THIMMARAYA GOWDA, NAGARAJU, JAYARAMAIAH, CHANNAPPA, VEERAGOWDA, RAJAGOPAL, SHARADAMMA, RANGAMMA, HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, YATHIRAJ, SIDDAMMA, RAJAGOPAL, RADHA, MUNIRAJU, VENKATESHKUMAR, A.M.GOWDA, SAVITHA, VASUDEVAMURTHY, GANGAHANUMANTHARAYAPPA, SIDDESH, AMMAIAH, MUNIRAJAIAH, GANGADHARAIAH, UMESH, SRIKANTH, RAJASHEKARAIAH, SADAKSHARAIAH, BASAVARAJU, HONNAGANGAIAH, RENUKARADHYA, BHRAMARAMBIKA, SHANKARAIAH, DRAKSHAYANI, NAGARATHNAMMA, SUGGARAJU, RUDRESHAIAH, SHIVAGANGAMMA, ANANDAMURTHY, SIDDALINGASWAMY, LINGADEVARU, BASAVARAJU, NATARAJU, SAKAMMA, SIDDALINGAIAH, PRAKASH, NAGARATHNAMMA, UMADEVI, SUSHEELAMMA, ANILKUMAR, APPAYANNA, PUTTAVEERAPPA, CHALUVAMURTHY, SHANTHAMURTHY, NAGARAJU, GOVINDAIAH, HANUMANTHARAJU, NAGARAJU, SHIVAKUMAR, HANUMANTHARYAPPA, NAGARAJU, DODDAIAH, HANUMANTHARAJU, GOVINDAIAH, SHESHABHUSHANARADHYA, MYLARAPPA, KEMPEGOWDA, SRIRAMAIAH, HANUMANTHARAJU, NANJUNDAPPA, HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, MUDDARANGAIAH, VENKATESH, GANGARAJU, RAMAKRISHNAIAH, KEMPANNA, CHANNABEERAPPA, PARAMASHIVAIAH, KRISHNAMURTHY, MAHADEVAIAH, LALITHAMMA, RATHNAMMA, NAGADEVA, SIDDALINGASWAMY, SHASHIDHAR, ANANDAMURTHY, SHIVAKUMAR, SHIVAKUMAR, SIDDAGANGAMMA, GANGABEERAPPA, HUCHAPPA, NARASIMHAMURTHY, MANJUNATH, HUCHUNGAPPA, MANJUNATHAIAH, PUTTABYREGOWDA, JAGADISH, SARVAMANGALA, RAMAIAH, CHANNAPPA, PRAKASHAIAH, SHYLAJA, HANUMEGOWDA, PRAKASH, HANUMANTHARYAPPA, HEMANTHKUMAR, SADASHIVAIAH, NAGARAJU, PARASHIVAMURTHY, SIDDALINGAIAH, VIRUPAKAHAIAH, JAYANNA, REVAMMA, GANGARAJU, KRISHNAMURTHY, SRINIVAS, HANUMANTHARAJU, NATARAJU, RAMESH, MANJUNATHA, SIDDALINGAPPA, GOVINDARAJU, BHAGYAMMA, NATARAJU, NARAYANASWAMY, RATHNAMMA, SHANTHAKUMARI, BHAIRAHANUMAIAH, RAJESHWARI, SURESH, MUNIYAPPA, SHAMAIAH, SHIVANNA, RAMAKRISHNAIAH, APPAYANNA, MUNIRAMAIAH, GEETHANJALI, GANGAMMA, SHAFIULLA, RAMIZA BEGUM, MUNIYAPPA, SIDDAGANGAMMA, NANJUNDAPPA, RAMAIAH, KRISHNAMURTHY, PUTTARAJU, MALA, SRIDHAR, JAYAMMA, MARIYAPPA, KUNCHINGAPPA, NAGARAJU, GANGAHANUMAIAH, NAGARAJU, UMADEVI, MUNIYAPPA, CHOWDAPPA, JAGADISHA, GANGADHARAIAH, D.CHANNAGANGAIAH, PALADEVAIAH, CHIKKAKEMPAIAH, SAROJAMMA, NAGARAJU, PADMAVATHI, HANUMAKKA, MUNIHANUMAIAH, MUDDARAMAIAH, NANJEGOWDA, SIDDAGNGAIAH, SURYANARAYANA SINGH, THIPPARUDRASWAMY, BYLAMMA, GIRIYAPPA, RAVICHANDRA, NARASIMHAMURTHY, JAYAMMA, RAJANNA, RATHNAMMA, MAHADEVAIAH, JAGADAMBA, K.C.RAJESHWARI, MUDDUKRISHNEGOWDA, GANGARAJU, PRAKASH, GANGADHARAIAH, SUNANDAMMA vs THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, KANASAVADI MULTIPURPOSE PRIMARY RURAL AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, THE RETURNING OFFICER

