- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48415 WP No. 23394 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 23394 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. H.P. KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, S/O H D PUTTAIAH, RESIDENT OF SHREESHANIVASA, NO.108, 16TH CROSS, M T S LAYOUT, KENGERI SATELLITE TOWN, BENGALURU - 560 060 &PETITIONER (BY SRI. K S NARESH SANTHOSH, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION, VIKASA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, NO.1 ALI ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 052 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ZONE-1, MARGOSA ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU - 560 003 4. CHALUVADI MAHASABHA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, NO.18, 1ST N BLOCK, PANCHAJANYA VIDYAPEETA, Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48415 WP No. 23394 of 2025 RAJAJI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 010 REGISTED UNDER KARNATAKA SOCIETIES ACT 1960 &RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. R.P. SOMASHEKHARAIAH, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. G. PANDURANGA, ADVOCATE FOR R4 SRI. YOGEHS D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1 TO 3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION FORTHWITH TO ELECT THE OFFICE BEARERS TO THE RESPONDENT MAHASABHA FOR A FURTHER PERIOD OF 3 YEARS BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATIONS DATED 27.6.2025 COPIES OF WHICH ARE PRODUCED AT ANNEXURES-D, E AND F AND IN TERMS OF THE VOTERS LIST OF 2010, TO MEET THE ENDS OF JUSTICE. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner is absent. No representation. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 3 submits that the petition is not maintainable before this Court, since as per Annexure-B, the Society is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and not under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:48415 WP No. 23394 of 2025 3. Learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and learned counsel for respondent No.4 submits on merits that even though the petitioner has sought for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to conduct the election forthwith and to elect the office bearers of the respondent - Society, the election is already held and therefore, the petition does not survive for consideration. 4. Even on the last date of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner is absent. Today also, there is no representation. 5. Considering the submissions of learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and learned counsel for respondent No.4, the petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE PNV - CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15