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Writ Petition No. 2595 of 2025 · The High Court

Case Details

- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 2595 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. C G RAVINDRA PRASAD S/O.LATEC S GOPAL KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R010270. D.K.NARSIMHAIAH S/O. D.N KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 72YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R05315. B.R SRINIVAS S/O.LATE T.V RAMACHAR AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013496. B.S KAVITHA W/O. B.R SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013485. NAVEEN S/O. B.R VARAPRASAD AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013494. C.G HARISH S/O. LATE C.S GOPALAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R008549. Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 7. 8. 9. A.ACHUTH S/O.LATE ARUNACHALAM AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R012625. C.RAVISHANKAR S/O. G.N CHANDRASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013288. G PAVITRA W/O. C.RAVISHANKAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013246. 10. L. SURESH BABU S/O. D.L NARAYANA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R006821. 11. G.VENUGOPAL S/O.LATE GANAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R007415. 12. B.N PRAKASH KUMAR S/O. B.S NEELAKANTAPPA AGED ABOUT 62YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R005551. 13. B.N SUNANDA W/O B.N PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R010686. 14. Y.L RAMAMURTHY S/O Y.R LAKSMINARANAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R016787. 15. UMAMAHESHWARA PRASAD - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 S/O. T.R PUTTAIAH AGED ABOUT72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R014934. 16. B.V.V MANJUNATH S/O. VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 51YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R016049. 17. ANIL MADAM S/O. M.N VISHWANATH AGED ABOUT 46YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015134. 18. M.V VASUNDRA W/O. NAVANEETHKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIPNO.R011398. 19. NAGALAKSHMI.V W/O. B.V MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R016050. 20. M.V ANURADHA W/O G.V VENUGOPAL AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R003113. 21. G.L SAMAPATH S/O LATE LAKSHMAIH AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013592. 22. MALATHI W/O M.V RAVI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013591. 23. M.V RAVI S/O LATE M.N VENKATAIAH - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013588. 24. NAVANEETH KRISHNA S/O LATE SEETARAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013848. 25. B.S DINESHKUMAR S/O LATE SHIVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R008268. 26. MITHU D GURKAR S/O D DINESH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017100. 27. T.S NEELAMBIKA W/O LATE SHIVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R005045. 28. B.R BINDU W/O MITHU G D GURKAR AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017101. 29. S RAVIDATTA S/O N SUBRAMANYAM AGED ABOU 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013842. 30. N SUBRAMANYAM S/O LATE N NANJUNDAIAH AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013841. 31. KRISHNAVENI W/O N SUBRAMANYAM AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 MEMBERSHIP NO.R015021. 32. HEMANTH KUMAR S/O TULARAM AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013504. 33. ANANDA M S/O T K MALAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R7860. 34. B.K BHASKAR S/O V.G KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R16140. 35.

Legal Reasoning

this Court in the case of H.S. Raju and others Vs. State of Karnataka and others1 (H.S. Raju) has permitted the votes to be counted and election results to be announced, keeping open all contentions to be adjudicated in the appropriate forum under Section 70 (2) (c) of the Karnataka Co-Operative Societies Act, 1959 (‘the Act’ for short). Whether the petitioners would incur any disqualification to vote or not is a question of fact to be decided by the appropriate authority under Section 70 (2) (c) of the Act and hence, the following:

Arguments

LAKSHMI NARAYAN S/O B.G SRINIVASMURTHY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R004482. 36. B.S GOVINDARAJ S/O LATE B.G SRINIVASMURTHY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R008391. 37. H.N KANAKARAJU S/O H NARAYANA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R04219. 38. K.V RAMKUMAR S/O LATE SURYANARAYAN SHETTY AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R002581. 39. V GOVINDARAJ S/O VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R08467. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 40. N JAYAPAL REDDY S/O N NARASIMHA REDDY AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017296. 41. M PUTTASWAMY S/O MUDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIPNO.R14251. 42. UMA PUTTASWAMY W/O M. PUTTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14252. 43. D.R RAVIKUMAR S/O RAMU AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14299. 44. T.H VEERABHADRAIH S/O HALAGAIAH AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14603. 45. T.V SATISH S/O VEERABADRAIAH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13005. 46. T.V HARISH S/O VEERABADRAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13372. 