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KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
SURAJ GOVINDARAJ, J
THIMMARAYA GOWDA, NAGARAJU, JAYARAMAIAH, CHANNAPPA, VEERAGOWDA, RAJAGOPAL, SHARADAMMA, RANGAMMA, HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, YATHIRAJ, SIDDAMMA, RAJAGOPAL, RADHA, MUNIRAJU, VENKATESHKUMAR, A.M.GOWDA, SAVITHA, VASUDEVAMURTHY, GANGAHANUMANTHARAYAPPA, SIDDESH, AMMAIAH, MUNIRAJAIAH, GANGADHARAIAH, UMESH, SRIKANTH, RAJASHEKARAIAH, SADAKSHARAIAH, BASAVARAJU, HONNAGANGAIAH, RENUKARADHYA, BHRAMARAMBIKA, SHANKARAIAH, DRAKSHAYANI, NAGARATHNAMMA, SUGGARAJU, RUDRESHAIAH, SHIVAGANGAMMA, ANANDAMURTHY, SIDDALINGASWAMY, LINGADEVARU, BASAVARAJU, NATARAJU, SAKAMMA, SIDDALINGAIAH, PRAKASH, NAGARATHNAMMA, UMADEVI, SUSHEELAMMA, ANILKUMAR, APPAYANNA, PUTTAVEERAPPA, CHALUVAMURTHY, SHANTHAMURTHY, NAGARAJU, GOVINDAIAH, HANUMANTHARAJU, NAGARAJU, SHIVAKUMAR, HANUMANTHARYAPPA, NAGARAJU, DODDAIAH, HANUMANTHARAJU, GOVINDAIAH, SHESHABHUSHANARADHYA, MYLARAPPA, KEMPEGOWDA, SRIRAMAIAH, HANUMANTHARAJU, NANJUNDAPPA, HANUMANTHARAYAPPA, MUDDARANGAIAH, VENKATESH, GANGARAJU, RAMAKRISHNAIAH, KEMPANNA, CHANNABEERAPPA, PARAMASHIVAIAH, KRISHNAMURTHY, MAHADEVAIAH, LALITHAMMA, RATHNAMMA, NAGADEVA, SIDDALINGASWAMY, SHASHIDHAR, ANANDAMURTHY, SHIVAKUMAR, SHIVAKUMAR, SIDDAGANGAMMA, GANGABEERAPPA, HUCHAPPA, NARASIMHAMURTHY, MANJUNATH, HUCHUNGAPPA, MANJUNATHAIAH, PUTTABYREGOWDA, JAGADISH, SARVAMANGALA, RAMAIAH, CHANNAPPA, PRAKASHAIAH, SHYLAJA, HANUMEGOWDA, PRAKASH, HANUMANTHARYAPPA, HEMANTHKUMAR, SADASHIVAIAH, NAGARAJU, PARASHIVAMURTHY, SIDDALINGAIAH, VIRUPAKAHAIAH, JAYANNA, REVAMMA, GANGARAJU, KRISHNAMURTHY, SRINIVAS, HANUMANTHARAJU, NATARAJU, RAMESH, MANJUNATHA, SIDDALINGAPPA, GOVINDARAJU, BHAGYAMMA, NATARAJU, NARAYANASWAMY, RATHNAMMA, SHANTHAKUMARI, BHAIRAHANUMAIAH, RAJESHWARI, SURESH, MUNIYAPPA, SHAMAIAH, SHIVANNA, RAMAKRISHNAIAH, APPAYANNA, MUNIRAMAIAH, GEETHANJALI, GANGAMMA, SHAFIULLA, RAMIZA BEGUM, MUNIYAPPA, SIDDAGANGAMMA, NANJUNDAPPA, RAMAIAH, KRISHNAMURTHY, PUTTARAJU, MALA, SRIDHAR, JAYAMMA, MARIYAPPA, KUNCHINGAPPA, NAGARAJU, GANGAHANUMAIAH, NAGARAJU, UMADEVI, MUNIYAPPA, CHOWDAPPA, JAGADISHA, GANGADHARAIAH, D.CHANNAGANGAIAH, PALADEVAIAH, CHIKKAKEMPAIAH, SAROJAMMA, NAGARAJU, PADMAVATHI, HANUMAKKA, MUNIHANUMAIAH, MUDDARAMAIAH, NANJEGOWDA, SIDDAGNGAIAH, SURYANARAYANA SINGH, THIPPARUDRASWAMY, BYLAMMA, GIRIYAPPA, RAVICHANDRA, NARASIMHAMURTHY, JAYAMMA, RAJANNA, RATHNAMMA, MAHADEVAIAH, JAGADAMBA, K.C.RAJESHWARI, MUDDUKRISHNEGOWDA, GANGARAJU, PRAKASH, GANGADHARAIAH, SUNANDAMMA – Appellant
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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, KANASAVADI MULTIPURPOSE PRIMARY RURAL AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, THE RETURNING OFFICER – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: SRI. PRUTHVI WODEYAR
For the Respondents: SRI. YOGESH D NAIK, SRI. DEVI PRASAD SHETTY, SRI. T. L. KIRAN KUMAR

Table of Content
1. court allowed petitioners to vote provisionally under specified conditions. (Para 1)
2. cited precedent establishes proper election dispute resolution under law. (Para 2 , 3)
3. final decisions on vote handling and eligibility to be maintained. (Para 4)

ORAL ORDER

2. A Coordinate Bench of this Court in the case of H.S.Raju vs. State of Karnataka & others , [W.P.No.8502/2022 dated 7.6.2022] has after considering the matter in detail come to a categorical conclusion that any irregularity in the conduct of election a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India would not be the proper remedy any dispute as regards the eligibility or ineligibility and the deficiencies in finalization of final electoral list, could only be considered in a dispute raised as regard the election under Section 70 (2) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act , 1959 after the announcement of the results by counting even the votes cast by the petitioners.

4. In that view of the matter, I pass the following:

i) The Writ Petition is disposed of

iii) In the event of any proceeding being filed in relation to the results of the election under Section 70 (2) of the Karnataka Co-operative

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