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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 3045 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN:
1. KARIYAMMA D/O SIDDARAMAIAH AGE 50 YEARS R/AT.NO.5, 2ND MAIN ROAD, 4TH CROSS, B.K.NAGAR, YESHWANTHAPURA, BANGALORE-560022. 2. GOVINDARAMA GOWDA S/O GOVINDAPPA AGE 62 YEARS R/AT. NO. N-357/1, 3 RD MAIN ROAD RAMAKRISHNA LAYOUT, J.P.NAGAR 6TH PHASE, BANGALORE-560078. 3. KAPPARADA, AGE 52 YEARS, S/O SIDDAIAH, R/AT. NO. N-155, 35 TH MAIN, 8 TH CROSS, J.P.NAGAR 6 TH PHASE, SARAKKI GARDEN, BANGALORE-560078. 4. H.T. PURUSHOTHAMA S/O THEPPADASAIAH AGE 54 YEARS R/AT. NO.78,ULSOOR, KADAHALLI POST, KANAKAPURA TALUK, SATHANUR HOBLI, BANGALORE DIST. 560005
5. SURESH BABU, H.M S/O JAVARE GOWDA, AGE 61 YEARS R/AT. NO.241, 1 ST FLOOR, 1 ST MAIN, MANJUNATHA NAGAR, 3 RD STAGE, RAJAJINAGAR,
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BANGALORE-560010. 6. SHARANAPPA H. BELURU S/O BASAVARAJAPPA AGED 51 YEARS, R/AT. THIRUMALA PROVISION STORE, NO.496, 4 TH CROSS, CHANNAKESHAVA NAGAR, HOSUR ROAD, BANGALORE-560004. 7. T.S. RAJU S/O SANJUVAPPA AGED 62 YEARS R/AT. NO.36, 4 TH CROSS, NARAYANA LAYTOUT, THAVAREKERE POST, BANG1ALORE-560029. 8. VIMALA DEVI. G D/O LALITHA GOWDER, AGE 45 YEARS R/AT. NO.63, MANJUNATHA NAGAR, HOSA GUDADAHALLI, BANGALORE-560030
9. NAGARATHNA. S.M D/O MAHADEV NAIK AGE 43 YEARS R/AT. OLD BANK COLONY, THENGINA THOOTA, ANJANADRI NILAYA, KONANAKUNTE, BANGALORE-560063. 10. MALLAVA. S PATIL, W/O RAMESH, AGE 42 YEARS R/AT. NO. 261, 7 TH MAIN ROAD, MARENAHALLI, JAYANAGAR 9TH BLOCK, BANGALORE-560041. 11. MEHABOOB PASHA S/O LATE BASHA SAB AGE 55 YEARS R/AT. NO.75, 3RD MAIN, KRISHNANAND NAGAR, NANDINI LAYOUT, BANGALORE-560096. 12. BALAKRISHNA. S S/O KRISHNAIAH,
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AGE 56 YEARS R/AT. NO. 10, 4 TH MAIN ROAD, SHAMANNA LAYOUT, NEAR IYAPPA TEMPLE, BANGALORE-560004
13. ASWATHA NARAYANA S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGE 61 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 40, 10 TH CROSS, 1 ST MAIN, BAPUJINAGAR, BANGALORE-560026. 14. RAJANNA. K, S/O KARIYAPPA, AGE 57 YEARS R/AT. NO. 496, 7 TH CROSS, PRAGATHIPURA, KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD BANGALORE-560082. 15. LAKKANNA, S/O ANJIYAPPA, AGED 50 YEARS R/AT.PARCHELLUR VILLAGE POST, SHIDLAGHATTA TALUK, KOLAR DISTN-517247
16. KRISHNOJI RAO S/O NARASHINGA RAO AGED 60 YEARS R/AT. NO.21, 3 RD CROSS, NAGARJUNA LAYOUT, KAVAL BYRASANDRA, BANGALORE-560032. 17. BALARAJU. S, S/O PANDURANGANATHA, AGE 65 YEARS, R/AT. NO.
