- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47274 WP No. 7209 of 2022 C/W WP No. 5239 of 2022 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. 7209 OF 2022 (CS-RES) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 5239 OF 2022 (CS-EL/M) IN WP NO. 7209/2022 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. SUJATHA, W/O ANAND S.M AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, 2. SRI KEMPAMMA, W/O KRISHNA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, 3. SMT. SHARADAMMA W/O KARISHETTY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, ALL ARE R/O SHANKHA VILLAGE SALAGAME HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT - 573 219 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M.R. RAJAGOPAL, SR. ADVOCATE A/W SRI. THILKRAJ S.V., ADVOCATE SRI. H.N. BASAVARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001 Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47274 WP No. 7209 of 2022 C/W WP No. 5239 of 2022 2. THE STATE CO OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, 3RD FLOOR TTMC A BLOCK SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU 560027 3. THE REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES NO 1, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU 560052 4. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, HASSAN DISTRICT JANATA BAZAR BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, KUVEMPUNAGAR HASSAN - 573 201 5. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES HASSAN SUB DIVISION HASSAN - 573 219 6. SMT MAMATHA .C., W/O NOT NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, MAJOR IN AGE RETURNING OFFICER MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, SHANKHA VILLAGE SALAGAME HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT AND SALES OFFICER OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES HASSAN 573 219 7. MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, SHANKHA VILLAGE SALAGAME HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT 573219, BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 8. SRI. V. SUNIL S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, MAJOR IN AGE SPECIAL OFFICER MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, SHANKHA VILLAGE SALAGAME HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT AND EXTENSION OFFICER OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47274 WP No. 7209 of 2022 C/W WP No. 5239 of 2022 SOCIETIES, HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN 573219 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.R. KHAMROZ KHAN, AGA FOR R1, 3-5 & R8 SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & 6 R7 SD/-) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD. 17.02.2021 PASSED BY R-5 ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AS PER ANNX-H, AND MODIFIED ORDER DTD. 24.02.2021 PASSED BY R-5 ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AS PER ANNX-J AND ORDER DTD. 19.01.2022 PASSED BY R-4 DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AS PER ANNX-N AND THE ELECTION NOTICE DTD. 24.02.2022 ISSUED BY R-6 RETURNING OFFICER AS PER ANNX-P. AND ETC., IN WP NO. 5239/2022 BETWEEN: 1. SMT JAIBUNNISSA W/O SYED ISSAR AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 2. SMT. NAGEENA BANU W/O MUNEER PASHA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 3. SMT. RADHA S.R. W/O INDIRESH AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47274 WP No. 7209 of 2022 C/W WP No. 5239 of 2022 ALL ARE R/O SHANKHA VILLAGE, SALAGAME HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M.R. RAJAGOPAL, SR. ADVOCATE A/W SRI. THILKRAJ S.V., ADVOCATE SRI. H.N. BASAVARAJU, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU 560001 2. THE STATE CO OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, 3RD FLOOR TTMC A BLOCK SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU 560027 3. THE REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES NO 1, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU 560052 4. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, HASSAN DISTRICT JANATA BAZAR BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, KUVEMPUNAGAR HASSAN - 573 201 5. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES HASSAN SUB DIVISION HASSAN - 571 187. 6. SMT MAMATHA .C., W/O NOT NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, MAJOR IN AGE RETURNING OFFICER, MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, SHANKHA VILLAGE SALAGAME HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT AND SALES OFFICER OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47274 WP No. 7209 of 2022 C/W WP No. 5239 of 2022 co OPERATIVE SOCIETIES HASSAN 571187 7. MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, SHANKHA VILLAGE SALAGAME HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT, BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER - 571 187 8. SRI. V. SUNIL S/O NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS, MAJOR IN AGE, SPECIAL OFFICER, MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, SHANKHA VILLAGE SALAGAME HOBLI, HASSAN TALUK AND DISTRICT AND EXTENSION OFFICER OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, HASSAN DISTRICT, HASSAN 573219 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.R. KHAMROZ KHAN, AGA FOR R1, 3-5 & R8 SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & 6 R7 SD/-) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER DTD. 17.02.2021 PASSED BY R-5 ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AS PER ANNX-H, AND MODIFIED ORDER DTD. 24.02.2021 PASSED BY R-5 ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AS PER ANNX-J AND ORDER DTD. 19.01.2022 PASSED BY R-4 DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AS PER ANNX-N AND THE ELECTION NOTICE DTD. 24.02.2022 ISSUED BY R-6 RETURNING OFFICER AS PER ANNX-P. AND ETC., - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47274 WP No. 7209 of 2022 C/W WP No. 5239 of 2022 THESE WRIT PETITIONS, 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 Learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1, 3, 5 and 8, and learned counsel for the impleading applicants submit in unison that the term of office of the Board would expire on 21.11.2025. A fresh election will be held to respondent No.7-Society. Hence, the petition does not survive for consideration. 2. Learned senior advocate for the petitioners submits that, the submissions of the learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1, 3, 5 and 8, and the learned counsel for the impleading applicants may be placed on record and the petition may be disposed off. 3. Both the submissions are placed on record. 4. Accordingly I proceed to pass the following: ORDER Writ Petitions are disposed off. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47274 WP No. 7209 of 2022 C/W WP No. 5239 of 2022 In view of disposal of the petitions, pending I.A.No.2/2022 in W.P.No.5239/2025 also stands disposed off. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 12