- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46919 WP No. 34394 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 34394 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. MANDYA DISTRICT KUMBARARA MULTI-PURPOSE INDUSTRIAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., O/AT: RETIRED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES BUILDING, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. REP BY ITS SECRETARY, SRI. D. VENKATESH, S/O SRI. DASA SHETTI, AGE: 50 YEARS, (REGISTERED UNDER KCS ACT - 1959) 2. SRI. T.L. NAGARAJ S/O: LATE LINGASHETTY, AGE: 59 YEARS, PRESIDENT/ DELGATEE OF MANDYA DISTRICT KUMBARARA MULTI PURPOSE INDUSTRIAL CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., O/AT: RETIRED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES BUILDING, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571401. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. RAVINDRA PRASAD .B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, VIDHNA SOUDHA, BENGALURU-560001. REP BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, TTMC, "A" BLOCK, SHANTHINAGARA, BENGALURU-560027. REP BY ITS SECRETARY. Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46919 WP No. 34394 of 2025 3. THE ELECTION OFFICER THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, SAYAJI RAO ROAD, MYSURU - 570 001. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER MANDYA DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING SOCIETIES LTD., NO.1156, 1ST CROSS, ASHOKNAGAR, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. 5. THE MANDYA DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE PRINTING AND PUBLISHING SOCIETIES LTD., NO.1156, 1ST CROSS, ASHOKNAGAR, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. REP BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (REGISTERED UNDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959) 6. THE MANDYA DISTRICT HORTICULTURE GROWERS AND PRODUCERS SALES AND STORAGE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, BENGALURU MYSURU ROAD, NEAR VISHWESHWARYA PARK, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA - 571 401. REP BY ITS CEO (REGISTERED UNDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959) 7. THE SHEEP AND WOOL PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., GUTHALU COLONY, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. REP BY ITS CEO (REGISTERED UNDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959) 8. SRI. S. NAGENDRA, S/O. SRI. H.B. SIDDAIAHA, AGE: 65 YEARS, DELEGATEE OF 6TH AND 7TH RESPONDENT, R/AT: NO.11, GUTHALU COLONY, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. …RESPONDENTS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:46919 WP No. 34394 of 2025 (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, 3 & 4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DTD 10.11.2025 ISSUED BY THE R-4 RETURNING OFFICER VIDE ANNX-G AND CONSEQUENTLY DISQUALIFY THE R-8 IN THE ELECTION DTD 17.11.2025 AND DIRECT THE R-3 AND 4 TO DELETE THE NAME OF THE R-8 FROM CONTESTANT AND VOTER LISTS OF THE R-5 ELECTION VIDE ANNX-A, B AND H SO FAR CONCERN TO THE R-6 AND 7 SOCIETY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo reporting that the petition has become infructuous. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. In view of the memo, the petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous. SD/- (M G UMA) JUDGE PNV- CT:VS - List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7