IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 18110 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)

BETWEEN:

1. B PRADEEP S/O LATE M BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, DELEGATE OF N RACHAIAH (HARIJANA GIRIJANA)

MULTIPURPOSE CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., NO. 378, VIVIEKANANDA NAAGARA, T NARASIPURA TALUK, MYSURU 571 124

2. M ASHA W/O S DVIAKAR, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS DELEGATE OF ARUNODAYA MULTIPURPOSE WOMEN'S CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., NO. 3, 7^TH BLOCK GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES BADAVANE, SHIVASHAKTHI ROAD, MYSURU 571 301 D igitally signed (BOTH THE PETITIONER'S SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER by PRASHANTH N V THE KARNATAKA CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959)

Location: High Court of …PETITIONERS Karnataka (BY SRI. SANDESH T.B., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION, M S BUILDING, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

2. THE STATE CO OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY., 3^RD FLOOR TTMC A BLOCK K H ROAD, SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE 560 027 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

3. DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MYSURU DISTRICT, MYSURU 571 105

4. THE ELECTION OFFICER AND ASSISTANT C