- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6760 WP No. 4444 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 4444 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SRI NARAYANASWAMY G A (LF NO. 012/41), S/O. ANJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 2. SRI. HANUMAPPA. S (LF NO. 210/40). S/O. RAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, 3. SRI. RAMANJINAPPA (LF NO. 032/43), S/O. DODDAHANUMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 4. SRI. VENKATAPPA. M. (LF NO. 099/66) S/O. MUNIANJINAPPA. H, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, THE PETITIONER NO.1 TO 5 ARE R/AT GANTIGANAHALLI VILLAGE TUBUGERE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 561 203. Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6760 WP No. 4444 of 2025 5. SRI CHANNAKRISHNAPPA. C.K, (LF NO. 176/58) S/O. KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 6. SRI. MUNINARAYANAPPA, (LF NO. 052/59) S/O. MUNICHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 7. SRI. VENKATESH.C.N. (LF NO. 072/65) S/O. NARAYANAPPA.C, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, 8. SMT. RATHNAMMA (LF NO. 093/37) D/O. BASAVEGOWDA. R, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS 9. SRI. BASAVEGOWDA. R. (LF NO. 055/49) S/O. RAMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 10. SMT. PARVATHAMMA (LF NO. 245/53) D/O. SONNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, 11. SMT. ASHWATHAMMA (LF NO. 248/54) W/O. RAMACHANDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6760 WP No. 4444 of 2025 12. SMT. RAMADEVI. S.P. (LF NO. 067/56) W/O. NANJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 13. SRI. KEMPANNA.C (LF NO. 157/59) S/O. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, THE PETITIONER NO.6 TO 13 ARE R/AT CHOGONDAHALLI VILLAGE, TUBUGERE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 561 203. 14. SRI. VENKATAPPA S. (LF NO. 159/10) S/O. SANJIVAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS 15. SRI. NAGARAJU (LF NO. 210/47) S/O. CHIKKAKADARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 16. SRI. ANANDAKUMAR N, (LF NO. 018/50) S/O. NARASIMHAMURTHY K.L, 17. SRI. MUNIYAPPA, (LF NO. 090/57), S/O. MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, THE PETITIONER NO.15 TO 17 ARE R/AT. LAKSHMIDEVIPURA VILLAGE, TUBUGERE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPUARA TALUK, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:6760 WP No. 4444 of 2025 BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT - 561 203. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE, M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEKDAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK, KH ROAD, SHANTHI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 3. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND ELECTION OFFICER STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, TTMC A-BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR BUS STAND, DOUBLE ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 027. 4. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, 8TH MAIN, 3RD FLOOR, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 560 003. 5. RETURNING OFFICER PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD., DODDABALLAPURA, NEAR TALUK OFFICE CIRCLE, DODDABALLAPURA TOWN - 561 203. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:6760 WP No. 4444 of 2025 6. PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD., BENGALURU NORTH, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT DODDABALLAPURA, NEAR TALUK OFFICE CIRCLE, DODDABALLAPURA TOWN - 561 203. (SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959) …RESPONDENTS THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 TO 5 TO INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONER IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO VOTES IN ELECTIONS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 16.02.2025 TO THE R-6 CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners' files memo, which reads as under: "It is submitted that in the above case the under signed counsel for the Petitioners is submit that pleasing that this Hon'ble court to Dismiss the above petition as Not Pressed in the interest of justice and equity." 2. Memo is taken on record. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:6760 WP No. 4444 of 2025 3. In view of the memo, the petition stands dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- ____________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA AT List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29 CT: BHK