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2026 DAILYLAW 9649 (KAR)

SRI GANESHA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

WP/35551/2025 · 2026-02-21

Ashok S Kinagi

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- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10917 WP No. 35551 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 35551 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. GANESHA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS S/O SHIVANNA, SHARE NO. 235 2. SMT. RAJAMMA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS W/O NINGAPPA, SHARE NO. 7 3. SMT. JAYAMMA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS W/O DEVARAJA H.B, SHARE NO. 15 4. SMT. RANI AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS W/O MAHESH, SHARE NO. 26 5. SMT. JAGADAMBA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS W/O MANJUNATHA SHARE NO. 27 6. SMT. VIJAYAKUMARI AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS W/O H.B. GANESH SHARE NO. 28 7. SMT. YASHODAMMA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS W/O MAHESH, SHARE NO. 30 Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10917 WP No. 35551 of 2025 8. SMT. B.S. VEENA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS W/O SHIVAKUMAR, SHARE NO. 31 9. SMT. MEENAKSHMMA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS W/O H.K. PUTTASWAMU, SHARE NO. 34 10. SMT. PUTTABASAMMA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS W/O HONNAIAH, SHARE NO. 38 11. SRI. BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O MYSURU NANJAPPA SHARE NO. 54 12. SRI. KRISHNASHETTY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS S/O PUTTASWAMI SHETTY, SHARE NO. 63 13. SRI. H.C. GANESHMURTHI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, S/O CHANDRAIAH, SHARE NO. 68 14. SMT. SHIVAMMA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, W/O PUTTASWAMI SHARE NO. 78 15. SRI. CHANNABASAVAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O DEVAPPA, SHARE NO. 86 16. SMT. DAKASHAYANI AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, W/O NANJUNDA, SHARE NO. 91 - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10917 WP No. 35551 of 2025 17. SRI. NAGARAJU AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS S/O KONGALLI KEMPANNA SHARE NO. 92 18. SRI. SOMASHEKARA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, S/O MYSURU NANJAIAH, SHARE NO. 93 19. SRI. PUTTARAJU AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, S/O BOCHEGOWDA SHARE NO. 99 20. SMT. NAGAMMA W/O GULIMADANNA AGE ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 108 21. SMT. SAROJAMMA W/O VENKATACHALA AGE ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO. 135 22. SMT.MAHADEVAMMA S/O ANGADI NANJAPPA AGE ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 144 23. SRI. H M MAHESH S/O CHIKKAMAHADEVAIAH AGE ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO. 175 24. SRI. RAJU S/O DEVAPPANAN SHIVANNA AGE ABOUT 45 YEARS SHARE NO. 196 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10917 WP No. 35551 of 2025 25. SRI.VIRUPAKSHAIAH S/O DEVAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO.213 26. SRI. GURUSWAMY S/O MAHADEVAPPA AGE ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO. 222 27. SRI. RAVISHANKAR S/O H BOGAPPA AGE ABOUT 38 YEARS SHARE NO. 239 28. SRI. SHIVAKUMAR S/O MAHADEVAIAH AGE ABOUT 44 YEARS SHARE NO. 255 29. SRI. GURUMALLAPPA S/O MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO. 276 30. SRI. PUTTASWAMI S/O CHANNEGOWDA AGE ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO. 309 31. SMT. CHINNAMMA W/O PUTTASWAMY AGE ABOUT 68 YEARS SHARE NO.310 32. SRI. NARAYANASHETTY S/O BHOJASHETTY AGE ABOUT 59 YEARS SHARE NO.315 - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10917 WP No. 35551 of 2025 33. SMT. S NAGARATHNAMMA W/O RAVISHANKAR AGE ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO. 318 34. SRI. PUTTASIDDAIAH S/O SIDDAPPA AGE ABOUT 70 YEARS SHARE NO. 355 35. SMT. SAKAMMA W/O MAHADEVAPPA AGE ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO. 365 36. SRI. H.K. VENKATESH S/O KRISHNASHETTY AGE ABOUT 65 YEARS SHARE NO. 376 37. SRI. SWAMY S/O PUTTANANJAIAH AGE ABOUT 45 YEARS SHARE NO. 381 38. SRI. MAHENDRA S/O PUTTANANJAIAH AGE ABOUT 42 YEARS SHARE NO. 383 39. SRI. NANJAPPA S/O P. ABOOGAPPA AGE ABOUT 42 YEARS SHARE NO.385 40. SMT. SHOBHARANI W/O GANESH AGE ABOUT 42 YEARS SHARE NO. 387 - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10917 WP No. 35551 of 2025 41. SRI. SOMESH S/O VENKATESHA AGE ABOUT 38 YEARS SHARE NO. 389 42. SMT. VISHALAKSHI W/O RAJU AGE ABOUT 44 YEARS SHARE NO. 391 43. SMT. GOWRAMMA W/O GURUMALLAPPA AGE ABOUT 58 YEARS SHARE NO. 392 44. SMT. ANITHA W/O H.A. MANJUNATH AGE ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO. 393 45. SMT. SOWMYA W/O NANJUNDASWAMY AGE ABOUT 38 YEARS SHARE NO. 397 46. SRI. NANJUNDASWAMY S/O BASAVARAJU AGE ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 398 47. SMT. PRASHANTH H.B S/O BASAVARAJU AGE ABOUT 38 YEARS SHARE NO. 399 48. SMT. BHAGYA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS W/O NARAYANASHETTY