47. BHAVYA W/O T.V SATISH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13374. - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 48. M.S SHRUTHI W/O T.V SATISH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13373. 49. D.V RUDRAMURTHY S/O VEERANNA T.R AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R6018. 50. N SHIVANANDA S/O NARAYAN RAO N AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14429. 51. B.N ANNAPOORNA W/O N SHIVANANDA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14428. 52. S SUNIL KUMAR S/O N SHIVANANDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14461. 53. M.N TRIVENI W/O M.P RAMESH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R011301. 54. B. SHYLAJA W/O BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015762. 55. B. NATARAJ S/O T.H BASAVARAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R-05114. - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 56. S.C KALPAN S/O NATARAJ AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R4339. 57. P.G ASHWATHNARAYAN GUPTA S/O P.AV GOPAL KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R-003118. 58. S RANGANATH S/O SAMPAGIRAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017047. 59. S.V REKHA W/O S RANGANATH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017048. 60. S MEENAKSHAMMA W/O B.P SRINIVAS MURTHY AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R018001. 61. S SUMA W/O B.K MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R012892. 62. K NARASIMHA REDDY S/O LATE KANDAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MENBERSHIP NO. R013445. 63. B.K ANANDAMURTHY S/O B.Y KANDAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R012671. - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 64. A. JAYAPRAKASH S/O H.N APPAJAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R03930. 65. S.P MAMATHA W/O AJAYPRAKASH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R09239. 66. S. SUMA W/O S. NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R014079. 67. RANI C W/O CHANDRASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R016912. 68. S. GOVINDARAJ S/O RANGASWAMY AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017282. 69. B. VARALAKSHMI W/O LATE BHASKAR AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.007608. 70. MOHAN S/O BHASKAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R009259. 71. PALLAVI M W/O MOHAN AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R012959. - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 72. HEMANTH KUMAR S/O GOVINDASWAMY S AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R00855. 73. M SUMA W/O B.S RAVI AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013894. 74. L.R SATISH S/O L RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015129. 75. C. MAHALAKSHMI W/O L.R SATISH AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15128. 76. SHASHIDAR S/O H SRINAVASMURTHY AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R11026. 77. KANTHAMMA W/O H.G SRINIVASMURTHY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R04260. 78. ARCHANA SRINIVASMURTHY W/O SURA VENKATESH SUMANTH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15557. 79. S.V SUMANTH KUMAR S/O S.V BHASKARHAN AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15556. - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 80. K. HARIPRASAD S/O K CHENGAL RAYDAN AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R16851. 81. K. BHASKAR S/O PANDURANGAN AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R08089. 82. K. LEELAVATHI W/O K. BHASKAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R014110. 83. BHANUPRAKASH R S/O BABU AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15510. 84. K. SWATHI W/O S.B MANISH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14537. 85. B.P MANISH S/O B.K PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14536. 86. MAMATHA S W/O RAVI K AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15558. 87. RAVI K S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15559. - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 88. C RAMESH S/O NARAYANA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15067. 89. SANDEEP R S/O BBAU AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15514. 90. NAGARAJ BALAPPA S/O BALAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R05230. 91. N. MITHILESH S/O NANDAGOPAL AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R16584. 92. T NANDAGOPAL S/O BHOJARAJ AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R09631. 93. MURALIDHAR S/O K.N BHOJARAJ AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R012700. 94. T.S REEDDI GOKUL S/O SEENAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R16447. 95. H SALEEM KHAN S/O KHAN AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15343. - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 96. HEENA KOUSER W/O SALEEM KHAN AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15343. 97. B.V NETRAVATHI W/O K. SRIDHAR AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R014941. 98. K SRIDHAR S/O KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14941. 99. C.N CHANDRAKALA W/O NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R03410. 100. L.N DINAKAR W/O R.L NARASIMAHAN CHETTIAR AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R03557. 101. LAKSHMI DINAKAR W/O L.N DINAKAR AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R04486. 