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CHANNAVEEROJI RAO v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/2792/2025 · 2025-12-12

M G Uma

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 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. 2792 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. CHANNAVEEROJI RAO S/O RUDROJI RAO AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS SERIAL NO-120 SHARE NO-8278 OCC-BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURIST R/OF N S ROAD CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577213. 2. KARIYAPPA S/O M, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS SERIAL NO-85 SHARE NO-5868 AGRICULTURIST R/O CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577213. 3. H BASAVARAJAPPA S/O HANUMATHAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-75 SHARE NO-5498 R/O NO 65 HARONHALLI HARONHALLICHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577213 4. RUDRAPPA B T S/O TIMAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-127 SHARE NO-8568 R/O HARONHALLICHANNAGIRI Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 of 2025 TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577213 5. P MANJULA W/O SHEKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, HOUSE WIFE SERIAL NO-116 SHARE NO-8026 R/O NO 78 YAREHALLI DAVANGERE DISTRICT-577213 6. SUSHEELAMMA P W/O BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, HOUSE WIFE SERIAL NO-117 SHARE NO-8027 R/O YAREHALLI, HARONAHALLI POST DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 7. BORAMMA AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS SERIAL NO-115 SHARE NO8025 R/O 154 YAREHALLI, HARONAHALLI POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 8. M S PARAMESHWARAPPA S/O SHIVALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-1 SHARE NO-561 R/O MAIN ROAD AJJIHALLI VILLAGE AT POST CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 9. SHANTKUMAR G B S/O BASAVARAJAPPA G AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-125 SHARE NO-8569 R/O HARONHALLI POST CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 of 2025 10. VIJAY KUMAR G B AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SERIAL NO-108 SHARE NO-7273 R/O HARONHALLI POST CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213. 11. AMAN ULLA S/O M ABDUL SATTAR SAB AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-05 SHARE NO-1123 R/O 62/3 KOUSAR MASEEDI ROAD CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577213 12. ALABAKSHI S/O ABDUL RAZAK AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-53 SHARE NO-4835 R/O 62/3 KOUSAR MASEEDI ROAD CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577213 13. A ABDUL WAJID RAZVI S/O A ABDUL GAFAR SAB AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-25 SHARE NO-3034 R/O NH 13 ROAD OPP BHARATH FOOTWEAR CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 14. ABDUL RAHAMAN S/O ABDUL HAFEEZ AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-113 SHARE NO-7743 R/O SAIDAR STREET CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 of 2025 15. V SRINIVAS S/O VEERAPPA H AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, AGRIULTURIST SERIAL NO-126 SHARE NO-8476 R/O NO 191 JOLDAL JOLDHALLI POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213. 16. RAVIKUMAR KRG S/O GANESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-56 SHARE NO-4920 CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 17. RAMESH KUMAR KRG AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, SERIAL NO-55 SHARE NO-4919 AGRICULTURIST R/O NH 13 ROAD OPP BHARATH FOOTWEAR CHANNAGIRI TALUK, DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 18. SWAMY J C AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-72 SHARE NO-5356 R/O S HOSURU JOLADAL POST SARATHI JOLADHALL, CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577213. 19. G R BHAIRESH S/O G RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-44 SHARE NO-4124 R/O MANCHNAYAKANAHALLI TIPPEGONDNAHALLI CHANNAGIRI TALUK - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 of 2025 DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 20. S ANNAPPA S/O LATE SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-74 SHARE NO-5472 R/O MANCHANAYAKANAHALLI DAVANGERE DISTRICT 577213. 21. SHARADAMMA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-65 SHARE NO-5119 R/O T G HALLI POST MANCHANAYAKANAHALLI TIPPEGONDNAHALLI, CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 22. SHIVALINGAPPA S/O GOVINDAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-69 SHARE NO-5230 R/O T G HALLI POST MANCHANAYAKANAHALLI TIPPEGONDNAHALLI, CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577213 23. HANUMATHAMMA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-86 SHARE NO-5873 R/O CHANNAGIRI POST, CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 24. JAYAPPA S S/O SIDDARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-91 SHARE NO-5996 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 of 2025 R/O MANCHNAYAKANAHALLI TIPPEGONDNAHALLI DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577213 25. SAVITRAMMA W/O SHIVALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-122 SHARE NO-8334 R/O MANCHNAYAKANAHALLI DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 26. OMKARAMMA W/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-125 SHARE NO-8373 R/O MANCHNAYAKANAHALLI TIPPEGONDNAHALLI DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 27. HANUMATHA R S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-129 SHARE NO-8371 R/O BETHUR ROAD A K HATTI ANEKONDA DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 28. MOHAMED SAIFULLA C/O MOHAMMED ISMAIL SAB AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-37 SHARE NO-3995 R/O NO 129 HONNEBAGI, CHANNAGIRI DAVANGERE DISTRICT-577213. 29. AMEER AHAMED S/O MOHAMMED ISMAIL AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 of 2025 AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-39 SHARE NO-4009 R/O 61 MAIN ROAD, CHANNAGIRI HONNEBAGI RAJAGONDANAHALLI DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 30. MOHAMMED SHABIR SAB S/O RAHMAN SAB AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-12 SHARE NO-2067 RIO DOOR NO 103, CHANNAGIRI, HONNEBAGI RAJAGONDANAHALLI, DAVANGERE DISTRICT-577213 31. MAHABOOB ALI S/O MOHAMMED GOUSE SAB AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-66 SHARE NO-5135 RIO HONNEBAGI, CHANNAGIRI RAJAGONDANAHALLI, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT- 577213. 