- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107953 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. PRABHAKAR S/O SHAMBHA ACHARI (SL.NO.240) (MEMBERSHIP NO.895) AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 2. VISHNU NARAYAN KHANDEKAR (SL.NO.350) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1295) AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 3. MAHADEVI W/O KHANDEKAR (SL.NO.405) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1433) AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 4. NAGESH S/O SUKRU PATGAR (SL.NO.188) (MEMBERSHIP NO.751) AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 5. MANJUNATH S/O MAHADEV PATGAR (SL.NO.390) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1400) AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 6. JAYANTH S/O MAHADEV PATGAR (SL.NO.438) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1496) AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 7. GANESH S/O NAGAPPA NAYAK (SL.NO.208) (MEMBERSHIP NO.823) AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 8. NAGAVENI W/O NARAYAN HARIKANTRA (SL.NO.406) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1434) AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 9. DEVI W/O HOSABU HARIKANTRA (SL.NO.545) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1660) VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Digitally signed by VISHAL NINGAPPA PATTIHAL Location: High Court of Karnataka Dharwad Bench Date: 2025.01.22 11:00:47 +0530 - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 10. SHRIDHAR S/O GANAPATI GUNAGA (SL.NO.373) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1354) AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 11. MANJUNATH S/O NAGAPPA NAYAK (SL.NO.634) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1782) AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 12. UDAY S/O MANJUNATH NAYAK (SL.NO.577) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1715) AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 13. SHWETA W/O BEERANNA NAYAK (SL.NO.639) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1788) AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 14. NAGARAJ S/O NAGAPPA NAYAK (KIRIKAL) (SL.NO.533) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1634) AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 15. MAHESH S/O TOKU NAYAK (SL.NO.252) (MEMBERSHIP NO.940) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 16. MAHADEV S/O ISHWAR NAYAK (SL.NO.260) (MEMBERSHIP NO.959) AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 17. ISHWAR S/O TOKU NAYAK (SL.NO.343) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1277) AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 18. GIRIDHAR S/O BEERAPPA NAYAK (SL.NO.509) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1583) AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 19. RAGHAVENDRA S/O TOKU NAYAK (SL.NO.393) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1406) AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 20. BALKRISHNA S/O SATAPPA NAYAK (SL.NO.222) (MEMBERSHIP NO.848) AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 21. PRAKASH S/O ISHWAR NAYAK (SL.NO.521) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1606) AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 22. MAHADEVI W/O PRAKASH NAYAK (SL.NO.520) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1605) AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 23. KAMAKSHI W/O ISHWARAPPA NAYAK (SL.NO.358) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1315) AGE: 73 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 24. RAGHAVENDRA S/O GANAPATI AGER (SL.NO.476) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1542) AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 25. VEENA W/O NAGAPPA NAYAK (SL.NO.694) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1860) AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 26. JADU S/O DEVAPPA HARIKANTRA (SL.NO.139) (MEMBERSHIP NO.617) AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 27. POOJA W/O MANJUNATH NAYAK (SL.NO.530) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1626) AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 28. PRITHVI S/O MANJUNATH NAYAK (SL.NO.529) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1625) AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 29. PREMA W/O DAMODAR MARATI (SL.NO.554) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1677) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 30. DAMODAR S/O SHIVGYA MARATI (SL.NO.234) (MEMBERSHIP NO.883) AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 31. CHANDRAKANTH S/O SHIVGYA MARATHI (SL.NO.339) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1268) AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 32. DEVKI W/O RAM MARATI (SL.NO.554) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1678) AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 33. KAMLAKAR S/O LAKSHMAN MARATI (SL.NO.300) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1061) AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 34. LAXMI W/O KAMLAKAR MARATI (SL.NO.676) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1831) - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 35. PARAMESHWARI W/O HARICHANDRA MARATI (SL.NO.679) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1834) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 36. VANKATESH S/O GANAPATI MARATI (SL.NO.674) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1828) AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 37. GIRISH S/O RAKU NAYAK (SL.NO.685) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1843) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 38. APEKSHA W/O GIRISH NAYAK (SL.NO.686) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1844) AGE: 