102. B. MOHAN BHATRA S/O BHOJARAJ AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R004666. 103. ASHOK.Y.B S/O BHADRAIAH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R014309. - 14 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 104. B.K VARADARAJ W/O LATE V.KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R012706. 105. CHANDRAMOHAN S/O NARAYANA RAO AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017804. 106. G.N SUNIL S/O G.V NARAYANA SWAMY AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017799. 107. GAYATRI N W/O G.N SUNIL AGED ABOUT 40 MEMBERSHIP NO.R017805. 108. R.MANJU KUMAR S/O RAJU AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R016837. 109. PUSHPALATA W/O R.MANJU KUMAR AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.016836. 110. AMBHIKA VENKATESH W/O VENKATESH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R016951. 111. B.P MAHESH BABU S/O P.DORAISWAMY AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013660. - 15 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 112. T SAIRAM PRASAD S/O C.V THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R07063. 113. RAVISH R S/O RAJASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017139. 114. A SAI SWAROOP S/O JANARDHAN AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017171. 115. S.VENKATA RAGHAV S/O SRINIVASA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015575. 116. PRADEEP KUMAR M P S/O E MARIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15574. 117. R UMADEVI W/O R ASHOK AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R11373. 118. K.G NAGABHUSHAN S/O GANGADHARA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R009586. 119. K.G THULASI RAM S/O GANGADHARA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R11304. - 16 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 120. P.V PADMA W/O P.S BHALAKRISHNA SETTY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R005503. 121. RAMYASHREE N.M W/O MADHU N.A AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15473. 122. MADHU N.A S/O N.L ASHWATH NARAYAN GUPTA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15474. 123. N.L ASHWATH NARAYANA GUPTA S/O LAKSHMAIAH SHETTY AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R03046. 124. D.A THEJESHWARI W/O K.M SRINIVASA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R11295. 125. GEETHA VISHNU W/O K.M SRINIVASA MURTHY AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15436. 126. K.S SRIVALLI D/O K.A SATISH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14884. 127. KRUTHALINA W/O LATE THULASIRAM AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R8920. - 17 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 128. NIKHILESH S/O ASHWATH NARAYANA SETTY AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13248. 129. RAKESH. N S/O ASHWATH NARAYANA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13247. 130. C.V SURENDRA BABU S/O C. VENKATANATHAN SHETTY AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R7166. 131. K.R JYOTHI W/O SATYANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015677. 132. KESHAVA MURTHY S/O LATE RANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R002860. 133. P.SUMA W/O M.S RADHA KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14843. 134. N.R NANDISH S/O N.R RENUKARADYA AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14842. 135. N.R VEDAVATHI W/O N.R RAVISH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R011505. - 18 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 136. N.N ANIL KUMAR S/O N.R NILAKANTA REDDY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R03064. 137. N.R SHEELA NANDHISH S/O N.R NANDISH AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R06876. 138. V.ASHWATHAMA S/O C.SOMASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R11608. 139. A.DEVAPRAKASH S/O A.ANNIAL AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R08283. 140. B.L SHANKARAPPA S/O LATE LAKSHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R6426. 141. S. JAYAKEERTHI W/O SEETHARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R4030. 142. V PADMAVATHI W/O B.L SHANKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R005554. 143. S GUNASHEKAR S/O K. SAMPANGIRAMA REDDY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15036. - 19 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 144. P.M KESHAVAMURTHY S/O MUNISWAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R4096. 145. M SUMANTH S/O R. MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R014259. 146. R. MANJUNATH S/O RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R004658. 147. M SUSHEELA W/O R. MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R006841. 148. G SUBRAMANYAM S/O GOVINDARAJU AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017838. 149. LALITHA W/O G SUBRAMANYAM AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017839. 150. SHREYAS S S/O G SUBRABANYAM AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017840. 151. JAYASHREE W/O SHRAVAN AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017843. - 20 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 152. VAISHNAVI W/O SHREYAS AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017841. 153. SHRAVAN S S/O G SUBRAMANYAM AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017842. 154. K PRAKASH S/O K KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013289. 