319, BTS MAIN ROAD, WILSON GARDEN, BANGALORE-560027. 18. SUBBARAO, S/O SRINIVASA RAO, AGE 58 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 1029, 11 TH MAIN, RAGAVENDRA LAYOUT,
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BANGALORE-560050. 19. ERISWAMY, S/O VENKATESH, AGE 58 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 1269, 8 TH MAIN ROAD, KAMALA NAGAR LAYOUT, YESHAVANTHAPURA, BANGALORE-560022. 20. LINGAPPA, S/O CHANDRAPPA, AGE 51 YEARS, R/AT. THIMMARAYA LAYOUT, MADAVARA POST, NELAMANGALA, BANGALORE-560004. 21. SAYABANNA BHAGULLI, S/O BHASHA SAB, AGE 59 YEARS R/AT. ARISINAKUNTE, NELAMANGALA TALUK, BANGALORE DIST BANGALORE-560086
22. RAMESH NAIK, S/O TAKARAPPA, AGE 55 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 22, JAI BHEEM NAGAR LAST BUS STOP, BANGALORE-560068. 23. GOVINDA RAJU. K, S/O KRISHNAPPA. V, AGE 53 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 243,6 TH CROSS, SANGAYANA NAGAR, MARATH HALLI POST, BANGALORE-560037. 24. PADMASHREE, D/O MUNIYAPPA AGE 50 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 64, 2ND CROSS, SHANTHINAGAR, K.H.ROAD, BANGALORE-560027. - 5 -
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25. LAKSHMAN MADIWAL, S/O BOOM MADIWAL, AGE 62 YEARS, R/AT. NO. FLAT NO. A/9, 2 ND FLOOR, ROYAL ENCLAVE, 1 ST PHASE, 5 TH CROSS, SIDEDAHALLI, NAGASANDRA POST, BANGALORE-560073. 26. YOGESH MADIWAL, S/O KRISHNA MADIWAL, AGE 50 YEARS, R/AT. NO.11, 2 ND MAIN ROAD, SHAMANNA GARDEN, HOSAGUDDADAHALLI, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE-560026. 27. GOPI, S/O PUTTAMADAIAH, AGE 57 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 16/2, 5 TH MAIN ROAD, 24 TH CROSS, MAGADI ROAD, K.P.AGRAHARA, BANGALORE-560023
28. D. PRAKASHA, S/O DASAPPA, AGE 62 YEARS, R/AT. BINDUSHREE NILAYA, 2 ND CROSS, 4 TH MAIN ROAD, SADASHIVANAGAR, TUMAKURU-572102
29. R. KRISHNA MURTHY, S/O G. RAMAYYA, AGE 43 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 241, TANK MAIDANA, NELAMANGALA TOWN, MANDYA DIST- 751401
30. P.S. UMESH, S/O SANJEEVAIAH AGE 45 YEARS R/AT. NO.108, SARASWATHIPURA, J.P.NAGAR, BANGALORE-560078
31. MAHAMAD SHARIFF S/O NAZIR RAJULL, AGE 47 YEARS,
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R/AT. NO. 10, MASJID E-A1 5TH MAIN ROAD, NEAR MICO CHANNAIAHPALYA,BANGALORE- 560030. 32. V. NEELAKANTHAN, S/O B. VENKATESH, AGE 61 YEARS, R/AT. NO.
10, 1 ST A MAIN ROAD, 3 RD STAGE, SRINIVASANAGAR, BANASHANKARI 1 ST STAGE, BANGALORE-560050. 33. S. ESWARAPPA, S/O ESHAPPA, AGE 65YEARS, R/AT. NO. 15, SRIRAM SAMEEKSHA, 4 TH FLOOR, KUVEMPU NAGAR, JALAHALLI EAST, BANGALORE-560013. 34. TIPPANNA KAMBLE S/O MARUTHI, AGE 52 YEARS, R/AT.PRAKASH GOWDA BUILDING, DODDA TOGURU ROAD, DODDA TOGURU, BANGALORE-560100. 35. KIRANKUMAR. S.R.
