- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23834 WP No. 15039 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 15039 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. JAYA PRAKASH S/O KARI GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 2. MANOHAR S/O MAREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 3. SHIVALINGAIAH N S/O NINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, 4. M S SIDDARAMAIAH S/O SIDDA BASAVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 5. M MALLESH S/O MALLE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 6. RAMAKRISHNA S/O DASE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 7. MANJULA P C W/O APPAJI GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 8. MARIAH S/O KYATHARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23834 WP No. 15039 of 2025 9. NANDINI W/O SHIVA KUMAR N, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 10. NAGARAJU M R S/O RAME GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 11. CHIKKARAJU S/O CHANNE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, ALL ARE ELECTED MEMBERS OF MANGADAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. VIRUPAKSHIPURA HOBLI , CHANNAPATNA TALUK, RAMNAGARA DISTRICT-562 138. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. JAI PRAKASH REDDY M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M S BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION 3RD FLOOR, SHANTHINAGAR TTMC 'A' BLOCK, K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 027, BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23834 WP No. 15039 of 2025 RAMNAGARA DISTRICT, RAMNAGARA-562 159. 4. THE MANGADAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. VIRUPAKSHIPURA HOBLI, CHANNAPATNA TALUK, RAMNAGARA DISTRICT-562 138, BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT. 5. THE BENGALURU URBAN, BENGALURU RURAL AND RAMANAGARA DISTRICT MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. DR. M H MARI GOWDA ROAD, D R COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560 029, BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 6. THE RETURNING OFFICER THE BENGALURU URBAN, BENGALURU RURAL AND RAMANAGARA DISTRICT MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. DR. M H MARI GOWDA ROAD, D R COLLEGE POST, BENGALURU-560 029. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3 & R6; SRI. T.L. KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 SRI. B.L. SANJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO- QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 20-05-2025 IN NO. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23834 WP No. 15039 of 2025 BAMUL/SHE.THAM-AA.CHU/265/2024-25 VIDE ANNEXURE-E ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.5 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: “i. Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ order or direction quashing the endorsement dated 20-05-2025 in No. BAMUL/She.Tham-Aa.Chu/265/2024-25 vide Annexure-E issued by respondent No.5, ii. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction, directing the respondents to conduct the elections to the respondent No.5 society by including the names of the petitioners in the eligible voters list of respondent No.5 society as per calendar of events dated 07-05-2025 vide Annexure-C issued by respondent No.6 and permit them to cast their vote in the ensuing election on 25-05-2025 as per resolution dated 20-05-2025 vide Annexure-D passed by Mangadahalli Milk Producers co- operative society Ltd. iii. Pass such other orders as may be appropriate in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the ends of justice and equity.” - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23834 WP No. 15039 of 2025 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that elections have been held on 25.5.2025 and the petitioners have neither participated nor voted at the said elections. In that view of the matter, the petition is dismissed as infructuous. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE TL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13