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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2021

BEFORE

THE HON9BLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNA S.DIXIT

WRIT PETITION NO.19570 OF 2021 (CS-RES)

BETWEEN

1 . THE S.K BEE-KEEPER9S CO-OPERATIVE

SOCIETY PUTTUR (L)

OFF/AT 386, MADHURI SOUDHA,

PUTTUR 574201,

REP BY ITS PRESIDENT

SRI CHANDRA KOLCHAR,

S/O RAMAIAH GOWDA,

AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS

2 . SRI CHANDRA KOLCHAR

S/O RAMAIAH GOWDA,

AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS,

PRESIDENT S K BE-KEEPER9S

CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY PUTTUR (L),

R/AT KOLCHAR HOUSE, AIVARNAD POST

AND VILLAGE, SULLIA 574239.

& PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. SUYOG HERELE E, ADVOCATE)

AND

1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION,

M S BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDI,

BANGALORE 560001,

REP BY ITS SECRETARY.

2 . REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

DEPARTMENT OF CO-PERATION,

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF

CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,

NO 1, ALI ASKER ROAD,

BANGALORE 560052.

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3 . THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF

CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

MYSORE DIVISION, PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING,

SAYOJIRAO ROAD,

MYSURU 570004

4 . THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE

ELECTION COMMISSION

3RD FLOOR, SHANTHI NAGAR,

TTMC 8A9 BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR,

BANGALORE 560027,

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY

5 . THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (ADMINISTRATOR)

DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION

PUTTUR SUB DIVISION,

PUTTUR 574201.

& RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI VINOD KUMAR, AGA FOR R1-R3;

SRI T L KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 &

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE

IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 27.10.2021 AT ANNEXURE-A AND

ALL FURTHER PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT THERETO AND ETC.

THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING,

THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-

ORDER

The subject matter of this Writ Petition is substantially

similar to the one in W.P.No.18161/2021 disposed off by this

Court vide judgment dated 22.10.2021; to this extent, there is

unanimity at the Bar; in the aforesaid judgment, at para

Nos.2 & 3, it is observed as under:

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This day, learned AGA has placed on record a copy

of Circular dated 08.10.2021, wherein the penultimate &

paragraphs read as under:

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Learned Panel Counsel for the Election Authority

also submits that the election could be held before long and

expeditiously, in terms of the above Circular; there is no reason

to doubt his submission.=

In the above circumstances, this Writ Petition is also

disposed off with the same direction as has been granted

therein, all contentions having been kept open.

It is open to the petitioners to make representation to

the jurisdictional authorities in terms of section 28B of the

Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959; if such a

representation is made, the same shall be looked into

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expeditiously and result of such consideration shall be made

known to