Writ Petition No. 35786 of 2024 · The High Court
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- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:1528 WP No. 35786 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 35786 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. DANAPPA K S/O REVANASIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/O SAMANAVALLI AT AND POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.195. 2. SRI. BHOJARAJ S/O K CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O SAMANAVALLI AT AND POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.1674.
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3. SRI. VIJAYAKUMAR S/O CHANNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/O SAMANAVALLI AT AND POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.3260. 4. SMT. AKKAMAHADEVI W/O BASAVARAJAPPA R, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, Digitally signed by YAMUNA K L Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:1528 WP No. 35786 of 2024 R/O SAMANAVALLI AT AND POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.5208. 5. SRI. MALLIKARJNAPPA S/O R SIDDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/O SAMANAVALLI AT AND POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.5209. 6. SRI. KALAVEERAPPA S/O BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/O SAMANAVALLI AT AND POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.5221. 7. SRI. CHIDANANDA D S/O BASAVARAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O SAMANAVALLI AT AND POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.5284. 8. SMT. KALAVATHI S/O SHASHIDHAR SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O SAMANAVALLI AT AND POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.5338. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:1528 WP No. 35786 of 2024 9. SMT. ANASUYAMMA S/O BASAVARAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, R/O SAMANAVALLI AT AND POST, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.5339. 10. SRI. VEERABASAPPA S/O BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT NELLIKPPA, ANAVATTI, SORABA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413 SHARE A/C NO.64 11. SRI. BASAVANTHAPPA S/O BASAVANYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT NELLIKOPPA, ANAVATTI, SORABA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO. 1541. 12. SRI. SIDDALINGESHA S/O NINGAPPA GOWDA D., AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT NERALAGE, ANAVATTI, SORABA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.2204. 13. SMT. NIRMALA W/O SURESH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT NERALAGE, ANAVATTI, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:1528 WP No. 35786 of 2024 SORABA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413 SHARE A/C NO.2906. 14. SRI. GANESHAPPA S/O MALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT MUGURU, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 413, SHARE A/C NO.526. 15. SRI. KANNAPPA S/O BHEEMANNA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT MUGURU ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413 SHARE A/C NO.527. 16. SRI. VIRUPAKSHAPPA S/O BEERAPPA, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT MUGURU ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.1977. 17. SRI. MAHANTHAYYA S/O BASAVALINGAYYA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT AGASANAHALLI, ANAVATTI, SORABA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/CT NO.4350. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:1528 WP No. 35786 of 2024 18. SRI. CHANDRASHEKHAR GOWDA H. C., S/O RUDRAPPA GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, R/AT MAIN ROAD, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.124. 19. SRI. SURESH H. V., S/O VEERABHADRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/AT ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.246. 20. SRI. HEMAPPA B. H., S/O HANUMANTHAPPA B., AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.729. 21. SRI. LAKSHMANAPPA T, S/O BASAVANYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/AT JAYAHAMRAJPETE, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413 SHARE A/C NO.2073. 22. SRI. ASADULLA S/O KHASIM SAB, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413 SHARE A/C NO.3405. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:1528 WP No. 35786 of 2024 23. SRI. FAIZ AHAMAD B., S/O BASHA SAB B, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/AT AZAD BEEDI, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.3495. 24. SRI. MAHAMMAD KHASIM C, S/O YUSUF SAB, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/AT ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413 SHARE A/C NO.3848. 25. SRI. GHOUSE SAB S/O MOULALI SAB, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.4141. 26. SRI. IMAM SAB S/O HUSSAIN SAB, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, R/AT ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.4144. 27. SRI. MUQBUL AHAMAD P. J., S/O JAFAR SAB, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT AZAD BEEDI, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.4430. - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:1528 WP No. 35786 of 2024 28. SRI. AZIM SAB S/O SHAHABUDDEEN SAB, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT AZAD BEEDI, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.5157. 29. SHEEFATHULLA S/O ABDUL SATTAR SAB, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT AZAD BEEDI, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.5263. 30. SRI. GANESHAPPA, S/O LAKSHMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, R/AT HOSAHALLI, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK. SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.1645. 31. SRI. RAVINDRAKUMAR M S/O LAKSHMANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/AT HOSAHALLI, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.3879. 32. SRI. PRAKASHGOWDA S/O PAMPE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT HOSAHALLI, ANAVATTI, - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:1528 WP No. 35786 of 2024 SORAB TALUK. SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.4752. 33. SRI. ASHWINIKUMAR N.K, S/O NINGAPPA M, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R./AT KABATURU, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT-577 413, SHARE A/C NO.1382. 34. SRI. BINDU MADHAVACHAR K S/O K NARAYANACHAR, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R./AT KABATURU, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.1573. 35. SMT. SUMATHI M, W/O P S MANJNATH, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R./AT KABATURU, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.2126. 36. SRI. MANJUNATH P.S, S/O S PARASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R./AT KABATURU, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.2127 - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC:1528 WP No. 35786 of 2024 37. SRI. MARUTHI P, S/O HANUMANTHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R./AT KABATURU, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413 SHARE A/C NO.3656. 38. SRI. MALLAPPA S/O BHEEMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/AT KODIHALLI, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.2686 39. SRI. MUKTHAR AHAMAD S/O MOHAMMAD SAB, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/AT KODIHALLI, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.4143. 40. SRI. NIRANJAN S/O CHANNABASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/AT TALLURU, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.3735. 41. SRI. SHIVAPPA NAIKA S/O CHENNABASAPPA NAIK, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/AT TALLURU, ANAVATTI, - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC:1528 WP No. 35786 of 2024 SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.3739. 42. SRI. CHENNAPPA NAIKA S/O CHENNABASAPPA NAIKA D S, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, R/AT TALLURU, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.4103. 43. SRI. SHIVAJI, S/O T. DEVENDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, R/AT TORAVANDA, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.430. 44. SRI. SHIVAKUMAR S/O CHENNABASAPPA A, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/AT TORAVANDA, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.868. 45. SRI. PARAMESHWARAPPA S/O BASAVANYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/AT TORAVANDA, ANAVATTI, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, SHARE A/C NO.2162. (BY SRI. MAHAMAD TAHIR A, ADVOCATE) …PETITIONERS - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC:1528 WP No. 35786 of 2024 AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK, K.H. ROAD, SHANTINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. 3. THE PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413, REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO, A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER, PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK, SORAB TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT - 577 413. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R-2 AND R4; SRI. IJARI NAGARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R3) THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO I. DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE FINAL ELIGIBLE VOTER LIST AT ANNEXURE-C AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS TO RESPONDENT NO.3 SOCIETY - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC:1528 WP No. 35786 of 2024 WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 05-01-2025 IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED 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 ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that due to efflux of time, the petition has rendered infructuous, as the election has already been concluded and the petitioners do not intend to prosecute the petition. 2. The submission is taken on record. 3. In light of the submission, the petition stands dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA) AT List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0 CT: BHK