- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7842 WP No. 776 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 776 OF 2026 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SMT C S VASANTHAKUMARI W/O P K KANCHIRAYA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS 2. SMT DHRAKSHAYANAMMA W/O SOMASHEKARAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS 3. SMT GAYATHRAMMA W/O PRABHUSWAMY AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 4. SMT VINODHA W/O KUMARASWAMY AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS 5. SMT MAHADEVAMMA W/O LATE BASAVARAJ AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS 6. SMT GETHAMANI W/O KANTHARAJU AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS 7. SMT KEMPADEVAMMA W/O NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7842 WP No. 776 of 2026 8. SMT PUSHPALATHA W/O SOMASHEKARAIAH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS 9. SMT LALITHAMAMMA W/O LATE MALLAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS 10. SMT L S UMADEVI W/O P G GURURAJ AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS 11. SMT GANASHREE P G D/O GURURAJ P G AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS 12. SMT HEMAVATHI W/O MADHU P AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS 13. SMT DHRAKSHANAYAMMA W/O NEELAKANTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS 14. SMT RATNAMMA W/O LATE RAJANNA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS 15. SMT RATNAMMA W/O RENUKAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS ALL ARE RESIDING AT P KALLAHALLI VILLAGE ANEKERE POST TURUVEKERE TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT 572227 PETITIONERS 5,7,9,14 ARE NOT CLAIMED SENIOR CITIZEN BENEFIT …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. BALAGANGADHARA G.S., ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7842 WP No. 776 of 2026 AND: 1. REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES NO.1 ALI ASKER ROAD BENGALURU-560002 2. DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES TUMKUR SUB DIVISION TUMKUR -572102 3. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES TIPUTR SUB DIVISION TIPTUR-572201 4. DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER AND ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ROOM NO. 215, 2ND FLOOR MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA TUMAKURU-572101 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER AND FDC OFFICE ATTACHED TO ASST. REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCEIETY P KALLAHALI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD KASABA HOBLI TURUVEKERE TQ TUMKUR DISTRICT-572227 REG. UNDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 6. SECRETARY P KALLAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. KASABA HIBLI TURUVEKERE TQ TUMKUR DISTRICT-572227 7. SMT MAMATHA W/O SHIVAKUMARSWAMY AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7842 WP No. 776 of 2026 PRESIDENT P KALLAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD KASABA HOBLI TURUVEKERE TQ TUMKUR DISTRICT-572227 8. THE ADMINISTRATOR P KALLAHALI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD KASABA HOBLI TURUVEKRE TQ TUMKUR DISTRICT-572227 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D NAIK, AGA FOR R1 TO R5 & R8 SRI. DEVI PRASAD SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R7) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ELECTION NOTIFICATION ORDER PASSED BY THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER AND ARCS TUMKUR DISTRICT I.E RESPONDENT NO. 4 TO THE SAID SOCIETY DATED 31-12-2025 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-K AS THE SAME IS IMPUGNED PERVERSE CAPRICIOUS AND ILLEGAL AND CONTRARY TO THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO. 2812/2022. 2. QUASH THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 5 I.E RETURNING OFFICER/FDC ATTACHED TO THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES TUMAKURU DATED 1.1.2026 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE M AS IMPUGNED PERVERSE CAPRICIOUS AND CONTRARY TO THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON’BLE COURT IN WP NO. 2812/2022. 3. DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO RESUME THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PETITIONERS HEREIN AND TO CONSIDER THEIR PRAYER FOR THE MEMBERSHIP ETC IN THE SAID SOCIETY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:7842 WP No. 776 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER 1. Learned counsel for the petitioners filed a memo seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition with a liberty to challenge the elections and other allied proceedings in accordance with law. 2. Memo is placed on record. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. 4. Pending interlocutory application/s, if any, shall stand disposed of accordingly. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SKS CT:KHV