- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52786 WP No. 31078 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 31078 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. G VEERANGOUDA, S/O. CHIKANNA, AGE 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRI, R/O. ALUR- 577598. TQ HIRIYUR. DIST CHITTRADURGA. (SL. NO.3. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 2. G. SHIVANAND, S/O H GIRIDASAPPA, AGE 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRI, R/O MAYASAMUDRA, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.5. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 3. R. ARAVIND, S/O RAGUNATHA SWAMY, AGE 58 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O ARANAKATTE, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.19. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 4. S.B SHIVAKUMAR, S/O BHADRANNA, AGE 60 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O ARANAKATTE, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.20. INELIGIBLE LIST.) Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52786 WP No. 31078 of 2025 5. PUSHPA SHIVAKUMAR, W/O SHIVAKUMAR, AGE 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRI, R/O ARANAKATTE, TQ HIRIYUR-577599, DIST CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.21. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 6. A.V RANGANATH, S/O VEERANNA, AGE 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRI, R/O ALURU, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.22. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 7. A. PADMAVATI, W/O R. ARAVIND, AGE 52 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O ARANAKATTE, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.23. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 8. K.SHANKARMURTHI, S/O B. KAREYAPPA, AGE 57 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O RANGANAHALLI, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.26. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 9. T VEDHAMURTI, S/O TIMMANNA, AGE 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRI, R/O KASUTRI RANGAWANAHALLI, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST CHITRADURGA. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52786 WP No. 31078 of 2025 (SL. NO.35. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 10. 11. K.T. LAXMIKANT S/O. TIMMANNA AGE 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRI R/O. KASTURI RANGAWANAHALLI, TQ. HIRIYUR-577599, DIST. CHITRADURGA, (SL.NO. 36, INELIGIBLE LIST) K.T. KRISHNAMURTI, S/O TIMMANNA, AGE 42 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O KASUTRI RANGAWANAHALLI, TQ HIRIYUR-577599, DIST - CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.37. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 12. R. PUSHPALATA, W/O M. RAJENDRA, AGE 56 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O GANJARGUNTE, TQ: HIRLYUR-577599. DIST - CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.38. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 13. M. RAJENDRA, S/O M. MURGESH, AGE 63 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O GANJARGUNTE, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST- CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.39. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 14. B.R. YASHODAMMA, W/O MALLIKARJUNAPPA, AGE 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRI, R/O RAMAJOGEHALLI, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52786 WP No. 31078 of 2025 DIST- CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.42. INELIGIBLE LIST) 15. P. RAMACHANDRAPPA, S/O PEDDANNA, AGE 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRI, R/O BABBURU, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.51. INELIGIBLE LIST) 16. G. Y. IMP, S/O S.L. RITESH, AGE 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRI, R/O HIRTYUR TO HIRIYUR-577599. DIST CHITRADURGA (SL. NO. 54. INELIGIBLE LIST) 17. S.L. RITESH, S/O S.G. LOKESH, AGE 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRI, R/O GANJARGUNTE, DIST CHITRADURGA. TQ HIRIYUR-577599. (SL. NO.55. INELIGIBLE LIST) 18. D.S. RAGHAVENDRA, S/O V. SRINIVAS, AGE 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRL, R/O V. SRINIVAS, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST: BEERENAHALLI. (SL. NO.58. INELIGIBLE LIST) 19. R GEETANJALI, S/O T. RAMAYYA, AGE 38 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O YALLADKERE, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52786 WP No. 31078 of 2025 TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.62. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 20. S.V LATA, W/O S.M. VESHVESHWARAYYA, AGE 48 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O HIRIYUR, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST- CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.63. INELIGIBLE LIST) 21. VENKATESH H, VENKATESH H, S/O HANUMANTAPPA H.D, AGE 56 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O HIRIYUR, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST - CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.39. INELIGIBLE LIST) 22. R. ANILKUMAR, S/O RAMCHANDRSHETTY, AGE 53 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O HIRIYUR, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST - CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.39. INELIGIBLE LIST) 23. HARSH. M. V, S/O VISHVANATHRAO, AGE 48 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O HIRIYUR, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.39. INELIGIBLE LIST.) 24. DEVARAHALLI T. SUBHASH, S/O DEVARAHALLI TIMMAYYA, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52786 WP No. 31078 of 2025 AGE 37 YEARS, OCC AGRI, R/O YALLAD KRE, TQ HIRIYUR-577599. DIST CHITRADURGA. (SL. NO.61. INELIGIBLE LIST.) …PETITIONERS (BY SMT. NIRMALA ARALI, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. VIDYAVATI M. KOTTUR SHETTAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, 6TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU- 560 001. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, 3RD FLOOR, SHANTI NAGAR, TTMC 'A' BLOCK, BENGALURU -560 027. 3. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OP SOCIETIES, BENGALURU DIVISION, ALIASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560001, 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER, DIST HORTICULTURE PRODUCE GROWER'S, CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING AND PROCESSING SOCIETY LTD. CHITRADURGA-577501, DIST - CHITRADURGA. 5. DIST HORTICULTURE PRODUCE GROWER'S, CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING AND PROCESSING SOCIETY LTD. CHITRADURGA-577501, DIST - CHITRADURGA. REPRESENTED BY MANAGING DIRECTOR REGISTRAR UNDER SECTION 7 OF THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52786 WP No. 31078 of 2025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3 AND R4; SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2(ABSENT); R5- SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF APPROPRIATE NATURE TO DECLARE THAT SECTION 20(2)(A-IV) THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT IS ULTRA VIRES AND LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE AND ARTICLE 243Z1 AND 243ZO IF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING - B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking permission to withdraw the petition. Memo is placed on record. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (M G UMA) JUDGE BH List No.: 2 Sl No.: 22