- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43185 WP No. 26949 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. 26949 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. DR M.S. MAHADEVASWAMY S/O M. SHIVAPPA, AGE 57, 2. MAMATHA H W/O PRADEEP, AGE 35 YEARS 3. SRI GNANA MURTHY S/O MALLIKARJUNA AGE 36 YEARS, 4. DR P. SRINIVAS S/O PARASHIVAMURTHY, AGE 50 YEARS 5. MANJUNATH N S/O NAGARAJU, AGE 40 YEARS, 6. SMT PREMA S W/O RAJASHEKARA AGE 36 YEARS 7. PARASHIVAMURTHY S/O MAHADEVIAH, AGE 52 YEARS 8. SHIVAKUMAR G S/O GOVINDARAJU, AGE 50 YEARS 9. DR P MANI S/O PONNAAN, AGE 50 YEARS Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43185 WP No. 26949 of 2025 10. SOMASHEKHAR NAIK S/O JAVARAIAH, AGE 55 YEARS 11. SMT ABHILASHA W/O KIRAN, AGE 26 YEARS, 12. PRAJWAL R S/O RAVISHANKAR, AGE 28 YEARS 13. KUMARI N AKHILA D/O NAGARAJU, AGE 26 YEARS (ALL THE PETITIONERS ARE ALL DIRECTORS OF KARNATAKA STATE COLLEGE LECTURERS AND SCHOOL TEACHERS HOUSE BUILDING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. NO 55/1, 3RD CROSS, GURUKULA LAYOUT, J P NAGAR, KUPPULRU, MYSURU - 570031) …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DEVIPRASAD SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION, M S BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BANGALORE - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, SHANTHI NAGAR, T.T.M.C 'A' BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 027 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3. JOINT REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES/ELECTION OFFICER 3RD FLOOR SHANTHI NAGAR, T.T.M.C 'A' BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560027 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:43185 WP No. 26949 of 2025 4. COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER VOTERS LIST VERIFICATION OFFICER, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, K R NAGARA, MYSURU - 571602 5. ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES (H AND M), DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATION, OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, NO 1, ALI ASKER ROAD, BANGALORE - 560052 6. KARNATAKA STATE COLLEGE LECTURERS AND SCHOOL TEACHERS HOUSE BUILDING COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, NO.55/1, 3RD CROSS GURUKULA LAYOUT, J P NAGAR, KUPPULRU, MYSURU 570031 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY (REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATION SOCIETY ACT, 1959) …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o. 26949 of 2025 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.: 10