- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 8782 OF 2026 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. C.N. RAMAIAH SHARE NO.58/3, S/O DODDANARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, 2. N. ASHWATHNARAYANAGOWDA, SHARE NO.56/6, S/O LATE NANJUNDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, 3. SRI. C. MANJUNATH, SHARE NO.94/6, S/O C. N. CHANNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 4. SRI. S. LAKSHMANA, SHARE NO.27/10, S/O SONNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 5. SRI. UMESHA K. SHARE NO.58/17, S/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, 6. SRI. C. M. NARAYANASWAMY, SHARE NO.8/21, S/O MUNIANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 7. SRI. CHIKKANARAYANAPPA, SHARE NO.41/1, S/O MARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 98 YEARS, 8. SRI. SHATYANARAYANASWAMY, SHARE NO.77/5, S/O MUNIANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 9. SMT. NAVYA D. SHARE NO.16/26, W/O MUNIRAJU C.S. AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, 10. SRI. SUDHA N. SWAMY SHARE NO.9/21, W/O NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, 11. SRI. MUNIRAJU P., SHARE NO.91/13, S/O PILLANARAYANPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 12. SRI. C. S. SUDHAKARA, SHARE NO.17/26, S/O SATHYANARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, PETITIONER NOS.1 TO 12 ARE R/AT CHANNARAYAPATNA VILLAGE, POST AND HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST - 562 135. 13. SMT. SUSHEELAMMA, SHARE NO.63/6, W/O GOPALAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 14. SRI. KANTHARAJU B., SHARE NO.40/7, S/O BACHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 15. SRI. RAMACHANDRA, SHARE NO.56/9, S/O DODDAPILLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, 16. SMT. KEMAPPA, SHARE NO.14/10, D/O N. RAJANNA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 17. SMT. YASHODHAMMA, SHARE NO.52/9, D/O KRISHNAPPA R., AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, 18. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA, SHARE NO.53/9, D/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, PETITIONER NOS.13 TGO 18 ARE R/AT BIDEGANAHALLI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST - 562 135. 19. SRI. PILLAMARAPPA SHARE NO.44/23, S/O NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/AT DINNUR VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST - 562 135. 20. SMT. NAGAMANI SHARE NO.99/14, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 W/O MUNIREDDY, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 21. SMT. MANJULAMMA SHARE NO.48/6 W/O M. V. MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 22. SRI. MUKESH BABU SHARE NO.42/25, S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 23. SRI. MUTHURAJ SHARE NO.16/13, S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 24. SMT. GEETHA, SHARE NO.45/1G, W/O MUTHURAJ, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, PETITIONER NOS.20 TO 24 ARE R/AT NAGANAYAKANAHALLI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST - 562 135. 25. SMT. MUNIYAMMA, SHARE NO.93/19, W/O ANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, 26. SRI. VENKATEGOWDA, SHARE NO.94/19, S/O ANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 27. SRI. HANUMEGOWDA SHARE NO.34/20, S/O NARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, 28. K. V. RAMESH, SHARE NO.18/22, S/O VEERANNA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, 29. SRI. BACHEGOWDA, SHARE NO.4/7, S/O NANJUDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, PETITIONER NOS.25 TO 29 ARE R/AT R/AT DODDAKURUBARAHALLI VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST - 562 135. 30. SRI. ASHWATHAPPA, SHARE NO. 85/21, S/O MARIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 31. SRI. SRINIVAS, SHARE NO.97/24, S/O SONNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, 32. SMT. MUNIYAMMA, SHARE NO.10/3, W/O N. T. NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, 33. SRI. T. VENKATESH, SHARE NO.46/8, S/O THIMMANA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 34. SRI. MANJUNATH V., SHARE NO.63/18, S/O VASANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 35. SRI. NAGARAJU M., SHARE NO.16/20, S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 36. SRI. VENKATESHAPPA, SHARE NO.40/20, S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 37. SRI. PRATHIP, SHARE NO.41/20, S/O ANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, 38. SMT. RATHNAMMA, SHARE NO.44/20, W/O BYAREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS 39. SRI. LAKSHMANNA, SHARE NO.46/20, S/O VENKATARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 40. SRI. DEVARAJU T. SHARE NO.52/20, S/O THIMMANNA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 41. SMT. RUKMINAMMA, SHARE NO.55/20, W/O ANJAMAPPA C.V., AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 42. SRI. DEVARAJU R. SHARE NO.57/20, S/O RAMAKRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 43. SRI. RAMAKRISHNAPPA, SHARE NO.59/20, S/O NAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, 44. SRI. NAGARAJU R., SHARE NO.62/20, S/O RAMAKRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 45. SRI. ANJANAPPA V. SHARE NO.63/20, S/O VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 46. SRI. GOPLACHARI SHARE NO.65/20, S/O ANANTHAPADMANABHACHARI, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 47. SRI. KRISHNAPPA M., SHARE