2024 INSC 1053
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NON-REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NOS. 15018-15019 OF 2024 [@ SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (C) NOS.22056-22057 OF 2023]
SYEDA NOOR FATIMA ZAIDI …APPELLANT
VERSUS
HEENA UROOZ & ORS. …RESPONDENTS
R1: HEENA UROOZ
R2: PRIYANKA
R3: ALIYA SHIREEN
R4: MADHURI
R5: GOUSIYA BEGUM
R6: THE ELECTION RETURNING OFFICE WARD NO.24 AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATION KALABURAGI (MAHANAGARA
____ PALIKE KALABURAGI) AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR
J U D G M E N T
SUDHANSHU DHULIA & AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH, JJ.
Heard learned counsel for the appellant.
2. Leave granted.
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3. These appeals arise against the Final Judgment and Order
passed by a learned Single Judge of the Karnataka High Court,
Kalaburagi Bench (hereinafter referred to as the ‘High Court’) on
28.07.2023 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Impugned Order’1),
whereby the High Court partly allowed appeal bearing MFA2
No.201854 of 2022 filed by Respondent No.1 and dismissed the
appeal bearing MFA No.202002 of 2022 filed by Respondent No.2.
FACTS:
4. Notification dated 11.08.2021 was issued by the Karnataka
State Election Commission notifying elections to the posts of
Councillors of the Municipal Corporation, Kalaburagi (hereinafter
referred to as the ‘Corporation’). There were six candidates who
had filed their nominations and were found to b...