(1.) THE petitioner has called into question the notification, dated 15th June, 2007 (Annexure-B) issued by the first respondent and the consequential elections conducted to madikeri City Municipal Council.
(2.) THE brief facts of the case are that the urban Local Bodies ('u. L. Bs. ' for short) are constituted on the basis of the population and other factors enumerated in Section 3 of karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 ('the said Act' for short ). Section 11 (1) of the said Act states that the Municipal Council shall consist of such number of directly elected councillors specified in column 3 of the table below in respect of municipal areas specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 thereof, namely : <FRM>JUDGEMENT_354_AIRKARR4_2008Html1.htm</FRM>
(3.) AS per the afore extracted legislative prescription, the number of councilors for madikeri City Municipal Council ('madikeri C. M. C. ' for short), is 23.