- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 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. 107835 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. BAIRU S/O SIDDU SINGADE AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MAYANAL, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-664) 2. KEDU S/O JANNU SHELAKE AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MAYANAL, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-638) 3. YAMANAPPA S/O ARJUN CHORLEKAR AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KERWAD, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-652) 4. LAXMI W/O JYOTIBA BODEKAR AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: HAREGALI, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-660) 5. KONDU S/O BABU JORE AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KARIYAMPALI, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-639) Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 6. HANUMANT S/O SITARAM SHIRODAKAR AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KERWAD, TQ:DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-570) 7. SHANMUK S/O NINGAPPA BELAGAOKAR AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KERWAD, TQ:DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-700) 8. RADHA S/O ISHWAR DIGGEKAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KERWAD, TQ:DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-702) 9. ARJUN S/O SHANKAR CHORLEKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KERWAD, TQ:DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-705) 10. SHARADHA W/O UMESH GUNDUPKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KARIYAMPALI, TQ:DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-708) 11. DEEPA W/O RAMESH GUNDUPKAR AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KARIYAMPALI, TQ:DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-709) 12. DONDU S/O LAKKU BAJARI AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MAYANAL, TQ:DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-714) 13. RONGU S/O BIRU VARAK AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MAYANAL, TQ:DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 (SL.N0-715) 14. SHIVAJI S/O NARAYAN BHAT AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-689) 15. BABU S/O SAGGU PAVANE AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TATAGERA, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-679) 16.KRISHNA S/O MASANU JADHAV AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-588) 17. RAMA S/O NAGESH RANE AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-548) 18. LAXMI W/O DEMANI ANTROLKAR AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-584) 19. SANJEEV S/O MEENAPPA MIRASHI AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-583) 20. KUMAR S/O LAXMAN VATLEKAR AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-596) 21. KALLAPPA S/O GANGARAM JUVEKAR AGE:46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 R/O: TATAGERA, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-621) 22. RAJU S/O TIRAKAPPA SURYAVAMSHI AGE: 46YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-644) 23.LAXMI W/O PARASHURAM PISHALI AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-674) 24. RAMESH S/O KEDARI SHEDI AGE: 41YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-685) 25. RAVIDAS S/O KEDARI SHEDI AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-686) 26.VITTAL S/O KALLAPPA JUVEKAR AGE: 26 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TATAGERA, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-717) 27. PARVATI W/O KEDARI SHEDI AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-684) 28. DEMANI S/O NARAYAN BHAT AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-691) - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 29. SURESH S/O NARAYAN BHAT AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-693) 30. SHASHIKANT S/O JAIVANT KULI AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-697) 31. SHIVAJI S/O JAIVANT KULI AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-698) 32 DEEPA W/O DINESH CHOPADE AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KERWAD, TQ:DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-710) 33. RAMA S/O MALABA MALABANNAVAR AGE: 54YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BEDARSIRGUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-718) 34. KRISHNAPPA S/O MUDAKAPPA MALABANNAVAR AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BEDARSIRGUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-706) 35.KRISHNA S/O DANAPPA VATLEKAR AGE: 72 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-556) 36. NARAYAN S/O VITTAL CHOUTE AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 (SL.N0-695) 37. GOURABAI W/O SOMANNA JADHAV AGE: 79 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-591) 38. TAKKU W/O JANU VARAK AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TATAGERA, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-603) 39. PRABAKAR S/O LAXMAN PARIGOUDA AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-612) 40. SHANTARAM S/O VITTAL SHEDI AGE: 61YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-613) 41. YASHODA W/O RAMA VATLEKAR AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-667) 42. DEMAKKA W/O MATRU DEPI AGE: 59YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-670) 43.SULOCHANA W/O LAXMAN DEPI AGE: 60YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-669) 44. RUKMINI W/O VITTOBA OVALKAR AGE: 72YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 R/O: KERWAD, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-680) 45. NAMDEV S/O VITTOBA OVALKAR AGE: 47YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KERWAD, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-681) 46. SOMANNA S/O VITTOBA OVALKAR AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KERWAD, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-682) 47. KHEMANNA S/O VITTOBA OVALKAR AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KERWAD, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-683) 48. PANDURANG S/O MAHADEV KADAM AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KERWAD, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-687) 49. RENUKA W/O LAXMAN DIGGEKAR AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KERWAD, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-602) 50. SHARADA W/O OMANNA GHADI AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KERWAD, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-567) 51. LAXMAN S/O BABU DESAI AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KARIYAMPALI, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-607) - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 52. KONDU S/O BABU JORE AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KARIYAMPALI, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-639) 53. RAGHUBAI W/O TAKKU BAJARI AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MAYANAL, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-656) 54. VIJAYA W/O LAXMAN DESAI AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:KARIYAMPALI, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-657) 55. SAVITA W/O MARUTI KAMREKAR AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-732) 56. T. R. CHANDRASKEKAR NAIR AGE: 79 