- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107730 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. GANGAVATI DAMODAR NAIK S/O DAMODAR NAIK AGE: 61, MEMBERSHIP NO:1043 AT: HUDGOD PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 2. GOVINDA JATTI NAIK SON OF JATTI NAIK AGE: 80, MEMBERSHIP NO:61 AT: HUDGOD PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 3. MANJUNATH RAMACHANDRA HEGDE SON OF RAMACHANDDRA HEGDE AGE:62, MEMBERSHIP NO:18 AT: SHEDIKULI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 4. GOVINDA NAGAPPA GOUDA SON OF NAGAPPA GOUDA AGE:75, MEMBERSHIP NO:33 AT: KAVOOR PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR. DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 5. MADEV GANAPATI HEGDE SON OF GANAPATI HEGDE AGE:62, MEMBERSHIP NO:35 AT: HANDIMULLE PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 6. ANNU BIKKU SHET SON OF BIKKU SHET AGE:75, MEMBERSHIP NO:76 AT: HADGERI PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 7. LAXMAN SUBRAY ACHARYA SON OF SUBRAY ACHARYA AGE: 82, MEMBERSHIP NO:140 AT: HUDGOD PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 8. NAGESH HANMANTH NAIK SON OF HANMANTH NAIK AGE: 60, MEMBERSHIP NO:163 AT: HUDGOD PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 9. GANAPATI RAMACHANDRA HEGDE SON OF RAMACANDRA HEGDE AGE: 58, MEMBERSHIP NO:186 AT: SHEDIKULI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 10. VISHNU SUBRY BHATTA SON OF SUBRAY BHATTA AGE: 65, MEMBERSHIP NO:190 AT: HADINABAL PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 11. VISHNU NARAYAN HEDGE SON OF NARAYAN HEGDE AGE: 58, MEMBERSHIP NO:192 AT: KELGINKERI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 12. 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MANJUNATH GOVIND NAIK SON OF GOVIND NAIK AGE: 40, MEMBERSHIP NO:1373 AT: HUDGOD PO:MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 110. SADSHIV MABLESHWAR HEGDE SON OF MABLESHWAR HEGDE AGE: 55, MEMBERSHIP NO:1375 AT: MAKKIKERI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 111. VENKATESH NAGAPPA GOUDA SON OF NAGAPPA GOUDA AGE: 45, MEMBERSHIP NO:1376 - 18 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 AT: BEROLLI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 112. GAJANAN DHARMA NAIK SON OF DHARMA NAIK AGE: 38, MEMBERSHIP NO:1408 AT: HADGERI PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 113. SUBRAY ISHWAR HEDGE SON OF ISHWAR HEGDE AGE: 75, MEMBERSHIP NO:1420 AT: KAPPEKERIPO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 114. GANAPI DEV NAIK WIFE OF DEV NAIK AGE: 74, MEMBERSHIP NO:1421 AT: HADGERI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 115. BEBI DDURGAPPA NAIK WIFE OF DURGAPPA NAIK AGE: 50, MEMBERSHIP NO:1430 AT: HADGERI PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 116. DURGAPPA NARAYAN NAIK SON OF NARAYAN NAIK AGE: 56, MEMBERSHIP NO:1431 AT: HADGERI PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 117. MABLESHWAR NARAYAN NAIK SON OF NARAYAN NAIK AGE: 36, MEMBERSHIP NO:1435 AT: HUDGOD PO:MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. - 19 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 118. MANJUNATH GOUDA SON OF GOUDA AGE: 31, MEMBERSHIP NO:1442 AT:BEROLLI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 119. VINAYAK SHIVAYYA NAIK SON OF SHIVAYYA NAIK AGE: 40, MEMBERSHIP NO:1456 AT: HADGERI PO:MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 120. NAGARAJ KESHAV ACHARI SON OF KESHAV ACHARI AGE: 49, MEMBERSHIP NO:1464 AT: ACHARIKERI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 121. SUDHAKARVINAYAK SHET SON OF VINAYAK SHET AGE: 42, MEMBERSHIP NO:1584 AT: HADAGERI PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 122. PARAMESHWARA MARUTI GOUDA SON OF MARUTI GOUDA AGE: 29, MEMBERSHIP NO:1448 AT: BEROLLI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 123. SHREEPAD VVISHVESHWARA HEGDE SON OF VISHVESHWARA HEGDE AGE: 52, MEMBERSHIP NO:1465 AT: HANDIMULLE PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 124. RENUKA NAGESH SHETTY WIFE OF NAGESH SHETTY AGE: 58, MEMBERSHIP NO:1514 AT: HADINABAL PO: HADINABAL - 20 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 125. ISHWAR HOOVAYYA MESTA SON OF HOOVAYYA MESTA AGE: 52, MEMBERSHIP NO:1528 AT: HADINABAL PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 126. MANJI KRISHNA ACHARI WIFE OF KRISHNA ACHARI AGE: 51, MEMBERSHIP NO:1516 AT: HADINABAL PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 127. TIMMAPPA BILIYA GOUDA SON OF BILIYA GOUDA AGE: 57, MEMBERSHIP NO:1544 AT: BEROLLI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 128. DEVENDRA PURUSHOTTAMA NAYAKA SON OF PURUSHOTTAMA NAYAKA AGE: 70, MEMBERSHIP NO:1551 AT: HUDAGODA PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 129. PARVATI MANJUNATH NAIK WIFE OF MANJUNATH NAIK AGE: 51, MEMBERSHIP NO:1554 AT: HADAGERI PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 130. GOURI GANAPA NAIK WIFE OF GANAPA NAIK AGE: 75, MEMBERSHIP NO:1558 AT: HUDAGOD PO: HUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 131. PARVATI SATYAPPA NAIK - 21 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 WIFE OF SATYAPPA NAIK AGE: 65, MEMBERSHIP NO:1563 AT: HADAGERI PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 132. GODHAVARI GANAPATI NAIK WIFE OF GANAPATI NAIK AGE: 60, MEMBERSHIP NO:1570 AT: HADAGERI PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 133. SUBRAY SATA GOUDA SON OF SATA GOUDA AGE: 56, MEMBERSHIP NO:1577 AT: HADINABAL PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 134. RRAVINDRA JAYAVANTA PRBHU SON OF JAYAVANTH PRABHU AGE: 41, MEMBERSHIP NO:1585 AT: BEROLLI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 135. MARUTI NARAYAN GOUDA SON OF NARAYAN GOUDA AGE: 40, MEMBERSHIP NO:1591 AT: BANAGADDE PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 136. VIDYA NARAYAN HEGDE WIFE OF NARAYAN HEGDE AGE: 43, MEMBERSHIP NO:1593 AT: HAPPE KERE PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 137. HARISH MADEVA GOUDA SON OF MADEVA GOUDA AGE: 36, MEMBERSHIP NO:1600 AT: BEROLLI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR - 22 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 138. CHETANA ASHOK MESTA SON OF ASHOK MESTA AGE: 29, MEMBERSHIP NO:1602 AT: BEROLLI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 139. ANAND MARUTI MESTA SON OF MARUTI MESTA AGE: 32, MEMBERSHIP NO:1604 AT: KALALEKERI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 140. GANAPATI MANJUNATH HEGDE SON OF MANJUNATH HEGDE AGE: 28, MEMBERSHIP NO:1610 AT: HADINABAL PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 141. SANDEEP TIMMAPPA NAIK SON OF TIMMAPPA NAIK AGE: 30, MEMBERSHIP NO:1621 AT: HUDGOD PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 142. SURESH MANJU GOUDA SON OF MANJU GOUDA AGE: 32, MEMBERSHIP NO:1632 AT:KVOOR, PO:HHADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 143. SITA GANAPATI SHET WIFE OF GANAPATI SHET AGE: 62, MEMBERSHIP NO:1640 AT:HADGERI PO: HUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 144. PATIBHA S HEGDE D/OF S HEGDE - 23 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 AGE: 26, MEMBERSHIP NO:1649 AT: HADINABAL PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 145. PRABHA S HEGDE D/OF S HEGDE AGE: 30, MEMBERSHIP NO:442 AT: HADINABAL PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 146. NANDINI VENKTRAMAN HEGDE WIFE OF VENKTRAMAN HEGDE AGE: 41, MEMBERSHIP NO:1651 AT: MAKKIKERI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 147. DINESH DHARMA NAIK SON OF DHARMA NAIK AGE: 26, MEMBERSHIP NO:1653 AT: HUDGOD PO: MUTTA TQ: MONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 148. UPENDRA LAXMAN ACHARYA SON OF LAXMAN ACHARYA AGE: 45, MEMBERSHIP NO:1655 AT: HUDGOD PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 149. AJIT GOPAL PRABHU SON OF GOPAL PRABHU AGE: 28, MEMBERSHIP NO:1673 AT: HADINABAL PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 150. RAGHAVENDRA KAMALAKAR NAYAK SON OFKKAMALAKAR NAYAK AGE: 40, MEMBERSHIP NO:1677 AT: HUDGOD PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. - 24 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 151. VINAYAK VISHNU ACHARI SON OF VISHNU ACHARI AGE: 28, MEMBERSHIP NO:1679 AT: ACHARIKERI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 152. GOURISH MANJUNATH NAIK SON OF MANJUNATH NAIK AGE: 33, MEMBERSHIP NO:1687 AT: HADGERI PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 153. YOGESH ISHWAR NAIK SON OF ISHWAR NAIK AGE: 27, MEMBERSHIP NO:1699 AT: HADGERI PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 154. VIJAYA VINAYAK ACHARYA WIFE OF VINAYAK ACHARYA AGE: 40, MEMBERSHIP NO:1718 AT: HUDGOD PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 155. DINESH KESHAV NAIK SON OF KESHAV NAIK AGE: 33, MEMBERSHIP NO:1719 AT: KAVOOR PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 156. KALPANA MANJUNATH BHATA WIFE OF MANJUNATH BHATA AGE: 43, MEMBERSHIP NO:1722 AT: HADINABAL PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR, DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 157. AMBIKA TIMMANNA HEGDE WIFE OF TIMMANNA HEGDE AGE: 62, MEMBERSHIP NO:1727 AT: KELGINKERI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR - 25 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 158. ANJALI GANAPATI NAIK WIFE OF GANAPATI NAIK AGE: 37, MEMBERSHIP NO:1745 AT: KAVOOR PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 159. SAVITRI MANJUNATH NAIK WIFE OF MANJUNATH NAIK AGE: 62, MEMBERSHIP NO:1769 AT: HADGERI PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 160. NEELA SHIVANAND NAIK WIFE OF SHIVANAND NAIK AGE: 51, MEMBERSHIP NO:1791 AT: HUDGOD PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 161. KALPANA GANAPATI HEGDE WIFE OF GANAPATI HEGDE AGE: 39, MEMBERSHIP NO:1784 AT: HADGERI PO:MMUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 162. YAMUNA MADEAV NAIK SON OF MADAV NAIK AGE: 43, MEMBERSHIP NO:1792 AT: HUDGOD PO: MUTTA TQ: HONAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 163. SHILPA MANJUNATH NAIK WIFE OF MANJUNATH NAIK AGE: 35, MEMBERSHIP NO:1805 AT: HUDGOD PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 164. SURESH BETAL PALANAKAR SON OF BETAL PALANAKAR - 26 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 AGE: 67, MEMBERSHIP NO:1839 AT: HADGERI PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 165. VENKATESH BETAL PALANAKAR SON OF BETAL PALANAKAR AGE: 60, MEMBERSHIP NO:1841 AT: HADGERI PO:MUTTA TQ: HONNAVAR. DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 166. SATYANARAYAN VINAYAK SHET SON OF VINAYAK SHET AGE: 53, MEMBERSHIP NO:916 AT: HANDIMULLE PO: MUTTA TQ: HONNAVARA DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 167. SUPRIYA SANDEEP HEGDE WIFE OF SANDEEP HEGDE AGE: 33, MEMBERSHIP NO:1652 AT: KHARVA PO: KHARVA TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 168. SRINIVAS GOPAL PRABHU SON OF GOPAL PRABHU AGE: 35, MEMBERSHIP NO:473 AT: BEROHALLI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 169. UMESH GANPTHI NAIK SON OF GANPTHI NAIK AGE: 35, MEMBERSHIP NO:513 AT: HUDUGODU PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 170. UMESH GANPTHI NAIK SON OF GANPTHI NAIK AGE: 35, MEMBERSHIP NO:827 AT: HADGERE PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. - 27 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 171. DHAMODHAR MADAVA ACHRAY SON OF MADAAVA ACHARY AGE: 35, MEMBERSHIP NO:1057 AT: HUDUGOR PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 172. VISHNU KESHE BHAT SON OF KESHEBHAT AGE: 40, MEMBERSHIP NO:1059 AT: MUSKALMAKKI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 173. MANJUNATH MAHABAL NAIK SON OF MAHABAL NAIK AGE: 35, MEMBERSHIP NO:1071 AT: HADGERE PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 174. MAHADEVI GANJANNA HEGDE W/O GAJANNA HEGDE AGE: 35, MEMBERSHIP NO:1077 AT: HADINBALPO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 175 . SUMITRA NAGESH HALLER W/O NAGESH HALLER AGE:35, MEMBERSHIP NO:1098 AT: MUSKALMAKKI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 176 . BHAGIRATI SUKURU HALLER W/O SUKURU HALLER AGE: 35, MEMBERSHIP NO:1099 AT: MUSKALMAKKI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 177. MAHESH VEKATA HALLER S/O VENKATA HALLER AGE: 35, MEMBERSHIP NO:1102 AT: MUSKALMAKKI PO: HADINABAL - 28 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 178 . VASUDEVA GANAPA HALLER S/O GANAPA HALLER AGE: 47, MEMBERSHIP NO:1119 AT: MUSKALMAKKI PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR, DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. 179 . SRIDHAR SANNA NAIK S/O SANNA NAIK AGE: 55, MEMBERSHIP NO:1148 AT: KAVOOR PO: HADINABAL TQ: HONNAVAR DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAJASHEKAR R. GUNJALLI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU- 560052. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA NO 1, ALI-ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU -560052. 3. THE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, A-BLOCK, TTMC BUILDING, SHANTI NAGAR, BENGALURU -560027. BY ITS COMMISSIONER 4. DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION OFFICER AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR DIST. UTTARA KANNADA- 581301. 5. RETURNING OFFICER, THE VIVIDODESH PRATHMIKA GRAMINA, KRISHIBSAHAKARI SANGH NIYAMITA HANDINABAL, TQ. HONNAVAR ( U.K.), AND CO-OP DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, HONNAVAR, - 29 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 DIST: UTTAR KANNADA -581334. 6. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE VIVIDODESH PRATHMIKA GRAMINA KRISHIBSAHAKARI SANGH NIYAMITA HANDINABAL, HANDINBAL, TQ: HONNAVAR (U.K) DIST: UTTAR KANNADA- 581440. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. KIRTHILATHA R. PATIL, HCGP FOR R1, R2, R4, SRI. G.V. BHARAMAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R3 AND R5, SRI. UMESH P. HAKKARAKI, ADVOCATE FOR R6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA IS PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE FINAL INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO. 6 VIDE ANNEXURE-B, IN SO FAR AS PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO. 5 TO CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 21-12-2024 AT ANNEXURE-A WITHOUT APPLYING SECTION 20(2) (A-IV) (A-V) OF THE ACT AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO TAKE PART IN THE ELECTION PROCESS INCLUDING TO CAST THE VOTE IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: 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, - 30 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 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: (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 - 31 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 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 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. - 32 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 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 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. - 33 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 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 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 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 - 34 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 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 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 (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. - 35 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1686 WP No. 107730 of 2024 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. All the contentions are left open for consideration in appropriate proceedings, if commenced. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE NAA List No.: 2 Sl No.: 6