{"id":82466,"date":"2009-04-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-07T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/firoz-afzal-jagirdar-vs-the-deputy-commissioner-on-8-april-2009"},"modified":"2019-03-01T22:26:07","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T16:56:07","slug":"firoz-afzal-jagirdar-vs-the-deputy-commissioner-on-8-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/firoz-afzal-jagirdar-vs-the-deputy-commissioner-on-8-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"Firoz Afzal Jagirdar vs The Deputy Commissioner on 8 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Firoz Afzal Jagirdar vs The Deputy Commissioner on 8 April, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Ravi Malimath<\/div>\n<pre>EN 'THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA\nCIRCUET BENCH AT GU LEARGA\n\nDATED 'm1s THE am DAY 09' ApR1LH2{j'0:\u00a7 V  % ' '\n\nBEFORE \" _ V _ vx\nma HGN'BLE} Mmrtjsfriczaz i\u00a7f.!\u00a7\\:}i.V_{\u00a7\"iALii\u00a7;fi;1:'.;fif'IrvI = \" \nWRIT PETETEON N0. :*?s':3\u00a7'*&lt;3\u00a7* 2.\u00e9)o?_{LBV\u00a7&#039;:2\ufb01i\u00a7&quot;.%}M \n8E&#039;fi&#039;W\u00a7&quot;;Ei*&amp;:  1&#039;  3\n\n1. 22*mc;z AFZAL JA(}\u00a7iR&#039;DAI\u00a5&#039;, &quot;\nS\/0 SHAHAJAN SAB   ._  -- \nAGE: 47 YEAF:3:S&#039;,.,OC-Ci: A{)\\*r&quot;.CxCAT&#039;E_\nR\/O A\u00a7&#039;zAL:=\u00e9U\u00a5;:\u00a7,&#039;%.i-&#039;    &quot;   \n\n13:33&#039;: G1;.1;aA:2(2--At;&#039;-_ &quot; .j  &quot;   \u00bb\n\n2. IMTIYAZ AFZAL;t2=.GIR1:}AR.,.-\nAGE: 3i. YE\u00a7ARS\u00a7, ace: A;3R:c:uLT1,JR\u00a7;\nR\/OAFZALF&quot;UR,&#039;._ &#039; &quot; -&#039;\n3153:&#039;; FQULBARGA:\n\n  ,\u00e9\u00a5IA5iifAr?PA TIPPQNA MANG,\n\n&#039;  ;A:_&#039;+TE:V.,3:::% YEARS, 00\u00a2: AGRICULTURE,\n R3&#039; Q vAF.?;ALi?&#039;-\u00a7}--~E?,\n* .E}&quot;iS&#039;I&#039;: {}{}j\u00a7--%&#039;B:EkRGA.\n\nPETITIONERS\n\nV&#039; &quot;  , ~{313** 331. 33.3. HALALLI, ADVOCATE)\n\n--  \n<\/pre>\n<p>T  &#8220;&#8216;1! THE SBJPLETY CGMMISSIONEER,<\/p>\n<p>GULBARGA DESTRIUF,<br \/>\nGU LBARGA.\n<\/p>\n<p> 3*&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>2. THE CREE? OFFECER,<br \/>\nTQWN PANCHAYAT,<\/p>\n<p>AFZALPUR,<br \/>\nBEST; GUI.BARC:A.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. Msmw AMHED PATEL<\/p>\n<p>8,10 MANJUR AMHEE) PATEL,  <\/p>\n<p>AGE}: 22 YEARS, ace: cosqrmxcrog V V<br \/>\nAFZALPUR TOWN PANcHAYn..f:&#8217;*~\u00bb::oUNc::LL=QR<br \/>\n(WARD NC). 3), Rm AF2ALpu;:2\u00ab,._   &#8216;<br \/>\n3:33&#8217;; GULBARGA.   -.\n<\/p>\n<p>4. SHANKARGOUD sAHEB:}Qi:,\u00a73 :\u00a7~&#8221;A&#8217;\u00a7&#8217;1L,&#8221;\u00bb.V &#8221; .<br \/>\nAGE: 25 YEARS, OCQ. .&lt;:0.N&#039;rRAC0*FR;V ._<br \/>\nCOUNCILLOf&lt;\u00ab{WAR}} 15); _  &#8211; \u00abV =<br \/>\nAFZALPLIR2TO?J.-N PANCi~i&#039;AYA&quot;\u00a3&#039;, &#039; &#8211; &#039;- &#039;V<\/p>\n<p>R] 0 AF&#039;ZA1}?U  .:71*3&#039;1j..