- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:14078 WP No. 864 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 864 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: S ASHOKA ACHARYA S/O THIMMAYYA AGE- 56 YEARS R/O SRI. TILAKA HOUSE, NEAR GOVERNMENT COLLEGE, SANGABETTU VILLAGE, BANTWALA TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA -574237 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DEVI PRASAD SHETTY.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU -560 001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, 3RD FLOOR, T.T.M.C. 'A' BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3. DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES /DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER MANGALURU, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT-575001 4. RETURNING OFFICER APPOINTED FOR SIDDAKATTE PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, SIDDAKATE POST, BANTWALA TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT-574237 Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:14078 WP No. 864 of 2025 5. SIDDAKATTE PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, SIDDAKATTE POST, BANTWALA TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT-574237 REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO ( R4 & R5 REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT-1959) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK. AGA FOR R1, R3, R4; SRI. T.L. KIRAN KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI. B.J. ROHITH GOWDA., ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IIN NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING ANNX-A DTD. 04.01.2025 ISSUED BY R-4 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. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: i. Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing Annexure-A dated 04.01.2025 issued by R4. ii. Issue a writ in nature of mandamus directing the R4 to hold the election in complienance of Rule 13E(2)(iii) of Karnataka Co-operative Society Rules, 1960. iii. Pass such other writ, order or direction that this Hon’ble Court deems fit under the circumstances of the case. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:14078 WP No. 864 of 2025 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no interim orders have been passed in the above matter. The elections have already been held rendering the above petition infructuous. 3. Accepting the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 72