29 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 39. SUKRU S/O HAMANIGOUDA (SL.NO.531) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1630) AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 40. ANANTH S/O GIRIYAGOUDA (SL.NO.232) (MEMBERSHIP NO.873) AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 41. PARVATI W/O HAMMUGOUDA (SL.NO.268) (MEMBERSHIP NO.975) AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 42. BHASKAR S/O NAGAPPA NAYAK (SL.NO.442) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1503) AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 43. SHANTARAM S/O NARAYAN NAYAK (SL.NO.155) (MEMBERSHIP NO.666) AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 44. JAYASHREE W/O NARAYANGOUDA (SL.NO.654) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1806) AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 45. GANAPATI S/O SHIVARAM BHATT (SL.NO.180) (MEMBERSHIP NO.728) AGE: 71 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 46. SHANKAR S/O NARAYAN BHATT (SL.NO.181) (MEMBERSHIP NO.729) AGE: 69YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 47. BHEERANNA S/O BOMAIAH NAYAK (SL.NO.282) (MEMBERSHIP NO.999) AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 48. NAGARAJ S/O BHEERANNA NAYAK (SL.NO.433) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1486) AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 49. SOMI W/O SANNAKUSUGOUDA (SL.NO.541) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1651) AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 50. SHIVRAM S/O GANAPATI BHATT (SL.NO.667) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1820) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 51. MANJU S/O SANNAKUSUGOUDA (SL.NO.362) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1328) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 52. SHARDHA W/O BHAKAR ACHARI (SL.NO.574) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1712) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 53. MANJUNATH S/O SHAMBHA ACHARI (SL.NO.402) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1427) AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 54. KANAMMA W/O NAGUGOUDA (SL.NO.213) (MEMBERSHIP NO.836) AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 55. PARMESHWAR S/O KANNAGOUDA (SL.NO.671) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1825) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 56. SANNU S/O LOKUGOUDA (SL.NO.229) (MEMBERSHIP NO.866) AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 57. SHEK UMAR S/O SULEMAN (SL.NO.626) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1773) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 58. NAGENDRA S/O RAM NAYAK (SL.NO.212) (MEMBERSHIP NO.833) AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 59. SHEKHAR S/O SHIVGYA MARATI (SL.NO.236) (MEMBERSHIP NO.885) - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 60. YAMUNA W/O NARAYAN MARATI (SL.NO.291) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1032) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 61. MANJUNATH S/O MALU MARATI (SL.NO.681) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1836) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 62. KAVERI W/O CHANDRAKANTH MARATI (SL.NO.673) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1827) AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 63. UMESH S/O LAKSHMAN MARATI (SL.NO.299) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1060) AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 64. GANAPATI S/O VASU MARATI (SL.NO.174) (MEMBERSHIP NO.714) AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 65. LAMBODHAR S/O GAJANAN MARATI (SL.NO.564) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1694) AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 66. NAGESH S/O LAKSHMAN MARATI (SL.NO.302) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1063) AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 67. MAHADEVI W/O GAJANAN MARATI (SL.NO.677) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1832) AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 68. ANANTH S/O VASU MARATI (SL.NO.175) (MEMBERSHIP NO.715) AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 69. RAM S/O SHIVGYA MARATI (SL.NO.235) (MEMBERSHIP NO.884) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 70. JANARDHAN S/O LAKSHMAN MARATI (SL.NO.301) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1062) AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 71. TARA W/O JANARDHAN MARATI (SL.NO.678) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1833) AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 72. VIDYADHAR S/O HARISHCHANDRA MARATI (SL.NO.682) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1838) AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 73. LUMAYA S/O VASU MARATI (SL.NO.290) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1031) AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 74. SHAMBHA S/O LAKSHMAN MARATI (SL.NO.298) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1059) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 75. BHASKAR S/O HARISHCHANDRA MARATI (SL.NO.579) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1720) AGE: 31 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 76. HARI (HARIMANNA) S/O DAKLE NAYAK (SL.NO.177) (MEMBERSHIP NO.718) AGE: 59 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 77. HIMAKAR S/O LAKSHMNA MARATI (SL.NO.246) (MEMBERSHIP NO.919) AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 78. PRABHAVATI W/O HIMAKAR MARATI (SL.NO.680) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1835) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 79. GOVIND S/O RAMCHNADRA GAONKAR (SL.NO.693) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1859) AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 80. VENKATRAMANA S/O RAMA AGER (SL.NO.444) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1507) AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 81. MAHABALESHWAR S/O ANU AGER (SL.NO.479) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1545) AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 82. LAKSHMAN S/O ANU AGER (SL.NO.445) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1509) AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 83. SUBHASH S/O YASHWANTH HARIKANTRA (SL.NO.601) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1744) AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 84. NARAYAN S/O BHEERAPPA HARIKANTRA (SL.NO.612) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1757) - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 85. UDAY S/O SUBHASH AGER (SL.NO.503) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1574) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 86. GANAPATI S/O SUBHASH AGER (SL.NO.504) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1575) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 87. MANJUUNATH S/O ANU AGER (SL.NO.396) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1410) AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 88. MANOHAR S/O PARMESHWAR NAYAK (SL.NO.419) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1460) AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 89. TUKARAM S/O BOMMA AGER (SL.NO.488) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1556) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 90. SUSHILA W/O RATNAKAR MARATI (SL.NO.636) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1784) AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 91. GEETA W/O SHARAD NAYAK (SL.NO.542) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1652) AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 92. ROOPA W/O NARAYAN HULSWAR (SL.NO.496) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1565) AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 93. MANJU S/O SOMUGOUDA (SL.NO.648) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1800) AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 94. RAMESH S/O BEERAGOUDA (SL.NO.637) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1785) AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 95. MAHESH S/O RAMCHANDRA NAYAK (SL.NO.515) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1592) AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 96. NAGAPPA S/O HANUMANTH NAYAK (SL.NO.645) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1797) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 97. SATYABAMA W/O SRIRANG NAYAK (SL.NO.376) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1361) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 98. SHEKHAR S/O AYU AGER (SL.NO.466) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1532) AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 99. RAGU S/O SOMU AGER (SL.NO.477) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1543) AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 100. SUBHRAYA S/O MURUKANDI AGER (SL.NO.471) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1537) AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 101. SOMU S/O NAGU AGER (SL.NO.467) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1533) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 102. SRIKANTH S/O SOMUGOUDA (SL.NO.367) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1344) AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 103. JAYANTH S/O SOMUGOUDA (SL.NO.368) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1345) AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 104. JAYASHREE W/O RAVI (SOMU) GOUDA (SL.NO.369) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1346) AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 105. RAM S/O NAGU AGER (SL.NO.469) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1535) AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 106. MANJU S/O HONA AGER (SL.NO.468) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1534) AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 107. GOPAL S/O MURUKUNDI NAYAK (SL.NO.63) (MEMBERSHIP NO.374) AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 108. NARAYAN S/O VASUDEV NAYAK (SL.NO.364) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1338) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 109. NAGU S/O ERAGOUDA (SL.NO.381) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1371) - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 110. RAMESH S/O HANUMANTH NAYAK (SL.NO.587) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1729) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 111. GOURISHANKAR S/O BOMMAIAH NAYAK (SL.NO.341) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1275) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 112. CHANDRAHAS S/O BOMMA AGER (SL.NO.452) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1518) AGE: 43 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 113. JANARDHAN S/O GOYUD AGER (SL.NO.453) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1519) AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 114. SUBHARAYA S/O RAM AGER (SL.NO.454) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1520) AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 115. KESHAV S/O RAM AGER (SL.NO.456) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1522) AGE: 57 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 116. KRISHNA S/O RAM AGER (SL.NO.457) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1523) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 117. NAGARAJ S/O HANMANTH AGER (SL.NO.460) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1526) AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 