155. P KANNAN S/O PATTABI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013691. 156. KALAVANI W/O RAMAN AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013692. 157. N.V RAMBABU S/O N VENKATANARAYAN AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R014015. 158. N.R ANURADHA W/O N.V RAMBABU AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R014014. 159. N.V SRIDHAR S/O N.V VENKATALAKSHMAIH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R014016. - 21 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 160. JAYASUDHA W/O N.V SRIDHAR AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R014017. 161. N.V KIRAN KUMAR S/O N VENKATANARAYANA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017216. 162. S.P THANGARAJ NADAR S/O PACHYAPPA NADAR AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R007320. 163. M. VENKATESH S/O S.R MUNIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R007699. 164. V MANJUNATHREDDY S/O VENKATASWAMY REDDY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R12129. 165. GAYATHRI REDDY W/O V MANJUNATH REDDY AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R3799. 166. M.B.S MARUTHI KUMAR S/O THIRUVENKADATHAN CHETTY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R4603. 167. P.S VENKATESH BABU S/O SUBBARAJ SHETTY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R7419. - 22 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 168. M.C VEENA PRASAD W/O M.V CHALLAM AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R7690. 169. C.CHANDRASHEKAR S/O P.V CHANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R8157. 170. KALAVATHI SUDARSHAN W/O SUDARSHAN AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R8802. 171. D.MADHU S/O DAMADHAR AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R9220. 172. T.SAPTHAGIRIPRAKASH S/O C.V THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R10540. 173. D. SHILPA D/O DAMODHAR AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R11029. 174. B.M SUDHA W/O DAMODHAR AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R7207. 175. VARUNPRASAD S/O T SAIRAMPRASAD AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14579. - 23 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 176. J. SWAMY REDDY S/O NARAYAN REDDY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIPNO.R15130. 177. J HARINATH REDDY W/O SWAMY REDDY AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.15471. 178. J. HARSHA VARDAN REDDY S/O J. SWAMY REDDY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15470. 179. PARIMALA PUTTASWAMY S/O PUTTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15283. 180. H.D PUTTASWAMY S/O DEVANNA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15284. 181. S ROOPA W/O S. GIRISH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15285. 182. JAYASHREE S/O M.K KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R008708. 183. M. KRISHNAPPA S/O MADAIAH AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R8899. - 24 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 184. S. VIJAY KUMAR S/O SHANMUGAM AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R007605. 185. V. JAYALAKSHMI W/O S VIJAY KUMAR AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R008684. 186. R. PRAKASH S/O LATE RUDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R5440. 187. S. UMADEVI W/O R. PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.11366. 188. S. RAKESH S/O SHANKARAPPA AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015579. 189. MUTHAPPA S/O HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015145. 190. SHEELA VIJAY W/O VIJAY AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R007137. 191. B. VIJAYKUMAR S/O B. KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R007729. - 25 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 192. M.C NINGARAJU S/O CHIKKA GOWDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015417. 193. SURESH S/O SHETAJI RAO AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R016753. 194. CHETHAN CHAVAN S/O MARKANDA RAO AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R018410. 195. S KRISHNAJI RAO S/O SHANKAR RAO AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.004334. 196. SAVITHRI BAI S/O N PANDURANGA RAO AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R010985. 197. R SUNIL PAWAR S/O A. RAM RAO PAWAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017098. 198. GEETHA PAWAR S/O SUNIL PAWAR AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017097. 199. N. PANDURANGA RAO S/O NARASOJI RAO AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R00554. - 26 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 200. Y MOHAN S/O Y KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R009322. 201. G. ELANGOVAN S/O GOVINDASWAMY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R08345. 202. KANTHA ELANGOVAN S/O R SUGANDAM AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R08866. 203. N MUNIKRISHNA S/O NARASIMAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R9185. 204. P. VIJAYLAKSHMI W/O NARASIMHAIH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R1145. 205. B KENCHAPPA S/O BYRAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R004226. 206. S VANITHA W/O B KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R007589. 207. G.B SWAMY S/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015379. - 27 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 208. V. PRAKASH S/O LATE L VENKATAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO. R016799. 