- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18195 WP No. 109177 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 109177 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: GURURAJ S/O. RAMCHANDRA NINGOJI, AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. SOMAWAPETH ONI, HANGAL, DIST. HAVERI – 581 104. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SADIQ N. GOODWALA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION, M. S. BUILDING, BANGALORE – 560 006. 2. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND SOUHARDHA DEVELOPMENT OFFICER REGIONAL OFFICE, KARNATAKA STATE SOUHARDHA CO OPERATIVE LIMITED, BELAGAVI, DIST. BELAGAVI – 560 001. 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE SOUHARDHA CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED, BELAGAVI, DIST. BELAGAVI – 560 001. 4. THE STATE CO OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, SHANTI NAGAR, TTMC A BLOCK, K H ROAD, SHANTI NAGAR, BENGALURU – 560 027, BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 5. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, AND INSPECTION OFFICER KDCC BANK, Digitally signed by NAGAVENI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18195 WP No. 109177 of 2025 HAVERI, DIST: HAVERI – 581 104. 6. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AUDIT, HAVERI, DIST. HAVERI – 581 104. 7. THE SPECIAL OFFICER, JANATA SHISHANA SOUHARDHA SHAKARI NIYAMITA, HANGAL, DIST. HAVERI – 581 104. 8. JANATA SHISHANA SOUHARDHA SHAKARI NIYAMITA HANGAL, DIST. HAVERI – 581 104, BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NANDINI SOMAPUR, AGA FOR R1 TO R6; SRI. D.M.KULKARNI, ADVOCATE FOR R7 & R8) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 29.11.2025 IN NO.UNIHA/LEPA-1/CHUNAVANE/UMM/SACHU/2025- 26/450 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.6 VIDE ANNEXURE-E. B) 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 AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18195 WP No. 109177 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking the following prayer: A. A writ in the nature of Certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 29.11.2025 in No.UNIHA/LEPA-1/ CHUNAVANE/ UMM/ SACHU/ 2025-26/450 passed by respondent No.6 vide Annexure-E. B. 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 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned HCGP appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 6 and the learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.7 and 8. 3. Facts in brief germane are as follows: The 7th respondent is appointed as the Administrator for the 8th respondent society. The Administrator draws certain voters list allegedly including several names of persons who had already died and ineligible. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that those names were 500 in number which is disputed by the respondents' counsels. Page No.3 is retyped and replaced vide court order dated 22.01.2026 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18195 WP No. 109177 of 2025 5. Be that as it may. This is challenged before the 5th respondent. The 6th respondent passes an order which reads as follows: ¥Àæ¸ÁÛªÀ£É:- G¯ÉèÃTvÀ 01 gÀ°è d£ÀvÁ ²PÀët ¸ËºÁzÀð ¸ÀºÀPÁj ¸ÀAWÀ ¤, ºÁ£ÀUÀ®è vÁ:ºÁ£ÀUÀ®è f: ºÁªÉÃj ¸ÀA¸ÉÜAiÀĪÀgÀÄ ¥ÀzÁ¢üPÁjUÀ¼À gÁf£ÀªÉĬÄAzÀ vÉgÀªÁzÀ ¸ÁÜ£ÀUÀ½UÉ ZÀÄ£ÁªÀuÉ £ÀqɸÀ®Ä ¸À°è¸ÀzÀ ¥Àæ¸ÁÛªÀ£ÉAiÀÄ DzÁgÀzÀ ªÉÄÃ¯É F PÀbÉÃj¬ÄAzÀ G¯ÉèÃR(2) gÀ°è ²æà ¸ÀĨsÁ¸À PÉ ªÀiÁzÀgÀ, ¥ÀæxÀªÀÄ zÀeÉð ¸ÀºÁAiÀÄPÀgÀÄ ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼À ¯ÉPÀÌ¥Àj±ÉÆÃzsÀ£Á, ¸ÀºÁAiÀÄPÀ ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀ PÀZÉÃj, gÁuɨɣÀÆßgÀÄ EªÀgÀ£ÀÄß jl¤ðAUÀzÀ C¢üPÁjAiÀiÁV DzÉòøÀ¯ÁVgÀÄvÀÛzÉ. ¸ÀA¸ÉÜAiÀÄ ¸ÀzÀ¸ÀågÀUÀ¼ÀÄ EAzÀÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ:18.11.2025 