Writ Petition No. 35876 of 2024 · The High Court
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- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 35876 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. MANJUNATHA A V, (SHARE NO-108/5), S/O VEERABADRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O AMRUTHAPURA, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 2. NAGIBAI (SHARE NO-3/1), W/O THIMMA NAIKA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK -577 228. 3. A E PRAVEENA (SHARE NO-39/2), S/O A S ESHWARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O AMRUTHAPURA, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 4. SULOCHANA (SHARE NO-116/2), W/O NANJUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 5. CHANDRAMATHI (SHARE NO-140/2), W/O R BASAVARAJ, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O NERALKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 6. MALLESHAPPA (SHARE NO-12/3), S/O GIRIYAPPA, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O VITTALAPURA, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 7. MALLIKARJUNAPPA (SHARE NO-8/3), S/O BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O MEDIHALLI, HUNASAGATTA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 8. K KUMARA SWAMY (SHARE NO-76/3), S/O M KALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O SAMATHALA, AMBRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK -577 228. 9. M P SUMA (SHARE NO-146/3), W/O DANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMBRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 10. N B UMA (SHARE NO-154/3), W/O K B GANGADARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O KUNTINAMADDU, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 11. NINGA NAIKA(SHARE NO-164/3), S/O SOMLA NAIKA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMBRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 12. MANJA NALKA (SHARE NO-168/3), S/O LOKYA NAIKA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMBRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 13. LOKYA NAIKA (SHARE NO-184/3), S/O LACHA NAIKA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMBRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK -577 228. 14. LEPAKSHI (SHARE NO-185/3), W/O SHIVAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O AMBRUTHAPURA, AMBRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK -577 228. 15. RENUKAMMA (SHARE NO-186/3), W/O LEPAKSHI, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O AMBRUTHAPURA, AMBRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 16. K N GURULINGAPPA (SHARE NO-198/3), S/O KC NIGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O KUNTINAMADDU, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK -577 228. 17. SUJATHA (SHARE NO-200/3), W/O K N SOMASHEKAR, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O KUNTINAMADDU, NERALAKERE (POST), THARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 18. SAROJAMMA (SHARE NO-22/4), W/O NAJUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), THARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 19. S N PUTTASWAMY (SHARE NO-33/4), S/O NANJUNDAYA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 R/O SAMATHALLA, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK -577 228. 20. K S NATARAJU (SHARE NO-46/4), S/O SOMASHEKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O KUNTINAMADDU, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 21. K PRAKASH (SHARE NO-57/4), S/O KALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O KUNTINAMADDU, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 22. SADIK BASHA (SHARE NO-80/4), S/O PECHA MOHIDIN, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 23. MALLIKARJUNAPPA (SHARE NO-89/4), S/O SANGANATHAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 24. K R NEELAKANTAPP (SHARE NO-93/4), S/O RUDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O KUNTINAMADDU, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 25. MUNISWAMY (SHARE NO-98/4), S/O RAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O KUNTINAMADDU, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 26. GOWRAPPA (SHARE NO-103/4), S/O BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 27. ANNAMALAI (SHARE NO-105/4), S/O THUPPA GOWNDER, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O GANESHAPURA, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 28. MANJULA (SHARE NO-125/4), W/O MAHESHWARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 29. N MALLAPPA (SHARE NO-149/4), S/O NANJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 30. DHARMA NAIKA (SHARE NO-154/4), S/O LACHA NAIKA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 31. RATHANAMMA (SHARE NO-160/4), W/O K T RANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 32. JAMEELABI (SHARE NO-173/4), W/O MAIDAN SAB, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK -577 228. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 33. FATHIMA (SHARE NO-124/4), W/O EJESH BASHA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 34. MUNISWAMY (SHARE NO-188/4), S/O VEDIVELU, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/O GANESHPURA, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK -577 228. 35. LAKKAPPA (SHARE NO-190/4), S/O CHIKAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O MEDIHALLI, HUNASAGATTA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 36. MANJAMMA (SHARE NO-5/5), W/O MUNISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O KUNTINAMADDU, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 37. K M HALAPPA (SHARE NO-19/5), S/O MALLAIH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O KUNTINAMADDU, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 38. KHALANDAR SAB (SHARE NO-25/5), S/O ISMAIL SAB, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK -577 228. 