- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 27951 OF 2023 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. CHANDRASHEKARA UPADHYAYA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, C/O SHYAMA UPADHYAYA, BOLLAJI HOUSE, NALKOOR VILLAGE, BALANJA, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3509 2. SURESH CHANDRA AJILA AGED 75 YEARS, C/OH ARISHCHANDRA AJILA NEAR ALDANAGADI TEMPLLE, BADAGA KARANDU VILLAGE ALADANGADI BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 223 3. KOOKRA YANE VENKAPPA POOJARY AGED 81 YEARS, C/O EASARA POOJARY BARAYA PILYA VILLADGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 478 . 4. CHENNAYYA POOJARY AGED 77 YEARS, C/O MAYILA POOJARY, DAALAJIE, TENKAKARANDU VILLAGE, TENKAKARANDU, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 601 Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 5. KRISHNAPPA POOJARY AGED 87 YEARS, C/O KANTHAPPA POOJARY, HALEKKI, PILYA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 870 6. PRADYUMNNA JOSHI AGED 70 YEARS, C/O NARAYAN JOSHI, SULABETTU NALKOORU VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO.1159. 7. NEMU SAPLYA AGED 65 YEARS, C/O AITTAPPA SAPLYA GINDADI TENKAKARANDU VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 870 8. VARIJA BUDALE AGED 82 YEARS, C/O SADASHIVA BUDALE ALADANGADI GUTTHU, BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 1349. 9. PADMAPRASAD AJILA C/O KRISHNARAJA AJILA ALADANGADI GUTTHU, BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 1402 10. KORAPALU AGED 77 YEARS, C/O RAMANNA POOJARY AIKURI NALKOORU VILLAGE, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 BALANJA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 1661 11. PRABHARAKA NATU AGED 67 YEARS, C/O SUBRAYA BHAT SULABETTU NALKOORU VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 1662 12. PRASHANTHA D AGED 77 YEARS, C/O ANANTHARAJA HEGDE K DEVANI, BALANJA VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 1689 13. SISIILIA KUTINHA AGED 67 YEARS, C/O STEPHAN ELIAS POYS KOTTARI MANE BANDAGAKARANDU VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 1697 14. GOPAL KANADA AGED 75 YEARS, C/O THIMMAYA KANADA KODI MANE, BALANJA VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 1699. 15. BABU MULLYA AGED 75 YEARS, C/O SESAPPA MULLYA MITTARODI, BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 1819 - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 16. DEVARAYA B AGED 69 YEARS, C/O GANAPATI KHANDIGA TENKAKARANDUR VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 1854. 17. SANNATHI R HEGDE AGED 65 YEARS C/O RAJENDRA HEGDE DEVUNI, BALANJA VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT-574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 1873 18. RAMESH ACHARYA AGED 55 YEARS C/O SHAMRAYA ACHARYA NADAI BANDAGAKARNDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 1904 19. SHAJU PETER AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS C/O PETER HININJA BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2081 20. JOSE A K AGED 68 YEARS C/O KURIAN A M HONINJA BANADAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2163 21. PRASAD KUMAR AGED 55 YEARS C/O KINNI POOJARY - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 MANJANADKA HOSAMANE PILYA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2205 22. SUNDARA SHETTY AGED 75 YEARS C/O SESAPPA SHETTY MAJJENI-BAILU NALKOORU VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2271 23. SWATHI R MEHENDALE AGED 48 YEARS C/O RABINDRANATH S MEHENDALE NADAI BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2279 24. JAYARAJ RAO H AGED ABOUT 59 C/O GOVINDA RAO GULIKANDA NAVURA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2299 25. MAKARANDAJI AGED 82 YEARS C/O AADIRAJA HEGDE ALANTHYARU PILYA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2382 26. RAMLA H AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS C/O HAMAD D DARKASU HOUSE BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2491 - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 27. UMESH AGED 51 YEARS C/O SANJIVA POOJARI GAMPADADI KURALYA NAVURA VILLAGE BALANJA BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2516 28. SUNANDA R RAO AGED 61 YEARS C/O RAMACHANDRA RAO UNGLIBAILU BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHAGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2563 29. SANJEEVA K AGED 63 YEARS C/O HURIYADA HIRANDALKE HOUSE NALKUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2575 30. SHAILENDRA KUMAR AGED 56 YEARS C/O RAJENDRA HEGDE DEVUNI BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2599 31. SADANANDA SHETTY AGED 48 YEARS C/O CHENNAPPA SHETTY BAILU HOUSE NEAR GINDADI TENKARAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2636 32. USHA K L RAI AGED 55 YEARS C/O LAXMAN RAI ATLAJE BALANJA VILLAGE - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2726 33. BHARATI AGED 63 YEARAS C/O THIMMAPA SHETTY HOSAMARU BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHNGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2727 34. SEETHA AGED 55 YEARS C/O NARAYANA ACHARI KALLAPU NAVARA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2732 35. B PUSHPAVATHI AGED 82 YEARS C/O KUAMARA BANGA BANDAJE KUNDYADI VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2741 