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: GOBRAL,POST:VITNAL, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-569) 57. VISHAL S/O SATU MIRASHI AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-522) 58. VINOD S/O SATU MIRASHI AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-523) 59. GANGARAM S/O KANAPU GODEKAR AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KARIYAMPALI, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-628) - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 60. DONDUBAI S/O TAKKU BAJARI AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MAYANAL, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-636) 61. BAMMU S/O BABU EDAGE AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MAYANAL, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-640) 62. VISHNU S/O RAJU ANTROLKAR AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-507) 63. PARASHURAM S/O HANAMANT KADAM AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TATAGERA, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-510) 64. NARAYAN S/OHANUMANT KADAM AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TATAGERA, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-511) 65. PUNDLIK S/O LAXMAN VATLEKAR AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-721) 66. ANANTSINGH S/O HANUMANTSINGH RAJPUT AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: TATGERA, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-720) 67. BIRU S/O LAKKU VARAK AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MAYANAL, TQ: DANDELI - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-722) 68. INDIRA W/O NAYAKU MIRASHI AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-312) 69. PARVATI W/O NAYAKU MIRASHI AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MIRASHI GALLI, DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-378) . 70. NIRMALA W/O NAYAKU MIRASHI AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-377) 71. SHAKUNTALA W/O NAYAKU MIRASHI AGE: 57YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-379) 72. ANANDKUMAR S/O VITHOBA MIRASHI AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-421) 73. N JAYCHANDRAN AGE: 73 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KOGILBAN, DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-301) 74. KALLAPPA S/O LAXAMAN THORVAT AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MAVALANGI TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-465). - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 75. BAYAVVA S/O MALAPPA THORVAT AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MAVALANGI , TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-439) 76. MALLAPPA S/O TUKARAM MALAGE AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: MAVALANGI TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN- 581325 (SL.N0-406) 77. MAHADEV S/O KRISHNAJI HUBBALKAR AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI,TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-435) 78. DEVENDRA S/O KRISHNAJI HUBBALKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SUBHAS NAGAR, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-434) 79. SHASHIDHAR S/O BASALINGAYYA OSHIMATH AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI & TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-320) . 80. MANJUNATH S/O RAMA DALAVI AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BADAKANASHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-392). 81. RAMESH S/O RAMA DALAVI AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BADAKANASHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-305). 82. RUKMINIBAI W/O LAXMAN HALAGEKAR AGE: 73 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 (SL.N0-309) 83. SAVITRI S/O RAVALAPPA GHOTKALKAR AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA,TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN- 581325 (SL.N0-349) 84. RUKMINI W/O VITHOBA MINDILKAR AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA , TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-358) 85. GOVIND S/O GOPAL MINDILKAR AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI,DIST: UTTAR KANNADA. PIN-581325(SL.N0-359) 86. SANTOSH S/O BHIKU GAVAS AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL. N0-367). 87. MAHABALESHWAR S/O BABLI MALIK AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-368) 88. MADEV S/O SURAPPA SHIRODKAR AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNAD PIN- 581325 (SL.N0-381) 89. VINAYAK S/O KHIRAPPA DALAVI AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-382) - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 90. MAHADEV S/O KHIRAPPA DALAVI AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O ALUR, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA, PIN-581325 (SL.N0-384) 91. SUBHASH S/O KHIRAPPA DALAVI AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:BADAKANSHIRDA ,TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-385). 92. YASHODA W/O DATTATREYA MALIK AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-388) 93. GANAPATI S/O SHAMBU MIRASHI AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN- 581325 (SL.N0-394) 94. MARUTI S/O SHAMBU MIRASHI AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-396) 95. RADHIKA W/O VITHOBA MINDILKAR AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA , TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-402) 96. SUBHADRA W/O VISHNU PUJARI AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA. PIN-581325(SL.N0-409) 97. PANDURANG S/O VISHNU CHORLEKAR AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-617). - 14 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 98. MUNESHWAR S/O LAXMAN BHATAKANDE AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL. N0-463) 99.PANDURANG S/O VENKAPPA DALAVI AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNAD PIN- 581325 (SL.N0-464) 100. SARASWATI W/O TULASIDAS ATLEKAR AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O; BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-466) 101. RAJU S/O KHIRAPPA DALAVI AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O BADAKANSHIRDA ALUR, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-386) 102. VIDYA W/O RAMDAS MIRASHI AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-371) 103. PRAKASH S/O GANABA MIRASHI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-418) . 104. NAMITA W/O ARUN NARVEKAR AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-426) 105. ARUN S/O GAJANAN NARVEKAR AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 15 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-356) 106. SANTOSH S/O KAMALAKAR KUDATARKAR AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325, (SL.N0-347) 107. SANJAY S/O SADANAND CHAVHAN AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-277) 108. VISHNU S/O RAMCHANDRA KALAL AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-216). 109. MANJUNATH S/O SHESHAPPA SHETTI AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325, (SL.N0-294) 110. NAGENDRA S/O NARAYAN BHAT AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN- 581325 (SL.N0-317) 111.NARAYAN S/O HIRIYANNA PUJAR AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O KOGILBAN, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-106) 112. ASHOK S/O DEMANNA KALASEKAR AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-429) - 16 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 113. CHANDRAKANT S/O MANAPPA BADIGER AGE: 75 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: AMBEWADI TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-437). 