- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:521 WP No. 39809 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 39809 OF 2025 (GM-KSR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI.B. HANUMANTHAPPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS PRESIDENT SRI. UMAMAHESHWARA GRAMANTHARA VDHYAARDHAKA SOCIETY, MAVALI, SORABA TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT. 2. SRI. H. KARIYAPPA ARAKOPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS DIRECTOR SRI. UMAMAHESHWARA GRAMANTHARA VDHYAARDHAKA SOCIETY, MAVALI, SORABA TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT. 3. SRI THAMANAPPA KASWADI KOPPA DIRECTOR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SRI. UMAMAHESHWARA GRAMANTHARA VDHYAARDHAKA SOCIETY, MAVALI, SORABA TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT. 4. SRI. G S. LOKESH DEATHI KOPPA TREASURER AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SRI. UMAMAHESHWARA Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:521 WP No. 39809 of 2025 GRAMANTHARA VDHYAARDHAKA SOCIETY, MAVALI, SORABA TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DANAPPA P PANIBHATE, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. REGISTRAR OF SOCIETY AND JOINT DIRECTOR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES JOINT DIRECTOR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, SHIMOGA DISTRICT, SHIMOGA. 2. ELECTION COMMISSIONER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, OFFICE OF THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER KARNATAKA STATE CO-OPERATIVE FEDERATION BUILDING NO.3, IINF FLOOR, S KARIYAPPA ROAD, BASAVANAGUDI, BANGALORE - 560 004. 3. SRI. K. S. ANANADAPPA GOWDARU SECRETARY, SRI. UMAMAHESHWARA GRAMANTHARA VDHYAARDHAKA SOCIETY, MAVALI, SORABA TALUK. SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 429. 4. SRI. HALESH NAVALE HEAD-MASTER, GOVT. HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHANNAPURA, SORABA TALUK, SHIMOGA DISTRICT - 577 429. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:521 WP No. 39809 of 2025 5. BLOCK EDUCATION OFFICER SORABA SHIMOGA DISTRCT - 577 429. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B. RAVINDRANATH., AGA FOR R1, R2 & R5; SRI. VARUN J PATIL., ADVOCATE FOR C/R3) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 23-12-2025 BEARING NO DRS/SOR/ DOOAA/CR-77/2025-26/1356 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-EE; QUASH ELECTION NOTICE DATED 15-12-2025 VIDE ANNEXURE H IS ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO. 4; QUASH NEW NOTICE DATED 15.12.2025 FOR THE YEAR 2025-26 IN RESPECT OF SRI. UMA MAHESHWARI GRAMANTHARA VIDYAVARDHAKA SANGHA, MAVALI VIDE ANNEXURE H; ISSUE DIRECTION TO RESPONDENT NO. I TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION VIDE ANNEXURE- D DATED 25-11-2025 TO APPOINT THE ADMINISTRATIVE OF FICER TO THE SOCIETY, SRI. UMA MAHESHWARI GRAMANTHARA VIDYAVARDHAKA SANGHA, MAVALI; ISSUE DIRECTION TO THE RESPONDENT NO 1 TO CONDUCT THE ELECTION ON OLD VOTERS LIST VIDE ANNEXURE C OF THE SOCIETY SRI UMA MAHESHWARI GRAMANTHARA VIDYAVARDHAKA SANGHA, MAVALI ACCORDING TO GOVERNMENT ORDER DATED 08-01- 2014 VIDE ANNEXURE K. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:521 WP No. 39809 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B M SHYAM PRASAD ORAL ORDER Sri Danappa P Paribhate, the learned counsel for the petitioners, after arguing for some time, submits that the petition could be disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to pursue their remedy under Section 9 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 [for short, 'the CPC'] before the competent Court. After informing Sri Varun J Patil, the learned counsel who is on record for the third respondent and Sri B Ravindranath, the learned Additional Government Advocate for the first, second and fifth respondents, the petition stands disposed of without prejudice to the petitioners' cause that could be under Section 9 of the CPC. Sd/- (B M SHYAM PRASAD) JUDGE AN/-