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2025 DAILYLAW 89104 (KAR)

BASAMMA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/21801/2025 · 2025-12-09

M G Uma

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 21801 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. BASAMMA W/O BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO.02 2. PRADEEPA S/O KENCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SHARE NO.08 3. RATHNAMMA W/O THAMMAIAH @ MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO.14 4. NAGAMMA W/O NINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.27 5. VENKATESHA S/O KARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SHARE NO.33 6. K L RAJASHEKAR S/O NINGANNA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SHARE NO.41 7. NAGAMMA W/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, SHARE NO.43 Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 8. NAGAMMA W/O MARISWAMY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SHARE NO.44 9. MAHADEVAMMA W/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SHARE NO.46 10. PUTTASWAMY W/O MARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SHARE NO.51 11. RAJESH S/O RAJU AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SHARE NO.53 12. SIDDEGOWDA S/O KARIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.56 13. KEMPEGOWDA S/O MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.57 14. LINGEGOWDA S/O APPEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO.64 15. MAHESHA S/O HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SHARE NO.72 16. PUTTAHONNAMMA W/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.78 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 17. NAGARATHNAMMA W/O HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.84 18. MANCHAMMA W/O MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.85 19. NANDISH S/O PUTTASWAMYGOWDA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS SHARE NO.86 20. JAYARAMU S/O KULLEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS SHARE NO.88 21. GOWRAMMA W/O CHIKKABASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.92 22. BOREGOWDA S/O KANNA KULLEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.94 23. MADEGOWDA S/O CHIKKAPPEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.97 24. CHANDRAMMA W/O MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS SHARE NO.98 25. T R GEETHA W/O SIDDARAJU AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS SHARE NO.102 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 26. DEVAMMA W/O MAYIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SHARE NO.105 27. RATHNAMMA W/O DEVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.112 28. B BOREGOWDA S/O MARIGECHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.113 29. KENCHAMMA W/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.114 PETITIONER NO.1 TO 29 R/AT KAMSAGARA VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT-571430 30. VENKATAMMA W/O GURUVAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.122 31. YEREGOWDA S/O MARIKENCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS SHARE NO. 124 32. CHIKKAVANU S/O SHANIVARADA SANNAIAH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS SHARE NO. 125 33. SANNAIAH S/O SHANIVARADA SANNAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, SHARE NO. 126 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 34. YELLEGOWDA S/O GUBBEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SHARE NO.128 35. THIMMAIAH S/O VENKATEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS SHARE NO.131 36. K.PUTTASWAMY S/O KUNNAIAH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.133 37. KRISHNA S/O CHIKKAIDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS SHARE NO. 134 38. VENKATEGOWDA S/O CHIKKAIDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SHARE NO. 135 39. PUTTAHANUMEGOWDA S/O CHIKKAIDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS SHARE NO.136 40. SHIVAMALLEGOWDA S/O MUDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO. 140 41. DASEGOWDA S/O HANUMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.141 42. HANUMAIAH S S/O KUNTEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, SHARE NO. 143 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 PETITIONER NO.30 TO 42 R/ AT THIGALARADODDI VILLAGE KASABA HOBLI, MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA DIST-571430. 43. BASAVARAJU S/O HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS SHARE NO. 152 44. GOVINDARAJU S/O HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS SHARE NO. 160 45. B. KRISHNA S/O BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SHARE NO. 164 46. SIDDAMMA W/O MADAIAH @ LINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.172 47. MARADEVEGOWDA S/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS SHARE NO. 169 48. SIDDAMMA W/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.172 49. SIDDAMMA W/O HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO. 173 50. GEETHA W/O MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, SHARE NO. 176 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 51. SUNANDAMMA W/O KENCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO. 180 52. PUTTAMMA W/O MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS SHARE NO. 186 53. M NAGARAJU S/O MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 191 54. M RAMAKRISHNA S/O MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO. 192 55. K S KRISHNA S/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 193 56. MADEGOWDA S/O PEDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 197 57. MAHESHA S/O KENCHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SHARE NO. 201 58. BHAGYAMMA W/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO. 207 59. PAVITHRA W/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 208 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 60. NAGAMMA