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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 6628 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN:
1. SRI. H. D. CHIDAN S/O H.S. DHARMARAJU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT HEBBAGILU, HONGADAHALLA. VILLAGE AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 2. M.D. SUBBEGOWDA S/O DODDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT MAYANURU VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 3. A.T. RUDREGOWDA S/O A.D. THAMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT ATTHIHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 4. H.A. KISHORE KUMAR S/O H.S. APPASWAMY GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 5. H.S. KRISHNAMURTHY S/O SUBRAYA GOWDA,
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AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 6. H.P. SURESH S/O PUTTASWAMY GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 7. A.N. DARSHANA S/O A.E NINGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT ATTHIHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 8. BALAMANI S/O H.N. BALARAJ, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 9. A.M. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O MALLEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT ATTHIHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 10. H.K. ANNAPOORNA W/O H.S. PURUSHOTHAMA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 11. Y.P. JAYAMMA W/O Y.K. PUTTASWAMY GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS,
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R/AT YARAGALLI VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 12. Y.N. BALASUBRAMANYA S/O NINGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT YARAGALLI VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 13. GAYATHRI W/O H.S. RAGHUNATH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 14. B.S. SUBRAMANYA S/O B.A SUBBEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT BATTEKUMARI VILLAGE, HONGADAHALLA POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 15. A.R. JAGADEESH S/O A.M. RAMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT ATTHIHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 16.
S.M. DINESH S/O MANJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT SHANIKALLU VILLAGE ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. - 4 -
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17. Y.N. PUTTE GOWDA S/O NINGE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT YARAGALLI VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 18. Y.T. RADHA D/O THAMME GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT YARAGALLI VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 19. Y.S. CHANDRU S/O SANNAPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT YARAGALLI VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 20. K.A. KARIYAPPA S/O AITHAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT KOTHANAMANE VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 21. H.P RAVICHANDRA S/O PUTTASWAMY GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123
22. PUTTAMMA T.
W/O PUTTASWAMY GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK,
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HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 23. H.D. VENKATESH GOWDA S/O DODDAPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT HEBBAGILU VILLAGE HONGADAHALLA POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 24. Y.N. PARAMESH S/O Y.K NINGE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT YARAGALLI VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 25. K.S. DEVARAJ S/O K.K SUBBE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT KOTHANA MANE VILLAGE ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126
26. Y.R. VIJAYAMURTHY S/O Y.B. RAMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT YARAGALLI VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 27. H.H. PUNEETH S/O H.D HUVANNA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT HEBBAGILU VILLAGE HONGADAHALLA POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 28. K.P RAME GOWDA S/O PUTTE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS,
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R/AT KAGINAHARE VILLAGE, HONGADAHALLA POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 29. GOVINDA S/O THIPPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123
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INDIRA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT ATTHIHALLI VILLAGE W/O A.S RAJU, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 31. A.M. LATHA W/O MALLESH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT ATTHIHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 32. H.D. BASSAPA GOWDA S/O DODDAPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123
33. H.P. PRANAAM S/O H.S PURSHOTHAM, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123
34. YASHASWI H.K D/O H.S KRISHNAMURTHY,
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AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 35. H.K SHREYASVI D/O H.S KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 36. H.K. KEERTHI S/O H.S KRISHNAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123
37. D.C SHREENIDHI W/O CHANDRASHEKAR D.P, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/ DUDDAVALLI VILLAGE, HONGADAHALLA POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123
38. J.B. NAGARATHNA W/O D.P CHANDRASHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT DUDDAVALLI VILLAGE, HONGADAHALLA POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123
39. D.M GOWRAMMA W/O D.P RAJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/AT DUDDAVALLI VILLAGE, HONGADAHALLA POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123
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40. H.S. SUDIN S/ H.A SUBRAMANYA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123
41. D.R. CHETHANA W/O RAJE GOWDA D.T, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT DUDDAVALLI VILLAGE, HONGADAHALLA POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123
42. H.S. HARISH S/O SANNAPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT HONGADAHALLA VILLAGE, AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123
43. A.K. KALAKUMAR S/O A.N KUAMR, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT ATTHIHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 44.
B.L. PURSHOTHAMA S/O LAKSHMANA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/AT BAJEMANE VILLAGE, HONGADAHALLA POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 45. A.P. SURESH S/O PADMAIAH GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT ATTHIHALLI VILLAGE AND POST, HETTHURU HOBLI,
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SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126
46. Y.D YASHODHA W/O DHARMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT YARAGALLI VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 47. Y.R. MADHU W/O RAMEGOWDA Y.P, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT YARAGALLI VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 48. Y.P PRASIDH KUMAR S/O PUTTASWAMY GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT YARAGALLI VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 49. SAROJA W/O S.N. NINGA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT SHANIKALLU VILLAGE, ATTHIHALLI POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-562126. 50. JYOTHI W/O MANJUNATHA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT YADEKUMARI VILLAGE, HONGADAHALLA POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123. 51. B.D VENKATEGOWDA S/O DODDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,
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R/AT BALLEHALLA VILLAGE, HONGADAHALLA POST, HETTHURU HOBLI, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573123
…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ABHIJITH M.M., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
2. KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 2ND FLOOR, SHANTINAGARA BUS STOP, T.T. M.C. 'A' BLOCK, BENGALURU- 560 027 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER
3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (ELECTION OFFICER) JANATHA BAZAR BUILDING KUVEMPU NAGAR, HASSAN -573201
4. N. MANJUNATHA THE RETURNING OFFICER, KYAMANAHALLI KRUSHI PATHINA SAHAKARA SANGHA LIMITED, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573165
5. THE PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., HONGADAHALLA, SAKALESHPURA TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573165, REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REG UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK., AGA FOR R1, R3 & R4;
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SRI.
T.L. KIRAN KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR R2)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT QUASHING THE NON-ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST FOR LOAN BORROWERS SPHERE OF HONGADAHALLA PRATHAMIKA KRUSHI PATHINA SAHAKARA SANGHA LIMITED, DECLARED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 3 TO 5 VIDE ANNEXURE-C AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ
ORAL ORDER
1. This Court by way of various interim orders had permitted the petitioners who were declared to be ineligible voters to cast their vote in the elections of the Society, subject to the result of the writ petition and that the votes cast by the petitioners shall be kept in separate ballot boxes.
2. A Coordinate Bench of this Court in the case of H.S.Raju vs. State of Karnataka & others1 has after considering the matter in detail come to a categorical conclusion that any irregularity in the conduct of election a petition under Article 226 of the
1 W.P.No.8502/2022 dated 7.6.2022
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Constitution of India would not be the proper remedy any dispute as regards the eligibility or ineligibility and the deficiencies in finalization of final electoral list, could only be considered in a dispute raised as regard the election under Section 70 (2) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 after the announcement of the results by counting even the votes cast by the petitioners.
3. The said judgment not having been challenged and having attained finality, the fact being more or less similar would equally apply to the present matter.
4. In that view of the matter, I pass the following:
ORDER i) The Writ Petitions are disposed of. ii) The Returning Officer in each of the above matters is directed to announce the result within seven days of the receipt of a copy of this order by taking into
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account the votes cast by the petitioners in each of the above matters. iii) In the event of any proceeding being filed in relation to the results of the election under Section 70 (2) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, all the contentions raised herein and any that may be raised are left open for consideration in accordance with the applicable law, this court has not expressed any opinion on those issues. iv) The votes cast by the respective petitioners which had been directed to be kept in separate box shall continue to be retained in a separate box until the disposal of the dispute if any raised within the time frame prescribed.
SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE
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