- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52963 WP No. 28493 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 28493 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. GOWTHAMI W/O VENKATESH A J AGE 26 YEARS R/O KODEGANDLU VILLAGE MITHAHALLI POST CHINTAMANAI TLAUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT 2. RAJAMMA D/O GORRAPAP AGE 56 YEARS NO. 129, KODEGADLU VILLAGE MITHAHALLI POST CHINTAMANI TLAUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT 3. LAKSHMIDEVAMMA W/O SRINIVAS AGE 56 YEARS NO. 150 KODEGADLU VILLAGE MITHAHALLI POST CHINTAMANI TLAUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT 4. SUJATHAMMA W/O KRISHNAREDDY AGE 42 YEARS KODEGADLU VILLAGE MITHAHALLI POST CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52963 WP No. 28493 of 2025 5. SUBBALAKSHMAMMA W/O NARAYANASWAMY AGE 50 YEARS KODEGADLU VILLAGE MITHAHALLI POST CHINTAMANI TLAUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT 6. NAGAMANI K A W/O ASHOKA K KODEGADLU VILLAGE MITHAHALLI POST CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DEVIPRASAD SHETTY, 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 PRINCIPLE 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. DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER DEPUTY REGISTRAR COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, CHIKKABALAPURA SUB DIVISION, CHIKKABALLAPURA 562101 4. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, CHIKKABALLAPURA SUB DIVISION CHIKKABALLALPURA - 562 101 5. RETURNING OFFICER APPOINTED FOR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52963 WP No. 28493 of 2025 KODEGANDLU MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN COOPERATIVE KODEGADLU VILLAGE MITHAHALLI POST CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALAPUR DISTRICT 562101 6. KODEGANDLU MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD KODEGADLU VILLAGE MITHAHALLI POST CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT 562101 BY ITS CHIEF PROMOTER …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH .D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1 & R3-5 SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2 (AB)) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I. QUASHING ANNEXURE E DATED 13/09/2025 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO 5. II. DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO 3 TO 6 TO PREPARE THE VOTERS LIST AFTER ENROLLING ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE KODEGANDLU VILLAGE AND AGRAHARA HALLI VILLAGES WHICH COMES WITHIN THE AREA OF OPERATION OF THE RESPONDENT NO 6 SOCIETY AND THEN CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS TO THE RESPONDENT NO 6 SOCIETY BY CONSIDERING THE REPRESENTATION VIDE ANNEXURES B DATED 21/06/2022, ANNEXURE- B1 DATED 15/09/2025, AND ANNEXURE C DATED 17/06/2022. 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 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52963 WP No. 28493 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the election was already held on 28.09.2025 and no interim order was passed in favour of the petitioners. Therefore, the petition has rendered infructuous. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners concedes the submission made by learned Additional Government Advocate. 3. Hence, the petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous. The petitioners are at liberty to raise the dispute under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, if they are advised to do so. SD/- (M G UMA) JUDGE PNV CT:VS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 2