&#039;\u00ab:;1;;_LB_M?GA,,<\/p>\n<p>5. NAm .VE::,. AmiiE&#8217;i2_,<br \/>\nAGE: 4531.YE;\u00a3&#8217;sRS,&#8221;{)CC:&#8217;CQ!SECILLO\u00a7&lt;.&#039; (WARD 7*),<br \/>\nAPZALPUR Toaxzw F:%\\,N\u20ac3HAYAT,<br \/>\nR\/O AE&#039;ZA.LPUR,&quot;\u00ab  _   &quot;\n<\/p>\n<p>13:37; GU_LBARGA.&#8217;._ &#8216; <\/p>\n<p>RESPQNDENTS<\/p>\n<p>  g3\u00a7*&#8221;5\u00a7R:&#8217;iL&#8217;As.&#8217;s.j_i&lt;:::M\u00a7;&amp;A\u00a7:, AGA FOR R} AND SR1. CHAITANYA<br \/>\n * ;\u00a7;UMA:\u00a7,&#039;A:2sV0(:ATE mg R4 AND R5)<\/p>\n<p>1. =   *\u00a7*&#8217;1~ai}i&#8217;SL:s.a2A&#8217;RI*i* PETITION iS F&#8217;\u00a7LEi3 t.ZINDE1R ARTICLES 226<\/p>\n<p>Am 227 rd? -ma &lt;:0Ns*r:T1m0N 0%&#039; INBEA, PRAYHQG TO<\/p>\n<p> QUASH&#039;__&quot;I- &#039;THE IMPUGKEI) ENDGRSEMENT BATED<br \/>\n :s()L;&#039;:.10.20e7 VIDE ANNEXURE-L AND AN ENSORSEMENT&#039;<br \/>\n&quot;&#039;V::A*:*ED 33,10,200&#039;? VIBE MNEXURE-M.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;&quot;I&#039;HIS WRIT P$&quot;r1&#039;r:0N COMING on pg:-{&quot;&#039;\u00bbT?RL.<br \/>\nHEARING (B GROUP) Tms BAY, THE c:0UI~%&#039;ifV.\u00ab.;sg\u00a7;e;t&#039;:$ T:;:;:<br \/>\nF&#039;OLL(}W\u00a5NC3\u00ab:  &quot;  &#039;<\/p>\n<p>At the request of c{,x113:1&#039;sr:_}s, tl:is:.V.13&#039;iatte:rTV &#039;ialgexi <\/p>\n<p>final Carlsidtiration.<\/p>\n<pre>\n\n2. The case of   4313:, they along with\n\nRespondent N495. ,3,    'the election to the\n\n'1'&lt;3V.v.wn    was heid on 28.69.2007.\n<\/pre>\n<p>Respdiidsxit   declamnii as elected to Wand No.<\/p>\n<p>33, A153 a3:1c1 ?&#8217; IV&#8217;_&#8217;:(V&#8217;,&#8217;S&#8217;E2i.f.\u20ac\u00bb&#8217;:&#8217;&#8211;&#8216;ti:\\.?:&#8217;3].:V\u00a7,;&#8217;&#8230;&#8221;. Since the electad rctspondents Ware<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; V&#8217;  . (&#8216;f;&#8217;)\u00a7${I&#8217;&amp;_&amp;&#8221;CtO1&#8217;$ of i1j:\u00e9&#8221;&#8221;\u00a3\u00e9&#8217;\u00e9iy same tawn panchayat and executed<\/p>\n<p> \u00a7v_\u00e9&#8217;rk f:;_1-ti.&#8217; \u00a7;ha_vs.:3me, the }36ti&#8217;CiC&gt;I1\u20aci&#8217;S submitted an application<\/p>\n<p> Cemmissionar seeking their t\ufb01isquali\ufb02catien.<\/p>\n<p>The~ \u00a7;%p11ty Commissicaner in {arms of the impugned<\/p>\n<p>  eiic%oI*8\u20ac::&#8217;a\u20ac:1t Came in the r::01112 Tztibunai<\/p>\n<p>in terms 0f Section. 2]. of the Kamlataka Municipa\ufb01\ufb01es Act.<\/p>\n<p>Hence this pregent petitian.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>3. Sri. SS. Haiaili, hszarmzd counsel app\u20ac&amp;I1fi11:\u00a7&#8221;&#8211;ff:\u00a5E&#8221;VVAth:3<\/p>\n<p>petitiencr cautends that, the impugn\ufb01\u00e9 end03j$i3mci:\u00ab;&#8217;i&#8217;:t:.:iSM\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>to be quashed. He cantemtis t11at.,~.i.1_1&#8242; ter\ufb01i\u00e9 &#8220;:j\u00a3&#8217;A .