- 11 May 2026. 1. The judgment dated 06.04.2026 passed by the High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru in Election Petition No. 20/2023 goes beyond the scope of Guideline 15.25 of the Handbook for Returning Officers, 2023. 2. As per the material placed before us today by the learned senior counsel appearing for the appellant we find that
- 21 May 2026. 1. The original records produced by the Election Commission are taken on record and shall be retained by the Registrar (Judicial). The same shall be produced by him on the next date of hearing. 2. Respondent No. 2, who is shown to be unserved in the office report dated 20.05.2026, is now represented by Mr. Shankar Diva
- 23 July 2026. Adjournment is sought, by way of a letter circulated by the learned counsel for respondent No. 12, Election Commission of India, on medical grounds relating to the learned senior counsel appearing on its behalf. Issue notice in I.A. No. 190108/2026.
- 30 July 2026. We are informed that the Election Commission of India would be filing its counter affidavit/reply during the course of the day. Rejoinder thereto, if any, may be filed within two weeks thereafter.
- 19 August 2026. Adjournment is sought by the learned senior counsel appearing for the appellant as well as respondent No. 1. Accepting the requests, the matter is adjourned.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Mr. Kapil Sibal, Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, Mr. Devdatt Kamat, Mr. Tushar Giri, Mr. Rohan Hosmath, Mr. Siddharth Anil Khanna, Mr. Ritik Arora, Mr. Shivam Mishra, Mr. Sabir Kachi, Mr. Harsh Pandey, Mr. Danish Iqbal Advocates — Respondents: Mr. V. Giri, Ms. Sanjana Saddy, Mr. Harshed Sundar, Mr. Kabir Bose, Mr. Amit Mishra, Ms. Mitakshara Goyal, Mr. Kandrap, Mr. Chaitanya, Mr. Dama Seshadri Naidu, Mr. Prateek Kumar, Mr. Abhinav Thakur, Mr. Deepak Sharma