S/O VENKATESH. S, AGE 61 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 7, 36 TH CROSS, 8 TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560004. 36. M. MANJUNATH, S/O MUNIRAJ, AGE 58 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 35, CUBBONPET, 2 ND STREET, BANGALORE-560002. 37. V. RAMESH, S/O G. GANESH, AGE 50 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 382, VIJAYANAGAR, CHINNAPPA COLONY, DOORAVANINAGAR, BANGALORE-560016. - 7 -
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38. RAJEEVLOCHANA, S/O SREEKANTAIAH, AGE 61 YEARS R/AT. NO. 334, 2 A BLOCK, 2 ND FLOOR,MAHAVEER WILSON TOWN, BANGALORE-560060. 39. J.G. RAMLINGAIAH, S/O J.C. GUNDAIAH, AGE 52 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 14/1, 4 TH MAIN, MUNESHWARA BLOCK, MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT, BANGALORE-560004. 40. SHOUKAT ALI, S/O SHAFFI ALI, AGE 51 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 367, SUBHRMANYAPURA MAIN ROAD, SARABANDE PLAYA, BANGALORE-560082. 41. B.N. RAMESH, S/O NARASHIMAIAH, AGE 54 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 1835, NISARGA BADAVANE, BANNERGHATTA, ANEKAL ROAD, BANGALORE-560083. 42. SUDHAKAR. C.S.
S/O CHANDRASHEKAR, AGE 50 YEARS, R/AT. NO. N-387, 1 ST CROSS, PILLANNA GARDAN, BANGALORE-560045. 43. NARAYANA. L, S/O LINGAIAH, AGE 55 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 56, 12 TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BANGALORE-560003. 44. SHEKARAPPA. G. KOTAGI, S/O KOTAGI, AGE 50 YEARS
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R/AT. NO. 27, SURYA TAILER, 4 TH CROSS, HEGGANAHALLI, BANGALORE-560096. 45. H. RANGANATHAPPA, S/O RANGAPPA AGE 52YEARS, R/AT. NO. 5512, 2 ND CROSS, DODDANNA INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PEENYA, BANGALORE-560091. 46. S. LEELA, W/O SHIVALINGAPPA, AGE 48 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 120, RAMGIRI, HOLALKERE TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577501
47. SHARANAPPA, S/O BASAVARAJAPPA, DRIVER AGE 50 YEARS R/AT. NO. B.11638, DEPOT 4, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560048
48. R. SURESH, S/O R. MALLIKARAJU, AGE 50 YEARS, HAVINAHALLI POST, SIRUGUPPA TALUK, BELLARY DISTRICT-583120. 49. AVINASH, S/O A. DORE, AGE 45 YEARS, R/AT. NO.
