- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13838 WP No. 106993 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 106993 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. THE HICHAKAD SEVA SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMIT, SANGHA NIYAMIT, HICHAKAD, TAL: ANKOLA, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY / CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SRI. KESHAV TAMMANNA GOWDA AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: CEO, R/O: HICHAKAD, TAL: ANKOLA-581353, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR. 2. SRI. GOPALAYANE S/O PRADEEP HAMMANNA NAYAK, AGE:65 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, DIRECTOR OF HICHAKAD SEVA SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMIT, HICHAKAD, R/O. HICHAKAD VILLAGE, TAL. ANKOLA, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR – 581 353. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRINAND ARAVIND PACHAPURE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE, M.S. BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, BENGALURU – 560001. 2. THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, SHANTINAGAR, T.T.M.C., “A” BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU – 560027, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, NO. 1, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU – 560052. Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13838 WP No. 106993 of 2025 4. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BELAGAVI REGION, BELAGAVI, ADMINISTRATIVE BHAVAN, 2ND FLOOR, JAKKERI HONDA, BELAGAVI – 590001. 5. THE DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION OFFICER, AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR - 581301. 6. THE RETURNING OFFICER, ANKOLA TALUKA KRISHI HUTTUVALI MARAT SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMIT, ANKOLA, TAL: ANOKLA – 581314, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR. 7. ANKOLA TALUKA KRISHI HUTTUVALI MARAT SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMIT, ANKOLA, TAL: ANOKLA – 581314, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESH CHIGARI, AGA FOR R1, R3 TO R6; SRI. G.V.BHARAMAGOUDA, ADVOCATE FOR R2; R7 IS SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE FINAL INELIGIBLE ELECTORAL ROLL DATED NIL PREPARED BY THE 6TH AND 7TH RESPONDENT MARKED AT ANNEXURE-K. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO RESPONDENT NO.6 TO CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS BY PERMITTING THE PETITIONER SOCIETY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS TO BE HELD ON 27/09/2025 TO THE 7TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING B GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13838 WP No. 106993 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that, with the passage of time and subsequent developments pursuant to the interim order passed, the petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE AC/CT-ASC List No.: 2 Sl No.: 23