- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 38902 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: SC/ST POULTRY FARMERS CO-OP SOCIETY LTD., GALLIGERE VILLAGE, K.R. NAGAR TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT - 571 601, REPT. BY ITS PRESIDENT/DELEGATE SRI. GANGADHARA G.B., S/O. G.BYRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS. REGD. UNDER CO-OP SOCIETIES ACT 1959 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SARAVANA S., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, VIDHANA SOUDHA, DR. B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001. 2. THE STATE CO-OP ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, TTMC 'A' BLOCK, SHANTHINAGAR, BENGALURU 560 027, Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 REPT. BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, CUM DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BENGALURU DISTRICT, KANDAYA BHAVANA, BENGALURU 560 001. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER, KARNATAKA CO-OP POULTRY FEDERATION LTD., BEHIND PASHUPALANA BHAVANA, HEBBAL, BENGALURU - 560 024. 5. KARNATAKA CO-OP POULTRY FEDERATION LTD.. BEHIND PASHUPALANA BHAVANA, HEBBAL, BENGALURU 560 024, REPT. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. REGD. UNDER CO-OP SOCIETIES ACT 1959 6. SHRI AANJANEYA POULTRY FARMING CO-OP SOCIETY KANCHAMARANAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT-573 201. REPT. BY ITS CEO 7. SHRI AANJANEYASWAMY POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY MADAGERE, ALURU TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201. REPT. BY ITS CEO 8. SHRI. TIRUPATHI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY BETTADAHALLI ALURU TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT -573201 REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 9. SHRI. HARIHARESHWARA POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY HALASINAHALLI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 HASSAN DISTRICT -573201 REPT. BY ITS CEO 10. SHRI AANJANEYA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO-OP SOCIETY BEEKANAHALLI, HASSAN DISTRICT-573201. REPT. BY ITS CEO 11. SHRI DEVIRAMMA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY KINDIPURA, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPT. BY ITS CEO. 12. SHRI VENKATARAMANASWAMY POULTRY FARMING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY, DYAVANAPPAN KOPPALU, HASSAN TALUK, HASSAN-573 201. REPT. BY ITS CEO. 13. SHRI KALIKAMBADEVI POULTRY FARMING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY, HARUVANAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK. HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 14. SHRI VENKATESHWARA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY UDDURAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 15. SHRI DODDAMMA-CHIKKAMMA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY, TAMLAPURA, HASSAN TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT 573 201. REPT. BY ITS CEO - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 16. SHRI AANJANEYA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY DODDAKONDAGULA, HASSAN TALUK-573201. REPT. BY ITS CEO 17. YAGACHI POULTRY FARMING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY, HALUVVAGILU, HASSAN TALUK-573201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 18. SHRI DYAVAMMA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY B. KATIHALLI KOPPALU, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 19. SHRI KARIBEERESHWARA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY MAHADEVARAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK-573201 REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 20. SHRI AANJANEYASWAMY POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY CHIKKAHONNENAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK-573201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 21. SHRI AAJANEYASWAMY POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY ALADAHALLI KOPPALU, HASSAN TALUK-573201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 22. SHRI AANJANEYASWAMY POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY KUPPALLI, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 23. SHRI JAI MARUTHI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY KALATAMMANAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK-573201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 24. SHRI BASAWESHWARA SWAMY POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY MAVINAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 25. SHRI PURADAMMAKOLI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY MUTTATTI, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 26. SHRI MALALIYAMMA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY HALEKOPPALU, HASSAN TALUK 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 27. SHRI CHIKKIRANGANATHASWAMY POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY MUTTATTI, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 28. SHRI LAKSHMIVENKATESHWARASWAMY POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY MARAGONDANAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 29. SHRI ANJANEYA POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY TAVARADEVARAKOPPALU, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 30. SHRI RANGANATHASWAMY POULTRY FARMING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY, JAKKENAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 31. SHRI ANJANEYASWAMY POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY H. HARALALLI, HASSAN TALUK 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 32. SHRI DYAVAMMA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY DASARAKOPPALLU, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 33. SHRI LAKSHMIDEVI POULTRY FARMING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY, GYARAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK-573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 34. SHRI KANNAMBADIAMMA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY CHIKKAKONDAGULA KOPPALU, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 35. SHRI MAARIKAMBA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY HERAGU, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 36. SHRI KARYASIDDI ANJANEYASWAMY POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 DEVARAYAPATTANA, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 37. SHRI CHANNAKESHAVASWAMI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY GUDUGUNAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 38. SHRI VENKATESHWARASWAMY POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY AGALAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 39. SHRI KAMBALAMMA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY NAYAKARAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 40. SHRI BEERALINGESHWARA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY SUNDENAHALLI, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 41. SHRI JAI MARUTHI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY UDDURU, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 42. SHRI ANJANEYA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY CHATTANHALLI, HASSAN TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 43. SHRI VEERANJANEYA POULTRY FARMING - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY TEJURU, HASSAN TALUK 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 44. SHRI HOYSALA POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY ADAGURU, BELURU TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 45. SHRI MARUTHI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY ATTIHALLI, HASSAN TALUK 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 46. SHRI LAKSHMIDEVI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY KODIGARAHALLI, ALURU TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 47. SHRI LAKSHMIDEVI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY DODDAKANAGALU, ALURU TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 48. SHRI ANJANEYASWAMY POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY GANJIGERE, ALURU TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 49. SHRI MARAMMASWAMI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY HALUVALLI, ALURU TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 50. SHRI SANJEEVARAYASWAMY POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY YAREHALLI, ALURU TALUK 573 201. - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 51. SHRI BASAVESHWARASWAMI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY KAARJUVALLI, ALURU TALUK 573 201 REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 52. SHRI VEERABHADRESHWARASWAMI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY NAKALAGUDU, ALURU TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO. 53. SHRI RANGANATHASWAMI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY BYRAPURA, ALURU TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 54. SHRI PUSHPAGIRI POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY SANKIHALLI, ARASIKERE TALUK - 573 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO 55. KANAKANAGARA NATIVE POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY KANAKANAGARA, NANJANAGUDU TALUK, MYSORE DISTRICT-570023 REPT. BY ITS CEO. 56. IMMAVU NATIVE POULTRY AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY, IMMAVU, NANJANAGUDU TALUK, MYSORE-571302. REPT. BY ITS CEO 57. DEVANURU NATIVE POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 DEVANURU, NANJANAGUDU TALUK, MYSORE-571119, REPT. BY ITS PRESIDENT 58. MOODABASAWESHWARA NATIVE POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, DODDAHUNDI, JAYAPURA HOBLI, MYSORE TALUK, MYSORE-570008. REPT. BY ITS PRESIDENT 59. MARALURU NATIVE POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, MARALURU, NANJANAGUDU TALUK, MYSORE-570008, REPT. BY ITS PRESIDENT 60. SHRI MANJUNATHA NATIVE POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETY, MARADIHUNDI, NANJANAGUDU TALUK, MYSORE-571301, REPT. BY ITS PRESIDENT 61. GONALLI MARAMMA NATIVE POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, KABBALAGEREHUNDI, NANJANAGUDU TALUK, MYSORE-571302, REPT. BY ITS PRESIDENT 62. TANDAVESHWARA NATIVE POULTRY FARMING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, MALLANAYAKANAHALLI, DUDDA HOBLI, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA-571401, REPT. BY ITS PRESIDENT - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 63. TANDAVAPURA NATIVE POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, TANDAVAPURA, NANJANAGUDU TALUK, MYSORE-571302, REPT. BY ITS PRESIDENT 64. HAROHALLI NATIVE POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, HAROHALLI, MYSORE TALUK, MYSORE-570028 65. SHRI BASAWESHWARA NATIVE POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, BASAVANAPURA, NANJANAGUDU TALUK, MYSORE-571301. REPT. BY ITS PRESIDENT 66. HALLIDIDDI NATIVE POULTRY FARMING AND MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, HALLIDIDDI, NANJANAGUDU TALUK, MYSORE-570301. REPT. BY ITS PRESIDENT 67. NAMMA MYSURU NATIVE POULTRY PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, DODDAKONDAGULA, MYSURU-571301 REPT. BY ITS CHIEF PROMOTER (NOTE RESPONDENTS NO.6 TO 67 ARE REGD. UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OP SOCIETIES ACT) …RESPONDENTS (GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE SERVED) - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF APPROPRIATE NATURE DECLARING THAT RESPONDENT NOS.6 TO 67 SOCIETIES ARE DISQUALIFIED FROM VOTING UNDER SECTION 20(2)(A-III) OF THE KARNATAKA CO-OP SOCIETIES ACT, 1959 TO THE ELECTIONS OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY SCHEDULED ON 06.01.2026, VIDE NO.CHUNAAVANE.VIVA/10/2025-26 DATED. 13.11.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-B. B) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE VOTER LIST SO FAR IT INCLUDE RESPONDENT NOS.6 TO 67 AT SL.NOS.92 TO 153 IN MODIFIED VOTER LIST VIDE NO.CHUNAAVANE/VIVA/10/2025- 26, DATED 20.12.2025 AS PER ANNEXURE-M, THAT HAVE NOT COMPLETED TWELVE MONTHS MEMBERSHIP AS ON 06.01.2026 AND EXCLUDED IN THE ELIGIBLE FINAL VOTERS LIST VIDE NO.CHUNAAVANE / VIVA / 10 / 2025, DATED.13.11.2025, PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-C AND NOT TO PERMIT THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION OF RESPONDENT NO.5 TO BE CONDUCTED ON 06.01.2026 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:292 WP No. 38902 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. The learned counsel for the petitioner files a Memo dated 05.01.2026 for withdrawal of the writ petition. 2. The memo is placed on record and the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 3. In view of the dismissal of the writ petition, pending interlocutory applications do not survive for consideration and disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE RK CT:KHV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 11