15, 4 TH MAIN, MADHARA NAGAR, MUDDALAPALYA, BANGALORE-560072
50. ESHWARAPPA, S/O SHIVANNA AGE 60 YEARS R/AT. NO. 15, SHRIRAM, SOMESHA BUILDING, 4 TH FLOOR, KUVEMPU NAGAR, JAKKANAHALLI, BANGALORE- 560072
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51. RAMESH S/O CHINNARAJU, AGE 55 YEARS R/AT. NO. DEPOT 40, MECHANIC, B.NO.4174, BANGALORE-560052
52. K.S. PARVATHI, D/O SIDDAIAH, AGE 45 YEARS R/AT. NO. B.NO.5099, NO. 127, 5 TH MAIN ROAD, NARAYANAPURA, SRIRAMPURA, BANGALORE-560021. 53. BABA SAHEBA CHANAGONDA, S/O NIGONDAPPA, AGE 45 YEARS R/AT. NO. 143, B.NO.5039 4 TH CROSS, NAGAPPA BLOCK, SRIRAMPURA, BANGALORE-560021. 54. BASAPPA MURNAL S/O BASAPPA AGE 56 YEARS R/AT. BEELAGI POST, BAGALKOT, MUMBARGALLI. BEELAGI DIST-587116
55. DEVARAJU, S/O. THIMMAIAH AGE 60 YEARS R/AT. NO. 687, 2 ND CROSS, ASHOKNAGAR, BANASHANKARI 1 ST STAGE, BANGALORE-560070. 56. D. PRAKASH, S/O DASAPPA, AGED 62 YEARS, R/AT. BINDUSHRI NILAYA, 2ND CROSS, 4TH MAIN RAOD, SADASHIVANAGAR, TUMKUR TQ. TUMKUR DIST-572101
57. R. KRISHNA MURTHY, S/O RAMAIAH, AGED 43 YEARS R/AT. NO. 241, TANK MADEENA,
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NEGAMANGALA TOWN, MANDYA DIST-571403
58. G.R. RAMACHANDRAIAH, S/O G. RAMAIAH AGED 69 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 62/1, 7TH MAIN ROAD, NAGENDRA BLOCK, BANGALORE-560050. 59. G.N. LAKSHMINARASAIAH S/O NARASIMHA MURTHY, AGED 69 YEARS BANASHANKARI 1ST PHASE, 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE-560050. 60. UMESH. P.S.
S/O SHADAKSHARI AGED 58 YEARS R/AT. NO.108, J.P.NAGAR, SARASWATHIPURAM, BANGALORE-560078
61. N.S. DEVARAJ, S/O SRIKANTEGOWDA, AGED 57 YEARS R/AT. NO.59, 3RD MAIN, MALLIGE ROAD, VINAYAKA NAGAR, BANGALORE-560050. 62. KRISHNAMURTHY, S/O DODDAIAH, AGED 62 YEARS, R/AT. NO.594, 7TH CROSS, 8TH MAIN, BANASHANKARI, 6TH STAGE, BANGALORE-560062. 63. MANJU. J.E.
S/O ERAIAH, J.K.
AGED 52 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 1590/2, 10TH MAIN, ASHOKNAGAR, BANGALORE-560050. 64. C. SRUNIVASA NAIDU, S/O CHALUVAIAH NAIDU, AGE 63 YEARS,
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R/AT. NO. 925, 16TH CROSS, S.N. LAYOUT, RABARTSON, KGF, KOLAR DIST-517247
65. G.K. GOUSE PEER, S/O PEER AGE 57 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 7707, OLD WATER TANK ROAD, KEB SUSSTA, KOLAR-563101. 66.
K.S. HARISH, S/O SIDDARAMAIAH, AGE 54 YEARS, R/AT. SIDDESWARA PRAVISION STORE, SOMESHWAR LAYOUT, HASSAN-573201. 67. MAHADEV SHIVAPPA DIVATE, S/O S.L. DIVATE, AGE 35 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 5234/1, KAVERI NILAYA, K.H.B. COLONY, NANJANAGUDU, MYSORE DISTRICT-570002
68. LAKSHMAN MADIVAL, S/O THOMADIVAL, AGED 60 YEARS, R/AT. NO. FLAT NO.9, 2ND FLOOR, 5TH CROSS, NAGASANDRA, BANGALORE-560073. 69. M.N.LOKESH, S/O NAGARAJ, AGED 51 YEARS, R/AT. NO. 1072, SUNNADAKERE, 10TH CROSS, K.R.MOHALLA, MYSORE-570002
70. B.H. SUMITHRA, S/O HANUMA NAIK, AGED 55 YEARS R/AT. 12TH CROSS, 3RD MAIN, VINOBHANAGAR, DAVANAGERE-577006. - 12 -
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71. GOPALA KRISHNA, S/O ANJINAPPA, AGED 52 YEARS, R/AT. NO. HMT, 7TH CROSS, BADRAHALLY, KYATASANDRA, TUMKUR-560011
72. YOGESH MADIVAL, S/O KRISHNA MADIVAL, R/AT. NO.11, 2ND MAIN, AGED 49 YEARS, SHAMANNA GARDEN, HOSAGUDDADAHALLI, BANGALORE-560026. 73. BASAPPA SHIROL, S/O S.M. BIRADARA, AGED 50 YEARS, R/AT.SANGAMESH NILAYA, BAGALKOTE ROAD, BASAVESHWARA NAGAR, BIJAUR-586109. 74. P.S.RAMESH KUMAR, S/O R.N.SHASTRY, AGE 57 YEARS, R/AT. NO.2345/47, LAKSHMI STREET, NITUVALLI, COLLEGE ROAD, DAVANAGERE-577001
75. H.D. DINESH KUMAR, S/O DEVAIAH, AGED 58 YEARS R/AT. NO.36, DEVARATHNA, 2ND A MAIN, OPP. SOAK QTR, K.C.LAYOUT, MYSORE-570011. 76. N.A. VENKATESH, S/O N.R. ANANTA REDDY, AGED 58 YEARS, R/AT. TIRUMALA KRIPA, VEMANA NAGAR, N.H.A. CIRCLE, CHITRADURGA-577501. 77. B.G. NAGARAJ REDDY, S/O B.GOVINDA REDDY, AGE 67 YEARS, R/AT. BANK COLONY,
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NEAR RTO OFFICE, CHITRADURGA-577502
78. M.NAGARAJU, S/O MUNISWAMAPPA, AGED 59 YEARS, R/AT. NO.82, OLD POST OFFICE ROAD, 2ND BLOCK, T.R.NAGAR, BANGALORE-560072
79. G.R. VASUDEV MURTHY, S/O RAMAKRISHNAPPA, AGE 61 YEARS, R/AT. NO.300, DEVARAJNAGAR, M.B. PURA-517352
80. M. RAMU, S/O MUNISWAMAPPA, AGED 54 YEARS, R/AT. NO.07, MUNESWARA TEMPLE, AMRUTHAHALLY, SAHAKARANAGAR, BANGALORE-560092. 81. KAVITHA, W/O VENKATEGOWDA, AGE 48 YEARS R/AT. NO.DIPOT 7, BMTC, SUBHASHNAGAR, BANGALORE-560009
82. S. DINESH KUMAR, S/O SUGUMARAN, AGED 52 YEARS R/AT. SAYIRAMA BUILDING, 27TH CROSS, EAZIPURA, BANGALORE-560047. 83. S.S.NAGA RATHNAMMA, W/O RAMEGOWDA AGE 62 YEARS, R/AT. NO.606, 3RD MAIN, 4TH CROSS, GOVINDAPURAM, ULLAL MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE-560056.
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84. SANTHOSH SANNAPA HUDED, S/O SHANKARA HUDED AGE 48 YEARS, VIDYANAGAR CHALAGERI POST RANEBENNUR TQ HAVERI DIST-581110
85. RAMAKRISHNAIAH, S/O PUTTARAVATAPPA, AGED 58 YEARS, DODDAPALYA, BOMMALADEVIPURA, KORATAGERE TQ, TUMKUR DIST. 560013
86. K.T. KRISHNE GOWDA, S/O RAME GOWDA AGE 50 YEARS, R/AT. NO.748, 5TH CROSS, 2ND MAIN, VITTAL NAGAR, CHAMARAJPET, BANGALORE-560018. 87. V.R. SREENIVAS, S/O V. RAAMU, AGED 55 YEARS, R/AT. NO.745/17, 6TH CROSS, 9TH MAIN, MUNESWARA BLOCK, BANGALORE-560082. 88. K. RAJANNA, S/O KALAIAH, AGED 56 YEARS, R/AT. NO.496, 7TH CROSS, PRAGATHIPURA, KANAKAPURA MAIN, BANGALORE-560082. 89. S. ESWARAPPA, S/O SHIVANNA, AGED 60 YEARS, R/AT. SHRIRAM SHMEESHA, 4TH FLOOR, KUVEMPUNAGAR, JALAHALLI, BANGALORE-560013
90. S.D. BASAVARAJU, S/O. RAJASHEKARAIAH AGE 56 YEARS R/AT. NO.40, NEMU NILAYA, PIPELINE MAIN ROAD,
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MATHIKERE, BANGALORE-560056
91. RAMESH BATAGUNAKI, C/O KARUNAGARAN, AGE 54 YEARS R/AT. NO.32/2, 4TH BLOCK, 4TH CROSS, DODDABOMASANDRA, VIDYARNYAPURA, BANGALORE-560097. 92. S. VIJAYAKUMARA, S/O LATE L. SRINIVASHACHAR, AGE 56 YEARS R/AT. NO.42, MOODALAPPA STREET, DODAVAVALLI, BANGALORE-560004. 93. CHANNAGIRIYA, S/O VENKATAGIRIYA, AGE 46 YEARS R/AT. DODDI, SATANUR HOBLI, KANAKAPURA TQ. BANGALORE RURAL DIST-560004. 94. RENUKA P.
