- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13268 WP No. 8175 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. 8175 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. RUKMINI, W/O LINGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS. 2. SRI T N DEVARAJU, S/O NINGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS. BOTH ARE MEMBERS, THAGACHAGERE MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, THAGACHAGERE, KASABA HOBLI, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 160. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI NANDISH R, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER, 3RD FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK, SHANTINAGARA, K.H.ROAD, BENGALURU-560 027. 3. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, ALI ASKER ROAD, BENGALURU-560 052. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13268 WP No. 8175 of 2024 4. THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER FOR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, KANDAYA BHAVAN BUILDING, RAMANAGARA, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 159. 5. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, RAMANAGARA SUB-DIVISION, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 159. 6. THE RETURNING OFFICER, THAGACHAGERE MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, THAGACHAGERE, KASABA HOBLI, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 160. 7. M/S. THAGACHAGERE MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., A MILK DAIRY INCORPORATED UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY REGISTRATION ACT-1960, REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THAGACHAGERE, KASABA HOBLI, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, RAMANAGARA DISTRICT-562 160. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI YOGESH D NAIK, AGA FOR R-1, R-3 TO R-5; R-2 SERVED) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO a) DIRECTION OR ORDER QUASHING THE ELECTION NOTIFICATION FOR THE 12 POST DIRECTORS OF GOVERNING BODY OF THE R-7 THAGACHAGERE MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., AS PER ELECTION NOTIFICATION DATED 22/02/2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO. 6 AT ANNEXURE-B ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:13268 WP No. 8175 of 2024 ORAL ORDER 1. Sri.T.L.Kiran Kumar., is directed to accept notice for respondent No.2. Learned AGA is directed to accept notice for respondent No.6 2. The Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a) Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ/s or direction or order quashing the Election Notification for the 12 post Directors of Governing Body of the Respondent No.7 Thagachagere Milk Producers Co-operative Societies Ltd., as per the election notification dated 22.02.2024 issued by respondent No.6 at Annexure-B. b) Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ/s or direction or order conducting the election for 13 posts to the respondent No.4 as per the Bye-law of the respondent No.7 Thagachagere Milk Producers Co-operative Societies Ltd., at Annexure-A. c) Pass such any other order or relief as this Hon'ble court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case, to server the interest of justice and equity. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no interim orders have been passed in the above matter. The elections have already been held rendering the above petition infructuous. - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:13268 WP No. 8175 of 2024 4. 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.: 11