- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44294 WP No. 31099 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 31099 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI SHANTARAM M., S/O LATE R M GUPTA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/AT NO.261, SONNAR STREET CHAMRAJA MOHALLA, MYSURU – 570 024. 2. SRI B.K.SURESH BABU S/O LATE S.V.KRISHNA MURTHY SHETTY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT NO.1179 GANGE ROAD, 2ND CROSS ROAD, OPPOSITE LAVA KUSHA PARK, KUVEMPU NAGAR MYSURU – 570 023. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI ANOOP HARANAHALLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, VIKASA SOUDHA DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44294 WP No. 31099 of 2025 BENGALURU – 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY NO.1, ALI ASKER ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 052. 3. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, TTMC ‘A’ BLOCK K.H.ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU – 560 027. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER AND ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES SREE KANYAKAPARAMESHWARI CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., K.R.CIRCLE, MYSURU MYSURU – 570 001. 5. SREE KANYAKAPARAMESHWARI CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT K.R.CIRCLE, MYSURU MYSURU – 570 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI YOGESH D.NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R2 AND R4; SRI DEVARAJA A., ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI B.S.MAHENDRA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R5) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44294 WP No. 31099 of 2025 THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE FINAL INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST ISSUED BY THE R5 BANK INSOFAR AS IT RELATES TO INCLUSION OF PETITIONERS (PRODUCED AS ANNX-A); II. DIRECT THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CONTEST AND VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS TO THE R5 WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 26.10.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE-C. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petition is rendered infructuous. 2. The submission is placed on record. The petition is dismissed as it has been rendered infructuous. SD/- (M G UMA) JUDGE NVJ List No.: 2 Sl No.: 29