- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13474 WP No. 3921 of 2024 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. 3921 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: SRI CHIKKAHANUME GOWDA S/O DEVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS R/AT KODALA VILLAGE CHINNKURALI HOBLI PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT 571434 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BHARATH KUMAR. S.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION M S BUILDING DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU 01 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ALSO THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA 571401 3. THE KODALA MILK UNION HEAD OFFICE PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA 571434 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959 Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13474 WP No. 3921 of 2024 4. THE STATE CO OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, SHANTHI NAGAR TTMC A BLOCK SHANTHI NAGAR BANGALORE 27 REPRSENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER / COMMISSIONER OF KODALA MILK UNION PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT MANDYA 571434 …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 OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR DIRECTION, PERMITTING THE PETITIONER TO CONTEST IN THE ELECTIONS FOR THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF R3 KODALA MILK UNION SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 04.02.2024 PURSUANT TO NOTIFICATION BEARING NO.NIL DTD NIL 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction, permitting the petitioner to contest in the elections for the post of Director of Respondent No.3, Kodala Milk Union Scheduled to be held on 04.02.2024 pursuant to notification bearing No.Nil, dated-Nil. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:13474 WP No. 3921 of 2024 ii. Pass such other orders as may be appropriate in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the ends of justice and equity. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the elections have already been held and office objections not having been complied with 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.: 9