- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8613 WP No. 107973 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JULY 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NO. 107973 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. KALLAPPA S/O MAHADEV JADI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1423 2. SALIMSAB S/O KARIMSAB TERAGAVWALE AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1425 3. MUKUND S/O RAMA KESAREKAR AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1258 4. NARAYAN S/O GURUVANNA NITTUR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1485 5. HANAMANTHU S/O BHIMANNA BHAT AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1378 6. KALLAPPA S/O MAHABALESHWAR THAKKER AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA VIJAYALAKSHMI M KANKUPPI Digitally signed by VIJAYALAKSHMI M KANKUPPI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.07.16 14:42:33 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8613 WP No. 107973 of 2024 SL NO.1513 7. NAMDEV S/O MAHABALESHWAR THAKKER AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1514 8. MAHABALESHWAR S/O BHIMANNA BHAT AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1254 9. PARUSURAM S/O HANAMANTH TUSAR AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1274 10. LAKSHMI W/O KALLAPPA MORI AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1367 11. SANJU S/O SHANKAR MORE AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1548 12. SANTHOSH S/O SHANKAR MORE AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1549 13. SALIM S/O MAJJID MADKAR AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1475 14. SHIVANAND - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8613 WP No. 107973 of 2024 S/O. VEERABHADRA PATTANASHETTI AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1454 15. GURUNATH S/O VEERABHADRA PATTANASHETTI AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1455 16. BASAVARAJ S/O MALLAPPA PATTANASHETTI AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1456 17. BHAARASAB S/O ALLASAB AGASIMANI AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1479 18. MADHURI S/O MOHAN SHANBHAG AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1488 19. ASHOK S/O REVANNA THOSUR AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1494 20. BALAKRISHNA S/O GOVINDA VAIDYA AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1510 21. ANAND S/O CHANDRAKANTH GUDAGERI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8613 WP No. 107973 of 2024 DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1393 22. BELLAPPA S/O RAMA KESAREKAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1257 23. SIKANDERSAB S/O AYUBKHAN MUKTESAR AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1533 24. RAMU S/O NARAYAN TAMRE AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1541 25. NATAVIDATA S/O SAALU PINTO AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1370 26. INDIRAKANTH S/O CHANDRAHAS KAMKAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1412 27. MOHAN S/O YALLAPPA ANGADI AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1386 28. SHAKUNATALA W/O HANAMANTH CHITAPATI AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1318 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8613 WP No. 107973 of 2024 29. RUJAY S/O DUMING SIDDI AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O BUKINKOPPA VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1298 SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED 30. MARUTI S/O RAMA PEDNEKAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O SHEKANAKATTA VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1352 31. MANJUNATH S/O LOKAPPA DESURKAR AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1489 32. MANJUNATH S/O GOVIND BHAGOTKAR AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O SHEKANAKATTA VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1522 33. BAHIRU S/O MANOHAR MAVALANGI AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O SAMBRANI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1531 34. BASAVARAJ S/O DEMANNA PALEKAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O ALLOLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1391 35. NARAYAN S/O DEMANNA PALEKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O ALLOLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1392 36. SHANTA W/O GURUNATH GOWDA AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8613 WP No. 107973 of 2024 R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1504 37. SADANAND S/O GOPAL MANNURKAR AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1419 38. MAHABALESHWAR S/O RAMARAYA PATIL AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1476 39. VEERABHADRA S/O TANAPPA MUTGEKAR AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1353 40. RAGHUNATH S/O CHANDRU GOUDA AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1360 41. VITTAL S/O PUNDALIK GOUDA AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1543 42. LAKSHMI W/O GANGAPPA VADDAR AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1266 43. SHIVAJI S/O MAATRU THOSUR AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1276 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8613 WP No. 107973 of 2024 44. CHANDRAKANTH S/O HONAPPA THOSUR AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1358 45. MARUTI S/O PURNAPPA DONAKAR AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1402 46. LOKAPPA S/O DEMANNA SAAGREKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1324 47. MAHABALESHAWAR S/O BALU CHOUGALE AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1552 48. MARUTI S/O TIMMANNA VADDAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1396 49. VENKATESH S/O NARAYAN VADDAR AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1337 50. SAVAKKA W/O MAHADEV VADDIKAR AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1321 51. NARAYAN S/O DEMANNA SAGAREKAR AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8613 WP No. 107973 of 2024 R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1334 52. RUKMA S/O NARAYAN SAGAREKAR AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1427 53. TUKARAM S/O MAHADEV MANNURKAR AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1400 54. DEVAPPA S/O BHAVAKU TAVANOJI AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KESAROLLI VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1397 SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED 55. GANAPATI S/O NARAYAN KESAREKAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KARALAKATTA VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1239 56. RAJESH S/O MALLESHI DAVAGEKAR AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KARALAKATTA VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1495 57. DAYANAND S/O MARUTI KESAREKAR AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KARALAKATTA VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1515 58. PISU S/O FAKIRA SAGAREKAR AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KARALAKATTA VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8613 WP No. 107973 of 2024 SL NO.1523 59. VASUDEV S/O VISHNU BHAGURKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KARALAKATTA VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1443 60. VISHNU S/O KARIYAPPA BHOGURKAR AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KARALAKATTA VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1313 SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED 61. SAHADEV S/O DEVENDRA KESAREKAR AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O KARLAKATTA VILLAGE, TALUKA- HALIYAL DISRICT- UTTARA KANNADA SL NO.1286 SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED (BY SRI. SRINIVAS B.NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE STATE CO- OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, A BLOCK SHANTI NAGAR, TTMC BUILDING BENGALURU – 560002 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER 2. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-UTTARA KANNADA 3. THE ELECTION OFFICER TALUKA LEVEL AND BELOW DISTRICT AREA OF OPERATION OF ALL TYPES OF PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIS, AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-577429. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER RAITHARA VIVIDDODESHAGALA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEENA KRUSHI SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITA, HALIYAL TALUK-HALIYALA AND - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8613 WP No. 107973 of 2024 DISTRICT- UTTARA KANNADA-581329. 5. RAITHARA VIVIDDODESHAGALA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEENA KRUSHI SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITA, HALIYAL-581328, REPRESENTED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. 6. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION VIDHANA SOUDHA, BANGALORE-560005. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MALA B.BUTHE, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; NOTICE TO R5 IS SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE FINAL ELIGIBLE BORROWERS VOTER LIST AND TO PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THE VOTE IN THE ELECTION TO THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY SCHEDULE TO BE HELD ON 28/12/2024 AS PER THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS DATED 07/12/2024 PUBLISHED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-A BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO DECLARE THE ELECTION RESULTS OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY AFTER COMPLETION OF THE ELECTION PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:8613 WP No. 107973 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) 1. Learned counsel for petitioners and learned AGA submit that elections are already over and results are announced, nothing further survives in the matter, hence, learned counsel for petitioners seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the petition. 2. Placing the submission on record, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Either any of the parties are aggrieved; they are at liberty to challenge the same in accordance with law. Sd/- (PRADEEP SINGH YERUR) JUDGE CKK CT-MCK