- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15340 WP No. 1315 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 1315 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. RAMACHANDRAPPA S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED 53 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.7082 2. VENKATARAMEGOWDA N S/O NANJEGOWDA AGED 50 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.2975. 3. SHANKARAPPA R S/O RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.5707 4. VENKATACHALAPATHI K N S/O NARAYANACHARI AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.7886 5. CHOWDAMMA W/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.7104 6. NARAYANASWAMY S/O CHINNAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.5264 7. VENKATEGOWDA S/O MUNISHAMI AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.2723 8. CHIKKAPPOD BELLAVA Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15340 WP No. 1315 of 2025 S/O MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.1280. 9. KRISHNAPPA B S/O MUNEPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.1784 10. MUNISHAMAPPA S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.6397 11. VENKATEGOWDA S/O RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.5042 12. VENKATAPPA S/O MUNIGANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.6113 13. KRISHNAPPA A S/O YELACHAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.6766 14. ASHWATHANARAYANA REDDY S/O ERAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.1644 15. VEERAPPA S/O SUBBANNA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.6873 16. SHAMANNA V S/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.5598 17. NARAYANAPPA S/O SONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.6781 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15340 WP No. 1315 of 2025 18. SAROJAMMA W/O ASHWATHNARAYANAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.6812 19. VENKATACHALAPATHI S/O NARAYANACHARI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.7886 20. MUNISWAMYGOWDA S/O NASAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.7965. 21. DYAVARAMMA W/O ANNAYYA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.0912 22. MULAVAGALAPPA S/O VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.1493. 23. VENKATARAMAPPA S/O MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, MEMBERSHIP NO.6783. 24. NARASIMHAREDDY S/O VEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 0639 25. ANAND D S/O DASAPPA M M AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3710 26. SUNDARAJU D S/O DASAPPA M M AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 4062 27. MUNISWAMY S/O NARAYANAPPA - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:15340 WP No. 1315 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.6361 28. BALAKRISHNA S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.3435 29. VENKATARAMAPPA S/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT61 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.4642 30. CHOWDAPPA S/O NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 9265 31. KRISHNAPPA S/O VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.3354 32. VENKATESHAPPA S/O HANUMAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.4208 33. SHENAPPA S/O SONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.4228 34. SAMPATHKUMAR N S/O NARAYANASWAY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 6424 35. RAMAPPA S/OMUNEPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 6480 36. SRINIVAS K S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.6530 - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:15340 WP No. 1315 of 2025 37. ESHWAR REDDY S/O BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.1935 38. VENKATAREDDY S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.7015 39. RATHNAMMA W/O LATE BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.8009 40. GOPALAREDDY S/O MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.1989 ALL ARE MEMBERS OF KOLAR TALUK PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD KOLAR, KOLAR DISTRICT SOCIETY LTD 563101 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. H JAYARAMA SHETTY.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION M S BUILDING DR. B. R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU 560 001 RERPESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE STATE CO OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, T T M C A BLOCK SHANTHI NAGAR BANGALORE 560 027 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3. DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES /DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER DCC BANK RPAD - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:15340 WP No. 1315 of 2025 KOLAR KOLAR DISTIRCT 563 101 4. RETURNING OFFICER KOLAR TALUK PRIMARY CO OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD KOLAR, KOLAR DISTRICT SOCIETY LTD 563101 5. KOLAR TALUK PRIMARY CO OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD KOLAR KOLAR DISTRICT 563101 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (R4 AND R5 ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D.NAIK. AGA FOR R1, R3 & R4; SRI. T.L. KIRAN KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO 5 TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE ELECTIONS TO THE RESPONDENT NO.5 WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 12/01/2025 AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Learned AGA accepts notice for Respondents No.1, 3, and 4. Sri.T.L.Kiran Kumar, counsel is directed to accept notice for Respondent No.2. Notice to - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:15340 WP No. 1315 of 2025 Respondent No.5 is dispensed with in view of the proposed order to be passed. 2. The Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Issue a writ of mandamus directing the Respondent Nos. 2 to 5 to include the name of the petitioners in the eligible voters list and permit the petitioners to cast their votes in the elections to the Respondent No.5 which is scheduled to be held on 12.01.2025 in the interest of justice and equity. b. Such other direction or order writ as may deem fit to this Hon’ble Court may kindly be issued. 3. What has been challenged is as regards the ineligible list of voters which has been published. Subsequent thereto elections have already been held is the submission of the learned AGA. 4. Placing his submission on record, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE PRS, List No.: 2 Sl No.: 8