- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:8766 WP No. 5524 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 5524 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. MAHESH H S, S/O SEETHARAMIAH H S, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, VICE PRESIDENT, MALNAD ARECA MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, R/AT, HULKULLI, KATTEHAKKALU POST, THIRATHAHALLI TALUK-577 432, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. 2. KEERTHI RAJ. K, S/O ESHWARAPPA GOWDA K.C, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, DIRECTOR, MALNAD ARECA MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, R/AT KANAHALLI, ULAVI POST, SORABA TALUK-577 429, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. 3. K RATHANAKAR, S/O KOLLANNA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, DIRECTOR, MALNAD ARECA MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, R/AT BELUGIMANE, DEMLAPURA POST, THIRTHAHALLI TALUK-577 432. SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. 4. SMT. K K JAYASHERE, W/O KOTESHWARA BATTA K N, DIRECTOR, MALNAD ARECA MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, R/AT, 'SURABHI', KADAGUDU COMPOUND, Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:8766 WP No. 5524 of 2025 THIRTHAHALLI TALUK-577 432. SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI PRUTHVI WODEYAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATION, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BANGALORE-560 052. 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, SAHAKARA BHAVAN, 1ST FLOOR, D.C. OFFICE PREMISES, SHIVAMOGGA-577 201. 4. THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, NGO COLONY, WILSON GARDEN, BENGALURU-560 027. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. RETURNING OFFICE & SPL. L.A.O, THUNGA UPPER PROJECT, MALNAD ARECA MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, APMC COMPOUND, SAGAR ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577 204. 6. MALNAD ARECA MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, APMC COMPOUND, SAGAR ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA-577 204. REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. (REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI YOGESH D NAIK , AGA FOR R-1 TO R-3 & R-5; - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:8766 WP No. 5524 of 2025 SRI SUMANTH KUMAR.S PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R-6) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-1 TO 4 NOT TO APPOINT THE ADMINISTRATOR BY INVOKING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 28-A OF THE ACT TO THE R-7 SOCIETY ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking to withdraw the petition. 2. The said memo reads as under: "The counsel for the petitioners most humbly submits that, petitioner seeks leave of this Hon'ble court does not press the above writ petition, since the Returning Officer has announced election results on 27/02/2025, therefore the prayer in the above writ petition does not survive for consideration. Hence this Hon'ble court may kindly be please to permit the same, in the interest of justice and equity." 3. Memo is taken on record. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:8766 WP No. 5524 of 2025 4. In view of the memo filed, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- _______________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA NR/- List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4