- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51589 WP No. 36123 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 36123 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRIRAM POULTRY FARMING FARMERS CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., UPPINAKERE, KASABA HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA-571428, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. RAHUL K. 2. SRI MARUTHI POULTRY FARMING FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., BIDARAHALLI, C.A. LAKE HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK. MANDYA - 571 422, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SRI. KRISHNAPPA D. 3. SRI. VENKATESHWARA POULTRY FARMING FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., MARALIGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA - 571 419, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SRI. VENKATESH M B. 4. NAMBINAYAKAHALLI GRAMEENA POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., KOPPA HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA-571 425, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. BETTASWAMY. 5. THANDASANAHALLI GRAMEENA Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51589 WP No. 36123 of 2025 POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., THANDASANAHALLI, KASABA HOBLI, MANDYA-571 401, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. B SOMASHEKARA. 6. CHANDAGALU GRAMEENA POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., CHANDAGALU, DUDDA HOBLI, MANDYA-571 405, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. JOGIGOWDA. 7. SRI HARALAHALLI GRAMEENA POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., HARALAHALLI, KOPPA HOBLI, MANDYA-571 426, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. DEEPA. 8. HOBALEGOUDANDODDI GRAMEENA POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., HOBALEGOUDANADODDI, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDUR, MANDYA-571 425, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SRI. SUJATHA M S. 9. SRI BASAVESHWARA POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., DEVEGOUDANADODDI, C.A. KERE HOBLI, MADDUR, MANDYA-571 422, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. GIRISH B 10. SRI. KAALABHAIRESHWARA POULTY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., SOMANAHALLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA - 571 429, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SRI. GOPALA. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51589 WP No. 36123 of 2025 11. SRI BETTATIMAPPA GRAMEENA POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., YADAGANAHALLI C.A. KERE HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA - REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. Y S KENCHEGOWDA 12. SRI BEVINATAALA LINGESHWARA POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., SUNNADADODDI. C.A. KERE HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA - 571 422, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI JAILINGEGOWDA S L. 13. SRI AADISHAKTHI GRAMEENA POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., BESAGARAHALLI CROSS, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA - 571 419, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, A. T. SATHISH 14. SRI CHAMUNDESHWARI POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.. KEREMEGALDODDI, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA-571 419, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. K C CHANDRA. 15. SRI MARAMMA COUNTRY CHICKEN FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. EEREGOUDANADODDI, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK. MANDYA - 571 425. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. KUMARA S. 16. ALABHUJANAHALLI GRAMEENA POULTY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., ALABHUJANAHALLI, C.A. HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA-571 422, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. RAMESHA K. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51589 WP No. 36123 of 2025 17. MENASAGERE RURAL POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., MENASAGERE, C.A. HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA-571422, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. M D RAMESH. 18. BIDARAHOSAHALLI POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., C.A. KERE HEBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA - 571 422, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. B R GIRISHA. 19. GURUDEVARAHALLI POULTRY FARMING FARMER'S AND VENDOR'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., C.A. KERE HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA-571 422, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. G S ABHISHEKGOWDA. 20. LAKSHMEGOWDANADODDI POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., C.A. KERE HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA - 571 422, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR L C 21. KAARKAHALLI POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., C.A. KERE HOBLI, MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA-571 422, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. B. SWARUP CHANDRA 22. SIDDAYAKOPPALU GRAMENA POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., SIDDAYYANAKOPPALU, MANDYA TALUK. MANDYA - 571 438, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. RAVINDRA S. 23. MARAKADUDODDI POULTRY FARMING FARMERS AND VENDORS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., UMMADAHALLI GATE, MYSORE-BENGALURU ROAD, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51589 WP No. 36123 of 2025 MANDYA-571 404, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. ATHMANANDA. 