- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15343 WP No. 2293 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. 2293 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SRI SHANKARAIAH S/O LATE. BETTALAH, AGE 55 YEARS, SHARE NO. 7098. 2. SRI. SHASHIKUMAR.M.T. S/O SRI. THAMMANNA, AGE 39 YEARS, SHARE NO. 7442. 3. SRI. DINESHA, S/O SRI. HEBBARAIAH, AGE 38 YEARS, SHARE NO. 7055 4. SRI. NAGESH. M.N. S/O SRI. NINGEGOWDA, AGE 31 YEARS, SHARE NO. 6542. 5. SMT. SANNAMMA, W/O SRI. SIDDEGOWDA, AGE 58 YEARS, SHARE NO. 2717. 6. SMT. GAYATHRI, W/O SRI. CHIKKAMUDDEGOWDA, AGE 47 YEARS, SHARE NO. 3962. 7. SRI. RAJU. T. S/O SRI. THIMMEGOWDA, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15343 WP No. 2293 of 2025 AGE 32 YEARS, SHARE NO. 5349 8. SRI. VARADARAJU. M.C, S/O SRI. K. CHANNALAH, AGE 58 YEARS, SHARE NO. 5991. 9. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA, W/O SRI. MARIGOWDA, AGE 59 YEARS, SHARE NO. 6056. 10. SRI. YOGARAJU. M.B, S/O SRI. BASAVEGOWDA, AGE 58 YEARS, SHARE NO. 6013. 11. SRI. NARAYANAGOWDA, S/O SRI. KEMPEGOWDA, AGE 49 YEARS, SHARE NO. 6096. 12. SRI. RAVINDRA. M, S/O SRI. MUDDEGOWDA, AGE 40 YEARS, SHARE NO. 6218. 13. SRI. JAYARAMU. H.N, S/O SRI. NATHEGOWDA, AGE 49 YEARS, SHARE NO. 6466. 14. SRI. YOGESH. M.C. S/O SRI. C. CHANNEGOWDA. AGE 44 YEARS. SHARE NO. 6493. PETITIONERS 1 TO 14 ARE R/AT MARAGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. 15. SRI. SHIVANANDA, S/O SRI. LINGALAH @ BOKKAPPA, AGE 57 YEARS, R/AT ANKANNANADODDI VILLAGE, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15343 WP No. 2293 of 2025 MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 2329. 16. SRI. SIDDALINGALAH, S/O SRI. SANNEGOWDA, AGE 49 YEARS, R/AT ANKANNANADODDI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 2362. 17. SRI. LOKESH. K.H, S/O SRI. HANUMANTHEGOWDA, AGE 39 YEARS, R/AT KALMANTIDODDI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 6957. 18. SMT. JAYALAKSHMI, W/O SRI. K.C. KUMARA, AGE 41 YEARS, R/AT KERAGODU VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 6517. 19. SRI. HARISH. S.K, S/O SRI. KRISHNEGOWDA. S.K, AGE 39 YEARS, R/AT SIDDEGOWDANADODDI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 5286. 20. SRI. ANIL KUMAR. C.A, S/O SRI. ANKEGOWDA, AGE 41 YEARS, R/AT CHAMALAPURA VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 4556. 21. SMT. YASHODHA. M. W/O SRI. SHIVARAMU, AGE 43 YEARS, R/AT HULIWANA VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 1301. 22. SRI. LOKESH. H.M, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:15343 WP No. 2293 of 2025 S/O SRI. MANCHEGOWDA. H,B, AGE 39 YEARS, R/AT HULLWANA VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 4741. 23. SRI. KRISHNA. S, S/O SRI. SIDDALAH. B, AGE 42 YEARS, R/AT HULIWANA VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 5313. 24. SRI. SRIKANTEGOWDA. S, S/O SRI. KOTUGURI SIDDEGOWDA, AGE 58 YEARS, R/AT HULIWANA VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 6363. 25. SRI. KALEGOWDA, S/O SRI. MUDDEGOWDA, AGE 59 YEARS, R/AT HULIWANA VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 406. 26. SRI. SIDDAPPA. H.B, S/O SRI. BYREGOWDA, AGE 48 YEARS, R/AT HULIWANA VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 3827. 27. SMT. PREMALATHA.B.P, W/O LATE. SHIVARAMEGOWDA, AGE 48 YEARS, R/AT NALLAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 3568. 28. SRI. VENKATARAMEGOWDA. V. S/O SRI. VENKATEGOWDA, AGE 54 YEARS, R/AT NALLAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:15343 WP No. 2293 of 2025 SHARE NO. 53. 29. SRI. YOGANANDA. C, S/O SRI. CHIKKA CHOWDEGOWDA, AGE 45 YEARS, R/AT SIDDEGOWDANADODDI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 1977. 30. SRI. SHIVALINGEGOWDA. S.P. S/O SRI. PUTTALINGEGOWDA, AGE 49 YEARS, R/AT SIDDEGOWDANADODDI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 4238. 31. SRI. HARISH. S.K, S/O SRI. KRISHNEGOWDA.S.K, AGE 39 YEARS, R/AT SIDDEGOWDANADODDI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 5286. 32. SRI. NARENDRA. S.M, S/O SRI. MARILINGEGOWDA, AGE 44 YEARS, R/AT SIDDEGOWDANADODDI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 8501. 33. SMT. SHOBHA, W/O SRI. NAGA KUMAR. S.V, AGE 40 YEARS, R/AT SIDDEGOWDANADODDI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 7022. 34. SRI. UMA SHANKAR. H.P, S/O SRI. PANCHALINGEGOWDA. H.P, AGE 48 YEARS, R/AT HOSURU MUDDANADODDI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 5435. 35. SRI. RAMAKRISHNALAH, 5/O SRI. JAVARAIAH, - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:15343 WP No. 2293 of 2025 AGE 49 YEARS, R/AT KERAGODU VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. NO. 3843. 