Writ Petition No. 36199 of 2024 · The High Court
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- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO. 36199 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1. SRI SUNDARAMURTHY S/O NARAYANA SHETTI AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS SL. NO. 4 MEMBERSHIP NO.0000100674 2. SRI. RANGASWAMI S/O VENKATARAMAYYA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SL. NO. 6 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001000728 3. SRI. JAGANNATHA KK S/O VENKARAMAYYA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS SI. NO. 9 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001000736 4. SRI. LAKSHMINARAYA K.R S/O RAMASWAMI SHETTI AGED ABOUT 40 SL. NO. 29 YEARS MEMBERSHIP NO.00001000813 Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024
Legal Reasoning
5. SRI. ARUNKUMAR-K.T S/O TIMMASHETTI AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SL. NO. 34 MEMBERSHIP NO.0000100831 6. SRI. GOVINDASHETTI K.T S/O TIMMASHETTI AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SL. NO.37 MEMBERSHIP NO.10000841 7. SRI. HANUMANTHA SHETTI B.K S/O KRISHNASHETTI B.K AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS SL. NO. 66 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001052 8. SRI. K.M ANAND S/O MANJASHETTI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SL. NO. 72 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001066 9. SRI. SHRINIVASA K.S S/O SHIVARUDRA SHETTI AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS SL. NO. 108 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001161 10. SMT. MAHALAKSHMI W/O TIMMASHETTI AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS SL. NO.113 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001174 - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024 11. SRI. BALARAMASHETTI K.R S/O RAMASHETTI AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SL. NO. 142 MEMBERSHIP NO. 00001001332 12. SRI. JAYARAMASHETTI K.G S/O GOVINDASHETTI AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SL. NO. 143 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001334 13. SMT. RUKMINI W/O JAYARAMASHETTI AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS SL. NO. 145 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001336 14. SMT. SHANTHAMMA W/O MANJUNATHA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS SL. NO. 157 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001511 15. SRI. SURESH K.T S/O TIMMASHETTI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SL. NO. 57 MEMBERSHIP NO. 00001000991 16. SMT. GIRIJAMMA W/O BASAVAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SL. NO. 159 MEMBERSHIP NO.0000100549 - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024 17. SMT. MANGALA W/O GOVINDASHETTI AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SL. NO. 168 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001927 18. SRI. GOVIDASHETTI S/O TIMMASHETTI AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS SL. NO. 169 MEMBERSHIP NO. 00001001928 19. SMT. RADHAMMA W/O SHANKARASHETTI AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SL. NO. 170 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001932 20. SRI. GOVINDASHETTI S/O THIMMASHETTI AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SL. NO. 172 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001002010 PETITIONER NO.1 TO 20 ARE R/AT KURABARABUDIHALL VILLAGE CHIKKAMANGALURU TALUK CHIKKAMANGALURU DISTRICT - 577 146. 21. SMT. NEELAMMA W/O DEVARAJA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS SL. NO. 61 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001011 22. SMT. CHANDRAMMA W/O REVANNA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024 SL. NO. 77 MEMBERSHIP NO.0001001083 23. SMT. RATHNAMMA W/O GANGADHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SL. NO. 101 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001146 24. SMT. MAMATHA W/O RAMESH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SL. NO. 171 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001975 PETITIONERS NO. 21 TO 24 ARE R/AT SHANKARANAHALLI VILLAGE CHIKKAMANGALURU TALUK CHIKKAMANGALURU DISTRICT -577146 25. SRI KRISHNEGOWDA S/O TIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS SL. NO. 119 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001203 26. SMT. LAKSHMAMMA W/O TIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SL. NO. 120 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001204 PETITIONERS NO. 25 TO 26 R/AT DHARMAPURA VILLAGE CHIKKAMANGALURU TALUK CHIKKAMANGALURU DISTRICT-577146. - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024 27. SMT. GANGAMMA W/O SHIVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SL. NO. 40 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001000866 28. SRI. BEEREGOWDA K.B S/O BEEREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SL. NO. 41 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001000867 29. SRI. KRISHNAMURTHY K.C S/O CHANDREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SL. NO. 55 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001000984 30. SRI. SOMASHEKHARAPPA S/O BASAVEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SL. NO. 81 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001094 31. SMT. JAGADHAMBA W/O GANGADHARAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SL. NO. 82 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001096 32. SMT. RATHNAMMA W/O GIRIYAPPA YANE GIRIGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SL. NO.86 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001109 33. SRI. JAYANNA S/O KRISHNEGOWDA - 7 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SL. NO. 117 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001184 34. SMT. VANAJAKSHI W/O OMKAR AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SL. NO. 180 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001002276 35. SMT. SHAKUNTHALA W/O KUMARASWAMI AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SL. NO. 181 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001002310 36. SMT. RUDRAMMA W/O MALLASHETTI AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SL. NO. 93 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001127 PETITIONERS NO. 27 TO 36 ARE R/AT KURABARAHALLI VILLAGE CHIKKAMANGALURU TALUK CHIKKAMANGALURU DISTRICT-577146. 37. SRI BETE RANGEGOWDA S/O APANEE RANGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SL. NO. 10 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001000750 38. SMT KAALAMMA W/O TIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SL. NO. 115 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001179 - 8 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024 39. SMT RADHA W/O RENUKEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SL. NO. 163 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001910 PETITIONERS NO. 37 TO 39 R/AT KOTTIGENAHALLI VILLAGE CHIKKAMANGALURU TALUK CHIKKAMANGALURU DISTRICT-577146. 40. SMT. SAVITHRAMMA W/O ESHWARAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS SL. NO. 11 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001000754 41. SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR M.G S/O SHEKHARAPPA M.G AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SL. NO. 21 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001000788 42. SMT. RAJAMMA W/O VIRUPAKSHAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SL. NO. 22 MEMBERSHIP NO.0000100794 43. SMT. SHARADAMMA W/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS SL. NO. 31 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001000819 44. LAKSHMEESHA W/O CHANNEGOWDA - 9 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SL. NO. 60 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001009 45. SMT. DAKSHAYINI W/O NAGESHA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SL. NO. 62 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001014 46. SRI. SIDDESH S/O SHIVALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SL. NO. 67 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001056 47. SRI. KIRAN M.S S/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SL. NO. 70 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001062 48. SMT. JAYANNA S/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SL. NO.78 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001089 49. SMT. GANGAMMA W/O SHIVALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS SL. NO. 100 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001138 50. SRI. ANATH S/O SANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS - 10 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024 SL. NO. 102 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001147 51. SMT. GOWRAMMA W/O MAHALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS SL. NO. 129 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001238 52. SMT. CHANDRAMMA S W/O PUTTAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS SL. NO. 141 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001001331 53. SMT. PUTTAMMA W/O LINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS SL. NO. 165 MEMBERSHIP NO. 00001001924 54. SMT. SUSHEELAMMA W/O PRABHAKAR AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SL. NO. 173 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001002037 55. SMT. RENUKA W/O ANATH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SL. NO. 174 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001002047 56. SMT. BHAGYA W/O ASHOKA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS SL. NO. 177 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001002077 - 11 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024 57. SRI. M.N KARUNA S/O NANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS SL. NO. 183 MEMBERSHIP NO.00001002370 PETITIONERS NO. 40 TO 57 R/AT MACHENAHALLI VILLAGE CHIKKAMANGALURU TALUK CHIKKAMANGALURU DISTRICT -577146 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SUNIL K N.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, VIKASASOUDHA, BANGALORE-560 001. 2. THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSIONER, 3RD FLOOR, SHANTHINAGAR TTMC, A BLOCK, K.H.ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE-560027. 3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, KURUBARABOODIHALLA CHIKKAMANAGALURU TALUK CHIKKAMANGALURU DISTRICT-577101 (REGISTERED UNDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT,1950) 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, - 12 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024 KURUBARABOODIHALLA CHIKKAMANAGALURU TALUK CHIKKAMANGALURU DISTRICT-577101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.YOGESH D NAIK, AGA FOR R1 & R4; SRI. T.L. KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2; R3 SERVED AND UNREPRESENTED) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 INDIA PRAYING TO OF THE CONSTITUTION OF A) DIRECTING THE R2 TO 3 TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE ELECTION TO THE R3 SOCIETY WHICH IS SCHEDULE TO BE HELD ON 05/01/2025. B) QUASH THE UNDATED DISQUALIFICATION VOTER LIST PASSED BY R3 VIDE ANN-B SO FAR CONCERNED TO THE PETITIONERS. 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 petitioners have not cast their votes in the Election held on 05.01.2025 and a memo dated 07.02.2025 is filed to that effect. 2. Memo is taken on record, which reads as under: - 13 - NC: 2025:KHC:5649 WP No. 36199 of 2024 "The undersigned submits that, petitioners in above petition have not cast their vote in the Election of respondent. Hence, petitioners withdrawing the petition as not pressed in the interest of justice and equity." 3. In view of the submission and memo filed, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Returning Officer is directed to announce the results of the Election held on 05.01.2025. ______________________ (JUSTICE K.S.HEMALEKHA) Sd/- Psg* List No.: 3 Sl No.: 10