W/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 209 61. HONNEGOWDA S/O CHIKKA CHOWDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO. 212 62. NANJEGOWDA S/O THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS SHARE NO. 213 63. T N SUNDARI W/O MAHADEVU AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS SHARE NO. 215 64. NAGAMANI W/O DEVARAJU AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS SHARE NO. 216 65. RATHNAMMA S/O B BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO 221 66. SANNEGOWDA S/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO. 224 67. LAKSHMI W/O SURESHA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO 225 68. NAGESHA S/O MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SHARE NO 228 - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 69. SHIVALINGAIAH S/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS SHARE NO 234 70. MANGALAGOWRI W/O SHIVALINGAIAH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS SHARE NO 235 71. SIDDARAJU S/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO 236 72. CHIKKATHAYAMMA W/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO 237 73. MAHESHA K H S/O M HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SHARE NO 238 74. SURESHKUMAR S/O MADEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS SHARE NO 245 75. NINGAMMA W/O BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO 246 76. CHIKKATHAYAMMA W/O B NAGESHA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO 248 77. LINGAMMA W/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO 253 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 78. JAYALAKSHMI W/O NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO 258 79. SAVITHA W/O K H NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS SHARE NO 259 80. PUTTASIDDAMMA W/O PUTTARAJU AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO 260 81. GOWRAMMA W/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO 261 82. RAJESH S/O KEMPEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS SHARE NO 262 83. UMA W/O PUTTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO 263 84. PUTTASWAMY S/O APPEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO 264 85. NAGARATHNAMMA W/O HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS SHARE NO 265 86. VIMALAKSHI W/O B NAGESHA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS SHARE NO 266 - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 87. RAMESHA S/O HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO 267 88. CHOWDAMMA S/O MARISWAMY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO 268 89. NAGAMMA W/O HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO 270 90. PUTTAMMA W/O C BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO 271 91. PAVITHRA W/O NAGARAJU M AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SHARE NO 272 92. GOWRAMMA W/O MAHADEVU AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS SHARE NO 273 93. SIDDEGOWDA S/O LINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO 275 94. NAVEEN M S/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS SHARE NO 276 95. MADEGOWDA S/O HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS SHARE NO 277 - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 96. PUTTAMMA W/O KARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO 280 97. SHRUTHI N V W/O RAVI B AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS SHARE NO 282 98. KEMPAMMA W/O RAMU AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO 283 99. PUTTARAJAMMA W/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS SHARE NO 284 100. RATHNAMMA W/O G NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO 286 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI: RUDRAPPA P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S.BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR BANGALORE - 560 001 2. KAMSAGARA MILK PRODUCERS CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY A REGISTERED CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959 MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT-571430 REP BY ITS SECRETORY. 3. THE RETURNING OFFICER KAMSAGARA MILK PRODUCERS - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY A REGISTERED CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959 MALAVALLI TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT 571430. 4. THE ELECTION OFFICER AND ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY (HOUSING AND OTHERS) OFFICE OF THE CO OPERATIVE NO.1 ALI ASKAR ROAD BENGALURU - 560 052. 5. CO OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER 3RD FLOOR, SHANTI NAGAR TTMC 'A' BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR BANGALORE - 560 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI: YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3 & R4 SRI: A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R5 R2 - SD/-) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF APPROPRIATE NATURE TO DECLARE THAT THE ACT OF RESPONDENT NO.2 IN DISQUALIFYING THE PETITIONERS FROM THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST IS VIOLATIVE OF RULE 13(D) (3) AND PROVISION TO THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959 BY ALLOWING THIS WP; DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS INCLUDING RIGHT TO VOTE SHCEDULED TO BE HELD ON 23.07.2025 FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMITTEE OF RESPONDENT NO.2 SOCIETY FOR THE NEXT TERM OF FIVE YEARS PURSUANT TO ANNXURE-A AND ETC., - 14 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52042 WP No. 21801 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING - B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the election results are already declared. Hence, the petition has become infructuous. He has filed a memo to that effect. Memo is placed on record. The writ petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE *bgn/- CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16