- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1549 WP No. 110084 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 3RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO.110084 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SURESH S/O BHARAMANNA GOUDA AGE: 52 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 2. YELLAVVA W/O ANANT PETNEKAR AGE: 65 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 3. ARUN S/O SHANKAR PETNEKAR AGE: 49 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 4. KAREPPA S/O MADEV HARIJAN AGE: 46 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 5. HAJIJANBI W/O KASHIMASAB DEVAKARE AGE: 56 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 6. RENUKA W/O CHANNAPPA METRI AGE: 47 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 7. SHABHIRANBI W/O RANASAB DEVAKARE AGE: 69 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA Digitally signed by YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1549 WP No. 110084 of 2025 8. SHIVAJI S/O ANANT PETNEKAR AGE: 49 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 9. MAALA W/O ISHWAR HARIJAN AGE: 50 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 10. ARJUN S/O RAMACHANDRA GOUDA AGE: 51 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 11. BASAVARAJ S/O LOKAPPA MARATHI AGE: 46 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 12. BHEEMARAY S/O PISHAPPA KAMMAR AGE: 43 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 13. RAJESAB S/O RANASAB DEVAKARE AGE: 48 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 14. ALLABAKSHA S/O RANASAB DEVAKARE AGE: 57 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 15. ADAMASAB S/O KASHIMASAB DEVAKARE AGE: 44 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 16. NAGAVENI W/O PARASHURAM GOUDA AGE: 41 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 17. GOKUL S/O NARAYAN GOUDA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1549 WP No. 110084 of 2025 AGE: 37 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 18. PEERASAB S/O ABDULASAB DEVAKARI AGE: 40 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 19. NINGAPPA S/O ISHWAR THOSUR AGE: 39 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 20. IRAPPA S/O FAKKIRAPPA KAMMAR AGE: 38 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 21. SUBHAS S/O PISAPPA KAMMAR AGE: 40 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 22. HUSENASAB S/O IMAMASAB DEVAKARE AGE: 52 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 23. GEETA W/O SURESH GODIMANI AGE: 37 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 24. RAMU S/O ANANT KAKTEEKAR AGE: 46 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: JANAGA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 25. VITTAL S/O RAMA GOUDA AGE: 61 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 26. RAMA S/O MARUTI MANGLI AGE: 49 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1549 WP No. 110084 of 2025 DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 27. SUBHAS S/O JEJAPPA HUBBLAKAR AGE: 41 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 28. RACHAPPA S/O RAMANNA METHRI AGE: 64 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 29. LAXMIBAI W/O RACHAPPA METHRI AGE: 49 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 30. DINESH S/O GANGADHAR DODMANI AGE: 56 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 31. MANJULA W/O NINGAPPA AKARSALI AGE: 53 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 32. LAXMIBAI W/O KEDARI TORLEKAR AGE: 56 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 33. HANUMANTH S/O IRAPPA CHALAVADI AGE: 65 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 34. YALLAPPA S/O IRAPPA CHALAVADI AGE: 58 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 35. SHARADA W/O VEERABHADRA SAVAKANNAVAR AGE: 62 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1549 WP No. 110084 of 2025 36. MANJUNATH S/O BABU SAVAKANNAVAR AGE: 44 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 37. BASWANTH S/O PUNDLIK GOUDA AGE: 54 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 38. PAKAVVA W/O PUNDLIK GOUDA AGE: 65 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 39. MANJUNATH S/O MANOHAR SONAR AGE: 46 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 40. VAISHALI W/O MANJUNATH SONAR AGE: 34 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 41. SHANKAR S/O MASNU TORLEKAR AGE: 48 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 42. TUKARAM S/O NEELKANT TOREKAR AGE: 43 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 43. LAXMAN S/O BHIMANNA KADAM AGE: 61 OCC: AGRICULTURE R/O: NANDIGADDA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PRAVEEN HUCHARADDI, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE CO- OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, A BLOCK SHANTI NAGAR, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1549 WP No. 110084 of 2025 TTMC BUILDING BENGALURU – 560002 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 2. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-UTTARA KANNADA. 3. THE ELECTION OFFICER TALUKA LEVEL AND BELOW DISTRICT AREA OF OPERATION OF ALL TYPES OF PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER SHRI CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI VIVIDDODESHAGALA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEENA KRUSHI SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITA, NANDIGADDA-581329 TALUK-HALIYALA AND DISTRICT- UTTARA KANNADA. 5. SHRI CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI VIVIDDODESHAGALA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEENA KRUSHI SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITA, NANDIGADDA-58129 TALUK HALIYAL, DISTRICT- UTTARA KANNADA REPRESENTED BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. GIRIJA S.HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1 TO R3; SRI. G.V. BHARAMAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4; NOTICE TO R5 IS SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO 1. ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE FINAL ELIGIBLE BORROWERS VOTER LIST AND TO PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THE VOTE IN THE ELECTION TO THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY SCHEDULE TO BE HELD ON 28/12/2025 AS PER THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS DATED 08/12/2025 PUBLISHED BY THE 4TH RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-A BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. 2. TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE 4TH RESPONDENT TO DECLARE THE ELECTION RESULTS OF THE 5TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY AFTER COMPLETION OF THE ELECTION PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1549 WP No. 110084 of 2025 CORAM: THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI ORAL ORDER The present writ petition is filed seeking the following prayer: “1. Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondents to include the names of the Petitioners in the final eligible borrowers voter list and to permit the petitioners to Cast the vote in the election to the committee of management of the 5th respondent society schedule to be held on 28/12/2025 as per the Calendar of events dated 08/12/2025 published by the 4th respondent vide ANNEXURE-A by allowing this writ Petition in the interest of justice. 2. To issue writ in the nature of mandamus directing the 4th respondent to declare the election results of the 5th respondent society after completion of the election process in accordance with law. ” 2. The learned counsel appearing for respondent No.5/Officer submits that, as per the order dated 26.12.2025 passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, the petitioners have been permitted to vote and now nothing remains to be adjudicated. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of calling upon the Returning Officer/respondent No.4 to announce the result forthwith including the votes casted by the petitioners. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1549 WP No. 110084 of 2025 4. All pending I.As. in this writ petition shall stand closed. Sd/- JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI YAN,RH CT: UMD List No.: 2 Sl No.: 15