32. DEVENDRAPPA S/O SHANKRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-9 SHARE NO-1724 R/O HONNEBAGI, CHANNAGIRI RAJAGONDANAHALLI, DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213. 33. H N PRABHAKAR AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-27 SHARE NO-3192 R/O HONNEBAGI, CHANNAGIRI RAJAGONDANAHALLI DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 of 2025 34. SIDRAMPPA H S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-42 SHARE NO-4062 R/O NO21 MAIN ROAD HONNEBAGI, RAJAGONDANAHALLI, DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 35. KAMALAMMA W/O NINGESHAPPA H B AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-103 SHARE NO-6950 R/O NO107 BASAVESHWARA TEMPLE ROAD, HONNEBAGI, RAJAGONDANAHALLI, DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 36. NAGARAJA H N AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-104 SHARE NO-6953 R/O HONNEBAGI, DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577213 37. SHIVAKUMAR H S AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-105 SHARE NO-7055 R/O HONNEBAGI, CHANNAGIRI RAJAGONDANAHALLI DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 38. RATHANAMMA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-131 SHARE NO-8759 R/O HONNEBAGI, CHANNAGIRI RAJAGONDANAHALLI POST DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577213 39. CHITRAMMA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-133 SHARE NO-9268 R/O HONNEBAGI, CHANNAGIRI - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 of 2025 RAJAGONDANAHALLI DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 40. KUBERAPPA C/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-114 SHARE NO-7790 R/O NO 115 MAIN ROAD, NEAR SCHOOL, MALLIGERE TIPPEGONDANAHALLI, CHANNAGIRI DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 41. BASAPPA S/O HALAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-64 SHARE NO-5051 R/O NO119, ANJINAPURA, KENGUNTE, KENGUNTE POST, CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-577531 42. A B VEERABHADRAPPA S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-40 SHARE NO-4022 RIO MALLIGERE TIPPEGONDANAHALLI CHANNAGIRI, DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 43. SHEKHARAPPA S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-100 SHARE NO-6485 R/O MALLIGERE TIPPEGONDANAHALLI CHANNAGIRI DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 44. JAYAPPA L S S/O SHANTAVEERAPPALAXIMASAGARA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-52 SHARE NO-4770 R/O TIPPEGONDANAHALLI CHANNAGIRI, DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 45. L G MANJUNATHA C/O LG RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 of 2025 SERIAL NO-15 SHARE NO-2293 R/O NO 12 TIPPEGONDANAHALLI CHANNAGIRI TALUK DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 46. L S ESHWARAPPA S/O SHANTA VEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-98 SHARE NO-6405 R/O. 02 TIPPEGONDANAHALLI, LAKSHMISAGAR CHANNAGIRI DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 47. L S KUBERAPPA S/O SANNA SHIVALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-101 SHARE NO-6931 R/O 100 TIPPEGONDANAHALLI, LAKSHMISAGAR CHANNAGIRI, TIPPEGONDSANAHALLI DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 48. K G GANGA C/O L G MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-110 SHARE NO-7349 R/O LAXMISAGAR, TIPPEGONDANAHALLI TIPPEGONDANAHALLI POST, CHANNAGIRI DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 49. ABDUL TAJEED S/O KAREEMASABA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC : AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-70 SHARE NO-5249 R/O HONNEBAGI VILLAGE POST, CHANNAGIRI DAVANGERE DISTRICT -577213 50. UMESHA S/O KAMALANAYAKA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 of 2025 OCC: AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-110 SHARE NO-7349 R/O NO LAKSHMISAGRA POST, CHANNAGIRI, DAVANGERE DISTRICT- 577213 51. SHIVAKUMAR S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-51 SHARE NO-4745 R/O NO LAKSHMISAGRA POST, CHANNAGIRI DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577213 52. NAGARAJAPPA S/O MARALASIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURIST SERIAL NO-81 SHARE NO-5612 R/O NO LAKSHMISAGRA POST, CHANNAGIRI DAVANGERE DISTRICT - 577213 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. M.R. HIREMATHAD, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S. BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LIMITED, CHANNAGIRI, DAVANGERE - DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER. 3. THE RETURNING OFFICER - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 of 2025 TO THE ELECTIONS TO THE PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LIMITED., CHANNAGIRI, DAVANAGERE-DISTRICT., 4. THE DISTRICT COOPERATIVE ELECTION OFFICER AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETY, DAVANGERE- DISTRICT., DAVANGERE. 5. CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, 3RD FLOOR, SHANTI NAGAR, TTMC 'A' BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR, BANGALORE-560002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1,3,4; SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R5; V/O. DATED 24.02.2025, NOTICE TO R2 IS HELD SUFFICIENT) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT SECTION 20(2)(A-IV) AND PROVISO TO THE KARNATAKA CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT., 1959 IS ULTRA VIRES AND LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE AND VOLLATIVE OF ARTICLE 243-21 AND 243-ZO OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND STRUCK DOWN THE SAME BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY 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 - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52968 WP No. 2792 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners is absent. No representation. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the election scheduled to be held on 02.02.2025 and as per interim order dated 01.02.2025 respondent No.3 was directed to permit the petitioners to cast their votes subject to the out come of the writ petition, the directors are elected unanimously and therefore, the petition is rendered infructuous. 3. Submission is placed on record. 4. Petition is dismissed as the same is rendered infructuous. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE PNV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 15