- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44189 WP No. 31997 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. 31997 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: SRI. SHIVEGOWDA S/O LATE GIRIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, DELEGATE, BANDIHOLE PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, HEMAGIRI HEAD QUARTERS, K.R. PET TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571426. SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFIT NOT CLAIMED …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.R. RAJAGOPAL, SR. ADVOCATE FOR SRI. THILAKRAJ S.V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY. DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, VIDHANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU -560001. 2. THE STATE ELECTION AUTHORITY BY ITS COMMISSIONER, SHANTHINAGAR, BMTC COMPLEX, K.H. ROAD, BENGALURU -560027. 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA-571401. 4. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA-571401. Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44189 WP No. 31997 of 2025 5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND RETURNING OFFICER, FOR THIS ELECTIONS OF MANDYA DISTRICT, CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK, MANDYA-571401. 6. THE DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK, BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MANDYA DIST, MANDYA-571401. 7. BANDIHOLE PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, BY ITS SECRETARY, HEMAGIRI HEAD QUARTERS, K R PET TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 426 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH .D NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3-5 SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE DECISION OF INCLUSION OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AS NOTIFIED IN ANUBANDHA-3 BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT BANK DATED 14.10.2025 AT SL NO.7, DELEGATE NO.579 AS PER ANNEXURE-E 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 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44189 WP No. 31997 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Heard Sri. M.R.Rajagopal, learned Senior Advocate for Sri. Thilakraj.S.V., learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent No.1, 3 and 5 and Sri. A.Devaraj, learned standing counsel for respondent No.2. Perused the materials on record. 2. The petitioner has sought for quashing Annexure - E inserting the petitioner name in the ineligible voters list and seeking to include his name in the eligible voters list as per order dated 25.10.2025. 3. Petitioner was permitted to cast his vote in the election that was already held on 02.11.2025. In view of the above, nothing remains to be decided by this Court as the petitioner is entitled to raise the dispute under Section 70 of the Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act (for short 'the KCS Act'), if he is aggrieved by the declaration of result. 4. Hence, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER The writ petition is disposed off. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:44189 WP No. 31997 of 2025 Returning officer is directed to declare the result without counting the vote cast by the petitioner. The petitioner is at liberty to challenge the result by raising dispute under Section 70 of the KCS Act, if he advised to do so. SD/- (M G UMA) JUDGE BH CT:VS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 21