- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13760 WP No. 107479 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107479 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: NAMDEV S/O. BAPU GHATGE, AGED: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: YARNAL, TQ: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI - 591 221. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ P. MUDHOL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIESM CHIKKODI SUB-DIVISION, CHIKKODI, DIST: BELAGAVI - 591 201. 3. PRATHMIK KRUSHI PATTIN SAHAKARI SANGH NIYAMIT, YARNAL, TQ: NIPPANI, DIST: BELAGAVI - 591 221, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESH CHIGARI, ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT/STATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO ISSUE CERTIFIED COPY OF THE ELECTION RESULT AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS OF THE 3RD RESPONDENT SOCIETY BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION DATED 04/09/2025 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER VIDE ANNEXURE-B AND ETC., Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13760 WP No. 107479 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. Learned AGA is directed to accept notice for the respondent Nos.1 and 2. 2. This petition is preferred seeking a direction by issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus to issue the certified copy and related documents of the election results in the third respondent-Society. 3. It is appalling that a person has to approach this Court even to issue a certified copy, which the petitioner has applied and is entitled to. 4. In that light, the petition stands disposed, with a direction to the second respondent to issue the certified copy as sought for by the petitioner in accordance with law on or before 19.10.2025. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:13760 WP No. 107479 of 2025 5. With the said observation, the petition stands disposed, reserving liberty to the petitioner to knock at the appropriate forum in the event of need. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP / CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 87