36. SRL. PRAKASH. K.V. AGE 43 YEARS, S/O SRI. VARADA SHETTY, R/AT KERAGODU VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 670. 37. SRI RAMALINGAIAH K M S/O SRI. MAYIGALAH, AGE 57 YEARS, R/AT KERAGODU VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 7074. 38. SMT. BHAGYAMMA, W/O SRI. KEMPEGOWDA, AGE 57 YEARS, R/AT MARAGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 2573. 39. SMT. SANNAMMA, W/O SRI. SIDDEGOWDA, AGE 59 YEARS, R/AT MARAGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 2717. 40. SMT. GAYATHRI, W/O SRI. CHIKKAMUDDEGOWDA, AGE 48 YEARS, R/AT MARAGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 3962. 41. SRI SRINIVASA M H S/O SRI. HONNAGIRIGOWDA, AGE 48 YEARS, R/AT MARAGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 5184. - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:15343 WP No. 2293 of 2025 42. SMT. RAJAMMA, W/O LATE. CHIKKAKEMPEGOWDA, AGE 59 YEARS, R/AT MARAGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 5480. 43. SRI. NARAYANAGOWDA, AGE 56 YEARS, S/O SRI. KEMPEGOWDA, R/AT MARAGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571403. SHARE NO.6096. 44. SRI. RAVINDRA. M. S/O SRI. CHANNEGOWDA, AGE 40 YEARS, R/AT MARAGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 6218. 45. SRI CHANDREGOWDA M T S/O SRI. GADI THIMMEGOWDA, AGE 48 YEARS, R/AT MARAGOWDANAHALLI KERAGODU VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 6467. 46. SRI. SHIVALINGAIAH, S/O LATE. BOLEGOWDA. M, AGE 59 YEARS, R/AT MARAGOWDANAHALLI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 6894. 47. SRI. PRAKASH. G, S/O SRI. GENDEGOWDA, AGE 42 YEARS, R/AT PANCHEGOWDANADODDI VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 3887. 48. SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR. C.L, S/O SRI. LIGEGOWDA. C, AGE 57 YEARS, R/AT CHAMALAPURA VILLAGE, - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:15343 WP No. 2293 of 2025 MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 306. 49. SRI. MANJESH. C.K, S/O SRI. KALEGOWDA, AGE 49 YEARS, R/AT CHAMALAPURA VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 3175. 50. SRI. ANIL KUMAR. C.A. S/O SRL. ANKEGOWDA, AGE 43 YEARS, R/AT CHAMALAPURA VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 4556. 51. SRI. KRISHNAPA. C.A, S/O SRI. ANKEGOWDA, AGE 41 YEARS, R/AT CHAMALAPURA VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 403. SHARE NO. 4890. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SREE HARSHA A K.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES MYSURU, O/AT PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, NEW SAYYAJIRAO ROAD, MYSURU-570024. 2. THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSIONER, 3RD FLOOR, SHANTHINAGAR TTMC, A BLOCK, K.H.ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE-560027 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 401 4. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC:15343 WP No. 2293 of 2025 MANDYA DISTRICT-571 401. 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER, PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD. MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 401. 6. THE PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD. MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571 401. REP BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (REGISTERED UNDER KCS ACT-1959) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE R-5 AND 6 INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST i.e., ANNX-B AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE ELECTION TO THE R-6 BANK / SOCIETY BOARD WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 25.01.2025 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. 2. The Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Issue a writ of mandamus directing the R5, & R6 include the name of the petitioners in the eligible voters list i.e., Annexure-B, and permit the Petitioners to cast their votes in the election to the 6th Respondent Bank/Society Board which is scheduled to be held on 25.01.2025. - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC:15343 WP No. 2293 of 2025 b. Issue a writ of certiorari to quash the undated disqualification voter list passed by Respondent No. 6 vide Annexure-C so far concern to the petitioner. c. Pass any appropriate writ, order or direction as this Hon’ble Court deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and allow this Writ Petition with cost, in the ends of justice and equity. 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.: 10