- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:15339 WP No. 35435 of 2024 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. 35435 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SRI CHANDRASHEKAR G N S/O SRI NAGALINGAMURTHY G T, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 2. SMT OMKARAMMA W/O SRI NAGALINGAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, 3. SMT N O LATHA W/O SRI MURUGESH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 4. SRI G P MANU S/O SRI PUTTAPPA G N AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 5. SRI G S NAVEEN S/O SHADAKSHARI G C AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 6. SMT H S VIMALA W/O SRI SHADAKSHARI AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, 7. SMT SUMAN PATIL W/O SRI SHIVAKUMAR G S AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 8. SRI SHIVAKUMAR G S S/O SRI SOMASHEKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 9. SMT N M PUSHPALATHA W/O SRI YOGESH Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:15339 WP No. 35435 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 10. SMT G H CHANDRAMATI W/O SRI G B KUMARAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 11. SRI G P RAVI S/O SRI PUTTASWAMY G V AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 12. SRI G P PRABHU KUMAR S/O SRI PARAMESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 13. SMT N C LATHA W/O SRI SHADAKSHARI G P AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 14. SMT BHAGYA G M W/O SRI SOMASHEKARAPPA G S AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 15. SRI SOMASHEKARAPPA G S S/O SRI SANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 16. SMT HEMALATH A N W/O SRI PRABHU KUMAR G M AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 17. SMT GEETHA W/O SRI MAHABALESH G V AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 18. SRI G S DAYANAND S/O SRI SHIVAKUMAR G R AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 19. SRI G D PRATHEEK S/O SRI G S DAYANAND AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, 20. SRI G V PUTTASWAMY S/O LATE VEERABHADRAPPA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:15339 WP No. 35435 of 2024 21. SRI G C SHADAKSHARI S/O SRI CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 22. SMT N O SUDAMANI W/O SRI G C SHADAKSHARI AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 23. SRI G S RAKSHITH S/O SRI G C SHADAKSHARI AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 24. SRI BHARATH KUMAR G V S/O SRI ESHWARAPPA G R AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 25. SMT LALITHAMMA W/O SRI ESHWARAPPA G R AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 26. SRI G S KUMARASWAMY S/O LATE G H SIDDALINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 27. SRI G B KUMARAPPA S/O LATE BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 28. SRI RANJITH G P S/O SRI PUTTAPPA G M AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 29. SMT N M KUSUMA W/O SRI PUTTAPPA G M AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 30. SMT ROOPA H N W/O SRI MOHAN KUMAR AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 31. SRI G A SHASHIDHARA S/O SRI ARUN KUMAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 32. SMT ASHWINI G W/O SRI G A SHASHIDHARA - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:15339 WP No. 35435 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 33. SRI PRAKASH BABU S/O SRI SOMASHEKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 34. SRI MALLIKARJUNA G S S/O SRI SANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 35. SRI G K GANGADRHARA S/O SRI G V KUMARAPPA R/AT GIRIYAPURA VILLAGE, PETITIONERS 1 TO 35 ARE AGRICULTURISTS AND R/AT GIRIYAPURA VILLAGE, HIRENALLURU HOBLI, KADUR TALUK-577550 CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT. 36. SMT C N SAVITHA W/O SRI BHUJANGA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, 37. SMT LOLAKSHAMMA W/O SRI REVANA SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 38. SRI. RAJENDRA PRASAD, S/O. SRI MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 39. SRI. KALLIYAPPA, S/O. LATE PUTTAPPA, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, 40. SRI. SHESHAPPA, S/O. LATE CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, 41. SMT. GOWRAMMA, W/O. SRI MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:15339 WP No. 35435 of 2024 42. SMT. SUJATHA, W/O. SRI MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 43. SRI. SATHYANARANA, S/O. SRI CHAWDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, 44. SRI. SHEKARAPPA.C.S., S/O. LATE RAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, 45. SMT. PARVATAMMA, W/O. SRI SHEKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 46. SRI. PARAMESHWAPPA, S/O. SRI PUTTAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 47. SMT. ANNAPOORNA, W/O. SRI LOKANATH .C.V., AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 48. SRI. PARAMESHWAPPA C P S/O. LATE PUTTAPPA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, 49. SRI. B. DEVIRAPPA, S/O. LATE BELURAPPA, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, 50. SMT. MARULUSIDDAMMA W/O. SRI DEVIRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS PETITIONERS 35 TO 50 ARE R/AT CHIKKANALLURU VILLAGE, HIRENALLURU HOBLI, KADURU TALUK CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT- 577 550 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. A M MAHESHWARAPPA.,ADVOCATE) AND: - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:15339 WP No. 35435 of 2024 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATIVE, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY, M S BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, ALI OSCAR ROAD, BENGALURU 560001 3. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 101 4. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, TARIKERE SUB- DIVISION, TARIKERE, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT- 577228 5. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES LTD., GIRIYAPURA VILLAGE, HIRENALLURU HOBLI, KADUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 550 6. THE RETURNING OFFICER, PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES LTD., GIRIYAPURA VILLAGE, HIRENALLURU HOBLI, KADUR TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577 550 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK., AGA) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS BY WAY OF QUASHING THE UN-ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST PUBLISHED BY THE R-5 PRODUCED AS ANNX-D AND E TO THE WRIT PETITION AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:15339 WP No. 35435 of 2024 ORAL ORDER 1. Learned AGA accepts notice for the Respondents. 2. The Petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: a. Issue a writ of mandamus by way of quashing the un-eligible voters list published by the Respondent No.5 produced as Annexure-D and E to the writ petition. b. For such other order/s as this Hon’ble Court may deems fit to grant to the petitioners under the circumstances of the 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 PRS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 7