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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. 25884 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN:
1. SRI. ARUN KUMAR G R S/O LATE, D. RAMADASAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, RESIDING AT BOMMENAHALLI, BOMMENAHALLI (POST) CHITRADURGA, TALUK AND DISTRICT, CHITRADURGA, 577 520. REPRESENTING BOMMENAHALLI PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY BOMMENAHALLI (POST) CHITRADURGA, TALUK AND DISTRICT, CHITRADURGA, 577 520. 2. SRI. YOGESH S/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT HEGGERE AND POST, HOSADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577554
REPRESENTING HEGGERE HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. HEGGERE AND POST, HOSADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT
3. SRI. YAIKUNTAPPA S/O KRIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT KONDAJJI AND POST, HOSADURGA, TALUK
Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577554
REPRESENTING KONDAJJI HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. KONDAJJI AND POST, HOSADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577554
4. SRI. B. THIMMAPPA S/O RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT NAGARAKATTE N.G. HALLI POST, HOSADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577554
REPRESENTING NAGARAKATTE HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. NAGARAKATTE N.G. HALLI POST, HOSADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT – 577554
5. SRI. CHANNABASAPPA S/O ESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHIKKAYAGATI MALLAPPANA HALLI POST, HOSADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577554
REPRESENTING CHIKKAYAGATI HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. CHIKKAYAGATI MALLAPPANA HALLI POST, HOSADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577554
6. SRI. N. PRABHAKARA S/O NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, RESIDING AT HEBBALLI AND POST, HOSADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577554
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REPRESENTING HEBBALLI HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. HEBBALLI AND POST, HOSADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577554
7. SRI. H.C. CHANDRASHEKARAPPA S/O CHANNABASAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT TODARANALU AND POST, HOSADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577557
REPRESENTING TODARANALU HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. TODARANALU AND POST, HOSADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577554
8. SRI. H.V. LOKESH S/O VEERABADRAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT HIRIYURU AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577518
REPRESENTING HIRIYURU HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. HIRIYURE AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577518
9. SMT, ANUSUYAMMA W/O KUBERAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT ANDANURE AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577518
REPRESENTING ANDANURE HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. ANDANURE AND POST
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HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577554
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SMT, S. SHOBARANI W/O BASARAJ AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, RESIDING AT DUMMI AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577518
REPRESENTING DUMMI HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. DUMMI AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577531
11. SRI V. ESHWARAPPA S/O SHANTAVEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, RESIDING AT HIREYAMMIGANURE AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577523
REPRESENTING HIREYAMMIGANURE HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. HIREYAMMIGANURE AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577523
12. SRI G.K. BASAVARAJAPPA S/O KALLINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT MALLENAHALLI AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577518
REPRESENTING MALLENAHALLI HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. MALLENAHALLI AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577518
13. SRI, S. BASAVARAJ S/O SIDRAMAPPA
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AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING AT ARABAGATTA AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577554
REPRESENTING ARABAGATTA HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. ARABAGATTA AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577554
14. SRI, K.S. PRAKASH S/O S. KALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESIDING AT B DURGA AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577518. REPRESENTING B. DURGA HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. B. DURGA AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577539
15. SRI, CHANDRAPPA S/O AJJAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT SINGENAHALLI AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577518. REPRESENTING SINGENAHALLI HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. B. DURGA AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577539
16. SMT, SHANTAMMA W/O GURUSHANTAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT BYALAHAL AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577518. - 6 -
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REPRESENTING BYALAHAL HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. B. DURGA AND POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT -577539
17. SRI M C UMESHANKAR S/O CHANDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, RESIDING AT GODABANAHALU AND POST, HOLALKERE, TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT 577518. REPRESENTING, GODABANAHALU HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI. GODABANAHALU AND POST, HOLALKERE, TALUK, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT 577518. 18. SRI, S. JAYAPPA S/O SORAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING AT, HALIYURE KURUARAHALLI POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577518. REPRESENTING HALIYURE HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI..