\u00a7f_f~&#8217;:e&lt;&#039;:.Vti::Vi_&#039;;.3.V   1 <\/p>\n<p>the Kaxnataka Municipalities  t1:. t$[<br \/>\ncan either 5;u::)\u00ab~m&lt;::&#039;s:u or &lt;:s1*1 &#039;_i_\u00a5via~&#039;._1&#039;\u20ac;;);iI:t<br \/>\nssat 0f the person &lt;:&lt;}ncerne\u00a71_T{\u00a7;..:1_;aof Section. 16 of the Karnataka Milnicipai\u00e9ties Act.<\/p>\n<p>n , \u00a7t i\ufb01the further contention of the petitioner than no order<\/p>\n<p> &quot;\ufb01\u00e9s been passed in terms of Sectign 16 and 03:1 the: contmzy<\/p>\n<p>the petitioners hava been directed to: pmfcr an electfmn<\/p>\n<p>petitioii zmcler Section 21 of the Act He: further cozxten\u00e9s<\/p>\n<p>that, the said endorsement issued by :&quot;\u00abDT\u00e9:}31.1ty<\/p>\n<p>CO11{1IlI1iS&#039;E&#039;siOl}\u20acI&#039;iS liable: to be interfered with 1:1}: \u00a5&#039;_aiz\u00a5ecign.g *:;.i_\u00a7:&#8211;2_<\/p>\n<p>to pass necessary&#039; orders in termgof thc.&#039;S\u00e9c3i::_ui  I&#039;3.I&#039;\u00a3I&#039;l&#039;-.fViS1;Z) {if .L <\/p>\n<p>sub\u00bb:-gection (2) of Section 36 cf 111$ Act. . 3 u<\/p>\n<p>4? Sn&#039;. Chaitanya  lea\ufb01lad \u00e91p;3ean&#039;n&#039;g V<\/p>\n<p>for Qespondent Nos.  ta ai\u00a31v&#8230;icr1i.11S of sub-<br \/>\nsection (3) of Sectiol\u00e9i&quot;  petitioners have a<br \/>\nright to f\ufb01e   hencta in View<br \/>\nof the u present petition is<br \/>\nuz131\u00a3;~;tair1ez1;aVi:&#039;:\u00e9&quot;;&#039;w if  \ufb01zontcnds that, the petzitioners<br \/>\nhave  V ungier Section 21 to prefer an<\/p>\n<p>elgg\u00e9ficxz&#039; pe\ufb01fiio-:25: V011 :this ground 3130 the ;3e&#039;{:\u00a3tio11 shou\ufb02 1:10&#039;:<\/p>\n<p> &#039; anf\u00e9fgai\ufb01e\ufb01,<\/p>\n<p>&#039; x\u00a7&#039;3$;&amp; &#039;_&quot;_Ef_ssSej:\u00a7i\u00a7&#039; z1d\u20ac:1;1t Ni). 2 though served has remained<\/p>\n<p>a}\u00a7$r=:*:1*\u00a3.: E11&#039; go far as Petitioner No. 3, the pctititm is dismissed<\/p>\n<p> xa3__4bei:1:g abated vide oxztiez&#039; dated 11.93.2009. Sri. 3.3.<\/p>\n<p>&#039;._ \u00a7{11\ufb01iman, lgalned Goveznmexzt Pieader appearing for<\/p>\n<p>-&#8216;Respondent Na 1 cent\ufb01nds that the petiti\ufb01nm&#8217; has an<\/p>\n<p>a3:\u00a3:=:m,at\u20ac remedy of \ufb01ling an election petition in terms of<\/p>\n<p>xf?X;-~<\/p>\n<p>Section 21 and hence there are 110 grounds to t:nt::rt&#8211;:a:\u00a3;1.&#8217;_t:iii;s&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>petition.\n<\/p>\n<p>6. On hearing the Counsel, 1 axi;.\u00abof;&#8217;_tIEn\u20acVcd:1si\u20ac}\u00a7rs\u00a31V\u00a7\u00a7is\u00a7i%i.T_&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>that, appmpriate relissf 2&#8217;equ&#8217;i.f_es._ to  &gt;?L}\u20acV&#8217;  \ufb01he\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>pstitienars for the folkywiatig masgg\ufb01 <\/p>\n<p>3) The second pmviso ts \u00e91.i13?