- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28341 WP No. 16057 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 16057 OF 2026 (GM-KSR) BETWEEN: 1. ARJUN SAMPATHKUMAR S/O B T SAMPATHKUMAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO.47, 9TH CROSS, 1ST PHASE, J P NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 078 MEMBERSHIP NO. PA00501. 2. DEVANANDAN RAMANNA S/O T V RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT NO.24, K R ROAD BENGALURU-560004 MEMBERSHIP NO.LD00040. 3. B CHINNAPPA GOWDA S/O RAMANNA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, HAVING OFFICE AT NO.210 COMMERCE HOUSE CUNNIGHAM ROAD BENGALURU-560 052 MEMBERSHIP NO.PC00147. 4. NAVEEN T V S/O VENUGOPAL REDDY AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, HAVING OFFICE AT NO.419 1ST CROSS, 7TH BLOCK KORAMANGALA, BENGALURU-560 095 Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28341 WP No. 16057 of 2026 MEMBERSHIP NO.PN00648. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SUNDARA RAMAN M V.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 1ST FLOOR, VIKASA SOUDHA DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001. 2. REGISTRAR OF SOCIEITES NO.1, ALI ASKAR ROAD VASANT NAGAR BENGALURU-560 052. 3. BOWING INSTITUTE NO.19, ST MARK'S ROAD BENGALURU-560 001 (REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT 1960) REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY H S SRIKANTH. 4. ROOP R GOKLANEY FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS AGED MAJOR PRESIDENT BOWRING INSTITUTE HAVING OFFICE AT NO.19 ST MARK'S ROAD BENGALURU-560 001. 5. H S SRIKANTH FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS AGED MAJOR - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28341 WP No. 16057 of 2026 SECRETARY BOWRING INSTITUTE HAVING OFFICE AT NO.19 ST MARKS ROAD BENGALURU-560 001. 6. STUART CLARK FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS AGED MAJOR VICE PRESIDENT BOWRING INSTITUTE HAVING OFFICE AT NO.19 ST MARKS ROAD BENGALURU-560 001. 7. LOLITA V PATIL FATHER NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONERS AGED MAJOR TREASURER BOWRING INSTITUTE HAVING OFFICE AT NO.19 ST MARKS ROAD BENGALURU-560 001. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1 AND R2; K.B.S. MANIAN., ADVOCATE FOR R3 TO R7) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO APPOINT A RECEIVER OR INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR TO CONDUCT FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS FOR MANAGING COMMITTEE OF 3RD RESPONDENT INSTITUTE BY WAY OF TRADITIONAL SECRET PAPER BALLOT AND TO MONITOR THE ELECTIONS AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:28341 WP No. 16057 of 2026 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in the light of Elections to the Managing Committee of respondent No. 3- institution having been held, the petition has become infructuous. However, she submits that liberty be reserved to the petitioners to the extent of relief sought at prayer (E) column. 2. Submission is placed on record. 3. Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. Petitioners are always at liberty to seek such information as may be available from the respondent authorities. Sd/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE RU List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7