- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:18346 WP No. 14733 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF MAY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI WRIT PETITION NO. 14733 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI V SRIDHAR, S/O SRI. VENUGOPAL, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, BHUVANESHWARI NILAYA, BITAGOWDANAHALLI, HASSAN 573 201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K S GANESHA,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE HASSAN ZILLA BALIJA SANGHA ® , SRI RAMA MANDIRA, TELUGARA BEEDI, HASSAN -573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR. 3. THE RETURNING OFFICER, THE HASSAN ZILLA BALIJA SANGHA ®, SRI RAMA MANDIRA, TELUGARA BEEDI, HASSAN - 573 201. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI GOPALKRISHNA SOODI AGA FOR R1) Digitally signed by NANDINI R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:18346 WP No. 14733 of 2025 THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH FINAL LIST OF VOTERS PUBLISHED/ ISSUED BY THE R2 DATED NIL WHICH IS AT ANNEXURE -H; CONSEQUENTLY, QUASH THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS PUBLISHED BY THE R3 DATED 03.05.2025 WHICH IS AT ANNEXURE -J AND DIRECT THE R2 TO PUBLISH FRESH VOTERS LIST BY ONLY TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE MEMBERSHIP FEE REMITTED TO THE OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF THE R2 BEARING SB A/C NO. 6982, MAINTAINED AT SRI. KANNIKAPARAMESHWARI CO- OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED HASSAN WHICH IS AT ANNEXURE -B. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C M JOSHI ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondent-State. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for respondent-State. 3. The grievance of the petitioner is that, non members are also been permitted to participate in the Election and that would tilt the results in favour of a few of the contestants. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:18346 WP No. 14733 of 2025 4. If there is any such non members were permitted to participate in the Election, then it amounts to a malpractice in the Election and the petitioner would be at liberty to challenge the Election as it has been vitiated due to such practice. With such liberty, the present petition is disposed of. Sd/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE tsn* List No.: 1 Sl No.: 116