24. ANNURU GRAMEENA POULTRY FARMING FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., ANNURU, C.A. KERE HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA-571 422, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. R SIDDAPPA. 25. SRI BASAVESHWARA POULTRY FARMING FARMER'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., SHANKARAPURA, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA 571 419, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. KRISHNAIAHA K. 26. BELATHURU GRAMEENA POULTRY FARMING FARMER'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.. BELATHURU, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA-571419, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. CHANDRAHASA. 27. BASRALU HOBLI POULTRY FARMER'S AND VENDOR'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., MACHAGOUDANAHALLI, BASARAALU HOBLI, MANDYA - 571 416, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. YOGESHA M C 28. KEMPEGOWDANADODDI POULTRY FARMING FARMER'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., C.A. KERE HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA 571 422, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SRI. RAMESH …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ARUNA SHYAM .M., FOR SR. ADVOCATE SRI. SUYOG HERELE E., ADVOCATE) - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51589 WP No. 36123 of 2025 AND: 1. THE REGISTRAR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ALI ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560052. 2. THE ADDL. REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ALI ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU 560 052 3. THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE POULTRY FEDERATION LTD., BEHIND PASHUPALANA BHAVAN, HEBBALA, BANGALORE - 560 024 REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1 & R2 SRI. LIKHIT R.PRAKASH, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECT THE RESPONDENT NO. 3 TO ISSUE DELEGATION/REPRESENTATIVE FORM TO THE PETITIONERS SOCIETY FOR VOTING AND CONTESTING IN THE UPCOMING GENERAL BODY ELECTIONS SCHEDULED IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026 TO RESPONDENT NO.3 BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION MADE BY THE PETITIONERS DATED 06.11.2025 (ANNEXURE-A TO A27) 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 Petitioners have approached this Court seeking for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus directing respondent No.3 to issue delegation/representative form to the - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51589 WP No. 36123 of 2025 petitioners - Society for voting and contesting in the upcoming general body elections scheduled in the month of January, 2026, by considering the representation dated 06.11.2025 produced as per Annexures - A to A27. 2. Heard Sri. Aruna M Shyam, learned Senior Advocate for Sri. Suyog Harele E, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri. Yogesh D Naik, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and Sri. Likhit R Prakash, learned counsel for respondent No.3. Perused the materials on record. 3. Learned Senior Advocate for the petitioner drawn the attention of the Court to the Government Order dated 29.05.2025, which reads as under: """"¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå: ¹M 142 ¹J¯ïJ¸ï2025, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ, ¢£ÁAPÀ:29 ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå: ¹M 142 ¹J¯ïJ¸ï2025, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ, ¢£ÁAPÀ:29 ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå: ¹M 142 ¹J¯ïJ¸ï2025, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ, ¢£ÁAPÀ:29 ¸ÀPÁðgÀzÀ DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå: ¹M 142 ¹J¯ïJ¸ï2025, ¨ÉAUÀ¼ÀÆgÀÄ, ¢£ÁAPÀ:29----05 05 05 05----2025 2025 2025 2025 ¥Àæ¸ÁÛªÀ£ÉAiÀÄ°è «ªÀj¹gÀĪÀ CA±ÀUÀ¼À »£É߯ÉAiÀÄ°è, PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼À C¢ü¤AiÀĪÀÄ 1959gÀ ¥ÀæPÀgÀt 121 gÀr ¸ÀPÁðgÀPÉÌ ¥ÀæzÀvÀÛªÁzÀ C¢üPÁgÀªÀ£ÀÄß ZÀ¯Á¬Ä¹, ¢£ÁAPÀ: 30-04-2025 gÀ CAvÀåPÉÌ ºÉƸÀzÁV £ÉÆÃAzÀtÂUÉÆAqÀÄ ¥sÉqÀgÀ¯ï (f¯Áè PÉÃAzÀæ ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¨ÁåAPÀÄUÀ¼ÀÄ, f¯Áè ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ºÁ®Ä MPÀÆÌlUÀ¼ÀÄ, f¯Áè ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ AiÀÄĤAiÀÄ£ïUÀ¼ÀÄ ºÁUÀÆ EvÀgÉ ¥sÉqÀgÀ¯ï ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼ÀÄ) ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼À°è ¸ÀzÀ¸ÀåvÀéªÀ£ÀÄß ¥ÀqÉzÀ ¥ÁæxÀ«ÄPÀ ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ½UÉ PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼À C¢ü¤AiÀĪÀÄ 1959 gÀ ¥ÀæPÀgÀt 20(2)(Jiii) gÀ ¤§AzsÀ£ÉUÉ «£Á¬Äw ¤Ãr ¥sÉqÀgÀ¯ï ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼À DqÀ½vÀ ªÀÄAqÀ½ ZÀÄ£ÁªÀuÉAiÀÄ°è ¨sÁUÀªÀ»¸À®Ä CªÀPÁ±À ¤Ãr DzÉò¹zÉ." 4. Based on this Notification, learned Senior Advocate would contend that now the representation dated 06.11.2025 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:51589 WP No. 36123 of 2025 filed by the petitioners is required to be considered by respondent No.3. 5. Learned counsel for respondent No.3 has no objection to consider the representation dated 06.11.2025 in a time bound manner, well in advance, keeping in mind that the elections are scheduled to be held in the month of January, 2026. 6. In view of the above, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER (i) Writ petition is allowed. (ii) Respondent No.3 is directed to consider the representations submitted by the petitioners dated 06.11.2025 produced as per Annexures - A to 27 in the light of the Government Order dated 29.05.2025 extracted in the body of the order expeditiously, at least within 12.12.2025. SD/- (M G UMA) JUDGE BH CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 9