39. A S ARIYAPPA (SHARE NO-30/5), S/O SIDLINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O AMRUTHAPURA, - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 40. SUSHMA (SHARE NO-41/5), D/O R RAJASHEKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 41. POORNIMA (SHARE NO-42/5), D/O R RAJASHEKARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 42. PARAMESHWARAPPA U (SHARE NO-45/5), S/O UJJINAPPA, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 43. K B MADHU (SHARE NO-49/5), S/O BASAVARAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/O KUNTINAMADDU, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 44. B G MALLIKARJUNAPPA (SHARE NO-66/5), S/O B GANGADARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O MEDEHALLI, HUNASAGATTA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 45. SHARDAMMA (SHARE NO-93/5), W/O BASAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O VITALAPURA, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 46. RUDRAPPA (SHARE NO-103/5), S/O HALAPPA, - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O VITALAPURA, NERALAKERE (POST), THARIKERE TALUK -577 228. 47. N T ESHWARA NAIKA (SHARE NO-113/5), S/0 JUNJA NAIKA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 48. JAYAMMA (SHARE NO-38/6), W/O RUDRAPPA A R, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O AMRUTHAPURA, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK -577 228. 49. VINODAMMA (SHARE NO-41/6), W/O LATE PRAKASH, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 50. M B MAMATHA (SHARE NO-50/6), W/O CHANDRASHEKARA ACHRI N N, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 51. N J KAMALAMMA (SHARE NO-52/6), S/O NANJUNDACHAR, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 52. N JUNJA NAIKA (SHARE NO-56/6), S/O NAGYA NAIKA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 53. ASHWINI (SHARE NO-61/6), S/O SHIVKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 R/O AMRUTHAPURA, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 54. DEVIBAI (SHARE NO-64/6), W/O PUTTA NAIKA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 55. N R PARAMESHA NAIKA (SHARE NO-65/6), S/O RUDRA NAIKA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 56. MANJULA BAI (SHARE NO-66/6), W/O PARMESHWARA NAIKA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 57. C M HALAPPA (SHARE NO-89/6), S/O MAHADEVAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O SAMATHALA, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 58. GOVINDAPPA (SHARE NO-97/6), S/O NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O VITALAPURA, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 59. V DHANAPPA (SHARE NO-164/6), S/O VEERABADRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 60. SHEKARAPPA (SHARE NO-187/6), S/O THIMAYYA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O GANESHAPURA, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 61. K M RAVI (SHARE NO-189/6), S/O MAHESHWARAPPA N R, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O KUNTINAMADDU, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 62. H JAYANNA (SHARE NO-12/7), S/O HALAPPA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 63. RAVISH J (SHARE NO-14/7), S/O JAYANNA H, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 64. YASHODAMMA (SHARE NO-96/2), W/O REVANNA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 65. N I NIRANJAN (SHARE NO-47/2), S/O N R INDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 66. A E SHILPA (SHARE NO-40/2), D/O ESHWARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 R/O AMRUTHAPURA, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 67. V T BASAVARAJ (SHARE NO-157/4), S/O THIMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O VITALAPURA, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 68. GOWRAMMA (SHARE NO-132/2), W/O NAJUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/O NERALAKERE, NERALAKERE (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 69. THAYAMMA (SHARE NO-132/6), W/O N H THAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228. 70. HONNAMMA (SHARE NO-124/7), W/O AT MALLAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O AMRUTHAPURA, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK -577 228. 71. HASINA BHANU (SHARE NO-177/4), W/O NANA SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O. NAGENAHALLI, AMRUTHAPURA (POST), TARIKERE TALUK-577 228.
Legal Reasoning
(BY SRI K PRASANNA SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, …PETITIONERS - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 M S BUILDING, DR B.R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. REP. BY ELECTION COMMISSIONER. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, 3RD FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK, KH ROAD, SHANTHI NAGAR, BENAGALURU-560 027. REP. BY ITS CEO. 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, CHICKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-560 027. 4. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, TARIKERE TALUK, CHICKAMAGALUR DISTRICT-560 027. 5. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PACS LTD., NERALAKERE, TARIKERE TALUK-577 228, CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT. (SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959) 6. RETURNING OFFICER, PACS LTD., NERALAKERE, TARIKERE TALUK-577 228, CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT. (BY SRI YOGESH D NAIK , AGA FOR R-1, R-3, R-4 & R-6; SRI T.L KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-2 [VK NOT FILED]) …RESPONDENTS THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R2 TO 6 TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CONTEST AND VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS TO THE R5 WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 05/01/2025 ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC:13277 WP No. 35876 of 2024 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there ORAL ORDER being no contest, the person who file nominations had been unanimously elected rendering the above petition infructuous. 2. Accepting the submission of the learned counsel for the
Decision
petitioner, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 21