- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14284-DB WA No. 100653 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. WRIT APPEAL NO. 100653 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: SHRI RAMESH VISHWANATH KATTI AGED 60 YEARS, DELEGATE OF THE BELLAD BAGEWADI KRISHI SEVA SAHAKARI SANGH, HUKKERI BELAGAVI-591305. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. PRASHANT F. GOUDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI BHIMSEN BALAPPA BAGI S/O. BALAPPA BAGI AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST AND DIRECTOR, MADHIHAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, MADHIHAL, HUKKERI TALUKA, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-590001. Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.10.29 11:01:26 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14284-DB WA No. 100653 of 2025 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION OFFICER, BELAGAVI DC OFFICE, BELAGAVI-01. 3. THE RETURNING OFFICER AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER TO CONDUCT ELECTIONS TO THE BDCC BANK, BELAGAVI, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-590001. 4. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES CO-OPERATIVE BHAVAN, BELAGAVI DIVISION, BELAGAVI-590001. 5. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES BELAGAVI DIVISION, CO-OPERATIVE BHAVAN, BELAGAVI-590001. 6. THE DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE CENTRAL BANK BELAGAVI REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER-590001. 7. THE MADHIHAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY MADHIHAL HUKKERI TALUKA, BELAGAVI DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER-591305. 8. SHRI SHIVAJI SIDRAM GORURI S/O. SIDRAM GORURI AGE: MAJOR, OCC. AGRICULTURE AND DIRECTOR MADHIHAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14284-DB WA No. 100653 of 2025 MADHIHAL HUKKERI TALUKA, BELAGAVI DISTRICT-591305. 9. THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE, 3RD FLOOR, SHANTINAGAR, TTMC, A BLOCK, KENGAL HANUMANTHAIAH ROAD, RAJARAM MOHANROY EXTENSION, SHANTI NAGAR, BENGALURU-560027. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VIJAY MALALI, ADVOCATE FOR R1; SRI. GANGADHAR J.M. AAG A/W. SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R2 TO R5) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S.4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, PRAYING TO, SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED INTERIM ORDER DATED 17.10.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN W.P.NO.107692/2025 (CS-EL/M), AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEF OR ISSUE DIRECTION AS THIS COURT DEEMS FIT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14284-DB WA No. 100653 of 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Heard learned counsel for the appellant Sri.Prashant F Goudar, learned counsel, Sri.Vijay Malali for respondent No.1 and learned Additional Advocate General along with learned Additional Government Advocate for respondents No.2 to 5. 2. The above appeal filed under Section 4 of the Karnataka High Court Act, 1961 is against interim order dated 17.10.2025 whereunder learned Single Judge deferred the elections boarded on 19.10.2025 in respect of Hukkeri Taluk Constituency of the Primary Agricultural Co- operative Society. 3. This Court by a detailed interim order dated 18.10.2025 stayed the order of the learned Single Judge and permitted the elections to be boarded of Hukkeri Taluk Constituency of the Primary Agricultural Co-operative Society. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14284-DB WA No. 100653 of 2025 4. In view of the elections held on 19.10.2025, learned counsel appearing for the parties would submit that the writ appeal would no more survive for consideration. 5. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant is not a party to the writ proceedings and in the present writ appeal the appellant had filed an application seeking permission to prosecute the appeal which has been allowed. Further, he submits that the appellant has filed IA for impleading in the writ petition. 6. Taking note of the above submission, the writ appeal stands disposed of. All contentions of the parties are left open. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE SH CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 11