NO.71/20, S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 48. SRI. NAYANASWAMY T. SHARE NO.72/20, S/O THIMMANNA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, 49. SRI. NARAYANASWAMY SHARE NO.74/20, S/O MALIPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 50. SMT. SHARITHA R., SHARE NO.82/20, W/O KRISHANAPPA M., AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, 51. SRI. MANJUNATH, SHARE NO.83/20, S/O GUDEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 52. SMT. SAVITHRAMMA, SHARE NO.84/20, W/O MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 53. SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR, SHARE NO.86/20, S/O MUNISHAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 54. SMT. KEMPAMMA, SHARE NO.87/20, W/O CHANDRAPPA D., AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 55. SMT. BHARATHAMMA, SHARE NO.93/20, W/O ANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, 56. SRI. NARAYANASWAMY, SHARE NO.97/20, S/O PUTTANNA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 57. SRI. RAMANJANAPPA, SHARE NO.104/23, S/O RAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 58. SRI. ANJANAPPA, SHARE NO.18/9, S/O VENKATARAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 59. SMT. JAYALAKSHMAMMA, SHARE NO.141/24, W/O KEMPEGOWDA N., AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, 60. SMT. YASHODA, SHARE NO.4/26, W/O GUDIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 61. SMT. A. ANUSUYAMMA, SHARE NO.5/26, W/O ANJANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, PETITIONER NOS.30 TO 61 ARE R/AT IBASAPURA VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST - 562 135. 62. M. RAMAKRISHNAPPA, SHARE NO.27/8, S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 63. SRI. NANJEGOWDA, SHARE NO.28/8, S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, 64. SRI. RAMAPPA, SHARE NO.70/18, S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 65. SMT. HEMAVATHI, SHARE NO.71/11, W/O RAMAKRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, 66. SRI. CHANDRAPPA SHARE NO.35/21, S/O MUNIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, 67. SRI. NAGENDRA, SHARE NO.39/28, S/O NARAYANASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, 68. SRI. NAGARAJA SHARE NO.40/28, S/O GUDIYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, PETITIONER NOS.62 TO 68 ARE R/AT GOPASANDRA VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST - 562 135. 69. S. ANJANAPPA, SHARE NO.21/6, S/O SONNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, 70. SRI. MUNIYAPPA, SHARE NO.66/6, S/O SHIRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, 71. P. RAJANNA, SHARE NO.79/6, S/O PAPANNA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 72. PILLAMMA, SHARE NO.61/10, W/O PAPANNA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, 73. SRI. MADHURAJU, SHARE NO.102/24, S/O H. T. THIMARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, 74. SRI. MUNIYAPPA, SHARE NO.44/21, S/O KURAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, 75. SRI. P. PRAKASH, SHARE NO.12/6, S/O DODDAPILLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, 76. SRI. VENKATASWAMAPPA SHARE NO.67/21, S/O BYANNA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, PETITIOENR NOS.69 TO 76 ARE R/AT HYADALA VILLAGE, CHANNARAYAPATNA HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST - 562 135. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. P. MAHADEVASWAMY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY PRL. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION, 3RD FLOOR, SHANTHINAGAR, T.T.M.C. 'A' BLOCK, SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 027, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, /DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, BENGALURU RURAL DIST - 562 135. 4. RETURNING OFFICER, APPOINTED FOR CHANNARAYAPATNA VIVIDHODESHA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEENA KRUSHI SAHAKARA SANGA NIYAMITHA, CHANNARAYAPATNA VILLAGE & POST & HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST - 562 135. 5. CHANNARAYAPATNA VIVIDHODESHA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEENA KRUSHI SAHAKARA SANGA NIYAMITHA, REP. ITS SECRETARY, CHANNARAYAPATNA V & P & HOBLI, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DIST - 562 135. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3 & R4; SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO PERMITTING THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS TO RESPONDENT NO.5, CHANNARAYAPATNA VIVIDHODESHA PRATHAMIKA GRAMEENA KRUSHI SAHAKARA SANGA NIYAMITHA, CHANNARAYAPATNA VILLAGE, SCHEDULE TO BE HELD ON 22.03.2026 PURSUANT TO NOTIFICATION DATED 27.02.2026. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 13 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15764 WP No. 8782 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH ORAL ORDER Having taken note of the submissions made by the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 2. In this Writ Petition, petitioners are seeking permission to cast their vote in the election to be conducted for respondent No.5 - Society, 3. I am of the view that the petitioners have an efficacious remedy before the competent authority under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, in view of the judgment of this Court passed in Writ Appeal No.100619/2024 dated 06.06.2025. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE KLV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 23