HALIYURE KURUARAHALLI POST, HOLALAKERE, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577518. 19. SMT, BHAGYAMMA W/O BASAVALINGAPPA. H AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, RESIDING AT, KOLAHALL KOLAHALL, POST, CHITRADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577518. REPRESENTING KOLAHALL HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. KOLAHALL, POST, CHITRADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577518. - 7 -
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20. SRI, P.B. CHANDRAPPA S/O BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT, BASAVANASHIVANAKERE AND POST CHITRADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577518. REPRESENTING BASAVANASHIVANAKERE HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. BASAVANASHIVANAKERE AND POST CHITRADURGA, TALUK CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577518. 21. SMT, NAGRATHNAMMA W/O DEVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT, K BALLEKATTE AND POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT-577518. REPRESENTING K BALLEKATTE HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI. K BALLEKATTE AND POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT-577518. 22. SRI, G.C. MADHU S/O G. CHANNABASAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, RESIDING AT, CHIKKENAHALLI AND POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT-577518. REPRESENTING CHIKKENAHALLI HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. CHIKKENAHALLI DODDALAGHATTA POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT-577518. 23. SMT, N.G. VISHALAKSHI W/O H.C. SHARANAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, RESIDING AT, HALUVADARA AND POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT-577541. REPRESENTING HALUVADARA HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.,
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HALUVADARA AND POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT-577541. 24. SRI, MAHASWAMY W/O MUDIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, RESIDING AT, MUDDAPURA AND POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT-577541. REPRESENTING MUDDAPURA HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. MUDDAPURA AND POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT-577541. 25. SRI, G. NARANDAPPA S/O GNAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT, ALAGAVADI POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT -577541. REPRESENTING ALAGAVADI HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. ALAGAVADI AND POST, CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT -577541. 26. SRI, G.B. TEERATHAPPA S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RESIDING AT CHIKKABENNURE AT POST CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT-577501. REPRESENTING CHIKKABENNURE HALU UTPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI.. CHIKKABENNURE AT POST CHITRADURGA TALUK AND DISTRICT-577501
…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KALLESHAPPA K S .,ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION,
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M/S BUILDING, DR, B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BANGALORE - 560 001. REP, BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY
2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, 3RD FLOOR, T.T.M.C. 'A' BLOCK K.H. ROAD, SHANTHINAGARA, BANGALORE-560 027. 3. THE ELECTION OFFICER FOR FEDERAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OBAVVA CIRCLE MANIYUR CHITRADURGA-577 501. 4. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES J.C.R. EXTENSION CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577 501
5. THE CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE CENTRAL BANK LTD HEAD OFFICE AT D.C. OFFICE ROAD, CHITRADURGA-577 501. REP BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR
6. THE RETURNING OFFICER THE CHITRADURGA DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE CENTRAL BANK LTD, HEAD OFFICE AT D.C. OFFICE ROAD CHITRADURGA-577 501. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PRATHIMA HONNAPUR., AAG A/W SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK., AGA FOR R1, R3, R4 & R6;
SRI. T.L. KIRAN KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR R2;
V/O/D 9.4.2025 NOTICE TO R5 IS D/W)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR DIRECTION AND TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED LIST OF INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST PUBLISHED BY THE R-5 DTD 20.07.2024 SO FAR AS SL NO. 9 OF THE PETITIONER CONCERNED AND THEREBY DIRECT THE RESPONDENT TO INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST
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AND PERMIT THEM CAST IN THE ELECTION SCHEDULE ON 12.09.2024 ANNX-A,A1 AND B-B1 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. Learned AGA accepts notice for Respondents No.1, 3, 4 and 6. Sri.T.L.Kiran Kumar, counsel is directed to accept notice for Respondent No.2. Notice to Respondent No.5 is dispensed with in view of the proposed order to be passed.
2. The Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ or direction and to quash the impugned list of ineligible voters list published by the respondent No.5 dated: 20.07.2024 so far as Sl.No.9 of the petitioners concerned and thereby direct the respondents to include the names of the petitioners in the eligible voter list and permit them cast in the election scheduled on 12.09.2024 vide Annexure-A-A1 and B-B1.
b. Issue writ of mandamus or any other order directing the respondents to hold elections to respondent No.5 bank for period from 2024 to 2029 in accordance with the list of members without insisting for compliance of Section 20(2)(a-iv)(a-v) of Karnataka Co-operative Societies act,
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c. To pass such other writ/s or order/s which are deemed to be fit in the nature and circumstances of the above case, in the interest of justice and equity.
3. What has been challenged is as regards the ineligible list of voters which has been published. Subsequent thereto elections have already been held is the submission of the learned AGA.
4. Placing his submission on record, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous.
SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE
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