- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107560 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. VITTAL S/O HANAMAPPA SANSHI, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.38) 2. SHOBHA W/O IRAPPA GALAGALI AGE:45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.50 ) 3. NINGAPPA S/O BALAPPA ALLIMATTI AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLATE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO. 67) 4. YALLAPPA S/O BHAGAVANTAPPA MUDHOL, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAMANANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.126) 5. LAKSHAPPA S/O TIMMAPPA SANKRI AGE: 55YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.144) Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 6. MANJULA W/O SUNIL NAYAK AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.159) 7. MALIYAPPA S/O BASAPPA BADIGER AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.177) 8. BASAPPA S/O SHANKRAPPA KALLOLLI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.182) 9. BHIMARAYAPPA S/O APPASAHEB HUNASIKATTI AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.184) 10. LOKESH S/O SHIVAPPA UDAPUDI, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.245) 11. SADASHIVA S/O KUSHNAPPA ARAKERI, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.319) 12. RAMESH S/O GOVINDAPPA BANTANUR, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 (MEMBERSHIP NO.349) 13. KALAPPA S/O BALAPPA KURABETTI, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.391) 14. VENKAPPA S/O BHIMAPPA MUDHOL, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.416) 15. RAMAPPA S/O YAMANAPPA PATIL, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.426) 16. SHILADHAR S/O BASAPPA UDAPUDI, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.450) 17. MARUTEPPA S/O BHIMAPPA SANSHI, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.424) 18. BASANAGOUDA S/O RANGANAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.464) 19. RAMACHANDRAPPA S/O MUDIYAPPA KULLIKERI, AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 (MEMBERSHIP NO.493) 20. BHIMAPPA S/O HANAMAPPA BARAGI, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.565) 21. RANGAPPA S/O VENKAPPA SANSHI, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.610) 22. KRISHNAPPA S/O VENKAPPA SANSHI, AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.613) 23. YANKAPPA S/O BHIMAPPA SANSHI, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.663) 24. SIDDAPPA DUSANGAPPA CHIKKUR, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.635) 25. SMT. UDDAVVA W/O BASANAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.540) 26. SHARADA W/O PANDAPPA GALAGALI, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 (MEMBERSHIP NO.649) 27. YALLAPPAGOUDA S/O SHIDDANAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.694) 28. DUNDAPPA S/O MALLAPPA GALAGALI, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.696) 29. SADAPPA S/O RUDRAPPA ALLIMATTI, AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.706) 30. TULASAVVA W/O LAKSHAPPA NAYAK, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.774) 31. NINGAMMA W/O BASANAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 37YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.793) 32. RATNAVVA W/O MARIYAPPA MADAR, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.795) 33. LAKSHMANAGOUDA S/O BASANAGOUDA GOUDRA, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 (MEMBERSHIP NO.867) 34. DEVAKKAVVA W/O NAGANAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.868) 35. KALAVATI SUBHAS BISANAKOPA, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.870) 36. SHRIKANT S/O SHIVALINGAPPA SIRASANGI, AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.893) 37. MAYAVVA W/O DAITAPPA JAGALI, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.895) 38. RUDRAPPA S/O HANAMAPPA SANSHI, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.911) 39. BHARAMAPPA S/O SADAPPA HUDED, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.913) 40. ARUN S/O VENKAPPA BANTANUR, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 (MEMBERSHIP NO.916) 41. KARABASAYYA S/O ERAYYA HIREMATH, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.924) 42. PHIRAMA W/O HUSENSAB GUDAGI, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.935) 43. SHARADA W/O NINGAPPA MUDHOL, AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.946) 44. PRAVEEN S/O RAMAPPA CHIKKUR, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.951) 45. BHAVANTAPPA DIGAMBARAPPA MUDHOL, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.968) 46. JANNATABI W/OO NOORSAB AIGALI, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1054) 47. SIDDALINGAPPA S/O GURAPPA KARADI, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 (MEMBERSHIP NO.1129) 48. SHRIKANT S/O RAMESH KAMBAR, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1203) 49. HANAMANT S/O KARIYAPPA