- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54162 WP No. 22229 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 22229 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SRI N RAMALINGAPPA S/O. LATE DODDANARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.31 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED) 2. SRI. SHIVAPPA @ SHIVANNA S/O. VENTAKARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 104 3. SRI. S.NARAYANASWAMY S/O. SUBBANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 166 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZENS NOT CLAIMED) 4. SRI. JAYAPPA S/O. LATE CHIKKABYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 169 5. SMT. M.R. MANJULAMMA W/O. R. RAMAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.207 6. SMT. CHAITRA W/O. BYAREDDY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.209 7. SRI. MUNIKRISHNA @ MUNIKRISHNAPPA S/O. DODDAPAPANNA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54162 WP No. 22229 of 2025 MEMBERSHIP NO.227 8. SMT. SUMITRAMMA W/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.178 9. SRI. V. RAMAPPA S/O. LATE VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.02 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZENS NOT CLAIMED) 10. SRI. D. VENKATAREDDY S/O. LATE DYAVAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 36 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZENS NOT CLAIMED) 11. SRI. NARASIMHAPPA S/O. LATE MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 67 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZENS NOT CLAIMED) THE PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 11 IS RESIDENTS OF VONTOOR VILLAGE, BASHETTAHALLI POST AND HOBLI, SIDLAGATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT PIN - 562 105. 12. SRI. VENKATAREDDY S/O. LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RAMESHWARA VILLAGE, BASHETTAHALLI POST AND HOBLI SIDLAGATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT PIN-562 105. MEMBERSHIP NO. 16 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZENS NOT CLAIMED) 13. SMT. PAPAMMA W/O. KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS RAMESHWARA VILLAGE, BASHETTAHALLI POST AND HOBLI, SIDLAGATTA TALUK, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54162 WP No. 22229 of 2025 CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-562105. MEMBERSHIP NO.226 14. SRI. RAMAPPA S/O. LATE AKKALAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS NALLARALLAHALLI VILLAGE, BASHETTAHALLI POST AND HOBLI SIDLAGATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT PIN-562105. MEMBERSHIP NO.79 15. SRI. VENKATARONAPPA S/O. LATE NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 129 (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZENS NOT CLAIMED) 16. SMT. ANITHA W/O. KESHAVAPPA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.220 17. SMT. VENKATALAKSHMAMMA C/O. SRI MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.233 18. SMT PAVITHRA W/O. N MUNIRAJU AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. 130. 19. SRI ASHWATHAPPA S/O. SRI YASRAPPA @ YERRAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.89. (BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZENS NOT CLAIMED) THE PETITIONERS NO.15 TO 19 IS THE RESIDENTS OF DODDAGUMMANAHALLI VILLAGE, BASHETTAHALLI POST AND HOBLI, SIDLAGATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT PIN - 562 105. ALL PETITIONERS ARE THE MEMBERS OF VONTOOR MILK PRODUCERS CO-OP, SOCIETY - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54162 WP No. 22229 of 2025 LTD VONTOOR VILLAGE, BASHETTAHALLI HOBLI, SIDDLAGATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT - 562 105 (A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISION OF THE KARNATAKA COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959). …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. T.M. CHOWDAREDDY, 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. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES CHIKKABALLAPURA DIVISION DISTRICT, CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101 4. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES CHIKKABALLAPURA SUB DIVISION, CHIKKABALLAPURA - 562 101 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER THE VONTOOR MILK PRODUCER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., VONTOOR VILLAGE, BASHETTAHALLI POST AND HOBLI SIDLAGATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT PIN-562105 6. THE VONTOOR MILK PRODUCER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, VONTOOR VILLAGE, BASHETTAHALLI - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54162 WP No. 22229 of 2025 POST AND HOBLI SIDLAGATTA TQ, CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST - 562 105 BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THE RESPONDENT NO.6 IS A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER PROVISION OF THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE S OCIETIES ACT 1959) 7. BYRAREDDY S/O VENKATARAMANAPPA AGED 46 YEARS R/AT VANTURU, SIDLAGHATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA-562101 8. SHIVARAMAREDDY S/O. MARAPPA AGED 46 YEARS R/AT VANTURU, SHIDLAGHATTA TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA-562101 AMENDMENT CARRIED OUT AS PER COURT ORDER DATED:25.09.2025 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3, R4 & R5. SRI. A. DEVARAJU, ADVOCATE FOR R2(AB) SRI. P.L. NANJUNDA SWAMY, ADVOCATE FOR R6(AB) SRI. DEVIPRASAD SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R7 & R8) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO - I. QUASHING THE FINAL INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 5 OF THE RESPONDENT NO. 6 SOCIETY WHICH IS APPROVED BY RESPONDENT NO. 2 TO 4 AUTHORITIES IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO THE PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 19 IS CONCERN IN INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-H. AND ETC., 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 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54162 WP No. 22229 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1, 3, 4 and 5 and learned counsel for respondent Nos.7 and 8. 2. The petitioners have sought for issuance of writ in the nature of certiorari, to quash the final ineligible voters list published by respondent No.5 for respondent No.6 - Society and also to issue writ in the nature of Mandamus, directing respondent No.5 to include their names in the eligible voters list. 3. As per order dated 24.07.2025, the petitioners were permitted to cast their votes in the election that was scheduled to be held on 27.07.2025 if they are not disqualified under Section 29-C of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act (for short, 'the KCS Act') or any other provisions or declared ineligible under Section 20(2)(a-v) of KCS Act. It is stated that pursuant to the interim order, the petitioners have cast their votes in the election that was held on 27.07.2025. 4. As per the direction issued by this Court vide order dated 22.08.2025, the result of the election is already declared on 04.09.2025. Under such circumstances, nothing remains to - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54162 WP No. 22229 of 2025 be considered in this writ petition and the same has been rendered infructuous. 5. Learned counsel for respondent Nos.7 and 8 submits that the petitioners have obtained the interim order by this Court by suppressing the material facts and that there is efficacious statutory remedy that is available for the parties to raise the dispute in accordance with law. In view of the above, the petition is dismissed as the same having been rendered infructuous. However, liberty is reserved with the parties to this petition to raise their respective disputes under Section 70 of the KCS Act, if they are advised to do so, within ten days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM CT:VS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 16