- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48753 WP No. 17712 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 17712 OF 2021 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. J.M. VRUSHABHENDRAIAH, S/O. MALIYAPPAIAH, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED R/O. SRI GURU KRUPA FARM, KUDLIGI ROAD, SANDUR, BELLARY DISTRICT-58311. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HANUMANTHA REDDY Y.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, M S BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, ALI ASKER ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 052 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR THE KARNATAKA STATE CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD., REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, TIPPU SULTAN PALACE ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 018. 4. THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER THE KARNATAKA CO-OP ELECTION AUTHORITY, T.T.M.C. BUILDING, III FLOOR, SHANTHI NAGAR, Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48753 WP No. 17712 of 2021 BANGALORE - 560 027. 5. SHRI KARTHIKESHWARA PRIMARY CO-OP AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, VIJAYA CIRCLE, SANDUR 583119. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. CHANDINI .S., HCGP FOR R1 & 2 SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND STRIKE DOWN PROVISIONS OF SECTION 18B OF THE KARNATAKA STATE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959 DECLARING THE SAME TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND QUASH THE IMPUGNED COMMUNICATION OF R-3 TO R-4 DTD.10.8.2021 AS PER ANNEXURE- H DECLARING THE SAME AS ILLEGAL AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING - B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Sri.Hanumantha Reddy.Y.S., learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Chandini S, learned High Court Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 and 2 submits that subsequent to Annexure - 'H', election was held to respondent No.5 - Bank - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48753 WP No. 17712 of 2021 and the elected representative has taken charge of the Bank. In view of the same, the petition has rendered infructuous. Submissions are placed on record. Hence, the petition is dismissed as the same having rendered infructuous. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE BH CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16