JUDGMENT

1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. Learned counsel for the caveator-respondent No.1-Smt Pallavi Srinand Pachhapure is present before this Court.

3. Notice to respondent Nos.2 and 3 are not issued in view of the urgency of subject matter involved in this case with regard to the questioning of Annexure-J issued by the 1st respondent and prayer sought with regard to a direction to the 2nd and 3rd respondents to include the name of petitioner-Bank in the voters list and permit the petitioner-Bank to participate in the election which is scheduled to be held on 24.07.2022.

4. The matter is taken up as the calendar of events produced by the 1st respondent shows that the last date of filing of nomination is 16.07.2022 i.e., tomorrow.

5. Petitioner is an Urban Co-operative Bank registered under the Karnataka Souharda Sahakari Act, 1997 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act, 1997'). The petitioner is doing banking business under the umbrella of Reserve Bank of India and has its branches across the North Karnataka. The petitioner- Bank amended its bylaw by its amendment of 1997, which was placed before the Registrar for approval and same came to be approved. The bylaw came