P SIDDALINGAPPA Vs. STATE OF KARNATAKA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) We have heard learned counsel on both sides.

(3.) The admitted position is that the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Rules were framed under the Kamataka Municipal Corporation Act, 1976 (14 of 1977. The appointing authority in respect of various posts governed under the provisions of the Act is regulated by S. 82 and 84 of the Act. Section 82 reads as under: