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VINAYACHANDRA RAO v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/3491/2025 · 2025-02-19

K S Hemalekha

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- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 3491 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. VINAYACHANDRA RAO S/O SHANKAR RAO K AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 814 2. JANARDHANA NAYAK A S/O RAMANNA NAYAKA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 847 3. SUKESHINI V N W/O VENKATRAMANA BHAT AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 918 4. GANAPPAYYA KAYARA S/O GOPALA KRISHNA BHAT AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 951 5. ANANTHA PADMANABHA G S/O SHAMBHATTA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 972 6. MALATHI K S/O SATYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 MEMBERSHIP NO. 981 7. PARVATHI V W/O GOPALAKRISHNA V AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1013 8. PADMA RAO K W/O VINAYACHANDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1023 9. KORAGAPPA NAIKA V S/O AITHAPPA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1041 10. SHANKARA NARAYANA P S/O SHIVARAMA NAYAKA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1045 11. SEETHARAMA BHAT T S/O SHAMBHATTA T AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1047 12. LINGAPPA GOWDA T S/O DEVAPPA GOWDA T AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1073 13. JANARDHANA NAYAK K S/O RAMANNA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1092 14. SHEENAPPA GOWDA S/O RAMANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1177 15. LALITHA W/O NARAYANA RAI AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1270 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 16. GOVINDAYYA J S/O PARAMESHWARA BHAT AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1321 17. SUBRAHAMANYA K V S/O VADYAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1345 18. LAKSHMANA GOWDA S/O CHENNAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1375 19. ANANDA GOWDA S/O SOMAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1379 20. SATYAMURTHY B S/O GOPALAKRISHNAYYA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1545 21.LAKSHMANA NAIKA S/O KORAGA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1591 22.RAMANNA GOWDA S/O ANNAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1609 23. PARVATHI V W/O KORAGAPPA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1615 24. SUBRAHAMANYA KOTE S/O KOTE RADHAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1642 - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 25.AITHAPPA NAIKA S/O BATYA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1666 26.SHANKUNTALA D W/O SEETHARAMA BHAT D AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1708 27. SHARADA K V W/O VENKATARAMAN VEDA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1724 28.ROOPA B W/O ANANDA B AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.3915 29.BHASKARA T S/O TIMMANNA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3918 30.PRASHANTHA S/O SHIVAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3926 31. PARAMESHWARI W/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3932 32.M RADHAKRISHNA S/O NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3933 33.PAVITHRA RAI W/O SURESH RAI AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3942 34.SAYIPRASADA K S/O JATTAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3950 35.HEMAVATHI W/O SATISHCHANDRA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3986 36.PREETHI P S W/O SUBHASHCHANDRA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3987 37.SATISH T S/O KRISNAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3990 38. KRISHNA P S/O GURUVA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3999 39. KUNHA MEVA S/O CHANIYA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4004 40. NEELAPPA S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4007 41. CHIRADEEP S/O CHANDRASHEKARA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4009 42. SHIVARAMA K S/O SOORAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4017 43. JAYARAMA RAI S/O NARAYANA RAI AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4031 44. HARISH P S/O NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4040 45. YOGISH T S/O LAXMANNA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4041 46. HARISH B S/O RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4050 47.VIVEK RAI D S/O SATISH RAI AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4066 48.ANANDA P S/O MAYILA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4091 49.VASANTHI P W/O DAYANANDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4099 50.SHESHAPPA S/O KARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4129 51.VANISRI S RAI W/O SACHINDRANATHA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4131 - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 52. VINAYACHANDRA S/O KOGGANNA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4138 53. PRASANNA KUMAR M S/O BALAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4166 54. MAHESH K S/O VENKAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4168 55.BHASKARA K M S/O BABU GOWDA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3665 56. PADMAVATHI RAI W/O RAMANATHA RAI AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3676 57.JAYANTHI K W/O NARAYANA K AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3684 58.SHEENAPPA S/O KUNDA MERA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3691 59.YASHODHA P W/O VASANTHA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3697 60. PAVANA K S/O VISHWANATHA J AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3698 61. SAVITHRI K S - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 W/O K V SUBRAHAMNYA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3700 62. DEVAKI W/O SHANTAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3702 63. HEMANTH KUMAR S/O ESHWARA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3709 64.SUNITHA RAI W/O CHANDRASHEKHARA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3710 65. ANURADHA B W/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3725 66. CHIRANJEEVI S/O LAXMANA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3734 67. VENKAPPAYYA K S/O RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3737 68. SANJEEVA S/O JOGI AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3755 69. BHARATESH KUMAR S/O HONNAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3780 70. BALAKI W/O DERANNA GOWDA - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3781 71.GANESH D S/O LINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3785 72.SAVITHA K S/O VENKAPPAYYA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3811 73.NAMITHA ALVA W/O PRABHAKARA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3814 74.SUNDARA M S/O DEYYA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3820 75.KUSUMA B W/O ACHUTA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3831 76. BALAKRISHNA K S/O ACHUTA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3836 77. VARIJA B V W/O B D VASANTHA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3844 78. SANTHAPPA GOWDA S/O RAMANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3858 79.NIRANJANA T S/O LINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3891 80.SULOCHANA W/O CHANDRASHEKHARA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3904 81.SHEELAVATHI M W/O GANGADHARA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3909 82.BALAKRISHNA C S/O CHOMA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3432 83.NAVEENA K S/O VENKAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3433 84. JATTAPPA GOWDA S/O ANNAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3440 85. DEEPAK RAM S/O PRABHAKAR K AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.3487 86. SHEELAATHI P W/O SEETHARAMA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3489 87. T BALAKRISHNA S/O E KOCHAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3498 88. BALAKKA W/O KRISHNAPPA NAIK AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3505 - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 89. A SHASHIDHARA SHETTY S/O BANTAPPA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3507 90.PREMA W/O MADHUKARA T AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3516 91.SACHIN T S/O K VENKATRAMNA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3523 92.YAMUNA W/O SHANKARA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3534 93.ESHWARI G K W/O GOPALAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3540 94.SATYA TIRUMALESHVARI W/O SHIVARAM N AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3542 95.RAJEEVI S ALVA S/O SACHICHIDANAND AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3572 96.JAYAKUMARI T W/O BALAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3581 97.SHESHAMMA W/O VENKAPPA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3594 98.LEELAVATHI - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 W/O KITTANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3595 99.DHANJAYA K S/O KUNHE NAIKA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3602 100. LAXMI W/O HONNAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3607 101. KALAVATHI RAI W/O HIMAKARA RAI AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3614 102. VARIJA M W/O VISHWANATHA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3615 103. KRISHNA RAO B S/O RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3619 104. GEETHA W/O JANARDHANA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3622 105. VEDAVATHI W/O NARAYANA NAYAKA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3628 106. PARVATHI W/O VENKATRAMANA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3646 107. SAVITHRI T W/O DINAKARA - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3657 108. GULABI T W/O ESHWARA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3662 109. HARINAKSHI RAI W/O BALAKRISHNA RAI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3223 110. CHOMA T S/O ADRA MUGERA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3224 111. RAVINATHA T S/O CHINNAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3230 112. VISHWANATHA J S/O AITHAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3232 113. BALAKRISHNA RAI S/O KORAGAPPA RAI AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3233 114. SAVITHA A SHETTY W/O ASHOK SUNDAR SHETTY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3240 115. VARIJA M W/O PAKEERA BELCHAPADI AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3245 - 14 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 116. JAYASRI B RAI W/O BALAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3247 117. KUSUMA RAI W/O RAMAYYA RAI AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3248 118. PURUSHOTHAMA K S/O AITHAPPA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3279 119. NAVEEN KUMAR S/O P RAGHAVA RAO AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3286 120. LAXMANA B S/O BABU MOULYA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3291 121. MADHAVA M S/O MONAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3304 122. SAROJINI W/O HONNAPPA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3308 123. SRINIVASA RAO S/O NARAYANAYYA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3313 124. KUNHIRAMA S/O KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3317 - 15 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 125. SHARATH KUMAR RAI S/O K K RAI AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3318 126. JAYANTHI S RAI S/O SHARATH KUMAR RAI AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3319 127. TARANATHA MADIVALA S/O KUNHE MADIVALA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3323 128. BEBI NATHA W/O POOVA MOULYA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3328 129. SATYAVATI H W/O SHIVARAMA RAI AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3335 130. VISHWANATHA K S/O KRISHNAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3355 131. PUSHPAVATHI K W/O VASAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3384 132. GURUVA M S/O CHOMA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3387 133. HARISHA K S/O JATTAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3388 134. DERANNA RAI - 16 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 S/O MAHALINGA RAI AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3397 135. RADHA M W/O SHIVAJI M AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3402 136. RAVI T S/O SHESHAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2949 137. JAYANTHA S/O RAMANNA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2951 138. APPUKUNHIBELCHAPADA S/O JAHIRA BELCHAPADA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2958 139. GIRIYAPPA NAIKA S/O CHANIYA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2962 140. ARUN KUMAR B S S/O SATYA PRAKASH D N AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2980 141. GOPANNA RAI S/O RAMANNA RAI AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2979 142. REVATHI W/O KESHAVA NAIKA - 17 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2998 143. KAMALAKSHI B RAI W/O BHASKARA RAI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3017 144. KAMALA K W/O K M CHOMA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3093 145. HARINI SHETTY W/O VASANTHA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3094 146. PREMA W/O GANGADHARA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3095 147. GOPALA GOWDA S/O UKKANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3106 148. TANGAMMA K D/OVASANTHA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3110 149. CHIDANANDA GOWDA S/O SHESHAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3133 150. SUNDARA GOWDA W/O LAKSHMANA GOWDA - 18 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3142 151. JANAKI K W/O HONNAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3143 152. MOHAN S/O GOVINDA BHAT AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3145 153. KUSUMA K W/O ANANDA POPOJARY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3153 154. SUDARSHANA KOTE S/O SUBRAMANAYA KOTE AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3161 155. NEELAMMA J W/O SHIVANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3164 156. BHAGIRATHI J W/O JATTAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3168 157. SURMANGALA W/O SUBBANNA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3181 158. GANGADHARA K S/O AITAPPA NAIKA - 19 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3184 159. VEENA KUMARI W/O PADMANABA RAI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3185 160. LINGAPPA GOWDA S/O MUTTAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3196 161. JAYARAMA S/O KOOSAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3202 162. ANANADA A S/O NITTANNA MERA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 3214 163. MAYILAPPA NAIKA S/O NONO NAIKA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2616 164. KRISHNAPPA M S/O SHESHAPPA MULYA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2627 165. MAHESH CHANDRA S/O GOVIND BHAT AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2636 166. SHRISHARA GOWDA S/O BELYAPPA GOWDA - 20 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2655 167. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O KARIYAPPA RAI AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2657 168. RAGHAVA S/O HUKRAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2667 169. SATHESH KUMAR S/O VISHNU BHAT AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2668 170. TIMMANNA NAIKA S/O MAHALINGA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2720 171. MONAPPA K S/O SUBBA BAIRA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2727 172. NARAYANA K S/OSUBBA BAIRA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2728 173. RANJITH RAI S/O RAMANNA RAI AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2734 174. JANAKI T S/O NAGAPPA GOWDA - 21 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2754 175. SHASHIKALA K W/O ANANDA S AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2775 176. PREMALATHA P W/O KOOSAPPA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2780 177. RAJAUMAR P S/O RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2783 178. JANAKI D W/O LINGAPPA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2799 179. NARAYANA M R S/O RAMANNA ACHARYA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2821 180. NEELAMMA W/O VENKATARAMANA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2824 181. VENKAPPA GOWDA S/O LINGAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2826 182. HARISH RAI S/O RAMAYYA RAI - 22 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2851 183. SADASHIVAPOOJARY S/O HARISHANNAPOOJARY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2861 184. RAVINATHA G S/O RAMANNA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2864 185. RAMANNA NAIKA S/O BABU NAIKA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2888 186. JAYARAMA J S/O VENKAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2892 187. SULOCHANA RAI W/O SANKRAPPA RAI AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2894 188. RAJEEVI W/O KOSAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2911 189. SHAAHIKALA A W/O ANANDA A AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2935 190. SUMALATHA W/O SHIVASUBRAMANYA - 23 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2396 191. KAMALA V W/O KORGAPPA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2398 192. DEVAKI W/O RAMAKRISHNA BHAT AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2403 193. GANESH RAI H S/O VENKAPPA RAI AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2414 194. HARINAKSHI RAI W/O PADMANABA RAI AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2416 195. SAVITHRI RAI W/O GANESH RAI AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2422 196. KUNHAKKA W/O ELYANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2428 197. VADYAPPA GOWDA S/O KUSHALAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2440 198. POOVAMMA W/O NARAYANA - 24 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2444 199. LEELAVATHI W/O SEETHARAMA BHAT AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2451 200. SATHISHA J S/O NARAYNA BHAT AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2453 201. PADMAPPA GOWDA S/O DASAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2458 202. SHANKARI S/O PURUSENDRA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2468 203. DAYANANDA NAYAK S/O HARIYANNA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2471 204. VARIJA T W/O SADANANDA T AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2484 205. SHANKRAI MURTHY W/O SATHYAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2502 206. RAJESHWARI R BHAT W/O RAMACHANDRA BHAT - 25 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2510 207. DAMODARA GOWDA S/O KUSHALAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2511 208. SHIVARAMA K S/O TIMMAPPAYYA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2580 209. INDIRESHA M S/O CHINNASWAMY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2547 210. NARAYANAPOOJARY S/O KANTHAPPAPOOJARY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2508 211. JANARDANA S/O NARAYANA ACHARI AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2567 212. SHIVARANNA K S/O TIMMAPPAYYA BHAT AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2580 213. SAVITHA K S W/O SURESH K S AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2574 214. MEENA KUMARI W/O KRISHNA MURTHY - 26 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2585 215. DIVAKARA RAI S/O NARAYANA RAI AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2589 216. PUTTANNA GOWDA S/O GANAPPAYYA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2593 217. SHIVAPPA NAIKA S/O CHOMA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1727 218. YASHODA K W/O KUSHALAPPA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1782 219. PADMAYYAPOOJARY S/O MUNDAPPAPOOJARY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1860 220. SOMAPPA GOWDA S/O MALINGA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1868 221. VASANTHI W/O SUBBAPAYYA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1887 222. VENKATA KRISHNA SHARNE S/O NARAYNA SHARNE - 27 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1912 223. SOMASHEKARA S/O RAMACHANDRA NAYAKA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1916 224. SULOOCHANA C RAI W/O CHENNAPPA RAI AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1957 225. BALAKRISHNA RAI S/O VENKAPPA RAI AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 1987 226. KRISHNA BHAT S/O SHAMBHAT AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2045 227. PUTTANNA NAIKA S/O CHANIYA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2079 228. RAMACHANDRA BHATT S/O SHANKARA BHATT AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2012 229. RAMAKRISHNA BHATT S/O VENKATARAMANA BHATT AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2108 230. LEELAVATHI L GOWDA W/O LINGAPPA GOWDA - 28 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2123 231. PRASANNA KUMAR S/O VIDYAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2164 232. SUBRAYA BHATT S/O S B BALA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2165 233. VISHWANATHA M S/O VENKAPPAPOOJARY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2175 234. JAYASRI W/O NARASIMHAYYA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2232 235. SANJEEVA M S/O BATYA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2257 236. JANARDHANA NAIKA S/O BATYA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2281 237. RAVISHANKAR S/O KRISHNA BHATT AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2284 238. UMESH NAYAK S/O HARIYANNA NAYAKA - 29 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2292 239. JAYALAKSHMI R BHATT W/O RAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2298 240. KANAKAVATHI W/O PARAMESHWARAYYA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2339 241. LATHA W/O PRABHAKARA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2359 242. VINJAYA CHANDRA K S/O JAYANTHA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2363 243. MOKAMBIKA W/O TIMMAPAYYA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2393 244. RANJITHA P S W/O SRIDHARA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4184 245. SHALILA W/O BABU NAIKA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4192 246. VISHALAKSHI W/O PURUSHOTTAM - 30 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4196 247. RAMYA W/O LAL KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4200 248. BHARTHESH S/O ANANDA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4208 249. SANATH M B S/O SHIVARAMA RAI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4210 250. SHARATHNETTURU S/O SHIVARAMA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4215 251. ROOPA RAJA W/O ANANDA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4218 252. JAYASHEELA W/OPRABHAKARA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4219 253. YASHODARA W/O NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4220 254. SUSHEELA - 31 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 W/O BABU AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4226 255. SHAMBHAVI W/O SHUBHAKARA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4230 256. GEETHA D S W/O SATHIS B S AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4231 257. DEEPA P S D/O SHESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4244 258. SHIVAPRASAD S/O KITTANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4247 259. VANITHA KUMARI W/O BALAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4249 260. KUSUMA W/O PUTTANNA NAIKA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4250 261. RAMANNA GOWDA S/O ELYANNA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4251 262. NALINI - 32 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 W/O BHASKARA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4261 263. SAVITHA W/O DEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4265 264. INDIRAVATHI RAI W/O NARAYANA RAI AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4269 265. ROHITH S/O KOOSAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 4279 266. SHANKARI MURTHY S/O SATHYA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 2502 ALL ARE MEMBERS OF KALANJA-BALILA PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959. SAHAKARI SADANA, KALANJA POST KOTEMUNDUGARU, SULLIA TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 574 212. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DHANANJAY KUMAR, ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M S BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. - 33 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK, K.H. ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE-560027, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. KALANJA-BALILA PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959 SAHAKARI SADANA, KALANJA POST, KOTEMUNDUGARU, SULLIA TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 574 212 REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER, KALANJA-BALILA PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., SAHAKARI SADANA, KALANJA POST, KOTEMUNDUGARU, SULLIA TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT - 574 212. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI YOGESH D NAIK, AGA FOR R-1 & R-4; SRI T.L. KIRAN KUMAR, ADV., FOR R-2; SRI KETHAN KUMAR, ADV., FOR R-3) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THESE PETITIONERS IN THE FINAL ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS TO THE R-3 SOCIETY WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 07.02.2025. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA - 34 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioners are seeking for the following prayers:- "i. Issue a writ of mandamus directing the Respondents to include the names of the Petitioners in the final eligible voters list and permit the Petitioners to cast their votes in the upcoming elections of the Respondent No.3 Society which is scheduled to be held on 07.02.2025. 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. This Court by way of an interim arrangement on 06.02.2025 permitted the petitioners to cast their votes in the ensuing election scheduled on 07.02.2025 subject to final outcome of this petition. 3. Heard Sri Dhananjay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Yogesh D. Naik, learned AGA for respondent Nos.1 and 4, Sri T.L. Kiran Kumar, learned counsel for respondent No.2 and Sri Kethan Kumar, learned counsel for respondent No.3. - 35 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 4. Counsel for the petitioners submits that the election has been held as scheduled on 07.02.2025 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.3-Society fairly submits that the society has not followed the mandatory requirement of the aforementioned rules and cast votes of the petitioners to be included while counting and the results to be announced. - 36 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 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 announce the results of the election, which was scheduled on 07.02.2025. 1 2022 (4) AKR 775 - 37 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 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 shall also be taken into account before passing the final orders. - 38 - NC: 2025:KHC:8502 WP No. 3491 of 2025 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 MBM LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 20