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SRI KAADESHAPPA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/409/2025 · 2025-01-16

K S Hemalekha

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- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1669 WP No. 409 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 409 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SRI KAADESHAPPA S/O OBAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 2. SRI THIMMAPPA S/O KARIAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, 3. SRI BORAPPA S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 63YEARS, 4. SRI A.K SIDDAPPA S/O OBAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS 5. SRI KARIYAPPA S/O HANUMAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS 6. SRI NAGALINGAPPA S/O DURGAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 7. SRI ONKARAPPA S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS. Digitally signed by YAMUNA K L Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1669 WP No. 409 of 2025 8. SRI BASAIAH S/O ANKALIAH AGED ABOUT 93 YEARS 9. SRI VENKATESHA S/O G.B. ONKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 10. SRI SREENIVASA S/O G.B ONKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS 11. SRI RANGESH S/O NAGESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 12. SMT BHAGYAMMA KARIYAPPA W/O NAGESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 13. SRI A REVANAYYA S/O ANKALAYYA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS 14. SRI G.O VENKATESH S/O G.B ONKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 15. SRI S.N AJJAPPA S/O NAGESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS PETITIONER 7 TO 15 ARE RESIDING AT DODDALAGHATTA VILLAGE AT POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577 541. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1669 WP No. 409 of 2025 16. SRI. DEVENDRAPPA S/O GOWDARARANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 17. SRI, NAGAPPA S/O KABBURU RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 18. SRI H SIDDAPPA S/O UJJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 19. SMT SAVITHRAMMA W/O M. RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 20. SRI, GURU SIDDAPPA S/O MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 21. SRI MAHADEVAPPA S/O MARUDAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS 22. SRI PARAMESHWARAPPA S/O NINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 23. SRI RANGAPPA S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS PETITIONER 16 TO 23 ARE RESIDING AT OBAVVA NAGATHIHALLI VILLAGE DODDALGHATTA POST, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1669 WP No. 409 of 2025 CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT- 577 541. 24. SRI M. THIMMAPPA S/O MUDLAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 25. SRI S.G SIDDARAMAPPA S/O SIDDALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, PETITIONER 24 TO 25 ARE RESIDING AT KYASAPURA VILLAGE AND POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT - 577 541. 26. SRI. BORAPPA S/O OBAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, RESIDING AT KODAGAVALLI VILLAGE KYASPURA (POST) CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA, DISTRICT- 577 520. 27. SRI C. NIJALINGAPPA S/O CHANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS RESIDING AT CHIKKAPURA VILLAGE AND POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577 541. 28. SRI G.H NAGARAJ S/O HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:1669 WP No. 409 of 2025 29. SMT G.T SAROJAMMA W/O HAALESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 30. SRI D.S SHIVAKUMAR S/O D.S SHANKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS 31. SRI D.S SHANKARAPPA S/O NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS 32. SRI G.K. MURUGENDRAPPA S/O KALVIRAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 33. SRI H. CHANNAVEERAPPA S/O RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS PETITIONER 28 TO 33 ARE RESIDING AT SINGAPURA VILLAGE ULLUR POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT- 577 541. 34. SRI B. PAAPAYYA S/O SANNABORAYYA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS 35. SRI S.M THIPPESWAMY S/O SANNAMAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:1669 WP No. 409 of 2025 36. SRI S. JAYAPALANAYYAKA S/O SANNAPALAYYA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 37. SRI R. SHANTHAKUMAR S/O REVANASIDAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS 38. SRI PAAPAYYA S/O BOSAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS 39. SRI K.R CHANNABASAPPA S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 40. SRI C. KARIBASAPPA S/O CHIGATERAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 41. SMT SHIVAMMA W/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 42. SRI EESHWARAPPA S/O CHANNABASAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS 43. SRI CHANNBASAPPA 60 S/O MURUGAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 44. SRI JAYAPPA S/O CHANNBASAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:1669 WP No. 409 of 2025 45. MANJAMMA D/O KAMALAMMA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS 46. SRI H. M. SHIVAKUMAR S/O SANNAMAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS PETITIONER 34 TO 46 ARE RESIDING AT HALIYURU VILLAGE KUARABARAHALLI POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577 541. 47. SRI K.N RAJANNA S/O K.S NAGENDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 48. SMT GOWRAMMA W/O THIPPESWAMY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS 49. SRI B.O HANUMANTHAPPA S/O OBAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS 50. SRI H MALLIKARJUNAPPA S/O HONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 51. SRI G.V BASAVANAGOWDA S/O GOWDARAHEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS 52. SRI N THIPPESWAMY S/O NAGALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:1669 WP No. 409 of 2025 PETITIONER 47 NTO 52 ARE RESIDING AT LAKSHMISAGARA VILLAGE AND POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577541. 53. SRI B LOKESHWARAPPA S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 54. SRI JAGADISH S/O MALLESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 55. SRI B LOKESHWARAPPA S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 56. SRI D. ADAVEPPA S/O BASAVANTAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS 57. SRI D. GURUMURTY S/O THIPPERUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT BENAKANAHALLY VILLAGE HULLUR POST CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT 577 541 58. SRI P. SHIVAKUMAR S/O PARAMESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS 59. SMT M. MAMATHA W/O M. PRAKASH - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC:1669 WP No. 409 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS 60. SMT GIRIJAMMA W/O D. N. KALLESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 61. SRI N. BASAVARAJAPPA S/O NANJUDAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS 62. SRI MAHADEVAPPA S/O EERAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 63. SRI H.R. MURUGESH S/O RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS PETITIONER 58 TO 63 ARE RESIDING AT HULLURU VILLAGE AND POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577 541. 64. SRI. T. SHIVANNA S/O PATEL THIPPESWAMY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS RESIDING AT KURUBARAHALLI VILLAGE AT POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577541 65. SRI C ESHWARAPPA S/O CHANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 66. SRI G.C BASAVARAJAPP S/O CHNADRASHEKARAPPA - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC:1669 WP No. 409 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS PETITIONER NO.65 AND 66 ARE R/AT CHIKKAGUNTANURU HEREGUNTANURU POST CHITRADURGA TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577 541. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KALLESHAPPA K S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M/S BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE-560 001. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, 3RD FLOOR, T.T.M.C. 'A' BLOCK, K.H. ROAD, SHANTHINAGARA, BANGALORE-560 027. 3. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES J.C.R. EXTENSION CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577 501. 4. CHITRADURGA TALUK PRATHAMIKA KRUSHI MATTHU GRAAMEENA ABIVRUDDHI BANK NIYAMITHA (P.CARD BANK) CHITRADURGA-577 501. - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC:1669 WP No. 409 of 2025 REP BY ITS MANAGER/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT LOANS) 5. SRI. JAYAPRAKASH K.G. THE RETURNING OFFICER CHITRADURGA TALUK PRATHAMIKA KRUSHI MATTHU GRAAMEENA ABIVRUDDHI BANK NIYAMITHA (P.CARD BANK) CHITRADURGA-577 501. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3 AND R5, SRI. T.L.KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED LIST OF INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST PUBLISHED BY THE R-5 OF THE PETITIONERS CONCERNED AND THEREBY DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THEM TO CAST THE VOTES IN THE ELECTION SCHEDULED ON 12.01.2025 VIDE ANNX-B AND C AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners files memo, which reads as under: "The advocate for the appellants most respectfully prays that this Hon'ble Court may be - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC:1669 WP No. 409 of 2025 pleased to dismiss the petition as withdrawn in the in the interest of justice and equity." 2. The memo is taken on record. 3. In light of the memo filed, the petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA) AG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 39