- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43971 WP No. 32080 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. 32080 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. L. A. ASHOK S/O L H AREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS DELEGATE OF N MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, LAKSHMISAGARA, LAKSHMISAGARA VILLAGE, PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA-571434 2. A M DEVARAJU S/O MOTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS DELEGATE OF MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, ARAKANAKERE. ARAKANAKERE, PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA-571431 3. KALEGOWDA S/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS DELEGATE OF MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. K HOSURU, K HOSURU VILLAGE, PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA-571431 4. BHARATHI W/O THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS DELEGATE OF MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43971 WP No. 32080 of 2025 NALLENAHALLI., NALLENAHALLI VILLAGE, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MANDYA-571431 5. N B RAMEGOWDA S/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS DELEGATE OF NYAMANAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. NYAMANAHALLI, PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA-571431 6. MAHESH S G S/O GOWDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS DELEGATE OF MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. SUNKATHONNURU, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MANDYA-571431 7. SAVITHA W/O CHANDRAPPA B AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS DELEGATE OF BOLENAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. BOLENAHALLI, PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA-571431 8. MANJUALA M K W/O KUMAR AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS DELEGATE OF DEVARAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS WOMENS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. DEVARAHALLI, PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA-571431 9. JAYASHEELA W/O GAVIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS DELEGATE OF SINGRIGOWDANAKOPPALU MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. SINGRIGOWDANAKOPPALU, PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA-571431 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43971 WP No. 32080 of 2025 10. H T MAHESH S/O THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS DELEGATE OF T M HOSURU MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. T M HOSURU, SRIRANGAPATTANA TALUK MANDYA-571438 11. J C KRISHNEGOWDA S/O CHIKKANINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS DELEGATE OF GOWDAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. GOWDAHALLI, SRIRANGAPATTANA TALUK MANDYA-571438 12. P S MOHAN KUMAR S/O NINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS DELEGATE OF PALAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. PALAHALLI, SRIRANGAPATTANA TALUK MANDYA-571438 13. G B KRISHNAMURTHY S/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS DELEGATE OF GANANGURU MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. GANANGURU, SRIRANGAPATTANA TALUK, MANDYA-571438 14. YATHISH S/O VISHAKANTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS DELEGATE OF MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, BELAGOLU. SRIRANGAPATTANA TALUK MANDYA-571438 15. D NAGESH S/O DEVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS DELEGATE OF BURUDUGUNTE MILK - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43971 WP No. 32080 of 2025 PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. BURUDUGUNTE, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA-571432 16. MANJUNATHA S/O SHANKAREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS DELEGATE OF INDASAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. INDASAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA-571432 17. K K VENKATARAMEGOWDA S/O KRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS DELEGATE OF KORAVANGUNDI MILK PRODUCERS, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. KORAVANAGUNDI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA-571432 18. SAROJAMMA W/O BABU AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS DELEGATE OF BOMMANAYAKANAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS, WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., BOAMMANAYAKANAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA-571432 19. GOWRAMMA W/O NINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS DELEGATE OF KUPPAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. KUPPAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA-571432 20. SAVITHRI W/O CHANDRA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS DELEGATE OF VADDARAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. VADDARAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA-571432 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43971 WP No. 32080 of 2025 21. RADHA W/O KUMAR AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS DELEGATE OF KALLIGUNDI MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. KALLIGUNDI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA-571432 22. RAMU S/O MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS DELEGATE OF KARADAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., KARADAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA-571432 23. KIRAN NV S/O VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS DELEGATE OF NALAKUNDI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., NALAKINDI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA-571432 24. RAMAKRISHNEGOWDA S/O MUDIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS DELEGATE OF SAMAKAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. SAMAKAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA-571432 25. SURESH S/O BETTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS DELEGATE OF LJJALAGATTA MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. LJJALAGATTA, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA-571432 26. NARAYANA M R S/O RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS DELEGATE OF BRAMHADEVARAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43971 WP No. 32080 of 2025 BRAMHADEVARAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA-571432 27. SURESH S/O MAREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS DELEGATE OF THOREMALLANAYAKANAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. THOREMALLANAYAKANAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA-571432 28. PREMA W/O NANJUNDA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS DELEGATE OF MADALAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS, WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. MADALAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA-571432 29. RATHNAMMA W/O G S SHANKARA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS DELEGATE OF GOLLARAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. GOALLARAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK MANDYA-571432 30. SUSHEELA W/O RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS DELEGATE OF HURALIGANGNAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., HURALIGANGANAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA-571432 31. V B SANANDA S/O LATE BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS DELEGATE OF VADERAPURA MILK PRODUCERS, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., VADERAPURA, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA-571432 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43971 WP No. 32080 of 2025 32. BAGYAMMA W/O MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS DELEGATE OF MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN'S CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, P CHAITTANAHALLI., P CHAITTANAHALLI, NAGAMANGALA TALUK, MANDYA-571432 (ALL ARE THE PETITIONERS' SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT-1959) …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SANDESH T.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S BUILDING, DR. B.R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK, K.H. ROAD, SHANTINAGAR, BANGALORE-560027 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA 571401 4. THE ELECTION OFFICER AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, MANDYA SUB- DIVISION, MANDYA-571401. 5. MANDYA DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., MARKET ROAD MANDYA-571401. REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR (SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT-1959) - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43971 WP No. 32080 of 2025 6. THE RETURNING OFFICER MANDYA DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., MARKET ROAD MANDYA-571401. (SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT-1959) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH .D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, 3, 4 & 6 SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R2 TO 6 TO INCLUDE TH NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST ANNEXURE-B AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO COST VOTES IN THE ELECTIONS TO THE R5 WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 02.11.2025 ANNEXURE-A. 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 counsel for the petitioners submits that the petition has rendered infructuous. Submission is placed on record. Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. SD/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM CT:VS