209. K CHAITRA S/O LATE KRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R016782. 210. DHANARAJ S/O LATE HARIKRISHNAPPA AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R007433. 211. PRAMILA W/O LATE VEERABHADRAPPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R005538. 212. V. JYOTHISHWARI W/O M.V ASHOK AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13589. 213. K.R SAHANA S/O K.S RAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R014450. 214. N.P SUHASINI W/O PARTHASARATHI AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017169. 215. S. HARISH S/O SUDHARSHAN AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13238. - 28 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 216. M.N VISHWANATH S/O CHIKKANARASAIAH AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R007433. 217. M.V ARAVIND S/O M.N VISHWANATH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R4825. 218. T.L NARASIMHAMURTHY S/O T.C REDDY AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R4993. 219. K.S PRAMEELAMURTHY S/O NARASIMHAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R5569. 220. H.S SOMASHEKAR S/O LATE SHIVANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R06647. 221. SUJATHA S/O H.S SOMASHEAKAR AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R6801. 222. S.M SIDDAPPA S/O MUDAVEERAPPA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R06730. 223. S. SARVAMANGALA S/O S.M SIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R11122. - 29 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 224. P MOHAN S/O PERAMAL AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R004312. 225. PAVITHRA W/O P. MOHAN AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013232. 226. N. VIDHYA S/O M. MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017021. 227. T.R PANCHAKSHARAIAH S/O T.R RAJASHEKARAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R005535. 228. G.B VEERESH S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R011515. 229. R.V RAJINI W/O G.B VEERESH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R010344. 230. NAGANAND B.N S/O NANDISHA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13473. 231. M.S VINAY S/O MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015752. - 30 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 232. RANI W/O GOVINDARAJ AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R016912. 233. S. GOVINDARAJ S/O SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017262. 234. B.N SHANKAR S/O NEELANKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R006811. 235. L. RADHA W/O B.N SHANKAR AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R010297. 236. YASHWANTH B.L S/O B.N SHANKAR AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R013666. 237. UMADEVI G W/O H SHEKAR AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R7382. 238. N.V NAVEEN KUMAR S/O D.K NARASIMAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14141. 239. K.V CHANDRAKALA W/O D.K NARASIMAIAH AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R3477. - 31 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 240. A.L KALAVATHI W/O. M JANARDHAN AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R16750. 241. B.S AMARNATH S/O B.V SRIRAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R3025. 242. P.A NIRANJAN S/O P.S ASHWANTH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R05076. 243. L. MURTHY S/O LOKAIAH NAIDU AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R4864. 244. A.V POORNIMA S/O VENKATESHBABU AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R9954. 245. M.S BHAGIRATHI S/O M.P.S SOMMANNA AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R3300. 246. A.C RAJU S/O CHANNABASAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R06048. 247. SURYAKANTHA R SHAH S/O RATILAL SHAH AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R7243. - 32 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 248. D.C VISHWESH S/O CHANDRASHEKARAIAH AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R7578. 249. M.L ANANTHRAM S/O LATE LAKSHMINARAYAN SHETTY AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R03047. 250. KODANDARAMA S/O M.S PRAKSH RAO AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R4196. 251. M.V SOUNDARYA W/O KODANDARAMA AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R6905. 252. ANANDAMMA W/O REDAPPA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R01765. 253. K.V UMESH S/O LATE K.N VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R012947. 254. L. JAYALAKSHMI W/O K.V UMESH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R12971. 255. R. LINGMURTHY S/O PARAMESHWARA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R04469. - 33 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 256. R. SRINIVAS S/O V.R CHANDAR AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R10824. 257. SANDEEP M S/O MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13304. 258. M.B MUNIRATHANA S/O BALARAMACHANDRA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R9200. 259. K. SUDARSHAN S/O KALKIRI NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13116. 260. R. MALLESHAIAH S/O LATE RANGARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14544. 261. GANGARAJ S/O LATE JAYARAM AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15424. 262. MAMATHA W/O DAYANANDA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15430. 