‘4 IN THE HIGH COUPT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGA.ORE Dated this the 26th Day of May 1998 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRASHEKARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO.2022/1997 Between: Srnt,Radhabai, W/o .Tayappa Jalapuri., aged 35 years, Occ:Househoid, President, Town Panchayath, Sadalga, Chikodi tamE, BeIgatna district, •.,PETTIONaR (By Sri.Shantesh Suredd, Adv,) And: I. The State of Karnataka, by s Secretary to GovernnEnt, Urban Development Departments M,S. 5 uiidings, Eangalore—i. 2. Shantinath, 5/oBabahusab Tardal, age major, 3, SHivaji, S/o.Balasaheb Path, age major. 4, I3andu, S/o.J•ppaji Mcx..i.ga, age major. 5, Adiflath, S/o.Narasa.ppa Ajjanavar, age major. (R—2 to 6 are r/o,Sadalya, Chikod taluk, Belgann. district), —2 7 The Town Panchayath, bade g • Bel atm Dis r Ct, by its Chief Cf ficer te,RESPNDENTS (By Sri.K.Nagaraje, HCCP for r1 0 Sri,Ravi SBalikai ndv, for R—2 to K—S bri.K.’ianjunath tuo Bhursle, tidy, for R—7) , Ni hrit Pet tion i filed under Xrt des 225 and 227 of the Constitution of India with a prayer to quash wide Annexurc— dated 7 I 97 by K—I This rft Petition coning or for Preliminary Hearing in B’ Grtup Jas day, the Court usda te following: ‘1 The peitioner in this ?rit Petition has cnallenged the nomination made as Councillors to the Municipa 1 Council under S 2 ction II of the Karnataka Municipalities tict on the groLnd that they axe not the persons who hate spaci& knowleoge and experience in Municipal adminis— txatkn and tratters relating to the Town Plannrg or educatior • This Court canrot dt ice wnet er the persons nomrntd have no optciai krcladoe —3- It or experien’e or that t ny re n t tt soc a worler . This fact is to be considered by the State Goverirent at he me fnin or Tb for I n o reason to interfere in the ncmin 0 tion made by the State Govera erat Accordingly, this hrit Petition is rejected. sal JUDGE £ J at C