- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14612 WP No. 107752 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107752 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: VISHNU S/O NARAYAN BHAT, AGE. 69 YEARS, R/O. KULLEGADDE, ALLANKI HERANGADI VILLAGE, TALUK. HONNAVAR, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT- 581334, DELEGATE OF KUMTA ADIKE MARATA SOUHARDA SAHAKARI SANGHA LTD., TQ: KUMTA, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA- 581334. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAYKUMAR G. BHAT, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU- 560001. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, NO.1, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BANGALURU- 560052. 3. CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, REP. BY COMMISSIONER, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU- 01. 4. EXAMINER AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, KARWAR, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA- 583101. 5. RETURNING OFFICER AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER SIRSI RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Date: 2025.10.31 06:27:45 +0000 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14612 WP No. 107752 of 2025 SUB DIVISION, SIRSI, KANARA DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK.LTD., N.M. YARD, SIRSI, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA- 581401. 6. ELECTION OFFICER AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KARWAR, AND ELECTION OFFICER, K.D.C.C. BANK LTD., SIRSI, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA- 581301. 7. KANARA DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., SIRSI, N.M.YARD, SIRSI, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA- 581401, REP. BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 8. MANKAL SUBBA VAIDYA AGED. MAJOR, OCC. CO-OPERATIVE, R/O. ‘MODAK PRIYA’ KAIKANI, TQ. BHATKAL, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA- 581320. 9. GRAMEENA VYAVASAYA SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMITHA KAYKANI, PO: KAYKANI, TQ: BHATKAL, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA- 581421 REP. BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 10. THE JANATA PATTINA SANGHA LIMITED, CAR STREET, NEAR HANUMAN TEMPLE, BHATKAL, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA- 581320, REP. BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESH CHIGARI, AGA FOR R1, R2 AND R5, SRI. G.V. BHARMAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R3 & R4, SRI. VISHWANATH HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R7 AND SRI. SOURABH HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R8) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS PRAYING TO A. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO.1 TO 7 PERMITS THE RESPONDENTS NO.8 TO CAST THEIR VOTE FOR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:14612 WP No. 107752 of 2025 ONLY ONE CO-OPERATIVE IN THE ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF 7TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY FOR THE TERM 2025 TO 2030 AND IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo seeking to withdraw the petition. 2. In terms of the memo so filed, petition is disposed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE RHR/CT-GTB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 46