- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 9615 OF 2026 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. UGRAPPA S/O ERANNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMERSHIP NO.615 2. SRI. K.R.SURESHA S/O LATE RAMACHANDRA RAO AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.23 3. SRI. K. MANJUNATHA S/O LATE C.ERANNA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMERSHIP NO.610 4. SRI. NARASIMAHAIAH S/O NALLAMELLAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.40 5. SRI.K.S.DHANANJAIAH S/O SUBBARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.642 Digitally signed by GEETHA P G Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 6. SRI.NARASIMHAIAH S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.6 7. SRI.ERANNA S/O DODDEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.17 8. SMT.ERAMMA W/O MUDDEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.22 9. SRI.K.R.NATARAJU S/O RAMALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.45 10. SRI.K.R.SHIVALINGAMURTHY S/O RAMALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.48 11. SRI.RAJASHEKAR S/O HANUMANTHARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.51 12. SRI.G.RANGAPPA S/O GOVINDAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.58 - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 13. SRI.K.MARA NAYAK S/O OBHAIAH AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.73 14. SRI.OBHAIAH S/O ERANNA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.91 15. SRI.GOVINDAPPPA S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.93 16. SRI.THIMMARAU S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.130 17. SRI.K.N.MANJUNATHA S/O NAGARANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.111 18. SRI.ERANAGAPPA S/O NARASAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.113 19. SMT.MUDDIRAMMA W/O UGRAPPPA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.125 - 4 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 20. SRI.KANTHARAJU S/O ERANNA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.143 21. SRI.NAGENDRA S/O HANUMANTHARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.153 22. SRI.K.KRISHNAMURTHY S/O K.NARAYANA RAO AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.588 23. SRI.RANGANATH S/O K.NARAYANA RAO AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.578 24. SRI.DASAPPA S/O PHALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.160 25. SRI.K.R. NAGENDRA S/O RANGADHAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.161 26. SMT. SUSHEELAMMA W/O ASWATHAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.176 - 5 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 27. SRI. ERANNA S/O UGRAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.579 28. SMT. DIVYA T.N. W/O K.MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.617 29. SRI. RAMADEVI W/O BABESH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.751 30. SRI. BABESH S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.608 31. SMT. MANJAMMA W/O UGRAPPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.616 32. SMT. NETRAVATHI W/O RANGADHAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.750 33. SRI. K. T. RAMANJEYALU S/O THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.723 - 6 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 34. SMT. SHILPA W/O K.T.RAMANJANEYALU AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.724 35. SRI. RANGADAMAIAH S/O RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.749 36. SRI. SIRIYANNA S/O LATE KANCHEERAPPPA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.597 37. SRI. RAVI K. S/O LATE RANGAPPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.116 38. SRI. GEETHAMMA W/O MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.635 39. SRI. SUBBARAYAPPA S/O OBHAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.584 40. SRI. OBALAPPA S/O MARAPPA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.643 - 7 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 41. SMT. BUDDAMMA W/O SUBRAYAPPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.651 42. SMT. LALITHAMMA W/O SIRIYANNNA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.611 43. SMT. RAMANJANAMMA W/O THIMMARAJU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.743 44. SRI. BHARATHKUMAR S/O ASHWATHAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.765 45. SRI. CHIDANANDA K.R. S/O RAMAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.766 46. SRI. GOVINDARAJU S/O NALLAMALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.716 47. SMT. HEMAVATHI W/O GOVINDARAJU AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.717 - 8 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 PETITIONER NOS.1 TO 47 ARE R/AT KOTAGUDDA VILLAGE NIDAGAL HOBALI PAVAGADA TALUK TUMKURU DISTRICT-561 202. 48. SRI. PANDURANGAPPA S/O SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.225 49. SRI. SHANTHARAJU S/O DODANAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.207 50. SMT. PADMA W/O K.H.RANGANATHA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.269 51. SMT. ALUMELAMMA W/O THIMMARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.235 52. SMT. NAGARATHNAMMA S/O RANGANATH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.186 53. SRI. RANGAREDDY S/O PATHANNA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS - 9 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 MEMBERSHIP NO.231 54. SRI. GOVINDAPPA S/O SANNATHIMMAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.221 55. SMT. NINGAMMA W/O NAGARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.236 56. SRI.K.R.DEVARAJU S/O KAMBADARANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.216 57. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA W/O SANNANARASAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.261 58. SRI. RANGAIAH A.V. S/O VENKATARAVANAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.193 59. SRI. SANNANAGAPPA S/O DODDANAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.182 60. SMT. SANNANARASAMMA W/O SANNANAGAPPA - 10 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.196 61. SRI. GOPAL S/O KANAKAPPA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.229 62. SRI. NAGARAJU S/O DODDANAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.208 63. SRI. NARASIMHAPPA S/O KANAKAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.215 64. SRI. SANNAHOSURAPPA S/O UGRAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.251 65. SRI RAMAPPA S/O UGRAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.244 66. SMT. ANNAPURNA W/O B.H.RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.272 67. SRI.G.NAGARAJU - 11 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 S/O GOVINDAPPA GED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.194 PETITIONER NOS.48 TO 67 ARE R/AT AREKYATHANAHALLI VILLAGE KOTAGUDDA POST NIDAGAL HOBALI PAVAGADA TALUK-561 202 TUMKURU DISTRICT. 68. SMT. PADMA W/O NAGENDRA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.167 R/AT KOTAGUDDA VILLAGE NIDAGAL HOBALI PAVAGADA TALUK-561 202 TUMKURU DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. H.V.PRAVEEN GOWDA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S.BUILDING DR. B.R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR AND DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER FOR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES - 12 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 2ND FLOOR, D.C.OFFICE BUILDING TUMAKURU DISTRICT-572 101. 3. THE RETURNING OFFICER PRIMARY KRUSHI PATTINA SAHAKARA SANGHA LTD. KOTAGUDDA AND ALSO DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR CO-OPEARTIVE SOCIETY PAVAGADA TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT-561 202. 4. THE ASST. REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER AND ELECTION OFFICER MADHUGIRI SUB-DIVISION AT MADHUGIRI, TUMKURU-572 132. 5. THE PRIMARY KRUSHI PATTINA SAHAKARA SANGHA LTD. KOTAGUDDA VILLAGE PAVAGADA TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D.NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3 AND R4) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT DECLARING THAT SECTION 20 (2) (a-iv) AND (a-v) OF THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT IS ULTRA VIRES - 13 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010224902026 NC: 2026:KHC:38689 WP No. 9615 of 2026 THE LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE AND ARTICLE 243-ZI AND 243-ZO OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo dated 20.06.2026 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.: 12