- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28255 WP No. 22072 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 22072 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. ARUN ROSHAN D'SOUZA S/O THOMAS D'SOUZA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS R/O PANNADKA HOUSE KALLIGE VILLAGE KALLIGE POST BANTWAL TQ-574219 2. LINGAPPA POOJARY S/O KORAGAPPA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/O KELAGINA HALAI HOUSE KUKKIPADY VILLAGE MAVINAKATTE POST BANTWAL TQ-574237 3. LOLAKSHI W/O HARICHANDRA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/O KAMBLADADDA HOUSE KAVALA PADUR VILLAGE KARINJA POST BANTWAL TQ-574265 Digitally signed by V MANJUSHA BAI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28255 WP No. 22072 of 2024 4. VIJAYANANDA S/O KRISHNAPPA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/O NURTHADY HOUSE DEVASYA PADUR VILLAGE ALLIPADE POST BANTWAL TQ-574211 5. LATHA W/O RAGHUNATHA SAPALYA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/O NATTI HOUSE NARIKOMBU VILLAGE & POST BANTWAL TQ-574231 6. SUNDAR POOJARY S/O UMMANNA POOJARY AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/O VITTLAKODI HOUSE SAJIPA MUDA VILLAGE SAJIPA MUDA POST BANTWAL TQ-574231 7. CHANDRASHEKAR BANGERA S/O JATTI POOJARY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/O BAYILA HOUSE VEERAKAMBA VILLAGE VEERAKAMBA POST BANTWAL TQ-574222 8. RAJESH KUMAR B. S/O BHARATH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/O BALEKALLU HOUSE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28255 WP No. 22072 of 2024 MANILA VILLAGE MURUVA POST BANTWAL TQ-574220 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ROHITH B.J., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATION M.S.BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION 3RD FLOOR, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU-560 027 REP. BY THE SECRETARY 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER JANATHA BAZAR, 1ST FLOOR GANAPATHI HOSTEL ROAD MANGALORE-575 001 D.K.DISTRICT 4. THE CO-OPERATION ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, T.T.M.C. 'A' BLOCK K.H.ROAD, SHANTINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027 REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28255 WP No. 22072 of 2024 5. PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD., BANTWAL DAKSHINA KANNADA DISTRICT-574 253 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D.NAIK, AGA FOR R1 & R3; SRI. T.L.KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R4; SRI. H.S.SHANKAR, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT BY QUASHING THE COMMUNICATION/LETTER DATED 18.07.2024 ¸ÀASÉå:¸ÀZÀÄ¥Áæ/ªÉÄÊ.¥Áæ/ zÀ.PÀ.f.¸Àà¶ÖÃPÀgÀt/180/2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.4 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-F AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28255 WP No. 22072 of 2024 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 11.06.2026 with a prayer to dismiss the writ petition as withdrawn. The memo is taken on record. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29