- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13832 WP No. 106894 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. 106894 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. HALAPPA BUDDAPPA HOSUR AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 23. 2. SANJU SIDRAM HIREKURUBAR AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 31. 3. SHANKAR PARAPPA BHAGAVATI AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 02. 4. SIDRAMA HALAPPA HIREKURUBAR AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 18. 5. SIDDAPPA BANAPPA BHAGAVATI AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 03. 6. VITTAL RAGAPPA NAIK AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 230. 7. SHANKAR BALAPPA PUJERI AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 108. Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13832 WP No. 106894 of 2025 8. RAMAPPA BUDDAPPA HOSUR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 272. 9. VITTAL KALLAPPA GHEVARI AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 228. 10. SISIDDAPPA LAXMAN PUJERI AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 123. 11. MAYAPPA SOMAPPA KHANDEKAR AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 347. 12. MAHADEV LAXMAN PUJERI AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 125. 13. MALLAPPA NINGAPPA BHAGAVATI AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 146. 14. IRAPPA MALLAPPA HIREGULI AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 131. 15. MALLAPPA YALLAPPA HUDED AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 139. 16. SIDRAM SIDDAPPA GHEVARI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 316. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13832 WP No. 106894 of 2025 17. BHARAMAPPA SIDRAM KOKATE AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 247. 18. BASAPPA SIDRAM KOKATE AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 248. 19. BASAVANNI MARUTI KOTH AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 44. 20. SATYAPPA RAYAPPA HIREKODI @ DESAI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 243. 21. DASHARATH LAXMAN PUJERI AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 124. 22. NINGAPPA SHIVARAYI KAGGANNAVAR AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222 SL NO. 258. 23. BALAPPA KENCHAPPA PUJERI AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 87. 24. PUNDALIK LAXMAN PUJERI AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 327. 25. AMBUPRASAD DATTATREY NAROTE AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 154. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13832 WP No. 106894 of 2025 26. RUDRAPPA SIDRAM KOKATE AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 118. 27. PRAKASH MALLAPPA HIREGULI AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 132. 28. SURESH AVADAPPA TALAWAR AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 102. 29. AMEER RAMJAN MULTANI AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 103. 30. BEERAPPA GIRIYAPPA HUDED AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 137. 31. JYOTEPPA RAMAPPA PATIL AGE: 60 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222 SL NO. 58. 32. KALLAPPA RAMAPPA PATIL AGE: 65 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222 SL NO. 72 33. MAHADEV KALLAPPA KHANDEKAR AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 33. 34. VITTAL RAMAPPA PUJERI AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 195. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13832 WP No. 106894 of 2025 35. KATTEPPA RAMAPPA PUJERI AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 193. 36. KALLAPPA LOKAPPA BHAGAVATI AGE: 72 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 05. 37. PAVITRA BASAPPA SHIVAYIGOL AGE: 78 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 90. 38. BHIMAPPA KALLAPPA GIWARI AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 229. 39. LAXMAN RAYAPPA GIWARI AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 162. 40. MARUTI SIDDALING NAIK AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 57. 41. GURUPAD SIDDALING NAIK AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 49. 42. RAMESH LOKAPPA HUDED AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 328. 43. NAGESH LOKAPPA HUDED AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 329. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13832 WP No. 106894 of 2025 44. PARAVVA MAYAPPA PUJERI AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 61. 45. RAMACHANDRA KALLAPPA SHIVAYIGOL AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: : KABBUR, TQ: CHIKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI-591222. SL NO. 89. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAJESJEKAR BURAJI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S.BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001. REP BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, ‘A’ BLOCK, TTMC BUILDING, SHANTI NAGAR-560002, BENGALURU. REP.BY ITS COMMISSIONER 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BELAGAVI, DISTRICT BELAGAVI- 4. THE ELECTION OFFICER TALUKA LEVEL AND BELOW DISTRICT AREA OF OPERATION OF ALL TYPES OF PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BELAGAVI, DISTRICT BELAGAVI- 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER CHKODI TALUK, SRI. SUBHASGOUDA SIDDAGOUDA PATIL VIVIDDODDESHA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEEN KRISHI SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMITA, KABBUR-591222 AND SA.AA.AA.(NI). SA.SAN.SA.KACHERI, CHIKODI, TALUK-CHIKODI, DISTRICT BELAGAVI. 5. SRI. SUBHASGOUDA SIDDAGOUDA PATIL VIVIDDODDESHA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEEN KRISHI SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMITA, KABBUR, TALUK-CHIKODI AND DISTRICT- BELAGAVI-591222. REP. BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESH CHIGARI, AGA FOR R1, R3, R4, R5; SRI. G.V.BHARAMAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13832 WP No. 106894 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE LIST OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST DATED NIL OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B AND FURTHER THE LIST OF IN-ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST DATED. NIL OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-C. DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO.4 AND 5 TO INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE FINAL ELIGIBLE VOTER LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CONTEST AND CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE ELECTION TO THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY SCHEDULE TO BE HELD ON 28.09.2025 AS PER THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS DATED 02.09.2024 PUBLISHED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-A BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition is rendered infructuous by efflux of time. 2. The submission is placed on record. 3. Petition is disposed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE RHR/- List No.: 2 Sl No.: 10