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2025 DAILYLAW 88379 (KAR)

MANJUNATH. B. v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/29585/2025 · 2025-10-29

M G Uma

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 29585 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. MANJUNATH. B. S/O G BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 5 2. NANDISH KUMAR S/O SIDDABASAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 16 3. DR NAGENDRA M P S/O LATE PUTTAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 17 4. H N EESHAKUMAR S/O H C NAGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 58 5. K SHIVACHITHAPPA S/O K LINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 63 6. RAMAMURTHY B M S/O MALLEGOWDA B M AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 65 7. SHAMASUNDAR S/OBALAKRISHNA B AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 71 Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 8. PREMALATHA S SHIVAMURTHY S P AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 73 9. PRAKASH K S S/O RANGASWAMY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 74 10. PARASHURAM MURTHY S/O GOVINDASHETTY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 75 11. M C SHIVAKUMAR S/O SHIVAMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 76 12. S SIDDEGOWDA S/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 92 13. PUTTASWAMY S/O PATHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 96 14. THILOTHAME M B W/O M S NANDAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 103 15. RAMYA K R W/O RAMANNA M G AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 651 16. THULASI B V W/O VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 112 17. HARISH D S/O LATE DODDAYYA C AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 MEMBERSHIP NO 114 18. ANURADHA S W/O GOVINDARAJU AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 130 19. K M TARADEVI W/O RAVIKUMAR AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 138 20. SIDDARAJU K S/O THATHAYYA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 145 21. HEMALATHA H R S/O RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 161 22. REKHA MATHEW W/O K G MATHARYA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 162 23. SHIVASHANKAR MURTHY S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 194 24. SOWMYA A W/O SWAMY G M AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 211 25. M G PRABHUDEVA S/O GURUMURTHY M C AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 219 26. KARUNAKAR M S/O GURUMURTHY M C AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 220 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 27. VIKRAM K K S/O KESHAV K S AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 221 28. VENKATESH S S/O SHIVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 222 29. JNANESH K S/O KALAPPA K AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 225 30. ESHWARAPPA K M S/O MALLIRKARJUNAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 229 31. S H GANGEGOWDA S/O SUREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 231 32. A NARAYANAPRASAD S/O B B ANANTHA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 232 33. M K AMNUJA RAMESH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 240 34. DR SHRI DATTA HEBBAR G V S/O G V HEBBAR AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 243 35. CHIKKADEVEGOWDA S L S/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 251 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 36. DR KONDARASAYYA M H S/O SUBBAYYA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 264 37. M R BASAVALIGASWAMY S/O RAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 275 38. MANJUNATH N J S/O JYOGAYYA S AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 291 39. LINGARAJ S/O DODDAHAIDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 293 40. SHRIDHARMURTHY S/O CHANDRA ACHAR AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 298 41. A L SURESH S/O LINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 306 42. JAGADISH K S/O KANDIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 307 43. P SOMASHEKAR S/O C PALANISWAMY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 311 44. DR MALLAMMA C/O RAVI R AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 MEMBERSHIP NO 327 45. MEENAKSHAMMA M C/O MALLANNA M AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 328 46. SUSHMA K N C/O PRASAD S B AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 390 47. MALA A B W/O RAMESH S V AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 394 48. MANJUNATH S K S/O KRISHNANAYAKA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 411 49. SOWMYA K D/O KAYAYYA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 412 50. HEENAKOUSAR C/O ASIM AJEEJ AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 437 51. NINGARAJU D S/O PAPAYYA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 452 52. RAVISHA H N S/O NANJUNDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 464 53. GIRISH BABU M N S/O MAALIGAYYA - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 468 54. SRIDHARAMURTHY B S S/O LATE B S NAGESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 475 55. DR REKHA MURTHY T D W/O DR T D PARAMESHWARAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 494 56. SHANKAR S L S/O LAVA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 510 57. BELLULI KOTRESH S/O BELLULLI NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 515 58. ASHWATH S/O DEVAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 534 59. SRINIVAS G S/O SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 554 60. HEMALATA W/O SUGUNA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 600 61. AJAY KUMAR DEVID S/O J C DEVID AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 604 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 62. NANDISH N S/O D N MAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 607 63. NANJAMMA GEDDEGOWDA G AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 610 64. SHANMAGAMMA V S/O LATE D VENKATAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 611 65. SHIVAKUMAR M S/O MAHADEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 612 66. BABU S/O SHEKHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 613 67. ANITA W/O SHIVAYA RAMESH P N AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 615 68. KEMPEGOWDA D S/O DEVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 623 69. DINESH S/O GOALA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 630 70. YASHASWINI B V W/O ANANDH H N AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 635 - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 71. DR ADHARSH S/O D SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 636 72. KSHETRAPAAL S/O NARASIMHAAYYA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 638 73. LINGARAJU S S/O SHIVASWAAMI AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 639 74. PAVANA M L D/O CHANDRASHEKHAR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 641 75. ARUNA G W/O GURUDATTA S AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 643 76. KALAPPA S N S/O BALU AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 645 77. NAGESH M S/O MAHESH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 648 78. MAHADEVAPPA M N S/O NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 654 79. SAMPATH KUMAR B E S/O VEEREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 MEMBERSHIP NO 655 80. JAYAREKHA P W/O F V RAJENDHRA KUMAR AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 661 81. PRABHAKAR K S/O PRAHALADH RAO AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 691 82. DR SURESH KUMAR K R S/O RAJAPPA K S AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 779 83. M PUTTASWAMY GOWDA S/O LATE SIDDE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 802 84. SHIVARAMU D K S/O KALASEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 806 85. SANDHYA V VENKATANARAYANA W/O PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 933 86. SIDDARAJU S B S/O LATE BASAVAIAHA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 946 87. MAHADEVAPPA H M S/O H M MALLIHARAJUNAIHA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 529 88. GURUPADAPA S M S/O P MADAPPA - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 537 89. KAVITHA H M W/O DRUVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 539 90. DRUVA KUMAR S/O BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 540 91. NAGARAJU S N S/O LATE NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 541 92. NIRANJAN H N S/O LATE NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 926 93. C B RAJESH S/O BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 927 94. SURESH KUMAR M R S/O LATE RAMASWAMAIHA M AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 1036 95. H P JAYADEVAPPA S/O M PARAMESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 13 96. GANGADHARA S/O LATE R GUNDAAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 188 - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 97. DR D K RAVISHANKAR S/O BALAPPA P AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 827 98. PRASADH P S/O LATE A R PUTTARANGA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 249 99. LATHA C W/O MADHUKUMAR B AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 782 100. CHANDRAKANTH K S/O KANTHARAJU K N AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 55 101. EESHWARAPPA H N S/O NANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 21 102. DR MAHENDHRA S/O MADHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 271 103. VIJAYAKUMAR S/O LATE K KARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO 511 (PETITIONERS AGED ABOVE 65 YEARS DO NOT CLAIMING BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZENSHIP) ALL PETITIONERS ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE KARNATAKA STATE COLLEGE LECTURERS AND SCHOOL TEACHERS HOUSE BUILDING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD NO. 55/1, 3RD CROSS, GURUKULA LAYOUT, J P NAGAR, KUPPULURU, MYSURU - 571 602. …PETITIONERS - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 (BY SMT. ANUSHA .N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION M S BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, T.T.M.C. 'A' BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3. JOINT REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES/DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, 3RD FLOOR, T.T.M.C. 'A' BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 027, 4. RETURNING OFFICER KARNATAKA STATE COLLEGE LECTURERS AND SCHOOL TEACHERS HOUSE BUILDING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, NO.55/1, 3RD CROSS, GURUKULA LAYOUT, J.P NAGAR, KUPPULURU, MYSURU - 571 602. 5. KARNATAKA STATE COLLEGE LECTURERS AND SCHOOL TEACHERS HOUSE BUILDING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, NO.55/1, 3RD CROSS, GURUKULA LAYOUT, J.P NAGAR, KUPPULURU, MYSURU - 571 602. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (RESPONDENT NO.5 IS REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT-1959) …RESPONDENTS - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43192 WP No. 29585 of 2025 (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, 3 & 4 SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R-2 TO 5 TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE ELECTIONS TO THE R-5 WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 28.09.2025 (ANNX-A) AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, 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 dated 28.10.2025 reporting that the petition has rendered infructuous. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed for having rendered infructuous. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE PNV - CT:VS - List No.: 3 Sl No.: 5