- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13278 WP No. 1416 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. 1416 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: MR. RAJESH K, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O. EKANATH K, R/AT NO. #2-90/5(7), SRI DEVI ANUGRAHA, NAGAKANIKA TEMPLE ROAD, NEAR KARNATAKA BANK, DEREBAIL KONCHADY, MANGALORE, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT -575 008. …PETITIONER (BY SRI JITHIN JEIJO, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S BUILDING, DR. B. R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, 3RD FLOOR, T.T.M.C 'A' BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 027. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, MYSORE DIVISION, MYSORE-570 001. 4. DEPUTY REGISTRAR / DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, DEPUTY REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, 1ST FLOOR, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13278 WP No. 1416 of 2025 JANATHA BAZAR, GANAPATHI HIGH SCHOOL ROAD, MANGALORE-575 001. 5. RETURNING OFFICER APPOINTED FOR KAVOORU VYAVASYA SEVA SAHAKAARI SANGHA NI., KAVOORU, MANGALURU-575 015. 6. KAVOORU VYAVASYA SEVA SAHAKAARI SANGHA NI., A CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY REGSITERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY ACT, 1959, KAVOORU, MANGALURU, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT-575 015. REP. BY ITS. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI YOGESH D NAIK, AGA FOR R-1, R-3 TO R-5; SRI T.L KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-2) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTON OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 TO 6 TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO CONTEST AND CAST HIS VOTE IN THE ELECTION TO THE R-6 CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 29.01.2025. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not taken advantage of the interim order passed by this Court, permitting the petitioner to contest as also to vote inasmuch as the petitioner neither contested nor voted. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:13278 WP No. 1416 of 2025 2. In that view of the matter, no further orders are required to be passed since 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.: 23