The High Court had on December 4, 2020 upheld the validity of the Karnataka Municipal Corporation Third Amendment Act, 2020 (Amendment Act) which had raised the number of wards in Bengaluru city from 198 to 243. The High Court, had however, held that it will not apply to elections of those corporations where elections had become due prior to the coming into force of the amended provisions.
In its appeal against the order, the Karnataka government said that the High Court has asked government to proceed with elections in 198 wards despite the fact that the Amendment Act increased the number of wards to 243.
“In other words, the High Court has directed the State to conduct elections in a manner which is contrary to a validly and unanimously enacted piece of legislation,” the petition said.
Source: Barandbench
