- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1791 WP No. 107831 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO.107831 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. RAJAPPA S/O SHANTAPPA HARIJAN AGE:68 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-237) 2. MANOHAR S/O NINGAPPA SHIMANGOUD AGE:69 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-277) 3. SUBHAS S/O YALLAPPA PATIL AGE:85 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-279) 4. MARUTI S/O PUNNAPPA SHINGOLAKAR AGE:67 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-282) 5. JIJABAI W/O KESHAV SUTAR AGE:68 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-287) 6. PISHAPPA S/O DODDAPAKIRA DODDAMANI Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1791 WP No. 107831 of 2024 AGE:68 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-291) 7. BASAVARAJ S/O RACHAPPA HUDED AGE:66 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-293) 8. NILAVVA W/O PISHAPPA METRI AGE:65 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-294) 9. YALLARI S/O NAGAPPA SHIMANAGOUD AGE:55 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-297) 10. PRAVATI W/O NAMADEV TAVARE AGE:58 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-298) 11. GUNAVANT S/O MAHADEV DODDGOUD AGE:49 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-299) 12. BHIMARAY S/O DEMANNA PATIL AGE:59 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-303) - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1791 WP No. 107831 of 2024 13. SAHADEV S/O DEMANNA SAKALI AGE:55 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-304) 14. SUBHAS S/O AKIRA BHOGURKAR AGE:65 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-308) 15. SAHADEV S/O SATAPPA TEGNOLAKAR AGE:65 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-310) 16. MAHADEV S/O SATAPPA TEGNOLAKAR AGE:78 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-312) 17. PISHAPPA S/O LOKAPPA DODDAGOUD AGE:69 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-313) 18. RAJU S/O RAMA PAWAR AGE:65 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-315) 19. RAMA S/O PISHAPPA SHIMANGOUDA AGE:62 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-317) - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1791 WP No. 107831 of 2024 20. MANJUNATH S/O BASAVANTH KHANDI AGE:61 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-323) 21. YALLAPPA S/O SUBHAS PATIL AGE:57 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-329) 22. NINGAPPA S/O BASAPPA SHIGNOLAKAR AGE:65 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-332) 23. KARAVIR S/O PISHAPPA KURUBUR AGE:59 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-336) 24. SHANKAR S/O AMRUT GUDIMANI AGE:68 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-338) 25. PARASURAM S/O FHAKANNA JANAGEKAR AGE:54 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-339) 26. NAMADEV S/O DEMANNA SHIMANGOUDA AGE:40 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-340) - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1791 WP No. 107831 of 2024 27. PARAVTI W/O DEMANNA SHIMANGOUDA AGE:69 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-341) 28. DAYANAND S/O DEMANNA SHIMANGOUDA AGE:58 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-342) 29. MAHADEV S/O RAMA DODDAGOUDA AGE:57 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-344) 30. YALLARI S/O NAGAPPA SHIMANGOUDA AGE:68 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-345) 31. RUDRMANI S/O MAHADEV POLICEGOUDA AGE:45 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-346) 32. SHIVANAND S/O MAHADEV POLICEGOUDA AGE:44 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-347) 33. PRAVATI W/O PISHAPPA DEVARMANI AGE:62 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-349) - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1791 WP No. 107831 of 2024 34. FAKIR S/O SAHADEV SALUNKE AGE:41 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-351) 35. NARAYAN S/O SATAPPA TEGNALAKAR AGE:68 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-353) 36. LAXMI W/O NINGAPPA BHAJANTRI AGE:62 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-355) 37. PISHANNA S/O MAHADEV JADHAV AGE:55 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-357) 38. VISHNU S/O GANGARAM VENKATAPPAGOUDA AGE:40 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-360) 39. JAYAVANT S/O RAMA MORE AGE:66 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-368) 40. SAVITA W/O YALLAPPA PATIL AGE:69 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-369) - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1791 WP No. 107831 of 2024 41. MANAJUNATH S/O ANAND SHIMANGOUDA AGE:68 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-373) 42. PUNDALIK S/O ANAND SHIMANGOUDA AGE:65 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-375) 