(1.) The writ petition is filed challenging the constitutional validity of the Karnataka Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2023 and Karnataka High Court (Amendment) Act, 2023 with the following prayers:-
(2.) The Karnataka Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2023 has been passed amending Ss. 17 and 19 of the Act. The Ss. as it stood before amendment and thereafter, reads as under:-
(3.) In addition to the above, Sec. 4 of the Karnataka Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2023, reads as under:-