- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47452 WP No. 31461 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 31461 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. C. VENKATESHAPPA S/O CHANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBER NO.2 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 2. SRI MARIYAPPA S/O VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS MEMBER NO.11 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 3. SRI PAPANNA SO APPENNA AGED ABOUT 88 YEARS MEMBER NO. 24 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 4. SMT SEETHAMMA W/O PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS MEMBER NO. 25 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 5. SRI MANJUNATHA S/O MUNIERRAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBER NO. 41 6. SMT LAKSHMAMMA W/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBER NO. 42 Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47452 WP No. 31461 of 2025 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 7. SRI. R. NARASIMHAPPA S/O RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBER NO. 51 8. SMT CHANDRAMMA S/O RAMAKRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBER NO.52 9. SRI M VENKATESHAPPA S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBER NO. 55 10. SRI SUBBANNA S/O APPENNA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBER NO. 59 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 11. SMT LAKSHMAMMA W/O KONDAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS MEMBER NO. 64 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 12. SMT SAKAMMA W/O MOPIRAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBER NO. 66 13. SRI NARAYANASWAMY S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBER NO. 67 14. SRI KONDAPPA S/O BACHAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS MEMBER NO.69 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47452 WP No. 31461 of 2025 15. SRI HANUMANTHAPPA S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBER NO. 71 16. SRI THIPPANNA S/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBER NO. 74 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 17. SRI T M ANJINAPPA S/O MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBER NO.76 18. SMT MANJULAMMA W/O NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBER NO. 78 19. SRI SADASHIVAREDDY S/O VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBER NO.79 20. SMT THENGAMMA W/O VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS MEMBER NO.80 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 21. SRI NARASIMHAPPA S/O NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS MEMBER NO. 85 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 22. SMT. DYAVAMMA W/O NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.86 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47452 WP No. 31461 of 2025 23. SMT. LAKSHMIDEVAMMA S/O N VENKESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.90 24. SMT. DYAVAMMA W/O DYAVAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 92 25. SMT AKKEMMA W/O THIPPANNA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 93 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 26. SMT LAKSHMINARASAMMA W/O MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.94 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 27. SMT GANGAMMA W/O GIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.96 28. SRI CHANNAPPA S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 99 29. SMT. MLUNIRATHNAMMA W/O NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 101 30. SRI M SRINIVASA S/O MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 107 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47452 WP No. 31461 of 2025 31. SMT BYYAMMA W/O MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 108 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 32. SRI NARAYANASWAMY S/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 119 33. SMT DYAVAMMA S/O DYAVAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 120 34. SRI VIJAYKUMAR S/O NARASAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 122 35. SMT NARAYANAMMA W/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 124 36. SMT BYRAMMA W/O POTHALAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 128 37. SRI MOPIRAPPA S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 130 38. SRI DYAVAPPA S/O NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.134 39. SMT GIRIJAMMA W/O SEETHARAMAPPA - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47452 WP No. 31461 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 136 40. SRI T.N. ANJINAPPA S/O. NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 140 41. SMT LAKSHMAMMA W/O.T N ANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 141 42. SRI N. RAMADAS S/O. NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 143 43. SMT MANJULAMMA S/O. N. MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 145. 44. SRI NARAYANASWAMY S/O. DODDACHANNAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 151 45. SRI RAMACHANDRAPPA S/O. DODDACHANAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 152 46. SRI NANJUNDAPPA S/O. CHIKKANAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS. MEMBERSHIP NO. 157 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 47. SMT RAMACHANDRAMMA W/O. ANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 158 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47452 WP No. 31461 of 2025 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 48. SMT VENKATAMMA W/O.CHANNARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 160 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 49. SMT PARVATHAMMA W/O. MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 167 50. SMT NARAYANAMMA W/O. ASHWATHAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 168 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 51. SRI RAMAKRISHNAPPA S/O. DODDACHANAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 169 52. SMT ANANDAMMA W/O. TV SADASHIVAREDDY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 174 53. SRI T.M. ANJINAPPA S/O.MUNISHAMMAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 175 54. SMT RAMAKKA W/O. T M ANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 176 55. SRI NARAYANASWAMY S/O. VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 182 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47452 WP No. 31461 of 2025 56. SMT VENKATALAKSHMAMMA W/O.NARAYANSWAMY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 183 57. SRI M MANJUNATHA S/O MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 184 58. SRI M NARAYANASWAMY W/O.MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 185 59. SRI MARIVENKATESHAPPA S/O.NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 186 60. SMT. NAGAVENAMMA W/O.DYAVAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 187 61. SRI. P. MANJUNATHA S/O. POTHALAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 188 62. SMT. SUNITHAMMA W/O. P. MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 189 63. SMT. CHANDRAMMA W/O. ANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 191 64. SMT. RATHNAMMA W/O. RAMADAS AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47452 WP No. 31461 of 2025 MEMBERSHIP NO. 192 65. SRI T.DEVARAJ S/O RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 194 66. SMT. SARASWATHAMMA W/O. T DEVARAJU AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 195 67. SRI MUNIRAJU S/O NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 209 68. SMT. MUNINARASAMMA W/O. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 219 69. SMT. CHANDRAKALA W/O. SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 225 70. SRI NARAYANASWAMY S/O BAIRAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 196 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 71. SMT BAIYAMMA W/O DODDAMUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 57 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) THE PETITIONERS' NOS. 1 TO71 ARE MEMBERS OF CHIKKATHEKAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OP, SOCIETY LTD., CHIKKATHEKAHALLI VILLAGE BASHETTIHALLI HOBLI, SIDDLAGATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 105 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47452 WP No. 31461 of 2025 (A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISION OF THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959). …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. CHOWDAREDDY T.M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S. BUILDING DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE STATE OF CO OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR T T M C 'A' BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 027 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES CHIKKABALLAPURA DIVISION DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPURA-562101 4. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES CHIKKABALLAPURA SUB DIVISION, CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562101 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER CHIKKATHEKAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OP, SOCIETY LTD., CHIKKATHEKAHALLI VILLAGE, BASHETTIHALLI POST AND HOBLI, SIDDLAGATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562105 6. CHIKKATHEKAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OP, SOCIETY LTD., CHIKKATHEKAHALLI VILLAGE, BASHETTIHALLI HOBLI, - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47452 WP No. 31461 of 2025 SIDDLAGATTA TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562105 BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THE RESPONDENT NO.6 IS A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER PROVISION OF THE KARNATAKA CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, 3-5 SRI. A. DEVARAJA, ADVOCATE FOR R2 SRI. PRUTHVI WODEYAR, ADVOCATE FOR R6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I. QUASH THE FINAL INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 5 OF THE RESPONDENT NO. 6 SOCIETY WHICH IS APPROVED BY RESPONDENT NO. 2 TO 4 AUTHORITIES IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERN IN INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-C. AND II. DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO. 5 TO INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 5 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING ELECTION OF RESPONDENT NO. 6 ON 19.10.2025 AS PER NOTIFICATION VIDE ANNEXURE-A. 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 - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47452 WP No. 31461 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo, seeking permission to withdraw the petition as not pressed. Memo is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as not pressed. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15