POST KANAKAPURA ROAD KENGERI HOBLI BANGALORE – 560 062 33. SMT. SHOBHA DEVI W/O G RAMESH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/A DODDA GUBBI VILLAGE AND POST BIDARAHALLI HOBLI - 7 - W.P.Nos.50161/2013 & 50210-242/2013 c/w W.P.Nos.50753-50778/2013, 50939-50965/2013 & 51324-51357/2013 BANGALORE EAST BANGALROE – 560 067 34. SMT JAYAMMA W/O CHIKKABYLAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/A LAKSHMIPURA VILLAGE VIDYARANYAPURA POST YESHWANTHAPURA HOBLI BANGALORE NORTH TALUK BANGALORE – 560 091 ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI D.N.NANJUNDA REDDY, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI A.V.NISHANTH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ M.S.BUILDINGS, BANGALORE – 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. STATE ELECTION COMMISSION KSCMF BUILDING, ANNEX #8, CUNNINGHAM ROAD BANGALORE – 560 008 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3. THE REGIONAL COMMISSIONER BANGALORE REGION 2ND FLOOR, BMTC COMPLEX K.H.ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR BANGALORE – 560 027 4. BANGALORE URBAN ZILLA PANCHAYAT S. KARIYAPPA ROAD BANASHANKARI BANGALORE – 560 070 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI RAVIVERMA KUMAR, ADVOCATE GENERAL A/W SRI D. NAGARAJ, AGA FOR R1 & R3; SRI K.N.PHANINDRA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) - 8 - W.P.Nos.50161/2013 & 50210-242/2013 c/w W.P.Nos.50753-50778/2013, 50939-50965/2013 & 51324-51357/2013 WPs ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT THE SUB RULE 2 OF RULE 4 OF THE KARNATAKA PANCHAYATH RAJ (DECLARATION OF ASSETS BY ELECTED MEMBERS OF TQ., & ZILLA PANCHAYATS) RULES, 2010 AS ILLEGAL AND CONTRARY TO SEC. 175-A OF THE KARNATAKA PANCHAYATH RAJ ACT, 1993, SINCE THE SUB-RULE TRAVELS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF SUBSTANTIVE PROVISION AND ETC., IN W.P. NOs. 50753-50778/2013 BETWEEN: 1. SRI H.T.NAGAREDDY S/O H. THIMMAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS ZILLA PANCHAYATH MEMBER RAMPURA CONSTITUENCY JAHAGIR BUDDENAHALLI VILLAGE & POST MOLAKALMUR TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA – 577 501 2. SMT. NARASAMMA W/O N.B.GOVINDAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS ZILLA PANCHAYATH MEMBER HONAGAL CONSTITUENCY NAGASANDRA POST, MOLAKALMUR TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA – 577 501 3. SRI R.HANUMANTHAPP S/O RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS ZILLA PANCHAYATH MEMBER BHOKIKERE POST SIDDARAMANAGARA, HOSADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 501 4. SRI C MAHALINGAPPA S/O CHITTAPPA YANE BHADRAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS ZILLA PANCHAYATH MEMBER HOSAYALANADU CONSTITUENCY GUDDADHAGOLLARA HATTI KODIHALLI POST, HIRIYUR TALUK - 9 - W.P.Nos.50161/2013 & 50210-242/2013 c/w W.P.Nos.50753-50778/2013, 50939-50965/2013 & 51324-51357/2013 CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA – 577 501 5. SRI D RAMESH S/O R DASAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS ZILLA PANCHAYATH MEMBER DODDASIDDAVANAHALLI CONSTITUENCY V.PALYA POST, HIREGUNTANOOR HOBLI CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 501 6. SMT. K KAVITH MAHESH W/O V.MAHESH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS ZILLA PANCHAYATH MEMBER NANNIVALA CONSTITUENCY PAGADALABANDE, PARASARAMPUR HOBLI CHELLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA - 577 501 7. SMT C.LAKSHMI MOUNESH W/O K.C.MOUNESH AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS ZILLA PANCHAYATH MEMGR BARAMASAGARA CONSTITUENCY MASJID ROAD BARAMASAGARA POST CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA – 577 501 8. SMT. LALITHAMMA BASAVANTHAPPA W/O BASAVANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS ZILLA PANCHAYATH MEMBER SIRIGERE CONSTITUENCY SIRIGERE POST CHITRADURAGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 501 9. SMT SANNA THIMMAKKA W/O RANGASWAMY AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS ZILLA PANCHAYATH MEMBER PARASHURAMPURA CONSTITUENCY PARASHURAMPURA HOBLI - 10 - W.P.Nos.50161/2013 & 50210-242/2013 c/w W.P.Nos.50753-50778/2013, 50939-50965/2013 & 51324-51357/2013 CHELLAKERE TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CHITRADURGA – 577 501 10. SRI J.T. BABUREDDY S/O J.B.THIPPAREDDY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS ZILLA PANCHAYATH MEMBER THIRUVANOOR CONSTITUENCY KADABENA KATTE, THIRUVANOOR HOBLI CHITRADURGA TALUK & DISTRICT CHITRADURGA – 577 501 11. SRI K. DHYAMANNA S/O KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS ZILLA PANHAYATH MEMBER IMANGALA CONSTITUENCY KOVERAHATTI, BHRUJANAROPA POST HIRIUR TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577 501 12.