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H P GOPALAGOWDA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/31949/2025 · 2025-11-03

M G Uma

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 31949 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. H P GOPALAGOWDA S/O PUTTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SHARE NO. 15/16 2. H C SUMITHREGOWDA S/O HD CHIKKANNAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SHARE NO. 156/16 3. H E GOPALAGOWDA S/O HP HEEREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO. 170/16 4. D B MAHENDRA S/ODS BILIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 82/17 5. HOOVAMMA W/O BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS SHARE NO. 03/18 Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 6. D DINAKARA S/O D B DEVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS SHARE NO. 10/18 7. B M MUTTHEGOWDA S/O BK MANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS SHARE NO. 51/18 8. O S DINESH O/C SUBBEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 52/18 9. K P VISHWANATH S/O K S PUTTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS SHARE NO. 189/20 10. B R MAHESH S/O BK RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 193/20 11. A P NAGARATHNA W/O MS SUBBEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SHARE NO. 12/21 12. K B CHIDAMBARA S/O K C BHADREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS SHARE NO. 22/21 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 13. CM PUTTASWAMYGOWDA S/O C M LINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS SHARE NO. 33/21 14. S K SATHISH S/O KUMAREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO. 35/21 15. N P ARAVINDA WON B PADMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO. 36/21 16. U V HEMALATHA W/O BD SHIVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS SHARE NO. 45/21 17. H R PRAMODH S/O HK RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO. 65/21 18. N R RAGHUNATH W/O NK RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO. 66/21 19. B S VIKRAM S/O SHIVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO.67/21 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 20. B E NANJUNDA W/O HEEREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS SHARE NO.75/21 21. D P JAGADEESH S/O D B PUTTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.94/21 22. D M RAVINDRA W/O DA MANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS SHARE NO. 127/21 23. T M GAJENDRA S/O TK MENASEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SHARE NO. 150/21 24. NEMIRAJ S/O BOBEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.33/24 25. M G SHASHIDHAR W/O M G GOPALGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.36/24 26. H Y YASHODHA W/O P P MALLESH AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SHARE NO.38/24 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 27. B C GOKALE W/O BH CHANDREGOWDA SHARE NO.79/24 AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 28. K B RAMESH S/O BYREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS SHARE NO. 103/24 29. J M MAHESH GOWDA S/O JR MANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS SHARE NO. 150/24 30. B M JAYAPAL W/O BS MOTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO. 166/24 31. E B MANJUNATHGOWDA S/O A K BASEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.14/25 32. H K SUDHAKAR S/O H M KRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.34/25 33. B C DAYAKAR S/O BR CHANDREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.32/25 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 34. B M MANJUNATH S/O BR MANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.34/25 35. D P ARAVINDA S/O DP PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS SHARE NO.56/25 36. M RAVI S/O M MANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.59/25 37. B N SHARATH S/O BK NAGESHGOWDA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SHARE NO.60/25 38. N J SHEELA W/O HK PRABHAKAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.62/25 39. G P RAMESH S/O PUTTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 126/25 40. K R BASAVARAJ S/OKM RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO. 141/25 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 41. J S RAGHU S/O J A SEETHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.144/25 42. K S MANJUNATH S/O SANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO. 163/25 43. H C SAVINAYA S/O HA CHANDREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 164/25 44. BR NATESH S/O RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.4/26 45. PB RAGHU S/O BOBEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.7/26 46. M R JAGADEESH S/O RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS SHARE NO.54/26 47. PRAVEENI DR W/O PRASANNA K K AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.16/36 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 48. K S NARAYAN GOWDA S/O PA.SUBBEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO.86/26 49. J R MUDDUGOWDA S/O JM RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SHARE NO. 112/26 50. P B CHANDRASHEKAR S/O P S BILIYAPPAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.118/26 51. K P RAMESH S/O KB PUTTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS SHARE NO. 148/26 52. K M CHANDREGOWDA S/O MOTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS SHARE NO. 160/26 53. T C MANGALAPOORNESH W/O MR POORNESHMURTHY AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SHARE NO.13/27 54. H R RAMYA W/O SUDEER AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.44/27 - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 55. H N PRATHAPA S/O H B NANJUNDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.47/27 56. H B SHANTHAKUMAR S/O BASHARACHAR AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.52/27 57. T N GAYITHRI W/O HK ASHOKA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SHARE NO.68/27 58. U A SUVARNA W/O HK SHIVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.69/27 59. M B MANMATHA S/O MR BYREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.85/27 60. M B ARATHI W/O MB MANMATHA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS SHARE NO.86/27 61. J M MADHAVAGOWDA S/O MANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.95/27 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 62. M C SUMA W/O DB MANOHARA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO. 108/27 63. B H GAYITHRI W/O H A MADHAVA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SHARE NO. 124/27 64. M G THAPASVI D/O MS GOPALAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO. 132/27 65. H G BHANUMATHI W/O HB ASHOKA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SHARE NO. 144/27 66. PUSHPALATHA W/O LAKSHMAN AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 16/28 67. H M VANAJAKSHI W/O BK JAGADISH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.17/18 68. K K SANCHITHA W/O K B SANDEEP AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS SHARE NO.26/28 - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 69. M M PARAMESHGOWDA S/O M M MENASEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.66/28 70. H R SALINI W/O M MPARAMESHGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.67/28 71. B R JAYALAKSHMI W/O MK RAVI AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SHARE NO.74/28 72. K A SHEKHAR S/O K R ANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.75/28 73. K C RUDRESH S/O N M CHANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.86/28 74. C R HEMA W/OKC