36. SEETHAMMA SAPLYA AGED 70 YEARS C/O SESAPPA SAPLYA GINDADI THENKAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2744 37. GREGORY MONTERO AGED 72 YEARS C/O DUJA MONTERO NEAR BARAYA LAKE PILYA VILLAGE DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2760 38. NONAYA POOJARY AGED 65 YEARS - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 C/O KUNYAPPA POJJARY PADIPILLA PILYA VILLAGE BETHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2790 39. K NARAYANA RAI AGED 83 YERS C/O AITAPPA RAI KAANDURU TENKAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2821 40. VANAJA AGED 63 YEARS C/O UMANATHA BHAT KARANDURU TENKAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2849 41. AMITHA H SHETTY AGED 56 YEARS C/O HARISH V SHETTY BARDHDKKA BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2851 42. HARISH V SHETTY AGED 39 YEARS C/O VITTALA SHETTY BARADHDKKA BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 2870 43. SARASWATHI AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, C/O KESAVA RAO, NEAR KATTAPUNI BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2872 44. SULAKSHNAI RAI AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, C/O RAVINATHA RAI GUTHU BANDAGKARANUR VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2893 45. SHARADAMMA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, C/O ANANTRARAJA HEGDE K DEVUNI BALANJA VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO.2908 46. CHENNAYYA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, C/O SESAPPA POOJARY, ABBANA KYAR BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3127 47. SEENA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, C/O SHAJU PITER SEENA SHAJU HOUSE HANIJE BADAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO.3153 48. YASHWANT K AMIN AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, C/O SOMANATH SALIAN ABBANA KYAR, KUDYADI VILLAGE, BELATHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3183 - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 49. MADURA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, C/O DR. PADMAPRASADA AJILA ALANDANGADI ARAMANE, BADAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3188 50. LALITHA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, C/O VISHWANATHA SHETTY KAJEKODI HOSAMANE BALANJA GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3196 51. GURUVA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, C/O KOOSA KONGALA BALANJA GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3200 52. JANAKI AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, C/O KANTHAPPA MOOLYA BARAMELU NALKURU GRAMA, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3244 53. ASHA RAI AGED 56 YEAR, C/O SHIVAPRASAD RAI, ATLAJE MANE BALANJA GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3330 54. KAVITHA RAI AGED 53 YEARS, C/O LOLAKSHA SHETTY, ATLAJE MANE BALANJA GRAMA - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3345 55. SUNDARA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, C/O THIMMAPPA MOOLYA SULKERI NAVARA GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3361 56. MAMATHA R SHETTY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, C/O RAMANNA SHETTY, MULLUGUDDE BADAGAKARANDOOR GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3360 57. PADMANBHA SHETTY AGED 58 YEARS, C/O NARAYANA SHETTY, MULLUGUDDE TENKAKARANDOOR GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3382 58. RAJESH POOJARY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, C/O DHARANAPPA POOJARY NAVARA GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3392 59. PRASHANTH P AGED 38 YEARS, C/O SUNDARA POOJARY PAALYA BALANJA GRAMA , BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3393 - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 60. PRAKASH D AGED 46 YEARS, C/O ANANTHARAJA HEGDE DEVOONI MANE BALANJA GRAMA, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3431 61. KUSUMAVATHI AGED 66 YEARS, C/O KORAGAPPA POOJARY, PARASHANTHA NILAYA, BALANJA GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP 3464 62. BHARATHI AGED 56 YEARS, C/O DIVAKARA, TENKAKARANDOOR GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO.3501 63. KORAGAPPA T AGED 56 YEARS, C/O SHEENAPPA TELUGA BELANDODDI MANE TENKARADOOR GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3530 64. SHARMILA B SHETTY AGED 46 YEARS, C/O BHARATH SHETTY ATLAJE MANE BALANJA GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3532 65. INCENT D SOUZA AGED 66 YEARS, C/O LIGORI D SOUZA, - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 DAILA MANE BADAGAKARANDOOR GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3586 66. SAVITHA AGED 39 YEARS, C/O BHOOJA POOJARY SAMPATH NIVASA KEDDU BADAKARANDOOR GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3609 67. HARIPRASAD SUVARNA AGED 35 YEARS, C/O CHINNAYYA SUVARANA, ALADNAGDI BADAGAKARANDOOR GRAMA BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3645 68. ASHOKA AGED 52 YEARS, C/O ANANDA SAPALYA BABOTTU ALEKI TENKAKARANDOOR GRAMA, BELTHANGADY TQ, D.K DISTRICT 574 217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3686 69. RATNAVARMA HEGDE AGED 83 YEARS C/O NAGARAJA HEGDE ALADANGADI BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3721 70. MABBA SUDDIN AGED 66 YEARS C/O IBRAHIM