- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 30737 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. NARASAMMA, W/O VENKATA NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 11 2. SMT. RADHIKA, W/O GOPALAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 24 3. SMT. VENKATARAMANAMMA, W/O ADINARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 32 4. SRI. MOHAN KUMAR BG, S/O GURULINGAYYA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 40 5. SRI. AJAY, S/O NAGESH, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 61 6. SRI. VIJAY, S/O NAGESH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 62 7. SMT. SHIVAMMA, W/O THIMMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 82 Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 8. SRI. JAGADEESH, S/O ESHWARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 87 9. SRI. N. RAVI, S/O NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 89 10. SRI. N CHANDRA, S/O NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 90 11. SRI. BORAYYA, S/O GANGAYYA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 96 12. SMT. SHOBHA, W/O. BORAYYA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 98 13. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA, W/O. GANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 99 14. SMT. N. PUTTANARASAMMA, W/O MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 107 15. SRI. SURESH. A.B, S/O KEMPANNA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 130 16. SMT. GEETA, W/O. A.B. SURESH - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 131 17. SMT. PUTTALAKSHMAMMA W/O BASAVARAJ AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBER ID NO. 138 18. SRI. D.S. GANGADHARA, S/O SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 143 19. SMT. NETRAVATI W/O SHIVA SHANKARA , AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 145 20. SRI. SHASHIKUMAR S/O DORESWAMY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 162 21. SMT. VIJAYAMMA W/O NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 202 22. SMT. MAHALAKSHMI W/O MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 209 23. SMT. NARASAMA W/O NINGRAJA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 225 24. SMT. K.O. MEGHANA D/O K OBALESH, AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 231 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 25. SRI. D. NAGARAJ S/O DEVENDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 232 26. SRI. D. LALITA W/O DEVENDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 233 27. SRI. B.L. CHANDRASHEKHAR, S/O LAKSHMIPATHI, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 237 28. SMT. LALITHA W/O H.R. NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 241 29. SRI. E. PUNEETH S/O ESHWARAYYA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 244 30. SRI. H. NAGARAJU S/O BHANDARI HALAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 246 31. SMT. LAKSHMI W/O K NATARAJ AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 255 32. SMT. VANAJA W/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 256 33. SMT. K. NIRMALA S/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 MEMBER ID NO: 257 34. SMT. JAYAMMA W/O N.K. SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 259 35. SRI. D.M. PASHUPATHINATH, S/O D.H. MUKUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 261 36. SMT. DHANALAKSHMI W/O S. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 270 37. SMT. SARASA .C W/O S. MURALIDHAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 274 38. SRI. R. SHEKHAR S/O RAMADAS, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 297 39. SMT. SUMATHI W/O SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 311 40. SRI. G. RAGHAVENDRA S/O GOPAL, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 316 41. SRI. SANTOSH S/O NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 317 42. SMT. NAGAMMA W/O RAMAIAH, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 318 43. SMT SUSHEELA W/O K. NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 319 44. SRI ANANTH K.N. S/O K. NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 321 45. SMT B. JYOTHI W/O N. RAMESH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 326 46. SMT. RAJAMMA W/O CHINNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 328 47. SMT PARVATHAMMA W/O SUGANDARAJ, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 330 48. SMT. MAHALAKSHMI W/O SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 339 49. SRI SURESH KUMAR S/O SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 340 50. SRI RAGHAVENDRA M S S/O SATYANAGARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 341 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 51. SMT LATHA W/O GOPAL V, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 342 52. SMT H S JAANAKI W/O SURESH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 344 53. SRI GOVINDARAJ S/O KALIDASA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 352 54. SRI S MANOHAR KUMAR S/O SHAMARAO, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 353 55. SMT. MANJULA W/O S MANOHAR KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 354 56. SRI M.S. HARISHKUMAR S/O M.S. SHAMRAO, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 355 57. SMT. NIRMALA W/O M S HARISHKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 356 58. SRI M. RAGHAVENDRA S/O S MANOHAR KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 