43. MANJULA W/O MAHADEV DODDAGOUDA AGE:45 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-377) 44. PARASHURAM S/O BHIMA LAMANI AGE:59 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: AJIMANAL,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-378) 45. PRAKASH S/O RAYAPPA KORAVAR AGE:78 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-379) 46. JAYASHREE W/O PARASHURAM SHIMANGOUDA AGE:58 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-380) 47. DEMAKKA W/O TULAJAPPA VENKAPPAGOUDA AGE:62 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-382) - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1791 WP No. 107831 of 2024 48. CHANDRAKALA W/O MAHESH PATIL AGE:45 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-383) 49. SACHIN S/O BHIMRAO PATIL AGE:40 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-384) 50. GAJANAN S/O NINGAPPA SHIGNOLAKAR AGE:69 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-388) 51. PREMA W/O MANJUNATH KHANDI AGE:65 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-390) 52. MAILARI S/O KARAVIR KURUBUR AGE:68 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-391) 53. GANAPATI S/O MAHADEV DEAVARAMANI AGE:48 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-392) 54. PARAKASH S/O BHIMA LAMANI AGE:48 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: AJIMANAL,TQ:HALIYAL - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1791 WP No. 107831 of 2024 DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-393) 55. PARASHURAM S/O DURAGAPPA SHIMANGOUDA AGE:68 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-396) 56. NAGEDRA S/O RAMA MORE AGE:42 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-398) 57. ASOK S/O DEVENDRA HUCHHAHATTI AGE:45 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-400) 58. YALLARI S/O PUNNAPPA SHIGNOLAKAR AGE:69 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-401) 59. NITYANAND S/O GANGARAM VENKAPPAGOUDA AGE:28 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-402) 60. SHARADA W/O YALLARI SHIMANAGOUDA AGE:48 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1791 WP No. 107831 of 2024 (SL.NO-408) 61. KRISHANA S/O GAVAJI KUMBAR AGE:69 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. (SL.NO-415) 62. PISHANNA S/O BHARAMANNA REDEKAR AGE:65 YEARS,OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALAGINKOPPA,TQ:HALIYAL DIST:UTTAR –KANNADA,PIN-581329. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI PRASHANT S. KADADEVAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO- OPERATIVE M S BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, BENGALURU – 01. 2. THE STATE CO- OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, A-BLOCK SHANTI NAGAR, TTMC ‘A’ BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU-560027. 3. THE DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION OFFICER & DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY KARWAR, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA (UK) 581 301 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER VIVIDODDESHAGALA PRATAMIK GRAMEEN KRISHI SAHAKAR SANGH NIYAMIT, - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1791 WP No. 107831 of 2024 GUNDOLLI, TQ: HALIYAL, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA (UK) -581 329. 5. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, VIVIDODDESHAGALA PRATAMIK GRAMEEN KRISHI SAHAKAR SANGH NIYAMIT, GUNDOLLI, TQ: HALIYAL, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA(UK) -581 329. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1 AND R3; SRI G.V.BHARAMAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2, R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO, ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY FOR THE TERMS FROM 2024-25 FOR THE PERIOD OF 5 YEARS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 28.12.2024 VIDE ANNEXURE A COPY OF CALENDAR OF EVENTS DT 4-12-24 AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR RESPECTIVE VOTES, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED FINAL INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST DATED 13.09.2024 PREPARED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.5 VIDE ANNEXURE-C INSOFAR AS PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. 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 24321 AN 243ZO IF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THERIEN AS UNDER: - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1791 WP No. 107831 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) Learned counsels appearing for the parties in unison submit that the present petition is rendered infructuous in view of election getting concluded and announcement of the result. In the light of the said submission, the petition stands disposed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 92