SUNKADAKATTE HOUSE BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ - 14 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 D.K DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3767 71. VASANTHI AGED 39 YEARS C/O SADANANDA LPOOJARI HIRANTHOTTU NAVARA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3779 72. SUJATA RAI AGED 56 YEAWRS C/O DHANANJAYA RAI ARVA GUTHU KEDDU BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO 3802 73. HARISH RAI AGED 46 YEARS C/O MAHABALA RAI BARDADKA BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3814 74. JAGADISH SHETTY 56 YEARS C/O LINGAOPPA SHETTY GARIYARU HOUSE TENKAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO.3843 75. PRAVEEN D AGED 56 YEARS C/O ANANTRAJA HEGDE DEVUNI BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO.3850 - 15 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 76. PRAMILA AGED 53 YEAWRS C/O PRASHANT D DEVUNI BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO.3876 77. SUMANAJA MAYILA POOJARI AGED 63 YEARS C/O MAYILA POOJARI LSHREYA NIVAS PILYA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3898 78. RAKESH SHETTY AGED 66 YEARS C/O SATHISH SHETTY ANEMAHAL BANDAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3943 79. BHALAKRISHNA AGED 56 YEARS C/O MAHABHALA SHETTY KEJEKODI HOSAMANE BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4005 80. ANNI NAIKA AGED 61 YEARS C/O KINNI NAIKA KALLAPU MANE NAVARA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4078 81. BHALAKRISHNA SHETTY AGED 36 YEARS - 16 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 C/O LINGAPPA SHETTY KARANDURU PALKE MANE THENKAKAARANDURU VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4122 82. PUSHPA AGED 36 YEARS C/O ANANDHA PLOOJARY KELAGINA MANE KUDYADI VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4142 83. CHAMPA AGED 53 YEARS C/O GANGAYYA POOJARY HANTRINJA MANE NAVARA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DIST RICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4144 84. JAYANTHI AGED 61 YEAR S C/O NARAYANA DEVADIGA MULLAGUDDE MANE BADAGAKARANDURU VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4197 85. SHANKARAPPA AGED 52 YEARS C/O DURGAPPA KAPINADKA GANDHINAGARA MANE THENKAKAARANDURU VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4214 86. NALINI AGED 56 YEARS - 17 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 C/O ANNI NAIKA NAVARA VILALGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4229 87. SHAMBU AGED 46 YEARS C./O BHOJA BADAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4257 88. NANDHINI AGED 55 YELARS C/O NARAYANA SHETTY VISHTHANU KRUPA HOUSE BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4263 89. SEETHA SHEDTI AGED 76 YEARS C/O DONGRA SHETTY BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4266 90. JANAKI AGED 66 YEARS C/O SANJIVA KARMONDOTTU HOUSE BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4270 91. KAMALA DEVADIGA AGED 36 YEARS C/OS HEKARA DEVADIGA GANDHINAGARA MANE THENKAKAARANDURU VILALGE BELTHANGADY TQ - 18 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4325 92. SUSHILA DEVADIGA AGED 59 YEARS C/O GANDHINAGARA MANE THENKAKAARANDURU VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4331 93. ROHINI AGED 53 YEARS C/O SHANKARYA ACHARYA KULCHAVU MANE THENKAKAARANDURU VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4348 94. SULOCHANA AGED 70 YEARS C/O KRISHNAPPA GOLLA BEERU MANE PILYA PILYA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4361 95. BHAVANI AGED 38 YEARS C/O RAMAPPA ACHARYA ALIMAARU MANE THENKAKAARANDURU VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4368 96. SHOBHA AGED 40 YEARS C/O GANESH MADIWALA AKRIDODDA HOUSE BADAGAKARANDUR VILALGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 - 19 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4421 97. JANARDANA AGED 66 YEARS C/O NARAYANA ACHARYA GINDADI HOUSE TENAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4475 98. SARALA AGED 39 YEARS C/O PRAVEEN D DEVUNE HOUSE BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4546 99. YASHODA AGE 50 YEARS C/O RAGHAVA PUJARI MALALU HOUSE THENKAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY T Q D.K DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4547 100. VINOD NAIGA AGED 56 YEARS C/O NARAYANA NAIGA ATLAJE BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4552 101. GEETA PRASAD AGED 40 YEARS C/O HARIPRASAD SUVARNA SUVARNA CLINIC BADAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4558 - 20 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 102. SUNANDA AGED 65 YEARS C/O SUNDARA DEVADIGA KALLAPU HOUSE BALANJA VILALGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4563 103. PRABHA R SHETTY AGED 63 YEARS C/O RAJU SHETTY GUTIMAR HOUSE BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4568 104. PRANEETHA AGED 39 YEARS C/O SANDEEP SRIRAM NILAYA PARASURAMEN BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4576 105. CHANDRAHASA A DEVADIGA AGED 55 YEARS C/O ANNI DEVADIGA LPALABE BADAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4625 106. ASHOKA AGED 39 YEARS C/O ANTHONY D ZOSA DAILA BADAGAKARNDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4633 107. GANESH ACHARYA AGED 45 YEARS C./O ANANTHA ACHARYA - 21 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 