PUJAR, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1302) 50. BASAVARAJ S/O SIDDAPPA SHELLIKERI, AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1308) 51. SATYAPPA W/O SIDDAPPA PUJAR, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1326) 52. IRAVVA W/O SHIVALINGAPPA SHIRASANGI, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1341) 53. KHUTABU PANDUSAB JALAGERI, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1345) 54. NAGAPPA S/O BHIMAPPA SANSHI, AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 (MEMBERSHIP NO.1353) 55. RUPA W/O SADAPPA HUDED, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1363) 56. AKSHAYA S/O ERAPPA GALAGALI, AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1382) 57. MALLAVVA W/O BHAGAVANTAPPA MUDHOL, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1380) 58. VITTAL S/O SHIVAPPA MADAR, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1423) 59. SHIVANAPPA YALLAPPA SANSHI, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1431) 60. HANAMANT S/O LAKSHAPPA SANSHI, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1440) 61. BHIMAPPA S/O BALAPPA ARAKERI, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 (MEMBERSHIP NO.1449) 62. VIJAY S/O ARJUN GOUDAR, AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1452) 63. BABU S/O ERAPPA SANSHI, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT (MEMBERSHIP NO.1456) 64. SURESH S/O ERAPPA SANSHI, AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. MEMBERSHIP NO.1457 65. LAKSHMAN S/O SURESH NAYIK, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.1480) 66. GHANASAID IMAMASAB GUDAGI, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.1487) 67. SAVITA SADASHIVA ARAKERI, AGE: 33 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.1488) 68. SUREKHA W/O SHRISHAIL NIRAKARI, AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 (MEMBERSHIP NO.1494) 69. ERAVVA W/O SUNILGOUDA NAYIK, AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.1518) 70. SAGAR S/O GARISH PATIL, AGE:34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.1525) 71. PARASHURAM CHANDRAPPA LAMANI, AGE:45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HANAMANERI VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.1567) 72. NAGAPPA RANGAPPA PUJAR, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.1569) 73. ROSHAN SUNIL NAYIK, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.1578) 74. ARATI W/O SHRIKANT SHIRASANGI, AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.1575) 75. TIMMAPPA S/O GIRIYAPPA DASAPPANAVAR, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 (MEMBERSHIP NO.1581) 76. RANGANAGOUDA S/O SHIVANAGOUDA NAYIK, AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.406) 77. HOLEBASAPPA BASAPPA PATIL, AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.1138) 78. ANASUYA BASAPPA NAYIK, AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.1364) 79. RANGANATH S/O BASAPPA ALLIMATTI, AGE: 25 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.1427) 80. SULTANSAB S/O HASANSAB BADEKHAN, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.747) 81. TIPPANNA RAMACHANDRAPPA JAMBAGI, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.22) 82. DONGRISAB IMAMSAB GUDAGI, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 (MEMBERSHIP NO.267) 83. KUSHNAPPA S/O GANGAPPA HUNASIKATTI, AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.385) 84. AKKAMAHADEVI W/O ERAYYA JABINAMATH, AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.907) 85. NAGAVVA RAMANAGOUDA PATIL, AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.928) 86. ANNAPPA NINGAPPA GOUDRA, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.290) 87. VENKAPPA NINGAPPA GOUDRA, AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KADARAKOPPA VILLAGE, TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. (MEMBERSHIP NO.289) …PETITIONERS (BY SRI NAGARAJ C. KOLLOORI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S BUILDING BENGALURU – 01. - 14 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, 3RD FLOOR, T.T.M.C., ‘A’ BLOCK, SHANTI NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 027. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER / DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BAGALKOT, DIST: BAGALKOT – 587 101. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER PRATHAMIK KRUSHI PATTIN SAHAKAR SANGHA NIYAMIT, KADARAKOPPA-587206 TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. 5. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRATHAMIK KRUSHI PATTIN SAHAKAR SANGHA NIYAMIT, KADARAKOPPA-587 206 TQ: BADAMI, DIST: BAGALKOT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTILATA R. PATIL, HCGP FPR R1 & R3, SRI G. V. BHARAMAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2, NOTICE TO R4 & R5 ARE SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS PRAYING TO WHEREFORE, THE PETITIONERS PRAY THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY KINDLY BE PLEASED TO i. THAT, IN VIEW OF THE LAW LAID DOWN BY THE HON’BLE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA IN UNION OF INDIA VS. REJENDRA SHAH AND ANOTHER REPORTED IN 2021 SCC ONLINE SC 474, HOLDING THE 97TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA THEREBY INSERTING PART IXB TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN SO FAR AS THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ARE CONCERNED, DECLARE THE PROVISION OF SECION 20(2) (a-iii) AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, AND ii. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO PUBLISH FRESH FINAL ELIGIBLE BORROWERS VOTER LIST AND NON-LOAN BORROWERS VOTERS LIST BY INCLUDING THE NAMES OF THE - 15 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 PETITIONERS IN THE FINAL ELIGIBLE LOAN BORROWERS VOTER LIST AND NON-LOAN BORROWERS VOTERS LIST FOR THE TERM 2024-25 SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 15-12-2024 PERMITTING THE PETITIONERS TO TAKE PART IN THE ELECTION PROCESS TO CAST THEIR RESPECTIVE VOTES IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. iii. PASS SUCH OTHER ORDERS AS THIS HON’BLE COURT DEEMS FIT IN THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, INCLUDING COSTS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. Learned counsel appearing for the parties in unison would submit that, the issue in the lis stands covered by judgment rendered by Coordinate Bench of this Court in W.P. No.8502/2022 C/w. W.P. No.8477/2022, disposed off on 7th June 2022. The Coordinate Bench of this Court held as follows: “8. In the light of these rival submissions, the question for consideration is: Whether these writ petitions must be disposed of directing the Returning Officer [the fourth respondent and sixth respondents in the respective petitions to announce the results of the elections held on 23.04.2022 including the votes cast by the petitioners. 9. The provisions of Rule 13-D (2-A) of the Rules read as hereunder: - 16 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 (3) The Election Officer shall take steps for publication of voters list in the following manner, namely:- (a) for publication of draft eligible electoral list, a list of defaulters, a list of members whose repayment falls due, before the election date clear fifty days; (b) for calling objections, if any, calling upon the defaulter members to repay the amounts due to the co-operative societies on or before thirty clear days prior to the date of election; (c) the scrutiny and verification of the voters list after payment by defaulters etc., clear twenty days before the ate of election. (d) for publication of final eligible voters list before fifteen clear days prior to the date of election. The underlining is by this Court. 10. These provisions do not leave any room for doubt that an excluded member, with the publication of the Draft Eligible Electoral List, must have an opportunity by way of an individual notice to file objections on exclusion from the Electoral List. It must be shown that the concerned Chief Executive has prepared and sent notice to the affected members. The Public Notice dated 8.11.20211 does not meet these requirements. In 1 This Public Notice reads as follows: ¸ÀAWÀzÀ ¨ÉʯÁ wzÀÄÝ¥Àr DzÉñÀ ¸ÀASÉå: r Dgï ªÉÊ: Dgï.J¸ï.Dgï.JA.J.©.¹.Dgï- 16/2018- 19 ¢£ÁAPÀ 16.11.2018 gÀAvÉ ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼À G¥À¤§AzsÀPÀgÀÄ, ªÀÄAqÀå f¯Éè, ªÀÄAqÀågÀªÀgÀÄ ¨ÉʯÁ wzÀÄݪÀrAiÀÄ£ÀÄß D£ÀĪÉÆâ¹ £ÉÆAzÁ¬Ä¹gÀÄvÁÛgÉ. CzÀgÀAvÉ '©' vÀgÀUÀw gÉÊvÀ ¸ÀzÀ¸ÀågÀ µÉÃj£À ªÀÄÄR¨É¯É gÀÆ.1000.00 UÀ¼ÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ µÉÃgÀÄ ±ÀÄ®ÌzÀ ¨Á§Ä gÀÆ.100.00 UÀ¼ÀÄ DVgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. ªÀiÁ£Àå '©' vÀgÀUÀw ¸ÀzÀ¸ÀågÁzÀ vÀªÀÄä µÉÃgÀÄ ªÉƧ®UÀÄ gÀÆ.500.00UÀ¼ÀÄ EzÀÄÝ ¨ÁQ µÉÃgÀÄ ªÉƧ®UÀÄ gÀÆ.500.00UÀ¼ÀÄ PÀrªÉÄ EgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. EzÀgÀ eÉÆvÉUÉ ¨ÁQ EgÀĪÀ µÉÃgÀÄ ±ÀÄ®Ì gÀÆ.90.00UÀ¼ÀÄ ¸ÉÃj MlÄÖ gÀÆ590,00UÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¥ÁªÀw¸À®Ä ºÁUÀÆ ªÀiÁ£Àå '©' vÀgÀUÀw PÉ®ªÀÅ ¸ÀzÀ¸ÀågÀ µÉÃgÀÄ ªÉƧ®UÀÄ - 17 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 fact, it is admitted on behalf of the respondents that there are deficiencies in the preparation of the Final Electoral Roll after the publication of the Draft Eligible Electoral List, and the petitioners have not been issued with individual notices. 11. The Hon’ble Supreme Court in Shri Sant Sadguru Janardan Swami (Moingiri Maharaj) Sahakari Dugha Utpadak Sanstha and Another v. State of Maharashtra and Others supra has held as follows: ‘7. A perusal of the Rules discloses that the preparation of provisional list of voters, filing of objection against the provisional list of voters, consideration of the objection by the Collector and finalising the list of voters, all occur in the Rules which cover the entire process of the election. The Rules framed for election of specified societies are complete code in itself providing for the entire process of election beginning from the stage of preparation of the provisional voters list, decision on the objection by the Collector, finalisation of electoral rolls, holding of election and declaration of result of the election. In view of the scheme of the Act and Rules, the preparation of voters' list must be held to be part of the election process for constituting managing committee of a specified society. 