263. ASHWATHNARAYANA S/O LATE RANGARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14545. - 34 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 264. A.L KALAVATHI W/O M. JANARDHAN AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R16750. 265. B.S AMARNATH S/O B.V SREERAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R3025. 266. RACHANA W/O GOWTHAM AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R16757. 267. C.M GOWTHAM S/O C.P MANJUNATH AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14742. 268. R. VARADARAJ S/O LATE VASUDEV SHETTY AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R017111. 269. VARALAKSHMI W/O V. NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R018086. 270. R. MADHUKAR S/O R. VISHWANATHAN AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R4702. 271. SANDHYA R.M W/O R. MADHUKAR AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R6778. - 35 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 272. A. PALANI KUMAR S/O K. AYYARU NADAR AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R9748. 273. JAMUNA PRAKASH W/O SAPTAGIRI PRAKASH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R8639. 274. C.V THIMMAIAH S/O VENKATARAMANA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 90 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R7294. 275. T.V RAJU S/O THIMMAIAH AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R06209. 276. UMMER SHARIFF S/O DASTAGIRI SHARIFF AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15339. 277. ZARAH SHAMEEM D/O ISSHAD KHALIQ AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015342. 278. ZOHIB SHARIFF S/O DASTAGIRI SHARIFF AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15340. 279. HENNA KOUSAR S/O DASTAGIRI SHARIFF AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015343. - 36 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 280. SALEEM KHAN S/O ABDUL HAFEEZ AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015341. 281. G. RANGHAVENDRA S/O LATE GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R005861. 282. S. KALPANA W/O G RAGHAVENDRA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R008805. 283. V. SRIVATHSA S/O LATE A.V VISHWANATH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R016796. 284. ANITHA A.V W/O LATE A.V VISHWANATH AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R016795. 285. SHYAMALA S/O S. RAVIDATTA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015022. 286. N. MOHAN S/O G. NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13732. 287. SUJATHA H S/O ASHWATHNARAYANA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R15520. - 37 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 288. S. KARUNA S/O SELAVRAJ AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14735. 289. K. SUNANDA W/O KARUNA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R16363. 290. S.K VIJAY W/O KARUNA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14734. 291. CHANDANA S.K D/O S KARUNA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R17229. 292. A. SATISH S/O LATE ASHWANTHAIAH AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R7158. 293. Y.N RAJAGOPAL S/O P. NARAYAN AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R06106. 294. Y.N PUTTARAJU S/O Y.P NARAYAN AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R13002. 295. N. MANJUNATH S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14546. - 38 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 296. C.B SURESH S/O BASAPPA AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R011515. 297. MAHESH TIWARI S/O M.V TIWARI AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R004637. 298. MUNISWAMY M.S S/O MAHADEV AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R016805. 299. YATIRAJALU S/O V.G GOVINDARAJ AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R011717. 300. C. NARESHBABU S/O CHANDRASHEKAR AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R015920. 301. M. PADMA W/O P.K SURESH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R02527. 302. D. HYMAVATHI W/O A. DAMODHAR AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R14002. 303. K. SAIDEEPA W/O KALYAN AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R014001. - 39 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 304. B.L MARUTHI PRASAD S/O LAKSHMINARAYAN AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.016392. 305. R. SARVAMANGALA S/O B. RAVISHANKAR AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R10906. 306. B. RAVISHANKAR S/O BALAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R10243. 307. CHANNAMMA W/O LATE BALAKRISHNA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R08143. 308. B. RAMU S/O B.KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R006229. 309. P.C NATARAJ S/O C.P CHELLAPPA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R009672. 310. S. BABU S/O SRIRAMALU NAIDU AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R008104. 311. S. GURURAGHAVARDHAN S/O SETUMAHADEVAN AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R12941. - 40 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 312. S. ASHOK KUMAR S/O LATE SATHYARAJ SHETTY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R03022. 