114. PRASHANT S/O PRAKASH BASURTEKAR AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-240) 115. NAVEEN S/O VAMAN KAMAT AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN- 581325 (SL.N0-239) 116. NARAYAN S/O VAMAN MIRASHI AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-524) 117. VINOD S/O SATU MIRASHI AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-523) 118. RAGHVENDRA S/O VAMAN MIRASHI AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-520) . 119. VISHNUMURTHI S/O VITTALRAO AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KOGIBAN, DANDELI & TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-50) 120. BASAVARAJ S/O KALLAYYA GOURIMATH AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA PIN- 581325 - 17 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 (SL.N0-156) 121. JAYANTI W/O SHASHIDHAR OSHIMATH AGE: 61 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: DANELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-338) 122. GAURABAI W/O SOMANNA JADHAV AGE: 79 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ALUR, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-591) 123. LAXMI S/O SHIVAJI BAMANVADKAR AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O:BADAKANSHIRDA ,TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-364). 124. JANAKI W/O RAMA DALAVI AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-387) 125. MARUTI S/O RAVALAPP GOTAKALKAR AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BADAKANSHIRDA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-436) 126. MURULIDHAR S/O G NAIK AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O DANDELI TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-329) 127. NAGIBAI W/O MALU KOKARE AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BOMMANALLI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-979) 128. DONDU S/O LAKKU BAZARI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 18 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 R/O: MAYANAL, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-714) 129. BIKKU S/O DONDU BAZARI AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O MAYANAL, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-727) 130. MALLINATH S/O MAHADEV PUJARI AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: BOMMANALLI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-991) 131. SAGGU S/O BABU GAWADE AGE: 61 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O ADDIGERA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-1031) 132. BABU S/O SIDDU KHARAT AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O ADDIGERA TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-1032) 133. PUNDALIK S/O BHIMARAY SAKKAPPANAVAR AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O BOMMANALLI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-1033) 134. BABU S/O WAGU PATAKARE AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O BOMMANALLI TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-1034) 135. PITAMBARI W/O SIDDAPPA CHANEKAR AGE: 74 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O KEGADAL, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-1036) - 19 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 136. NAGU S/O JANU JORE AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O ADDIGERA TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-1037) 137. ANTOKA W/O MINGEL SIDDI AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O KEGADAL, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-1038) 138. NINNU S/O KOYA GUNDRE AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O ADDIGERA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-1009) 139. NAGUBAI W/O SATTU THORAT AGE: 61 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O ADDIGERA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-1006) 140. SONU S/O DINDU BICHHUKALE AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O ADDIGERA, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-1007) 141. SIDDAPPA S/O RUDRAPPA KURAKUND AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O DANDELI TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-264) 142. CHANDRASHEKAR S/O SHANTAVEERAYYA VASTRAD AGE: 71 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O TATAGERA TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR-KANNADA. PIN-581325 (SL.N0-544) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRASHANT S KADADEVAR, ADVOCATE) - 20 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO- OPERATIVE M S BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, BENGALURU. 2. THE STATE CO- OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, A-BLOCK SHANTI NAGAR, TTMC ‘A’ BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU-560 027. 3. THE DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION OFFICER & DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY KARWAR, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA (UK) 581 301 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER DANDELAPPA VIVIDODDESHAGALA PRATAMIK GRAMEEN KRISHI SAHAKAR SANGH NIYAMIT, DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA (UK) -581 325. 5. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DANDELAPPA VIVIDODDESHAGALA PRATAMIK GRAMEEN KRISHI SAHAKAR SANGH NIYAMIT, DANDELI, TQ: DANDELI, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA (UK) -581 325. … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHARAD V.MAGADUM, AGA FOR R1 & R3; SHRI G.V. BHARAMAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R4 ,ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 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 AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR RESPECTIVE VOTES, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY & ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: - 21 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 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: (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 - 22 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 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 fact, it is admitted on behalf of the respondents that there are deficiencies in the preparation of 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. 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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. - 23 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 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 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. - 24 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 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 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 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. - 25 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:1792 WP No. 107835 of 2024 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. All the contentions are left open for consideration in appropriate proceedings, if commenced. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP / CT: ASC LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 94