W/O SUDAKAR. T.A.
AGE 48 YEARS, R/AT. NO.249, 6TH MAIN, BASAVESWARA NAGAR, KATRIGUPPA, BANGALORE-560022
95. SANTHA. S, D/O SRINIVASA CHARI, AGED 45 YEARS R/AT. BMTC 2ND DEPOT, KH ROAD, BANGALORE-560022
96. N. VENKATESH, S/O DEVARAJU AGED 50 YEARS R/AT. NO.302, 19TH CROSS, 6TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560082. 97. RENUKA KENDHOOLI, S/O. BASAVARAJAIAH AGED 55 YEARS R/AT.KASHID NILAYA, NO.2,
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4TH MAIN, 7TH CROSS, MOHANKUMARNAGAR, YESHWANTHPURA, BANGALORE-560022. 98. RAJU, S/O NINGAAH, AGED 65 YEARS R/AT.THOBINAKERE, T.S.HALLI, ATAGUR HOBLI, MADDUR TQ, MANDYA-571401
99. S.P. PADASHETTI, S/O RAJENDRAPPA AGED 59 YEARS R/AT. NO.09, MATHOSRI NILAYA, Y.C.M. ROAD, AKKIYAPPA GARDAN, YESHAWANTHPURA BANGALORE-560022. 100. RANGAIAH, S/O SIDDALINGAIAH AGE 65 YEARS R/AT. NO.214, 1ST MAIN, HMT LAYOUT, GOKULA 1ST STAGE, YESHWANTHAPUR, BANGALORE-560022. 101.
B.C.RUDRESH C/O RAJANNA AGE 50 YEARS, R/AT BESIDE RENUKA YELLAMMA TEMPLE, CHIKKABIDARAKALLU, NAGASANDRA POST, BANGALORE-560073 102 T.M.THIMMAIAH S/O RAMAIAH AGE 55 YEARS, R/AT NO.249, MANGALORE TOWN, MANGALORE-574142. 103. S. SHEKAR S/O SUBRAMANI,
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AGE 52 YEARS, R/AT NO.4530, 70TH CROSS, GIRINAGAR, BANGALORE. 104. SRI. SUBBANNA S/O KODANDARAMA AGE 59 YEARS R/AT NO.120, 2ND CROSS, UTTARAHALLI, BANGALORE-560061. 105. SRI. PUTTASWAMY N.L.
