- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1545 WP No. 110062 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.110062 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SUBHADRA W/O BABAJI KALAL AGE: 73 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 2. SANJU S/O YALLAPPA PIMPALKAR AGE: 41 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 3. RUKMA W/O VITTAL GOUDA AGE: 55 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 4. JAYAVANTI W/O SAHADEV WADDAR AGE: 55 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 5. KAMALA W/O NARAYAN DALAVI AGE: 78 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 6. RAMADAS S/O ADAPPA MACHAK AGE: 36 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 7. KHALID ALI S/O MABUSAB NADAF AGE: 54 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA Digitally signed by YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1545 WP No. 110062 of 2025 8. PARASHURAM S/O APPARAO GOUDA AGE: 51 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 9. RESHMA W/O RAMADAS MACHAK AGE: 35 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 10. INDUBAI W/O DEMANNA GOUDA AGE: 68 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 11. VEERABHADRA S/O ARJUN GOUDA AGE: 36 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 12. SAMBHAJI S/O GENAPPA GOUDA AGE: 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 13. SHANTARAM S/O PAKEER KANKALI AGE: 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 14. GOKULA W/O MARUTI MACHAK AGE: 34 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 15. MANJUNATH S/O SIDDAPPA MAALAVI AGE: 38 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 16. NAGULI W/O PARASHURAM GOUDA AGE: 67 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1545 WP No. 110062 of 2025 17. KRISHNA S/O PARASHURAM GOUDA AGE: 38 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 18. RENUKA W/O MANOHAR WADDAR AGE: 54 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 19. PARASHURAM S/O RAMACHANDRA SULAGEKAR AGE: 36 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 20. OMAN S/O FAKEER MACHAK AGE: 46 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 21. SHOBHA W/O MADEV MACHAK AGE: 54 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 22. MARUTI S/O DEVENDRA GOUDA AGE: 69 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 23. SUBHADHRA W/O NAGENDRA MACHAK AGE: 65 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 24. ALTAF S/O GAPUR BANKAPUR AGE: 35 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 25. PRAVEEN S/O SHIVAJI SHINDHE AGE: 34 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 26. SUBHADHRA W/O ARJUN GOUDA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1545 WP No. 110062 of 2025 AGE: 64 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 27. SUSHEELA W/O MARUTI GOUDA AGE: 63 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 28. NINGAPPA S/O KRISHNA GOUDA AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 29. UMESH S/O KRISHNA GOUDA AGE: 39 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 30. SHAKUNTALA W/O AJJAPPA GOUDA AGE: 68 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 31. KOUSALYA W/O MAHESH PATIL AGE: 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 32. DEMAKKA W/O NARAYAN GUTTANNAVAR AGE: 60 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 33. SURESH S/O LAXMAN SOMANNAVAR AGE: 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 34. MANJUNATH S/O KRISHNA CHARADKAR AGE: 43 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 35. SAHADEV S/O AMRUT MADIWAL AGE: 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1545 WP No. 110062 of 2025 R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 36. MARUTI S/O DASHARATH KORVEKAR AGE: 50 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 37. ASHOK S/O KALLAPPA GOUDA AGE: 68 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 38. RAGHAVENDRA S/O DEVENDRA MACHAK AGE: 34 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 39. ANITA W/O HONNAYYA NAIK AGE: 39 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 40. SHEKHAVVA W/O BHARAMANNA WADDAR AGE: 56 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 41. GURUPRASAD S/O MARUTI SADEKAR AGE: 30 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 42. RUKMA W/O UDAY GOUDA AGE: 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 43. MAHESH S/O NARAYAN GUTTENNAVAR AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 44. DEEPAK S/O BOODAPPA KHOLAMBI AGE: 48 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1545 WP No. 110062 of 2025 DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 45. MANJUNATH S/O MUNIYAPPA GOUDRU AGE: 44 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 46. DEMANNA S/O NARAYAN GOUDA AGE: 54 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 47. RATNAVVA W/O JAYAVANT MACHAK AGE: 65 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 48. LOKURI S/O LAXMAN SOMANNAVAR AGE: 62 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 49. SANDEEP S/O BALAKRISHNA SADEKAR AGE: 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 50. SANCHITA W/O SANTOSH SADEKAR AGE: 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 51. TEJASHREE W/O SANDEEP SADEKAR AGE: 39 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 52. RAMESH S/O PARASHURAM KORVEKAR AGE: 54 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 53. GANAPATI S/O PARASHURAM KORVEKAR AGE: 54 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1545 WP No. 110062 of 2025 54. YALLARI S/O NARAYAN SHINDHE AGE: 55 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 55. MAHADEV S/O NARAYAN GOUDA AGE: 58 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 56. PANDURANG S/O ESHWAR GOUDA AGE: 57 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 57. NAMDEV S/O BASAVANT DALAVI AGE: 56 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 58. SHIVAJI S/O IRAPPA VADDAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 59. VASUDEV S/O BASAVANT DALAVI AGE: 68 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 60. JAMBUVATI (PARVATI) W/O ASHOK GOUDA AGE: 58 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 61. MALLAVVA W/O SHIVAPUTRAYYA HIREMATH AGE: 58 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 62. LOKURI S/O MANNAPPA KORVEKAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1545 WP No. 110062 of 2025 63. LAXMAN S/O MANNAPPA KORVEKAR AGE: 55 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 64. DEVENDRA S/O MANNAPPA KORVEKAR AGE: 52 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 65. DEEPAK S/O BABU KALAL AGE: 56 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 66. PARVATI W/O VITTAL WADDAR AGE: 62 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 67. SHIVAJI S/O DASHARAT KORVEKAR AGE: 49 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 68. ADAPPA S/O VASUDEV MACHAK AGE: 57 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 69. KHEERAPPA S/O KRISHNA JAVALEKAR AGE: 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 70. PUNDALEEK S/O NARAYAN SHINDHE AGE: 59 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 71. KRISHNA S/O GANAPATI HALLURKAR AGE: 39 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 72. PARASHURAM S/O LAXMAN SHINDHE - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1545 WP No. 110062 of 2025 AGE: 52 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 73. UDAY S/O DEMANNA GOUDA AGE: 54 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 74. NAMDEV S/O JAYAVANT KORVEKAR AGE: 50 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 75. SAVAKKA W/O HULIGEPPA WADDAR AGE: 49 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 76. DANAPPA S/O PUNDALEEK KANKALI AGE: 44 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 77. SUMA W/O DANAPPA KANKALI AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: HOUSEWIFE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 78. TUKARAM S/O BHIMANNA SHINDHE AGE: 52 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SRINIVAS B.NAIK, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE CO- OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, A BLOCK SHANTI NAGAR, TTMC BUILDING BENGALURU – 560002 REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER 2. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT-UTTARA KANNADA - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1545 WP No. 110062 of 2025 3. THE ELECTION OFFICER TALUKA LEVEL AND BELOW DISTRICT AREA OF OPERATION OF ALL TYPES OF PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIS, AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER SHRI SATYA PURSHA VIVIDDODESHAGALA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEENA KRUSHI SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITA KHURD KANCHANHALLI (K K HALLI) 581329 TALUK-HALIYALA AND DISTRICT- UTTARA KANNADA 5. SHRI SATYA PURSHA VIVIDDODESHAGALA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEENA KRUSHI SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITA KHURD KANCHANHALLI (K K HALLI) TALUK HALIYAL, DISTRICT- UTTARA KANNADA-581329 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: CORAM: THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1545 WP No. 110062 of 2025 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. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1545 WP No. 110062 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.: 11