313. M.N MURTHY S/O LATE MUDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.R04993. ALL ARE MEMBERS OF THE GRAIN MERCHANTS CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD, NO.2, PAMPA MAHAKAVI ROAD, CHAMARAJAPETE, BENGALURU-560018. (BY SRI. SANDESH T B., ADVOCATE) …PETITIONERS AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPEARATION, M.S BUILIDNG, DR. B. R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. RERESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECREETARY. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK, K.H.ROAD, SHANTINAGAR, BANGALORE-560027 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES BENGALURU DISTRICT-560001. 4. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES BENGALURU SUB-DIVISION - 560001. BENGALURU TALUK, BENGALURU DISTRICT-560001. - 41 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 5. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. THE GRAIN MERCHANTS CO OPERATIVE BANK LTD., NO.2 PAMPAMAHAKAVI ROAD, CHAMARAJPETE, BENGALURU 560018. (SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT-1959) 6. RETURNING OFFICER THE GRAIN MERCHANTS CO -OPERATIVE BANK LTD., NO.2 PAMPAMAHAKAVI ROAD CHAMARAJPETE, BENGALURU 560018. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SANDESH T. B., ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONERS; SRI. YOGESH D NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3, R4, AND R6. SRI. T.L. KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2; SRI. T.P. MUTHANNA, ADVOCATE FOR R5) THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R2 TO R6 TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE ELECTIONS TO THE R5 BANK WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 02/02/2025 AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA - 42 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 ORAL ORDER The petitioners are seeking for the following prayers:- "i) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to 6 to include the name of the petitioners in the eligible voters list and permit the petitioners to cast their votes in the elections to the respondent no.5 Bank which is scheduled to be held on 02.02.2025 the interest of justice and equity. (ii) Such other direction or order writ as may deem fit to this Hon'ble Court may kindly be issued." 2. This Court by way of an interim arrangement on 30.01.2025 permitted the petitioners to cast their votes in the ensuing election scheduled on 02.02.2025 subject to final outcome of this petition. 3. Heard Sri. Sandesh T. B., learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri. Yogesh D. Naik, learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1, 3, 4 and 6, Sri. T.L. Kiran Kumar, learned counsel for respondent No.2 - 43 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 and Sri. T.P. Muthanna, learned counsel for respondent No.5. 4. Counsel for the petitioners submits that the election has been held as scheduled on 02.02.2025 and the petitioners have cast their votes. 5. Reiterating various contentions raised in the writ petition, it is mainly urged that no individual notice is issued to the petitioners while the names of the petitioners are excluded in the final voters list and the respondents have acted against mandate requirement of Rule 13 (D) (2-A) of the Karnataka Co-Operative Societies Rules, 1960 (‘the Rules’ for short). It is urged that the petitioners should be treated as eligible voters and their votes to be counted as valid votes. 6. Learned counsel for respondent No.5-Society fairly submits that the society has not followed the mandatory requirement of the aforementioned rules and - 44 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 cast votes of the petitioners to be included while counting and the results to be announced. 7. It is brought to the notice of this Court that under identical circumstances, the Co-Ordinate Bench of

Decision

ORDER I. Writ petition is disposed of. 1 2022 (4) AKR 775 - 45 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 II. The Returning Officer to count the votes, including the votes cast by petitioners and announce the results of the election, which was scheduled on 02.02.2025. III. Aggrieved party is entitled to raise a dispute under Section 70 (2) (c) of the Act, if raised a dispute under the said provision, questioning the eligibility of the petitioners to vote in the election to the Board of the respondent No.5– Society, the said dispute shall be decided without being influenced by the interim order granted by this Court and it is made clear that granting of an interim order in favour of the petitioners would not give any finding on the eligibility of the petitioners to vote in the election of the Board of respondent No.5– Society. IV. The eligibility of the petitioners to vote in the election is kept open to be decided in a dispute, if any, raised in this regard. V. If any such dispute relating to the eligibility of the petitioners to vote in the election to the Board of the respondent No.5-Society is raised, the effect of holding the petitioners ineligible to vote and excluding such votes, - 46 - NC: 2025:KHC:6261 WP No. 2595 of 2025 on the final outcome of the election results shall also be taken into account before passing the final orders. VI. The votes cast by the petitioners shall be kept in a separate sealed box after counting. VII. This Court has not expressed any merits or demerits of the ineligibility of the petitioners. Sd/- _____________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA AT List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30

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