BANODI HOUSE TENKAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4637 108. RAMANNA POOJARY AGED 70 YEARS C/O VEERAMMA POOJARY HOSAMANE KUDYADY KUDYADY VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4685 109. MANUNATA GOLLA AGED 41 YEARS C/O KRISHNAPPA GOLLA BIDU MANE PILYA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4689 110. PRAMILA AGED 43 YEARS C/O DEVARAJ SHIVAKRUPE HOUSE ELYOTTU BALANJA VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4706 111. PRAVEENA AGED 38 YEARS C/O KUTTY MERA NINNIKALLU PILLYA VILALGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4733 112. SRI DEVI AGED 33 YEARS C/O NITIN KUMARY Y SRIDEVI NILAYA MITHLODI BADAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE - 22 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 5500 113. SUMALATHA AGED 30 YEARS C/O HARISH DEVADIGA H HANINJA HOUSE BADAGAKARANDUR VILLAGE BELTHANGADY TQ D.K. DISTRICT 574217 MEMBERSHIP NO. 5552 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHETTY DEEPAK.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION M S BUILDING, DR. B.R AMBEKDAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001 REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE CO OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION 3RD FLOOR, T.T. M.C A BLOCK, SHANTI NAGAR, BENGALURU-560027 REP BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCEITIES KARNATAKA STATE NO.1 ALIASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560052 4. JOINT REGISTRAR CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES MYSORE REGION PUBLIC OFFICES BUILDING,N S RAO ROAD, MYSORE-570024. 5. THE DEUPTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, JANATHA BAZAR, 1ST FLOOR, GANAPATHI HIGH SCHOOL ROAD, MANGALORE-575001. - 23 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 6. RETURNING OFFICER THE ALADANGADI PARTHAMIKA KRISHI PATTINA SAHAKAAR SANGHA NI (R) ALADANGADI POST, BELTHANGADI TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT-574214. 7. THE ALADANGADI PRATHAMIKA KRISHI PATTINA SAHAKARA SANGHA NI (R) ALADANGADI POST, BELTHANGADI TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT-574214 REP BY MANAGER REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT. 8. CO OPERTIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SULYA, SULYA TALUK DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT-574239. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK., AGA FOR R1 TO R6; SRI. T.L. KIRAN KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR R8; R7-SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT QUASHING THE DISQUALIFIED / INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST OF MEMBERS, DISQUALIFIED ONLY ON THE CRITERIA FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OF SECTION 20(a-iv) AND (a-v) OF KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT FOR THE ELECTION HELD TO R7 UNION SCHEDULE ON 17/08/2023, SO FAR AS PETITIONERS ARE CONCERN, THE COPY OF WHICH HAS BEEN PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. This Court by way of various interim orders had permitted the petitioners who were declared to be - 24 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 ineligible voters to cast their vote in the elections of the Society, subject to the result of the writ petition and that the votes cast by the petitioners shall be kept in separate ballot boxes. 2. A Coordinate Bench of this Court in the case of H.S.Raju vs. State of Karnataka & others1 has after considering the matter in detail come to a categorical conclusion that any irregularity in the conduct of election a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India would not be the proper remedy any dispute as regards the eligibility or ineligibility and the deficiencies in finalization of final electoral list, could only be considered in a dispute raised as regard the election under Section 70 (2) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 after the announcement of the results by counting even the votes cast by the petitioners. 1 W.P.No.8502/2022 dated 7.6.2022 - 25 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 3. The said judgment not having been challenged and having attained finality, the fact being more or less similar would equally apply to the present matter. 4. In that view of the matter, I pass the following: ORDER i. The Writ Petition is disposed of. ii. The Returning Officer is directed to announce the result within seven days from the receipt of a copy of this order by taking into account the votes cast by the petitioners in the above matter. iii. In the event of any proceeding being filed in relation to the results of the election under Section 70 (2) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, all the contentions raised herein and any that may be raised are left open for consideration in accordance with the applicable law, this court has not expressed any opinion on those issues. - 26 - NC: 2025:KHC:13461 WP No. 27951 of 2023 iv. The votes cast by the respective petitioners which had been directed to be kept in separate box shall continue to be retained in a separate box until the disposal of the dispute if any raised within the time frame prescribed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 52