&#8217;ss\u00e9cti\u00a7&gt;31 \u00ab3i_&#8217;S:&#8217;e{\u00a7_ti\u20ac)}:1 16 of the<br \/>\nKarnataka b\u00bb{I1,1:\u00a7,\u00a7ci;3a1iiI\u00a7ies\ufb01\u00e9;s:t &lt;::a\u00a7\u00a7,s.._a dim}? on the Deputy<\/p>\n<p>C0mmissitii1\u00e9&#039;1_~..\u00a2itiik:,_rVtce_V&#039;&#8211;s11t3w1:i;a&#039;{}t&#039;i1V qr&#039; on the vapor: made<br \/>\nto him ta d\u00e9cfiarg the s e a1_: of the \u00a7\u20ac1&#039;S(}11 to become vacant<br \/>\nin the exfeiit QfdiSx_\u00a7:fi131i\ufb01\u00a78,\u00a3\u00a7.i\u00a7\ufb01 specifie\u00e9 in sub~st:c:&#039;t:i-011 (1).<\/p>\n<p>&#039;I&#039;htj:;*&#8211; .\u00a3iisq1i\u00e9}%\u00a7\u20aca\u00a7ia\ufb01&quot;&#039;.c};\u00e9iimed attracts the garevisians 0:5<\/p>\n<p>  i&#039;\u20acg(1}  Act. it is with mferenca is any<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb i;&#039;::_t\u00a7i&#039;rjest ia any wmrk ciztswim by oxktr {Bf th\ufb01<br \/>\n ?;\u00a7i%mici3:;1aZiii;*Ceunci} 9:? any Centmct $116,&#039;. The petitioner<\/p>\n<p>S\u20ac\u20ackF5 {tT&#039;* ixiveke: S\ufb01c\ufb01\ufb01il 16 {E} {k} fer the C(3I1Si\u00a3i\u20aci&#039;\u00a3-iIi\u20ac)IIi of<\/p>\n<p>&quot; _\u00a7_E&#039;i\u00a3;\u00ab\u00abI}eput}? Cemmissionsr to exercise his power uncisr the<\/p>\n<p> ascend proviso to subwssction (2). The preliminary<br \/>\nobliga\ufb01carz \u00a33 0:1 1116 {Deputy Comm\ufb01ssimner to 31,20-:;\ufb01otz1<\/p>\n<p>hold an erzquizfg an\u00e9 ta pass I}.\u20acC\ufb01SSai&#039;y orders themsn.<\/p>\n<p>A <\/p>\n<p>Further an a report ma\ufb01a to him, 111:: should still <\/p>\n<p>the said };:.\u00ab:3w\u20ac:rs in the instant case Wh\ufb01fl an M is&#039;? &quot;<\/p>\n<p>made :9 him by the pat:i\u00a3\u00a7ic\u00a7?:1c::rs\u00ab.  Th\u00e9t. &#039;&lt;  <\/p>\n<p>Commissianer was axpectsci u:idef._1\u00e9aiv fo_ p.asS &#039;S&#039;t1\u00a7:I*:&#8211;..<\/p>\n<p>mdem, as he dscms appropgiate  Cf iii1_\u00e9&quot;=sea:&#039;\u00a3:)\u00a31d * V<\/p>\n<p>proviso of sub~secti&lt;;\u00a7:q (2). VAV.!?3iAft33e3:_.Lin the&#8211;i1;s\u00a7\u00a7I1t case,<br \/>\n1113 Qsputy \u20acommis$i5\u00a31&amp;r&quot;f:;ai~*.V}12c$%:;:aLS$\u00a2d any order in<br \/>\ntarms of the sgecpnd :~p$:~bv5%3&#039;o t&#039;L).&#039;.V\u00a7&#039;s}&#039;1&#039;\u00a73;\u00a7&#039;?&quot;5f3$;&#039;tf;;{&quot;)&#039;31 (2) cf Section<\/p>\n<p>16. {)13.__f1;;f::\u00bbv  reject the plea 0f<\/p>\n<p>*t\u00a5;it:.&gt;g2&lt;*o1m\u20acii&quot;&#039;*\u00e9i1\u00a3::1t the petitioners can file<br \/>\nan dic:c\u20aciQn&#039;p\u00e9\ufb01~t:i&#039;@.ti  bf Sectian 21 of tha Act. The<br \/>\nfaiiure &#039;ca {\u00a313 &#039;i)e}5F;1iy\u00ab.._&quot;(30m:33issi0ner to pass n\ufb01cessary<\/p>\n<p>,_bi.=:i\u20ac::f_:s&#039; if; t\u00a3::V\ufb01i:?.