S/O LINGEGOWDA, AGE 63 YEARS, NAYAKANAHALLI, CHIKKAHALAHALLI, KANAKAPURA TALUK, BANGALORE-560117. 106. C.S.CHANDRASHEKAR S/O SIDDAPPA R/AT NO.270, 2ND CROSS, BASAVESHWARANAGARA, BANGALORE-79. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. UMAKANTHA H S.,ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT M.S BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001
2. THE KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION EMPLOYEES CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED K.H ROAD, BANGALORE-560027 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY REGISTERED UNDER SOCIETIES ACT
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3. THE CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND RETURNING OFFICER THE KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION EMPLOYEES CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED K.H ROAD, BANGALORE-560027
4. THE KARNATAKA STATE CO-OPERARTIVE ELECTION COMMISSIONER M.S BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001
…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1 & R3;
SRI. T.L.KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4;
SMT. G.V.VEENA, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST DATED NIL IN SO FAR IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONERS FOR THE ELECTION TO BE SCHEDULED ON 02.02.2025 FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-26 TO 2029-30 OF THE KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION EMPLOYEES CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD, SHANTHINAGAR, K.H.ROAD, BENGALURU, ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-B.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM:
HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
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ORAL ORDER The petitioners are seeking for the following prayers:-
“i) Quash the ineligible voters List dated NIL in so far it relates to the petitioners for the election to be scheduled on 02.02.2025 for the academic year 2025-26 to 2029-30 of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Employees Co-Operative Housing Society Ltd, Shanthinagar, K.H.Road, Bengaluru, issued by the respondent No.2 vide Annexure-B by issue of certiorari. ii) grant such other relief/s as deemed fit in the circumstances of the case.”
2. This Court by way of an interim arrangement on 01.02.2025 permitted the petitioners to cast their votes in the ensuing election scheduled on 02.02.2025 subject to final outcome of this petition.
3. Heard Sri Umakantha H.S., learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Yogesh D. Naik, learned AGA for respondent Nos.1 and 3, Sri T.L. Kiran Kumar, learned
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counsel for respondent No.4 and Smt. G.V. Veena, learned counsel for respondent No.2.
4. Counsel for the petitioners submits that the election has been held as scheduled on 02.02.2025 and the petitioners have cast their votes.
5. Reiterating various contentions raised in the writ petition, it is mainly urged that no individual notice is issued to the petitioners while the names of the petitioners are excluded in the final voters list and the respondents have acted against mandate requirement of Rule 13 (D) (2-A) of the Karnataka Co-Operative Societies Rules, 1960 (‘the Rules’ for short). It is urged that the petitioners should be treated as eligible voters and their votes to be counted as valid votes.
6.
Learned counsel for respondent No.2-Society fairly submits that the society has not followed the mandatory requirement of the aforementioned rules and
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cast votes of the petitioners to be included while counting and the results to be announced.
7. It is brought to the notice of this Court that under identical circumstances, the Co-Ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of H.S. Raju and others Vs. State of Karnataka and others1 (H.S. Raju) has permitted the votes to be counted and election results to be announced, keeping open all contentions to be adjudicated in the appropriate forum under Section 70 (2) (c) of the Karnataka Co-Operative Societies Act, 1959 (‘the Act’ for short). Whether the petitioners would incur any disqualification to vote or not is a question of fact to be decided by the appropriate authority under Section 70 (2) (c) of the Act and hence, the following:
ORDER i. Writ petition is disposed of.
ii. The Returning Officer to count the votes, including the votes cast by petitioners and
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announce the results of the election, which was scheduled on 02.02.2025.
iii. Aggrieved party is entitled to raise a dispute under Section 70 (2) (c) of the Act, if raised a dispute under the said provision, questioning the eligibility of the petitioners to vote in the election to the Board of the respondent – society, the said dispute shall be decided without being influenced by the interim order granted by this Court and it is made clear that granting of an interim
order in favour of the petitioner would not give any finding on the eligibility of the petitioners to vote in the election of the Board of respondent – society.
iv. The eligibility of the petitioners to vote in the election is kept open to be decided in a dispute, if any, raised in this regard.
v. If any such dispute relating to the eligibility of the petitioners to vote in the election to the Board of the respondent-society is raised, the effect of holding the petitioners ineligible to vote and excluding such votes, on the final outcome of the election results
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shall also be taken into account before passing the final orders.
vi. The vote cast by the petitioners shall be kept in a separate sealed box after counting.
vii. This Court has not expressed any merits or demerits of the ineligibility of the petitioners.
Sd/- JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
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