- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3017 WP No. 201526 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA KALABURAGI BENCH DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO.201526 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. MALLINATH S/O MUDDAPPA INDOOR, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O KAMARWADI, TQ. CHITTAPUR, DIST. KALABURAGI-585225. 2. NEELAKANTARAO S/O RAJSHEKHAR PATIL, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O MANGALAGI VILLAGE, TQ. CHITTAPUR (NOW KALAGI) DIST. KALABURAGI-585312. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. BHARAMAGOUDA KENCHANA GOUDA PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATION, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE OF CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, Digitally signed by SHIVALEELA DATTATRAYA UDAGI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3017 WP No. 201526 of 2025 3RD FLOOR, SHANTI NAGAR, T.T.M.C. A BLOCK, SHANTI NAGAR, BENGALORE-27, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, KALABURAGI DIVISION, RATHANA ARCADE BUILDING, NEAR APMC MAIN GATE, NEHRU GUNJ, KALABURAGI-585101. 4. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER OF PRIMARY CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BEHIND SIDDIBHASHADARGA, S.P. OFFICE ROAD, KALABURAGI-585102. 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER, AND TAHSILDAR, CHITTAPUR, DIST. KALABURAGI-585211. 6. THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK, CHITTAPUR-585211. 7. THE MANAGER, PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK, CHITTAPUR-585211. …RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO I) ISSUE WRIT IN NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED VOTER LIST AS PER ANNEXURE-W AND CALENDAR OF EVENTS DATED 26.05.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-X AS IS ILLEGAL AND ARBITRARY, II) ISSUE WRIT IN NATURE OF - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3017 WP No. 201526 of 2025 CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED GENERAL BODY APPROVAL OF CHANGING THE KAMARAWADI CONSTITUENCY FROM GENERAL TO ST RESERVE AS PER ANNEXURE-N DATED 06.05.2025 AS IS ILLEGAL AND ARBITRARY, III) ISSUE WRIT IN NATURE OF DIRECTION TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PETITIONER NO.1 AS PER ANNEXURE-P DATED 06.05.2025 ANNEXURE-Q DATED 07.05.2025 AND ANNEXURE-R DATED 15.05.2025 IN THE STIPULATED PERIOD. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN) The petitioners in the instant writ petition have challenged the voter list and the election to be conducted to respondent No.7-Co-operative Society. The dispute raised by the petitioners arise in connection with the election to the Office bearers/ Board Members of the Society. The petitioners are having an alternative and - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-K:3017 WP No. 201526 of 2025 efficacious remedy under Section 70 of Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act. 2. For that reason, the writ petition is hereby dismissed reserving liberty to the petitioners as they are having an alternative and efficacious remedy to approach the appropriate forum in the manner known to law. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE SMP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43 CT:SI