SUKUMAARA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.03/29 75. H S BHAGYA W/O SR NAGESH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO.81/30 - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 76. H L PALLAVI W/O KR SUDEER AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SHARE NO.07/31 77. S R SHANTHAMMA W/O U D RUDREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, SHARE NO. 12/31 78. U D ANNEGOWDA S/O U S DEVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, SHARE NO.16/31 79. K K RASHMI W/O H S GIRISH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, SHARE NO.53/31 80. H R PRADEEP KUMAR S/O H K RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, SHARE NO.55/31 81. H R PRAVEEN KUMAR S/O HK RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, SHARE NO.67/31 82. H S SUJENDRA S/O H P SUBBEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, SHARE NO.68/31 - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 83. H C SUDHAKAR S/O HR CHANDREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, SHARE NO.73/31 84. D C AKSHATHA W/O DC MADAN KUMAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, SHARE NO.102/31 85. P B RAJAMOHAN S/O BOBEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, SHARE NO.115/31 86. B N CHANDREGOWDA S/O NINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, SHARE NO.143/31 87. D M BASAVARAJ S/O MALLEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, SHARE NO. 153/31 88. M K PRATHIMA W/O BP PRASAD AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, SHARE NO.157/31 89. T P JAYALAKSHMI W/O HD RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, SHARE NO. 162/31 - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 90. B G PRABHA W/O B D UVARAJ AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, SHARE NO.37/32 91. NETHRA W/O M K NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, SHARE NO.40/32 92. B C SHYLENDRA W/O B M CHANDREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, SHARE NO.62/32 93. M N BHARANI W/O K A ANILKUMAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, SHARE NO.68/32 94. I P SHANTHA W/O TM GAJENDRA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, SHARE NO.71/32 95. M N SHILPA W/O M N ASHWATHKUMAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, SHARE NO.89/32 96. H J MADAVAGOWDA S/O H C JUNJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, SHARE NO.07/33 - 15 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 97. J S SAROJA W/O HJ MADAVAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, SHARE NO.09/33 98. A M SUDHACHANDRASHEKAR W/O KH CHANDRASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, SHARE NO.58/33 99. H M SALITHA W/O H B KESHAVAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, SHARE NO.61/33 100. AGNA H A D/O ASHOK H A AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, SHARE NO.71/33 101. AMOGHA H A S/O ASHOKA H A AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, SHARE NO.72/33 102. K N KAVYA W/O H E PRAVEEN AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, SHARE NO.51/34 103. YASHODA W/O H T NAGESH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, SHARE NO.71/34 - 16 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 104. CHANDRIKA W/O VIJITHKUMAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, SHARE NO.77/34 105. N L SARITHA W/O LOHITH GOWDA D L AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, SHARE NO.86/34 106. K K ASHWINI W/O D L SHARAH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, SHARE NO 88/34 107. B N ANNAPOORNA W/O BK LAKSHMANAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, SHARE NO.94/34 108. N N ANUSHA W/O B R VENUGOPAL AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, SHARE NO.116/34 109. H V PRUTHVI W/O BR VINAYGOWDA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, SHARE NO.117/34 110. T G CHANDAN S/O T M GAJENDRA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, SHARE NO.132/34 - 17 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 111. KRUTHI G G W/O RAJTH H R AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, SHARE NO.142/34 112. YASHODAMMA W/O T S KRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, SHARE NO.168/34 113. AKSATHA W/O T K ARUNKUMAR AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, SHARE NO.169/34 114. T K ARUNKUMAR W/O T S KRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, SHARE NO.170/34 115. T K ARAVINDA W/O T S KRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, SHARE NO.171/34 116. VINUTHA H D W/O PRASAD H N AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, SHARE NO.175/34 117. SUKRUTHA T K W/O HR ADARSHA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, SHARE NO.35/35 - 18 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 118. ADARSHA H R S/O HP REVANNAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, SHARE NO.36/35 119. T S JAYALAKSHMI W/O H A VISHWANATH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, SHARE NO.40/35 120. BRIJESH K K S/O KRISHNEGOWDA K K AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, SHARE NO.59/35 121. VINDYA C A W/O RATHEESH B N AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, SHARE NO.47/36 122. A R SHIVAKUMAR S/O A S RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, SHARE NO.81/36 123. J R ANUSHA S/O BHARATH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, SHARE NO.21/38 124. V H NAGARATHA W/O H G VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, SHARE NO.42/38 - 19 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 125. H P SUMITHREGOWDA S/O H S PUTTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, SHARE NO.50/38 126. RANJITHA K R W/O HARISH H S AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, SHARE NO.51/38 PETITIONERS AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS DOES NOT CLAIM SENIOR CITIZENSHIP BENEFIT. ALL PETITIONERS ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE MUDIGERE TALUK AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKKAMANGALURU DISTRCIT-577132 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DEVIPRASAD SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S. BUILDING, DR.B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, T.T.M.C. 'A' BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE-560 027 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3. JOINT REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES/DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, - 20 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 MYSORE DIVISION, MYSORE-577001 4. RETURNING OFFICER, MUDIGERE TALUK AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKKAMANGALURU DISTRCIT-577132 5. MUDIGERE TALUK AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKKAMANGALURU DISTRCIT-577132 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RESPONDENT NO.4 AND 5 ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT-1959 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.YOGESH.D.NAIK, AGA FOR R1 & 3; SRI.A.DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO 5 TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-B AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE ELECTIONS TO THE RESPONDENT NO.5 WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 02/11/2025 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA - 21 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43962 WP No. 31949 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition. Memo is accepted. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM CT:VS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 18