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2026 DAILYLAW 12757 (KAR)

SMT. NAGAMMA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/9015/2026 · 2026-03-18

E S Indiresh

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- - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.9015 OF 2026 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. NAGAMMA W/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS SHARE NO.3/10. 2. SMT. H. ASHWATHAMMA W/O APPAJI GOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.16/14. 3. VENKATALAKSHMAMMA W/O A. NARAYANSWAMY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO.44/14. 4. SMT. MYTHRAVATHI K. W/O ASHWATHANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS SHARE NO.31/24. 5. MOHAN C.B. S/O DODDABACHAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS SHARE NO.18/24. 6. SMT. UMADEVI C.N. W/O BYRAPPA M., AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.102/5. Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 2 7. MUNISHMA GOWDA S/O GOALAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.10/7. 8. NARAYANSWAMY S/O RAGHAVAPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.51/7. 9. GOVINDAIAH S/O SONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.56/7. 10. APPAJIGOWDA S/O SONNAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.57/7. 11. NAGARAJGOWDA S/O DODDAGUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO.56/7. 12. LEELAMMA W/O DODDAGUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO.90/7. 13. NAGARAJEGOWDA S/O CHIKKAGUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO.84/7. 14. DODDAMAREGOWDA S/O DODDAGUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO.93/7. - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 3 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. GOPAL GOWDA C.M. S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SHARE NO.80/13. SOWBHAGYAMMA W/O GOPALAGOWDA C.M. AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.84/13. RAMACHANDRA C.D. S/O DODDAPAPANNA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SHARE NO.95/26. NANDINI N. W/O RAMACHANDRA C.D. AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS SHARE NO.96/26. HARSHITHA N.M. W/O SHASHANKGOWDA AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS SHARE NO.127/26. ARUN KUMAR C.M. S/O MURALIDHARA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, SHARE NO.130/26 ANUSHA S. W/O AMBARISH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SHARE NO. 142/26 MANJULA W/O AMBARISH AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, SHARE NO.142/26 - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 4 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. MUNIDASA S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS SHARE NO.81/27 MEGHA R.J GOWDA W/O MOHAN BABU AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS SHARE NO.51/28 ASHWINI W/O L.VINAY AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS SHARE NO.53/28 DHANANJAYA C N S/O D.NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, SHARE NO.71/28 UDAY KUMAR C K S/O.M KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS SHARE NO.16/1G MOHAN BABU S/O LAKSHMANA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS SHARE NO.25/1G L. VINAY S/O M LAKSHMANA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS SHARE NO.52/28. RAVI K S/O KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.13/18 - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 5 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. ANIL KUMAR S/O SHAKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS SHARE NO.58/18 SHARDHAMMA W/O RAMANJINAPPA AGED ABUT 54 YEARS SHARE NO.48/14 NANJEGOWDA S/O GOPALAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS SHARE NO.98/13 ASHWATHAMMA W/O NARAYANSWAMY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SHARE NO.65/12 PETITIONERS 1 TO 32 ARE ALL RESIDING AT CHANARAYAPATNA VILLAGE, CHANARAYAPATNA POST AND HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562135 S.KRISHNAPPA S/O SEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS SHARE NO.2/8 S.MUNIYAPPA S/O SONAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO.3/8 S.NARAYANSWAMY S/O SONAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO.4/8 - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 6 38 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. RAMANJINAPPA S/O MUNISHAMAPPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.6/8 SURESH D.M S/O MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SHARE NO.32/17 MUNINARAYANSWAMY M. S/O MUNINAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO.48/17 MUNEGOWDA S/O MUNINAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO.49/17 SHARDHAMMA W/O P.MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.31/12 MARAPPA S/O THAMMANNA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SHARE NO.4/16 NARAYANSWAMY S/O JAYARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS SHARE NO.81/17 MUNINANJEGOWDA S/O SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.35/18 - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 7 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. MUNIVENKATAPPA P. S/O PAPANNA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS SHARE NO.144/23 B.K DEVARAJ S/O C.KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO.156/25 B.K RAMESH S/O C.KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SHARE NO.157/25 KRISHNAPPA B.N S/O NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.22/7 SHANTHAMMA W/O GOPALA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SHARE NO.50/9 MUDDANNA @ MUNINANJEGOWDA S/O SHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.62 YEARS MANJUNATH GOWDA S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS SHARE NO.32/1G ASHWATH B.R S/O ANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SHARE NO.125/24. - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 8 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. PETITIONERS 35 TO 53 ALL ARE R/AT BEEDIGANAHALLI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI AND POST, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562135. ASHWATHAMMA W/O K.NARAYANASWAMY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.14/12 MANJULA W/O K.NARAYANSWAMY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.16/12 CHANNAKESHAVAGOWDA S/O K.KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SHARE NO.21/12 H.M VENKATARAMAPPA S/O MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.28/12 BYREGOWDA S/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO.24/17 JAHANGIR SAB S/O HIMAMSAB AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.76/19 SAKAPPA S/O KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO.81/19 - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 9 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. SHAMAPPA S/O DYAVANNA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.94/22 VENKATASHAMAPPA S/O KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.69/24 KESHAVAKUMAR S/O CHANNARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SHARE NO.116/24 NARASHIMAMURTHY S/O CHANNARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE 148/24 MANJUNATHA H.V. S/O VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SHARE NO.148/24 ASHOK S/O MUNIRAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SHARE NO.90/27 PETITIONERS 54 TO 66 ALL ARE R/AT IRIGENAHALLI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI AND POST, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 135 SONNEGOWDA S/O MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO.50/6 - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 10 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. MUEGOWDA S/O MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.51/6 APPAYANNA S/O SUBBANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SHARE NO.97/12 SONNEGOWDA N.R S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.78/17 KEMPANNA S/O VENKATASWAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.79/19 KRISHNAPPA N. S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS SHARE NO.7/22 KALEGOWDA S/O MUNINAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS SHARE NO.73/22. NAGARAJ N.S S/O SUBANNA N.T AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SHARE NO.194/23 SONNEGOWDA S/O YALAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO.63/7 - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 11 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. KEMPANNA.T S/O THAMMANNA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS SHARE NO.15/3 NAGEGOWDA.M S/O MUNISUBBANNA AGED BOUT 51 YEARS MUNIKRISHANAPPA S/O YALAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.51/13 RAMACHANDRAPPA S/O THAMMANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SHARE NO.52/13 SRINIVAS S/O DYAVAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.53/13 BHAGYAMMA W/O HANUMANTHAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.1/15 RAGHU A.S S/O ANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO.85/24 GOWRAMMA B.A W/O KRISHANAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.86/24 VIJYAKUMAR P.S S/O SUBBANNA M - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 12 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS SHARE NO.88/24 CHANDRAMMA W/O NAGEGOWDA N AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.135/24 UMA M. W/O SONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO.172/24 PETITIONERS NO.66 TO 86 ALL ARE RESIDING AT NAGANAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI AND POST, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562135 RATHNAMMA W/O NARAYANSWAMY AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO.115/25 LAKSHMINARAYANA P.C. S/O CHIKKANARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SHARE NO.169/24 PETITIONERS NO.87 & 88 ALL ARE RESIDING AT PALYA VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI AND POST, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562135 RAJANANDAGOWDA S/O NANJUNDAGOWDA - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 13 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS SHARE NO.125/25. JAYARAMAIAH C.N. S/O NARAYANGOWDA AGED ABUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.12/9 PILLEGOWDA S/O NARAYANGOWDA AGED ABUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.13/9 VENKATESHGOWDA S/O KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.14/9 NARAYANSWAMY S/O APPAYANNA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO.15/9 SHANTHAMMA W/O VENKATESHGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.65/9 GOWRAMMA W/O JAYARAMEGOWDA C.N AGED BOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.77/9 PRABHAVATHI W/O PILLEGOWDA C.N AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SHARE NO.82/9 PETITIONERS 89 TO 96 ALL ARE R/AT CHEMACHANAHALLI VILLAGE, - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 14 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI AND POST, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562135. ANJINAPPA M. S/O MUNIRAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.10/17 MANJUNATH N. S/O NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.49/19 NAGARAJ M. S/O MUNISHAMIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SHARE NO.4/20. MURTHY S/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO.5/20 HARISH I.A. S/O ANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS SHARE NO.6/20 MUNIRAJU I.S. S/O SONAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.7/20 MANJUNATHA M. 5/O MUNIKEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.9/20 NAGAMANI W/O MANJUNATH - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 15 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SHARE NO.10/20 RAMACHANDRAPPA N. S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.12/20 RAMANJINAPPA I.S S/O SONAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.21/20 AVINASH S/O SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS SHARE NO.28/20 VARADAPPA S/O MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.31/20 GOPALAIAH N. S/O NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SHARE NO.50/20 SATHISH KUMAR.M S/O MUNITHAMANNA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO.66/20 MANJUNATH.G S/O GUDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.83/20 MAHESH.R S/O CHANRAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 16 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. SHARE NO.96/20 MARUTHISHA S/O HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SHARE NO.57/22. RAMANJINAPPA.N S/O NANJAPPA.N AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.140/23 MANJULA W/O MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.147/25 SURESH KUMAR M. S/O MUNISHAMIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SHARE NO.191/4 NIRANJAN MURTHY N. S/O NARAYANSWAMY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SHARE NO.4/1G ANAND A. S/O ANJINAPPA I.S. AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SHARE NO.144/24 MANJUNATH K. S/O KODANDARAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SHARE NO.36/26 MAHESH I.R. S/O RAMACHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SHARE NO.43/26 - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 