IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 14^TH DAY OF JULY 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NO. 100063 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)

BETWEEN:

1. HANAMAPPA @ HANAMANTAPPA S/O. YALLAPPA TALAWAR, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

2. HANAMANTA S/O. BAILAPPA VADDAR, AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. WARD NO.4, NEAR MALLYAPPA KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

3. BASAPPA BASAPPA PALLED, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

VIJAYALAKSHMI M KANKUPPI

4. MALLAPPA KONAPPA BELLIVARY, Location: HIGH COURT OF AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, KARNATAKA DHARWAD R/O. KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

BENCH

5. SHIVAYYA S/O. BALAYYA MUDAGALLA, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

6. BASAVARAJ SHANKRAPPA TOTAD, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

7. NILAPPA JINAKAPPA KADAPATTI, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S.B. DODDAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001.

2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER, III FLOOR, “A” BLOCK, TTMC BUILDING, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU-560027.

3. THE RETURNING OFFICER, THE PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, KELLUR, TQ: ILKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT.

4. THE MANAGER, REPRESENTED BY THE PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY KELLUR, TQ: ILKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT.

5. SATYAPPA S/O. BASAPPA DURAGAD, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: ILAKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587124.

6. SMT. MALLAVVA W/O. RAMAPPA TALAWAR, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: ILAKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587124.

7. SMT. NIRMALA W/O. SHIVARUDRAPPA ANGADI, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: ILAKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587124.

8. RAMACHANDRA S/O. YAMANAPPA VADDAR, AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: ILAKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587124.

9. SHIVAPPA S/O. CHANDAPPA ITAGI, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: ILAKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587124.

10. PRABAKAR S/O. SHRINIVAS DESHAPANDE, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: ILAKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587124.

11. BASAPPA S/O. YAMANAPPA HOLAGUNDI, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: ILAKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587124.

12. SMT. LAXMIBAI W/O. BASAPPA ASANGI, AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: HOUSEHOLD WORK, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: ILAKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587124.

13. VEERAPPA S/O. GURUPADAPPA MANDI, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: ILAKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587124.

14. NINGANAGOUDA S/O. MAHABALESHWARGOUDA NADAGOUDAR, AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: ILAKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587124.

15. APPASAHEB S/O. NEELANTGOUDA NADAGOUDAR, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: ILAKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587124.

16. VAJEERAPPA S/O. KARIYAPPA PUJAR, AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: ILAKAL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587124.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. MALA B. BHUTE, AGA FOR R1;

SRI. G.V. BHARAMAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 & R3;

SRI. PUNITH V. BADIGER, ADVOCATE FOR R4;

SRI. V.P. VADAVI, ADVOCATE FOR R5-R16)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A. ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT OR ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A, PASSED/ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.3 WHEREIN THE PETITIONER NOMINATION WAS REJECTED ON THE GROUND THAT WHEREIN THE PETITIONERS NOMINATION WAS REJECTED ON THE GROUND THAT “(cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:4)(cid:3) (cid:3)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:7)(cid:3)(cid:8)(cid:9)(cid:10)(cid:11)(cid:12)(cid:3) (cid:14)(cid:13) (cid:15)(cid:3)(cid:8)(cid:6)(cid:16)(cid:11)(cid:13) (cid:9)(cid:3) (cid:6)(cid:3) (cid:17)(cid:18)(cid:3) (cid:19)(cid:20)(cid:6) (cid:21)(cid:2)(cid:22)(cid:3) (cid:24)(cid:23) (cid:17)(cid:3)(cid:8)(cid:11)(cid:3)ti(cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:26) AND PETITIONER NO.3 (cid:4)(cid:27)(cid:3) (cid:3)(ci