- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3270 WP No. 100558 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.100558 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. LINGARAJ BANGARAPPA GOUDA, AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KANTRAJI, PO: GUNDNAPURA, TQ: SIRSI, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA, PIN – 581 318. 2. VINAY LINGARAJ GOUDA AGE: 26 YEARS OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KANTRAJI, PO: GUNDNAPURA, TQ: SIRSI, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA, PIN – 581 318. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI VAGEESH RAMANATH HEGDE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S.BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, BANGALORE – 01. 2. THE BANAVASI VIVIDODHESHA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEENA KRISHI SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMITHA BANAVASI, AT. BANAVASI TQ: SIRSI, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA – 581 318. 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE BANAVASI VIVIDODHESHA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEENA KRISHI, SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMITHA, BANAVASI, AT. BANAVASI, TQ: SIRSI, Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3270 WP No. 100558 of 2025 DIST: UTTARA KANNADA – 581 318. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER TO THE THE BANAVASI VIVIDODHESHA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEENA KRISHI SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMITHA BANAVASI AT: BANAVASI, TQ: SIRSI, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA – 581 318. 5. THE DIST. CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION OFFICER AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY UTTARA KANNADA, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA – 581 308. 6. CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, RPTD. BY ITS COMMISSIONER 3RD FLOOR, SHANTI NAGAR, TTMC A BLOCK, SHANTI NAGAR BANGALORE – 560 027. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1; SRI G.V.BHARAMAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS INCLUDING RIGHT TO VOTE AND CONTEST SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 31.01.2025 FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMITTEE OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT SOCIETY FOR THE NEXT TERM OF FIVE YEARS PURSUANT TO ANNEXURE - B WITHOUT APPLYING SECTION 20(2)(A-IV) OF THE CO-OPERATIVE ACT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3270 WP No. 100558 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the petition. 2. In terms of the memo so filed, the writ petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE RHR/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 102