- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10078 WP No. 35454 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 35454 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SHANTHAMMA W/O SATYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT PIDICHALAHALLI, GOWRIBIDANURU TALUK, JARABANDAHALLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 211. 2. THIMMAKKA, W/O NARASIMHAPPA J., AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT PIDICHALAHALLI, GOWRIBIDANURU TALUK, JARABANDAHALLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 211. 3. CHANNAMMA W/O KRISHNAPP, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT PIDICHALAHALLI, GOWRIBIDANURU TALUK, JARABANDAHALLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 211. 4. LAKSHMINARASAMMA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT PIDICHALAHALLI, GOWRIBIDANURU TALUK, JARABANDAHALLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 211. Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10078 WP No. 35454 of 2025 5. GOWRAMMA W/O NARASIMHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT PIDICHALAHALLI, GOWRIBIDANURU TALUK, JARABANDAHALLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 211. 6. P A YASHODAMMA, W/O MUNIKRISHNA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/AT PIDICHALAHALLI, GOWRIBIDANURU TALUK, JARABANDAHALLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 211. 7. LAKSHMINARASAMMA, C/O NAGARAJU, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT PIDICHALAHALLI, GOWRIBIDANURU TALUK, JARABANDAHALLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 211. 8. RATHNAMMA W/O GANGADARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT PIDICHALAHALLI, GOWRIBIDANURU TALUK, JARABANDAHALLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 211. 9. LAKSHMINARASAMMA, W/O N VENKATAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT PIDICHALAHALLI, GOWRIBIDANURU TALUK, JARABANDAHALLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 211. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10078 WP No. 35454 of 2025 10. MANJULA S.K. W/O NARASIMHA MURTHY P N AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT PIDICHALAHALLI, GOWRIBIDANURU TALUK, JARABANDAHALLI, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 211. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ARUN KUMAR Y.H., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M S BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE - ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK, K.H.ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE-560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. PIDACHALAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS – WOMENS CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., GOURIBIDANURU TALUK, REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959. GOURIBIDANURU TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-561 211. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER, PIDACHALAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS – WOMENS CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., GOURIBIDANURU TALUK, CHIKKABALLAPURA-561 211. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D NAIK, AGA FOR R1, ADVOCATE) - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10078 WP No. 35454 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE FINAL ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AT ANNEXURE-C, CONSEQUENTLY, PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS TO RESPONDENT No.3 SOCIETY WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 23.11.2025 IN SO FAR AS THESE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that as the elections were held on 23.11.2025, in view of the same nothing survives for consideration in this petition. Hence, the petition may be dismissed as having become infructuous. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SKS