SHARE NO. 401 - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10917 WP No. 35551 of 2025 49. SRI. MANI AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS S/O CHANNABASAAIAH SHARE NO. 402 50. SRI. SOMASUNDAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS S/O NINGAPPA SHARE NO. 405 51. SMT. SOWMYA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS W/O LATE JAGADEESH SHARE NO. 406 52. SMT. PARATHAMMA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS W/O KURIYONNA SHIVANNA SHARE NO. 407 53. SRI. HONNARAJU AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS S/O HONNAIAH SHARE NO. 413 54. SMT.. MAHADEVAMMA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS W/O SHANKAR SHARE NO. 415 55. SMT. PREMAMMA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, W/O DODDADEVAPPA SHARE NO.418 56. SRI. DODDAIDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, S/O DODDAIDEGOWDA SHARE NO.419 - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10917 WP No. 35551 of 2025 57. SMT. CHOWDAMMA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, W/O KARISHETTY SHARE NO.422 58. SRI. PANCHAKSHARI AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, S/O MAHADEVAPPA SHARE NO.427 59. SMT. SHAILAJA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, W/O PUTTABASAPPA SHARE NO.439 60. SMT. NAGAMMA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, W/O SOMASHEKARA SHARE NO.447 61. SMT. ANASUYA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, W/O MALLESH, SHARE NO.450 62. SMT. GAYATHRI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, W/O GURUSWAMY, SHARE NO.451 63. SMT. B. RATHANAMMA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, W/O SUBBANNA, SHARE NO.453 64. SRI. DEVARAJA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, S/O KUNTABORAIAH SHARE NO.454 65. SMT. ROOPA M.S AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, W/O CHITRASHEKARA - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10917 WP No. 35551 of 2025 SHARE NO.467 66. SMT.. NANJAMANI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, W/O BASAVARAJU, SHARE NO.472 67. SMT. D.M. LATHA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, W/O H.M. JAGADEESH SHARE NO.474 68. SMT.. ROOJA.M.N. AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, W/O GIRISH H.R. SHARE NO.477 69. SMT. KOMALA AGE ABOUT 36 YEARS W/O YOGANNA, SHARE No. 479 70. SMT. SAVITHA AGE ABOUT 36 YEARS W/O CHIKKANNA SHARAE No. 481 71. SMT. PARVATHAMMA AGE ABOUT 65 YEARS W/O PRASHANTH H.R, SHARE NO. 485 72. SMT. ASHWINI N S AGE ABOUT 32 YEARS W/O GOPI H.D, SHARE No. 489 73. SMT. YASHODA A P AGE ABOUT 42 YEARS W/O GANAPATHI B SHARE No. 490 - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10917 WP No. 35551 of 2025 74. SMT. CHAITRA B.R AGE ABOUT 30 YEARS W/O NANJAPPA H.S. SHARE No. 491 75. SRI. NANJAPPA H.S. AGE ABOUT 55 YEARS S/O SHIVANNA SHARE No. 492 No.1 TO 75 ALL ARE RESIDING AT HULIKERE VILLAGE, MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 401. 76. SMT. JAYAMMA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS W/O SIDDAPPA, SHARE NO.74 77. SRI. HONNAIAH AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS S/O HONNEGOWDA SHARE NO.337 78. SRI. HONNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS S/O KAMBALI HONNAIAH SHARE NO.366 NO. 76 TO 78 ALL ARE RESIDING AT GIDADASANAKOPPALU VILLAGE, MANDAYA DISTRICT - 571 401. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. BHARATH KUMAR S, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU – 01, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10917 WP No. 35551 of 2025 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, ALSO THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA – 571 401. 3. HULIKERE HAALU UTHPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITHA REGISTERED UNDER THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959 HEAD OFFICE, HULIKERE, DUDDA HOBLI MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA - 571 401 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 4. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, SHANTHI NAGAR, T.T.M.C. A BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE-27, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. THE RETURNING OFFICER/ COMMISSIONER, OF HAALU UTHPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITHA, HULIKERE MANDYA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA - 571 401. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R2 AND R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I. ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT OR DIRECTION, PERMITTING THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS TO RESPONDENT NO.3, HULIKERE HAALU UTHPADAKARA SAHAKARA SANGHANIYAMITHA SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 23/11/2025 PURSUANT TO NOTIFICATION BEARING NO.-NIL- DATED -NIL- AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:10917 WP No. 35551 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners filed a memo for withdrawal of the writ petition. 2. The memo is placed on record. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SSB