12. In view of our finding that preparation of the electoral roll is being an gÀÆ.100.00UÀ¼ÀÄ EzÀÄÝ. ¨ÁQ µÉÃgÀÄ ªÉƧ®UÀÄ gÀÆ900.00UÀ¼ÀÄ PÀrªÉÄ EgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. EzÀgÀ eÉÆvÉUÉ ¨ÁQ EgÀĪÀ µÉÃgÀÄ ¸ÀÄ®Ì gÀÆ 100.00UÀ¼ÀÄ ¸ÉÃj MlÄÖ gÀÆ 1000.00UÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¢£ÁAPÀ:11.12.2021 gÉƼÀUÉ ¸ÀAWÀPÉÌ ¥ÁªÀw¸ÀĪÀAvÉ F ªÀÄÆ®PÀ vÀªÀÄUÉ w½¹zÉ. ªÀÄÄAzÀĪÀjzÀÄ EzÀ®èzÉ PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼À C¢ü¤AiÀÄ£ÀÄ 1959gÀ ¥ÀæPÀgÀt 20(2) (J4) ºÁUÀÆ (J5)gÀrAiÀÄ°è£À CªÀPÁ±ÀUÀ¼ÀAvÉAiÀÄÆ CºÀðvÉAiÀÄÆ ºÉÆA¢gÀ¨ÉÃPÁVgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. vÀ¦àzÀ°è ªÀÄÄAzÉ d£ÀªÀj 2022gÀ ªÀiÁºÉAiÀÄ°è £ÀqÉAiÀÄ°gÀĪÀ DqÀ½vÀ ªÀÄAqÀ° ZÀÄ£ÁªÀuÉAiÀÄ°è ªÀÄvÀ ZÀ¯Á¬Ä¸À®Ä ºÁUÀÆ ¸Àà¢üð¸À®Ä CªÀPÁ±À«gÀĪÀÅ¢®è JA§ «µÀAiÀĪÀ£ÀÄß F ªÀÄÆ®PÀ vÀªÀÄUÉ w½¸À¯ÁVzÉ. - 18 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 intermediate stage in the process of election of the managing committee of a specified society and the election process having been set in motion, it is well settled that the High Court should not stay the continuation of the election process even though there may be some alleged illegality or breach of rules while preparing the electoral roll. It is not disputed that the election in question has already been held and the result thereof has been stayed by an order of this Court, and once the result of the election is declared, it would be open to the appellant to challenge the election of returned candidate, if aggrieved, by means of an election petition before the election tribunal. 12. It follows from this decision that the adjudication of all questions must be as provided under Section 70(2) of the Co-operative Societies Act2. However, in the present case the respondents admit that there are deficiencies in finalization of Final Electoral List. The petitioners are admittedly not issued with individual notice as required under the provisions of Rule13-D (2-A) of the Co-operative Societies Rules; the petitioners 2 70. Disputes which may be referred to Registrar for decision.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, if any dispute touching the constitution, management, or the business of a co-operative society arises,— (a) xxxxxxxxx (2). For the purposes of sub-section (1), the following shall be deemed to be disputes touching the constitution, management or the business of a co-operative society, namely:— (a). XXXXXXXXXXX (b). XXXXXXXXXXXXX (c). any dispute arising in connection with the election of a President, Vice- president, Chairman, Vice-chairman, Secretary, Treasurer or Member of Committee of the society. - 19 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 have now cast their votes in the elections on 23.04.2022; the petitioners are not given the opportunity to show cause against the allegations that they have created documents. The respondents, despite admitting deficiencies in finalisation of the Final Electoral List, want to invoke the rule of alternative remedy. This Court is of the considered view that, in the peculiarities of this case, the writ petitions should be disposed of with directions to the concerned respondent to announce results counting even the votes cast by the petitioners and with liberty to all the concerned to avail remedy under Section 70(2) of the Act if aggrieved by the results. If such remedy is availed raising a dispute, exclusion of votes of those petitioners who are guilty of fraud can also be considered based on the material that will be placed on record. Therefore, writ petitions are disposed of calling upon the Returning Officer [the fourth respondent/sixth respondent in the respective petitions] to announce the result forthwith including the votes cast by the petitioners in both the petitions. All the contentions are left open for consideration in appropriate proceedings, if commenced.” 2. Learned counsel would submit that, if the same order is passed, it would suffice in this case also. 3. In that light, the writ petition is disposed calling upon the respondent – Returning Officer to announce the result forthwith including the votes cast by the petitioners. - 20 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:3554 WP No. 107560 of 2024 All the contentions are left open for consideration in appropriate proceedings, if commenced. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE KGK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 100