- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:797 WP No. 23612 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 23612 OF 2021 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. VIDYADHAR S/O H. NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, DIRECTOR SHIMUL, KARANAGIRI VILLAGE, HANIYA POST, HOSNAGAR TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 418. 2. SRI. S.R. VENKATARAMANA S/O RAMACHANDRA RAO AREMANE, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, HANIYA POST, HOSNAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 418. 3. SRI. ATHMARAM S/O N. VENKATARAM, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, HANIYA POST, HOSNAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 418. 4. SRI. UMESH UDUPA S/O SHANKARAUDUPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, HANIYA POST, HOSNAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 418. 5. SRI. A. BALAKRISHNA ITHAL S/O K. MAHABALA ITHAL, Digitally signed by YAMUNA K L Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:797 WP No. 23612 of 2021 AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, HANIYA POST, HOSNAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 418. 6. SMT. H.M. VEDHAVATHAMMA W/O VENKATARAMANAYYA, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, RAMACHANDRAPURA MELINABESIGE, HOSANAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 418. 7. SRI. H.V. NARAYANA ADIGA S/O VENKATARAMANA ADIGA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, HANIYA POST, HOSNAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 418. 8. SRI. M.P. RAMANANDA S/O LATE M.K. PANDURANGARAO, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, HANIYA POST, HOSNAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 418. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. MAHAMAD TAHIR A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 201 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:797 WP No. 23612 of 2021 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 201. 4. SHIVAMOGGA DAVANGERE AND CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS UNION, MACHENAHALLI, NIDIGE POST, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 222, REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 5. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR SAGAR SUB DIVISION, JOSEPH NAGAR, 1ST STAGE, SAGAR 577 401, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT. 6. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR, BANGALORE 560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 7. SRI. N.H. SREEPADA RAO, S/O DEVAPPA HEGDE, DIRECTOR, SHIVAMOGGA DAVANGERE AND CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS UNION, MACHENAHALLI, NIDIGE POST, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT 577 222 8. THE KARAGADI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, HOSNAGARA TALUK 577 418, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SIDHARTH BABURAO, AGA FOR R1 TO R3 AND R5; SRI. T.L. KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R6; R4 - SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED; NOTICE NOT ORDERED IN R/O R7 AND R8) - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:797 WP No. 23612 of 2021 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT R-6 TO CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS TO THE POST OF R-4 UNION IMMEDIATELY IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that due to efflux of time petition has been rendered infructuous. 2. The said submission is taken on record. 3. In light of the said submission, the petition stands dismissed as having become infructuous Sd/- (JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA) PSJ