118. SATISH S/O SHANKAR AGER (SL.NO.461) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1527) AGE: 67 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 119. RAJU S/O HONNAPPA BIRGI (SL.NO.478) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1544) AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 120. PRAMOD S/O HANMATH AGER (SL.NO.490) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1558) AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 121. MANJUNATH S/O HONNAPPA BIRGI (SL.NO.389) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1398) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 122. LAKSHMAN S/O SUKRUGOUDA (SL.NO.318) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1102) AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 123. ESHWAR S/O MONAPPA HARIKANTRA (SL.NO.264) (MEMBERSHIP NO.965) AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 124. NAGAPPA S/O BHAIRU HARIKANTRA (SL.NO.611) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1756) AGE: 64 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 125. UMESH S/O ESHWAR BANDEKAR (SL.NO.427) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1475) AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 126. VENKTA S/O GANAPU HARIKANTRA (SL.NO.195) (MEMBERSHIP NO.770) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 127. RAVI S/O ANU AGER (SL.NO.486) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1554) AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 128. RAMA S/O LAKSHMAN NAYAK (SL.NO.608) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1752) AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 129. HARISHCHANDRA S/O NARAYAN AGER (SL.NO.217) (MEMBERSHIP NO.841) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 130. VIMALA W/O HARISHCHANDRA AGER (SL.NO.286) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1017) AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 131. MAHADEVI W/O PARMESHWAR NAYAK (SL.NO.130) (MEMBERSHIP NO.598) AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 132. RAVISH S/O RAMCHANDRA NAYAK (SL.NO.304) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1067) AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 133. BHAGIRATI W/O PARMESHWAR NAYAK (SL.NO.36) (MEMBERSHIP NO.79) AGE: 76 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 134. PURANDHAR S/O NARAYAN NAYAK (SL.NO.238) (MEMBERSHIP NO.890) - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 135. MEENAKSHI W/O ESHWAR HALEYAR (SL.NO.411) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1440) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 136. GANESH S/O MAHADEV PATGAR (SL.NO.559) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1685) AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 137. NAGARAJ S/O MONUGOUDA (SL.NO.697) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1877) AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 138. DHAKU S/O DHEERA HULSWAR (SL.NO.262) (MEMBERSHIP NO.961) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 139. LAKSHMESH S/O TULSU AGER (SL.NO.448) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1513) AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 140. SHASHIKALA W/O ANANDU HULSWAR (SL.NO.484) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1551) AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 141. SRINIVAS S/O LAKSHMAN MIRJANKAR (SL.NO.494) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1562) AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 142. BHAGWAN S/O DHAKU MIRJANKAR (SL.NO.495) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1563) AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 143. SUMATI W/O LAKSHMAN MIRJANKAR (SL.NO.499) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1570) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 144. RUKKU W/O BUDDHUGOUDA (SL.NO.230) (MEMBERSHIP NO.867) AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 145. KUSUMA W/O CHANDRUGOUDA (SL.NO.659) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1812) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 146. PRAVEEN S/O NARAYAN NAYAK (SL.NO.154) (MEMBERSHIP NO.665) AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 147. HARIHAR S/O VASUDEV HAIRKANTRA (SL.NO.207) (MEMBERSHIP NO.822) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 148. NAGARAJ S/O GANAPATI NAYAK (SL.NO.287) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1019) AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 149. GANAPATI S/O NAGAPPA NAYAK (SL.NO.490) (MEMBERSHIP NO.453) AGE: 72 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 150. LALILTHA W/O PURSHOTAM NAYAK (SL.NO.218) (MEMBERSHIP NO.842) AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 151. MEERA W/O MAGNESHWAR NAYAK (SL.NO.272) (MEMBERSHIP NO.983) AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 152. NETRAVATI W/O PRASHANT BANDEKAR (SL.NO.522) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1608) AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 153. NAGENDRA S/O TREYAMBUNK BANDEKAR (SL.NO.276) (MEMBERSHIP NO.992) AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 154. GANGADHAR S/O SUBHU HARIKANTRA (SL.NO.635) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1783) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 155. DHANYA W/O DHAMUNJAYA PATGAR (SL.NO.657) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1809) AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 156. MEENA W/O NAGAPPA NAYAK (SL.NO.694) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1680) AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 157. GULABI W/O MANJUNATH HARIKANTRA (SL.NO.576) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1714) AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 158. SAROJ W/O NAGAPPA BANDHI (SL.NO.511) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1587) AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 159. LAKSHMAN S/O MANJUNATH NAYAK (SL.NO.532) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1631) - 14 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 160. MAHABALESHWAR S/O SUBHARAYA BHATT (SL.NO.215) (MEMBERSHIP NO.839) AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 161. JAYSHAYAM S/O RAMCHANDRA NAYAK (SL.NO.518) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1601) AGE: 52 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 162. HAMANNNA S/O GOPALGOUDA (SL.NO.660) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1813) AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 163. RAMACHANDRA S/O SATTAPPA GUNAGA (SL.NO.572) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1706) AGE: 53 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 164. BEERA S/O HULIYAGOUDA (SL.NO.638) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1787) AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 165. SUBHARAYA S/O SHIVU HEGDE (SL.NO.365) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1339) AGE: 77 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 166. HOLEYAPPA S/O NAGUGOUDA (SL.NO.431) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1483) AGE: 66 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 167. GANESH S/O SHIVUGOUDA (SL.NO.324) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1168) AGE: 82 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 168. VITTAL S/O NAGAPPA NAYAK (SL.NO.242) (MEMBERSHIP NO.902) AGE: 75 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 169. SHIVU S/O SHANKARGOUDA (SL.NO.536) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1639) AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 170. KUMAR S/O KRISHNAPPA NAYAK (SL.NO.618) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1763) AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 171. SATTAPPA S/O GANAPU GUNAGA (SL.NO.60) (MEMBERSHIP NO.362) AGE: 76 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE - 15 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 172. NARAYAN S/O KRISHNA GUNAGA (SL.NO.573) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1708) AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 173. CHANDRASHEKHAR S/O GOPALGOUDA (SL.NO.550) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1671) AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 174. DAMODHAR S/O GOVIND NAYAK (SL.NO.176) (MEMBERSHIP NO.717) AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 175. GANAPATI S/O KUSLAPPA NAYAK (SL.NO.588) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1730) AGE: 49 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 176. PARMESHWAR S/O SUKRUGOUDA (SL.NO.663) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1816) AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE 177. MOHAN S/O KHEMU NAYAK (SL.NO.424) (MEMBERSHIP NO.1471) AGE: 46 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE ALL ARE, R/O: HILLUR – GUNDABALE VILLAGE, TQ: ANKOLA, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA - 581301 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SADIQ N GOODWALA,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO- OPERATION MS BUILDING BENGALURU-580001 2. THE STATE CO- OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, A BLOCK SHANTI NAGAR, T T M C BUILDING BENGALURU – 560002 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER 3. THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER AND THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OP SOCIETIES OF SUB-DIVISION PRIMARY CO-OP SOCIETY DIST: UTTARA KANNADA - 581301 4. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY KARWAR DIST: UTTARA KANNADA - 581301 - 16 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER VIVIDODESHA PRATHAMIK GRAMEENA KRUSHI SAHAKARI SANGH, NIYAMIT., HILLUR, TQ: ANKOLA, DIST: UTTARA KANNADA - 581301 6. THE VIVIDODESHA PRATHAMIK GRAMEENA KRUSHI SAHAKARA SANGH, NIYAMIT., HILLUR, TQ: ANKOLA DIST: UTTARA KANNADA – 581301 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. KIRTHILATA R.PATIL, HCGOP FOR R1 TO R5; SRI. S.B. PATIL, ADVOCATE FOR R6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NOS.3 TO 6 TO INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE FINAL ELIGIBLE VOTER LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR RESPECTIVE VOTES IN THE ELECTION TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 04.01.2025 VIDE ANNEXURE- A, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY & etc., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS 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, - 17 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 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 twenty days before the ate of election. - 18 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 (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 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. 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. - 19 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 not meet these requirements. In 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 must be held to be part of the election process for constituting managing committee of a specified society. - 20 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 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 (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 - 21 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 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 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 (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. - 22 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:900 WP No. 107953 of 2024 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.: 3 Sl No.: 1