\u00ab .::;_:E__\u00a7;3cw $609113 proviso Bf sub~sect:i011 (2) 03:&quot;<\/p>\n<p>&#039;  &quot;Se:c{*.i;:)51*sA  13:13 Act I&#039;f3I}d6I&#039;S the impugned endorsement<\/p>\n<p>. *  ibtzidx liable to be qmlashed.\n<\/p>\n<p> b} &#8216;1&#8217; hi\u00e9v\ufb01iasaizing of 1:113 Deputy Cemmissioner in ccnciuding<\/p>\n<p>V&#8217; x  {ha patitiexzers have a .r=emc3dy undsr Section 21 0f<\/p>\n<p>the Act ta \ufb01le an elaction pe\ufb01fsion wouid 3130 net. stand to<br \/>\nany Scrutiny. A11 &amp;3.\u20ac(I{i0I1 petition B\ufb02\u00e9\ufb01l&#8217; Section 21 Comic}<\/p>\n<p>he prefenad an greunds that are made out uzxdcr \ufb01ection<\/p>\n<p>we<\/p>\n<p>23 of the said act. \u00a3311 this afher hand, a ciisq11a1i\u00a7:&#8217;..:#\u00a7&#8217;::\u00a5;:;;E\u00a71:s..Vv<br \/>\n0f a p\ufb01rson for bang Chesen er continuing  .<br \/>\nstands attractetd in terms ef S\u20acct\u00a7.Qpb&#8217;16 &#8216; agt. u<br \/>\nThe gower cxarciaabia in 1&#8243;,\u20acI&#8217;I}1S\u00a7 :4::_gf S{5C&#8221;\ufb01.O$1&#8242; \ufb02\u00a7.: \u20ac\u00a7.&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>with 113$ Deputy C&lt;)I}:&#039;\u00a3.&#039;[iZl\u00a7SSi\u20ac}1i\u00a73f__ aI:d t\u00a71\u00e9 p0u%e&#039;1i4&#039;1fpa.V&#039;;\u00a3ec}\u00a73r\u00e9A<\/p>\n<p>an clectien is be Void is with {!f;:;f:f E}\u00a7;*:C&#039;u&quot;_i&lt;i):{j4*  The<br \/>\ngraun\u00e9s for disqtxali\ufb01c\u00e9fgon as mad: in Section 16 (1)<br \/>\nare: 1101 conzmzrent t.\u00a7:;;_ _fh{~;f   . \u00e9:iec}ara&#039;:ion of<\/p>\n<p>rzlecticsn ti;   fF3I\u00b0I1\u00e9&#039;\u00a3S&quot;\u00a3Zif  Therefora, it is<\/p>\n<p>C3i&quot;\u00a7,}x_y:i3.!\ufb01iaI:3:i}:&#039;   an siection petition<br \/>\na::ou1dv .b\u00e9  &quot;&#039;a\u00a7.1i\u00a7i\u20acr Stctien 21. Hence, this<br \/>\n:3nd.Qrsen1\u00e9an!;&quot;i:s:$u_.ed~.V &quot;atha Beputy Clommis\ufb01ioncr that<\/p>\n<p>t\u00a7i_t:&lt;p:f%\u00a7tiQt:$r \\i&#039;:ff}&#039;L11{\u00a7&#8230;}iaV\u20ac ta \ufb02it an electi\ufb01n paiition under<\/p>\n<p>&#039; ; Sa&lt;:\u00a7ic\ufb01&#039;iE&#039;}\u00ab.ii$&#039;m3.s11stai11ab}e ami liabie {G be quashsd.<\/p>\n<p>Th\ufb01 v_4::&lt;;3:1Vt\u00e9;&#039;11ti{3I1s therefore 9f the 1\u20ac3}f&quot;I1E\u20aci ceunsel<\/p>\n<p> AA agp\u00e9ariixg far Respona\ufb01ent N03. 3 to 5 an\ufb01 the leatmed<\/p>\n<p>&quot;\u20ac20-:\u00a7\u00a73.1s*g6:1 aypsaring for the {&#039;}t:\u00a712ty Commissioner are<\/p>\n<p> unsustailzabla Tha writ patitien mquims :0 be allowed.<\/p>\n<p>&#039;;J;,b,%<\/p>\n<p>3*&#039;. $91&quot; the afesresaid masons, 1 pass:\n<\/p>\n<p>orders:\n<\/p>\n<p>i} The impugne\u00e9 E\ufb023iGY$\u00a7%\ufb011\u20ac\ufb01t -I&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>An11:=:xur\u20acS- K, L, VM cA:ia.t:s::k:1T 3*3.\u00bb1&#8217;\u20ac\u00a7A;&#8217;2\u20ac)(}&#8217;?  <\/p>\n<p>passed. by  ef  the<br \/>\nCommissianer, Gulb\u00e9fga\ufb01&#8217; 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