- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1547 WP No. 110074 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.110074 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. VISHNU S/O YALLAPPA MANE AGE: 59 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 2. UMESH S/O SHREEDHAR BHAT AGE: 55 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 3. MAHESH S/O NARAYAN GOUDA AGE: 48 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 4. LOKAPPA S/O MAHADEV GOUDA AGE: 48 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 5. PREMA W/O NAGESHI KARAMALAKAR AGE: 57 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 6. PRAKASH S/O HARISHACHANDRA SADEKAR AGE: 56 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:1547 WP No. 110074 of 2025 7. SHANTAVVA W/O MARUTI GUNJAGI AGE: 59 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 8. RAMESH S/O GAVADU GOUDA AGE: 53 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 9. KASTURI W/O RAMESH GOUDA AGE: 45 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 10. KALAVATI W/O KHIRAPPA JAVALEKAR AGE: 37 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 11. SUBHAS S/O PARASHURAM MEGANI AGE: 47 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 12. MALLAVVA W/O KASAPPA RAJAPUT AGE: 58 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: K.K.HALLI TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 13. SHIVAGANGA W/O NAGESHSWAMY BENDIGERI AGE: 59 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MUGADKOPPA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 14. ISHWAR S/O KHARJAL GOUDA AGE: 46 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MUGADKOPPA TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1547 WP No. 110074 of 2025 15. GULABI W/O LAXMAN MADAMGERI AGE: 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 16. UMESH S/O DEMANNA MACHAK AGE: 42 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 17. LAXMI W/O LOKORI SOMANNAVAR AGE: 32 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 18. CHANDRAVVA W/O KEDARI SOMANNAVAR AGE: 75 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 19. PARVATI W/O SAHADEV SOMANNAVAR AGE: 72 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 20. GOURA W/O SAHADEV KOLAMBI AGE: 52 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 21. NAGULI W/O MARUTI SHINDHE AGE: 49 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 22. DEEPAK S/O LAXMAN KALAVEKAR AGE: 49 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 23. SHOBHA W/O GIRI MANE AGE: 52 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1547 WP No. 110074 of 2025 R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 24. PUSHPA W/O SHANTARAM PATIL AGE: 49 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 25. GOKULA W/O MAHESH GOUDA AGE: 59 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 26. SAVITA W/O ARUN MADIWAL AGE: 51 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 27. NEMA W/O GAPUR BANKAPUR AGE: 55 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 28. YALLAVVA W/O YALLARI GOUDA AGE: 65 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 29. SAMPAT S/O SUBHAS BANDURGI AGE: 40 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: K. K. HALLI TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 30. GOKUL S/O TUKARAM SHINDHE AGE: 26 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 31. GANESH S/O NARAYAN PATIL AGE: 30 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: K. K. HALLI TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1547 WP No. 110074 of 2025 32. NETAJI S/O CHIDANAND PATIL AGE: 30 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: K. K. HALLI TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 33. SHRIKANT S/O TORAPPA KORAVEKAR AGE: 36 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 34. CHAYA W/O MAHAMMED SHAMIULLA AGE: 46 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 35. MAHADEV S/O VITTAL GOUDA AGE: 44 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 36. PANDURANG S/O TUKARAM MIRASHI AGE: 52 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 37. MOHAN S/O BHEEMAPPA HUBBALAKAR AGE: 58 YEARS, OCCUPATION: AGRICULTURE R/O: MURKAWAD TALUK: HALIYAL DISTRICT: UTTARA KANNADA 38. ROOPA W/O MAHESH WADKAR AGE: 47 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 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1547 WP No. 110074 of 2025 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 SOCIETIS, AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT, THE RETURNING OFFICER 4. 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. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1547 WP No. 110074 of 2025 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 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. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1547 WP No. 110074 of 2025 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of calling upon the respondent No.4 to announce the result forthwith including the votes casted by the petitioners. 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.: 13