gÀAzÀÄ ¸ÀAWÀPÉÌ zÀÆgÀÄ CfðAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¸À°è¹ ¸ÀzÀgÀ ZÀÄ£ÁªÀuÉ ¥ÀæQæAiÉÄAiÀÄ£ÀÄß vÀqÉAiÀÄ®Ä PÉÆÃjgÀÄvÁÛgÉ. ¸ÀzÀgÀ zÀÆgÀÄ CfðAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¥Àj²Ã°¹ F PɼÀV£ÀAvÉ DzÉñÀªÀ£ÀÄß ºÉÆgÀr¸À¯ÁVzÉ. DzÉñÀ ¥Àæ¸ÁÛªÀ£ÉAiÀÄ°è «ªÀj¹zÀAvÉ G¯ÉèÃR(2) gÀ°è ºÉÆgÀr¹zÀ DzÉñÀªÀ£ÀÄß vÀPÀët¢AzÀ eÁjUÉ §gÀĪÀAvÉ vÀqÀ»rAiÀÄ®AiÀÄ DzÉò¯ÁVzÉ. F DzÉñÀªÀ£ÀÄß £À£Àß ¸À» ºÁUÀÆ ªÀÄÄzÉæAiÉÆA¢UÉ EAzÀÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ:18.11.2025 gÀAzÀÄ ºÉÆgÀr¹zÉ. ¸À»/- ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼À ¯ÉPÀÌ¥Àj±ÉÆÃzsÀ£Á G¥À ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀÄ, ºÁªÉÃj f¯Éè, ºÁªÉÃj Interim order is granted. That stands vacated by the impugned order which reads as follows: ¥Àæ¸ÁÛªÀ£É:- ªÉÄïÁÌt¹ «µÀAiÀÄPÉÌ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀAvÉ, G¯ÉèÃTvÀ DzÉñÀ£ÀéAiÀÄ d£ÀvÁ ²PÀët ¸ËºÁzÀð ¸ÀºÀPÁj ¸ÀAWÀ ¤, ºÁ£ÀUÀ®è ¸ÀA¸ÉÜAiÀÄ ¥ÀzÁ¢üPÁjUÀ¼À gÁfãÁªÉĬÄAzÀ vÉgÀªÁzÀ ¸ÁÜ£ÀUÀ½UÉ ZÀÄ£ÁªÀuÉ £ÀqɸÀ®Ä ¥ÀæQæAiÉÄAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ªÀÄÄA¢£À DzÉñÀzÀªÀgÉUÉ vÀqÉ »rAiÀÄ®Ä DzÉò¸À¯ÁVvÀÄÛ. ªÀiÁ£Àå ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼À ¯ÉPÀÌ¥Àj±ÉÆÃzsÀ£Á G¥À ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀÄ, ºÁªÉÃj ºÁUÀÆ ºÁªÉÃj f¯ÉèAiÀÄ J¯Áè jÃwAiÀÄ ¸ËºÁzÀð ¸ÀºÀPÁjUÀ¼À ZÀÄ£ÁªÀuÁ¢üPÁjUÀ¼ÀÄ, ºÁªÉÃj f¯Éè ºÁªÉÃj gÀªÀgÀ PÀZÉÃj°è ¢£ÁAPÀ 29.11.2025 gÀAzÀÄ Page No.4 is retyped and replaced vide court order dated 22.01.2026 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18195 WP No. 109177 of 2025 £ÀqÉzÀ ¸À¨sÉAiÀÄ°è ZÀað¹zÀ £ÀAvÀgÀ ¸ÀzÀj vÀqÉAiÀiÁeÉÕ vÉgÀªÀÅUÉƽ¹ F PɼÀPÀAqÀAvÉ DzÉñÀ ºÉÆgÀr¸À¯ÁVzÉ. DzÉñÀ ¥Àæ¸ÁÛªÀ£ÉAiÀÄ°è «ªÀj¹zÀAvÉ G¯ÉèÃTvÀ DzÉñÀªÀ£ÀÄß gÀzÀÄÝ¥Àr¹ vÀPÀët¢AzÀ eÁjUÉ ZÀÄ£ÁªÀuÁ ¥ÀæQæAiÉÄAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ªÀÄÄAzÀĪÀgɸÀ®Ä DzÉò¸À¯ÁVzÉ. F DzÉñÀªÀ£ÀÄß £À£Àß ¸À» ºÁUÀÆ ªÀÄÄzÉæAiÉÆA¢UÉ EAzÀÄ ¢£ÁAPÀ:29.11.2025 gÀAzÀÄ ºÉÆgÀr¹zÉ. ¸À»/- ¸ÀºÀPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀUÀ¼À ¯ÉPÀÌ¥Àj±ÉÆÃzsÀ£Á G¥À ¤zÉÃð±ÀPÀgÀÄ, ºÁªÉÃj ºÁUÀÆ ºÁªÉÃj f¯ÉèAiÀÄ J¯Áè jÃwAiÀÄ ¸ËºÁzÀð ¸ÀºÀPÁjUÀ¼À ZÀÄ£ÁªÀuÁ¢üPÁjUÀ¼ÀÄ, ºÁªÉÃj f¯Éè ºÁªÉÃj 6. 6th respondent vacates the interim order on the score that he has held private discussions with the parties. This sort of an order is unknown to law. Therefore, the 6th respondent could not have held private discussions at the outset and on such private discussions vacated the interim order without hearing the petitioner. 7. The learned counsel Sri. Dinesh Kulkarni appearing for respondent Nos.7 and 8 submits that it is an exparte order granting interim order, it is an exparte order vacating the interim order. The said submission is again noted only to be rejected. The order is the product of certain discussions held with parties. Such discussions as observed hereinabove, in law, cannot be Page No.5 is retyped and replaced vide court order dated 22.01.2026 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:18195 WP No. 109177 of 2025 countenanced. On this short ground, the petition deserves to succeed obliteration of the order. 8. For the aforesaid reasons, the following ORDER i. The petition is allowed. ii. The impugned order dated 29.11.2025 in No.UNIHA/LEPA- 1/CHUNAVANE/UMM/SACHU/2025-26/450 by respondent No.6 stands quashed. The interim order that was granted on 18.11.2025 stands restored. The proceedings shall be taken to its logical conclusion by respondent No.6 by regulating its procedure in accordance with law and conclude the proceedings within an outer limit of 4 weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of the order. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE kmv CT-ASC Page No.6 is retyped and replaced vide court order dated 22.01.2026