17 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. I.M.KISHORE S/O MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS SHARE NO.54/28 I.M.KIRAN S/O MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS SHARE NO.55/28 PETITIONERS NO.97 TO 122 ALL ARE R/AT IBASAPURA VILLAGE AND POST, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562129. DODDAIAH S/O MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SHARE NO.30/13 MUNEGOWDA S/O MUNIDODDAPPA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS SHARE NO.18/20 MARUTHISHA A.M. S/O MUNIYAPPA B. AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS SHARE NO.92/22 NARAYANSWAMY S/O NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.92/22 PETITIONERS 123 TO 126 ALL ARE R/AT AMBALIPURA VILLAGE, IBASAPURA POST, - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 18 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 129. SHIVANNA G.M. S/O MUNINANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO.68/18 LEELAVATHI W/O DODDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.53/19 BACHEGOWDA S/O KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.11/20 VENKATARAMANGOWDA S/O RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SHARE NO.46/22 MUNISHAMAPPA D. S/O DODDANNA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SHARE NO.166/23 VENKATESH B. S/O BALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE 75/11 RAMESH S/O THIMMANNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO.80/21 KRISHNAPPA G.M. S/O MUNINANJAPPA - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 19 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO.176/24 G.N.RAMESH S/O NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO.58/28 PETITIONERS 127 TO 135, ARE ALL R/AT GOPASANDRA VILLAGE, IBASAPURA POST CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 129. V. SUBBANNA S/O VENKATADASAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.1/6 M.MAREGOWDA S/O MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.9/6 P. BACHEGOWDA S/O CHIKKAPILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.18/6 M.VENKATESH S/O MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO.33/6 MANOHAR S/O MUNIPAPANNA AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS SHARE NO.35/6. - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 20 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. P. PUTTARAJU S/O PUTTABASAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS SHARE NO.36/6 N.BHARATHAMMA W/O P.MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.42/6 PILLEGOWDA S/O CHIKKAPILLAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.71/6 KRISHNAPPA S/O KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.52/10 K.RAJANNA S/O KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO.53/10 MANJUNATH S/O KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SHARE NO.54/10 YALEGOWDA H.M. S/O MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, SHARE NO.55/17 MANJUNATH.M S/O MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO.4/19 - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 21 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. MUNINANJAMMA, W/O SIDDARAMANNA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, SHARE NO.23/22 DODDEGOWDA, S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SHARE NO.86/22. PRASANAKUMAR H.N. S/O NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SHARE NO.37/25 RATHNAMMA D. S/O RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, SHARE NO.26/7 SANANTH KUMAR S/O KRISHNAPPA D AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SHARE NO.26/24 DHANANJAYA KUMAR S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SHARE NO.90/24 MOHAN KUMAR S/O VENKATESHAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SHARE NO.122/4 H.K.MANJUNATH S/O D.KRISHANAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS SHARE NO.38/26 - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 22 157. N. BACHEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SHARE NO.73/27 PETITIONERS 136 TO 157 ARE ALL R/AT HYADALA VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI AND POST, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 135. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. UDAY K.S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. 2. 3. 4. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION 3RD FLOOR, TTMC 'A' BLOCK SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU-560027. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN. JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES/DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER BENGALURU DIVISION, BENGALURU-560003. THE RETURNING OFFICER CHANNARAYAPATNA MULTI-PURPOSE AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., CHANNARAYAPATNA, - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 23 5. 6. DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 135. CHANNARAYAPATNA MULTI-PURPOSE AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., CHANNARAYAPATNA, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 135 BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE VOTERS LIST VERIFICATION OFFICER CHANNARAYAPATNA MULTI-PURPOSE AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., CHANNARAYAPATNA, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 135. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3, R4 & R6) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS NO.2 TO 5 TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE FINAL ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS TO R5 SOCIETY WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 22/03/2026. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:16014 WP No. 9015 of 2026 24 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER 1. The relief sought for by the petitioners in this Writ Petition is to include the names of the petitioners in the final eligible voters' list and to permit the petitioners to cast votes in the ensuing election to the respondent No.5 - Society, to be held on 22.03.2026. 2. Following the declaration of law made by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of RAMANAGOUDA AND OTHERS Vs. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS (W.A.No.100619/2024 disposed of on 06.06.2025), I am of the view that no interference is called for in this Writ Petition. It is open for the parties to raise the dispute as per the provisions contained under the Karnataka State Co-operative Societies Act, 1959. 3. With this observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE sac List No.: 2 Sl No.: 2