IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 5^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 107450 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)

BETWEEN:

MANJUNATH S/O. PATREPPA GODI AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. NEAR BUS STAND, CHANNAL-VANTIGODI, TALUK MUDHOL, DIST: BAGALKOT-587313.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. KULKARNI DINESH MARTAND, AND SRI. PAVAN B. DODDATTI, ADVOCATES)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPTD BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S.BUIDLING, 6^TH FLOOR, BENGALURU-560001.

2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES Digitally signed by GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, VISHAL NINGAPPA NO.1, ALI-ASKAR ROAD, PATTIHAL Location: Hig h BENGALURU-560052.

Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad 3. CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY REPTD BY ITS SECRETARY, 3^RD FLOOR, SHANTINAGAR, TTMC, 'A' BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU-560027.

4. DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION OFFICER, AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BAGALKOT, BAGALKOT-587101.

5. RETURNING OFFICER AND CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER PRATHAMIK KRUSHI PATTINA SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMITA, CHANNAL, TALUK MUDHOL, DIST BAGALKOT-587313.

6. PRATHAMIK KRUSHI PATTINA SAHAKARI SANGHA NIYAMITA, CHAN