- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44531 WP No. 31872 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. 31872 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SRI RAMAMURTHY T V S/O B VENKATAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 2. SRI. BYREDDY S/O RAMAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, 3. SRI. AKKULAPPA S/O CHIKKATHIMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, SENIOR CITIZENSHIP BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED 4. SRI. GURUPRASAD C N S/O NAGARAJA RAO, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, 5. SRI. VENKATASHIVANNA S/O YALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 6. SRI. RAMACHANDRA S/O CHINNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 7. SRI. CHOWDAPPA K S S/O SHRINIVASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 8. SRI. VENKATASWAMY REDDY S/O VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44531 WP No. 31872 of 2025 9. SMT. LAKSHMI W/O NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 10. SMT. INDIRA W/O MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, 11. SRI MANOHAR C M S/O MUTTUSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 12. SRI N M SUBBAREDDY S/O MUNIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, ALL THE PETITIONERS ARE THE DIRECTORS OF KONAPALLI VYAVASAYA SEVA SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITHA, KONAPALLI, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 563 125. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DEVIPRASAD SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE CO OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, SHANTHI NAGAR, T T M C 'A' BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 027 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR /DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, CHIKKABALLAPURA DIVISION, CHIKKABALLAPURA - 561 211 4. RETURNING OFFICER KONAPALLI VYAVASAYA SEVA SAHAKARA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44531 WP No. 31872 of 2025 SANGHA NIYAMITHA, KONAPALLI, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA, CHIKKABALLAPURA - 563 125 5. KONAPALLI VYAVASAYA SEVA SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITHA KONAPALLI, CHINTHAMANI TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-563125 (SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH .D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3, R4 (V/O DT.04.11.2025, NOTICE TO R5 IS D/W SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING LETTER ADDRESSED BY THE R4 TO THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR DTD 13.10.2025 I.E. THE R3 IS HEREWITH PRODUCED AS ANNX-D. AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 and 4 submits that respondent No.4 will take a decision regarding holding of election at the earliest. 2. Submission is placed on record. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44531 WP No. 31872 of 2025 3. In view of the above, the petition is disposed off, directing respondent No.4 to hold the election expeditiously, atleast within one month from today. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE PNV CT:VS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4