357 59. SMT. NAGARATNAMMA W/O SRINIVASA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 359 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 60. SRI SRINIVASA S/O ANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 359 61. SRI S. KOMAL S/O SHIVARAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 384 62. SRI H. HEERALAL, S/O. HANSAAJI, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 389 63. SRI. YASHWANTH, S/O HEERILAL, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 396 64. SRI MANJUNATH, S/O NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 397 65. SMT. VANI, W/O RAVICHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 401 66. SRI. VENKATESH K, S/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 402 67. SRI. JAYARAM, S/O GURUSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 434 68. SRI. GURUSWAMY, S/O ANJANEYA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 436 - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 69. SRI. CHANNAIAH S/O RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 442 70. SMT. YASHODA, W/O VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 449 71. SRI. KUMAR S/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 456 72. SRI. B.M. KEDARNATH S/O MUKUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 465 73. SRI. B H MUKUNDAPPA, S/O. HUSSAINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 466 74. SMT. VENKATALAKSHMAMMA, W/O LAKSHMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 474 75. MRS. MANJULA, W/O B.N. LAKSHMAN, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 475 76. SMT. HEMAVATHI, W/O T.L. MURUGESH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 476 77. SMT. NAYANA M, D/O. MUNIRAJ, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 MEMBER ID NO: 480 78. SMT. MALA, W/O B.K. RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 484 79. SMT. JAYAMMA, W/O GANGADHARAPPA, AGED NOT KNOWN, MEMBER ID NO: 485 80. SRI. NARENDRAKUMAR M S., S/O SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 486 81. SRI. RAGHAVENDRA B.G., S/O GOPALA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 489 82. SRI. KUMARASWAMY S/O KUBENDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 501 83. SMT. K. GEETHA, W/O MAHESH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 503 84. SRI. MURTHY, S/O NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 504 85. SMT. MANGALA, W/O N KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 505 86. SRI. T.H. RAMESH S/O HEMRAJ, - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 507 87. SMT. VEENA, W/O T.H. RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 508 88. SMT. VEDAVATHI, W/O R. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 510 89. SRI. LOKESHAPPA, S/O. EERANNA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 512 90. SRI. MAHESH N.M., S/O MAHALINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 513 91. SMT. DHANALAKSHMI, W/O MALLESHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 517 92. SRI. S.J. GANGARAJ, S/O. JAVARAIAH, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 522 93. SRI. RAJENDRA T.L., S/O LAKSHMAN, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 523 94. SMT. RADHAMMA, W/O MANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 526 - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 95. SMT. SUMITRA, W/O SURESH, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 527 96. SRI. G SRIKANTH, S/O GOPALA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 534 97. SMT. SOUMYA .K, D/O G KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 537 98. SRI. NARESH, S/O RANGASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 541 99. SRI. TEJESH KUMAR, S/O NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 558 100. SRI. BHASKAR, S/O GOPALAKRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 563 101. SMT. SHWETA M R, W/O SHIVAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 565 102. SMT. LEELAVATHI, W/O S J GANGA RAJ, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 566 103. SRI. VEERASWAMY, S/O RAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 570 - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 104. SRI. KUSUMA, W/O DEVARAJ, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 573 105. SMT. VIJAYA, W/O MUNIRAJ, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 585 106. SRI. G PRAKASH, S/O GANESH, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 589 107. SMT. SUMA, W/O G PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 590 108. SMT. ASHWINI, W/O ANANT K N, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 592 109. SRI. G CHANDRASHEKHAR, S/O GANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 597 110. SRI. B G NARASIMHA MURTHY, S/O GOPALA, AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 602 111. SRI. P HARISHANKAR, S/O VEERASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 603 112. SRI. SRINIVASA, S/O NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 MEMBER ID NO: 617 113. SMT. SAVITRIMMA, W/O SRINIVASA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 618 114. SRI. R KOTRESH, S/O SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 619 115. SMT. K VANI, W/O R KOTESH, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 620 116. SRI. S VEERANNA, S/O S SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 621 117. SMT. CHANDRAMMA, W/O NARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 624 118. SRI. C K SRIDHARA, S/O KALYANAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 625 119. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA, W/O GANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 626 120. SMT. PREMAMMA, W/O JAVARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 631 121. SMT. PANKAJAKSHI M R, W/O SOMASHEKHAR, - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 633 122. SRI. YATHISH KUMAR, S/O P RAMESH, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 640 123. SRI. A PRAVEEN, S/O ANJANEYA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 647 124. SRI. R VISHAL, S/O T.B. RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 648 125. SMT. PUSHPA, W/O GANESH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 649 126. SRI. SHIVARAM B J, S/O GURULINGAYYA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 651 127. SMT. GEETHA .R., W/O SHIVARAM B.G. AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 662 128. SMT. SOUBHAGYA, W/O T NARASIMHA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 663 129. SRI. SRINIVASA, S/O EERANNA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 664 - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 130. SMT. ARUNDHATHI, W/O SRINIVAS, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 665 131. SRI. DHEERAJ, S/O HEERALAL, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 675 132. SMT. TIPUBAI, W/O HEERALAL, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 676 133. SMT. AMBIKA, W/O. GIRESH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 729 134. SMT. JAYALAKSHMI, W/O N NAGARAJ, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 731 135. SMT. M RUKKINI, W/O MANJANATH, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 741 136. SRI. M MANJANATH, S/O MUNIRAJ, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 740 137. SMT. MANJULA, W/O ESHWARAYYA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 744 138. SRI. GANGAYYA, S/O BORAYYA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 750 - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 139. SRI. RAGHAVENDRA, S/O VENKATESHA, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 753 140. SMT. SHOBHA, W/O NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 760 141. SRI. MANOJ B G, S/O GHANTASALA, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 777 142. SMT. PALLAVI, S/O CHANDRASHEKHAR B L, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 778 143. SMT. PARVATHAMMA, W/O LAKSHMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 782 144. SMT. RANJITHA, W/O M.K. PUNEETH, AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 792 145. SRI. R DARSHAN, S/O RAVICHANDRA, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, MEMBER ID NO: 793 146. SMT. R RASHMI, S/O RAVICHANDRA M, AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS MEMBER ID NO: 794 ALL THE PETITIONERS ARE MEMBER OF THE SAVITHA SAMAJ MULTIPURPOSE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 OPP. PATRIKA BHAVANA, N D PARK, BASAWESHWARA CIRCLE, BHADRAVTHI - 577 301. SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. DEEPA V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY THE DEPT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION 3RD FLOOR SHANTHINAGAR, TTMC 'A' BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 027. REP BY: SECRETARY 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER BHADRAVTHI, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 201. 4. SAVITHA SAMAJ MULTIPURPOSE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. REP BY ITS SECRETARY SRI. SANGNDA GANESH, OPP. PATRIKA BHAVANA, N D PARK, BASAWESHWARA CIRCLE, BHADRAVTHI, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 301. (REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959) 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER/CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, SAVITHA SAMAJ MULTIPURPOSE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., BHADRAVTHI, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 301 - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1 & 4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO 5 TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CONTEST AND CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE ELECTIONS TO THE RESPONDENT NO.5 WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 11.10.2025, VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., 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 Heard Smt. Deepa V., learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. Yogesh D Naik, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1, 3 and 5. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1, 3 and 5 in unison submit that, the election for respondent No.4 was already held on 11.10.2025, but the result has not been declared officially. 3. The prayer in the petition is for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent Nos.2 to 5 to - 20 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40431 WP No. 30737 of 2025 include the names of petitioners as eligible voters and to permit them to cast their votes. Since the election is already completed, the petition does not survive for consideration. Hence, the petition is dismissed as the same has been rendered infructuous. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE BH CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 13