IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 12^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA

WRIT PETITION NO. 36380 OF 2025 (CS-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. UGRAIAH

S/O DODDANARSIMHAIAH,

AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS,

R/AT #14, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK,

KASAGHATTA, BANGALORE RURAL,

KARNATAKA - 561 204, MEMBER, BANGALORE DISTRICT CENTRAL

CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.

2. SRI. BASAVRAJU,

S/O LATE BASAPPA,

AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,

R/AT DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, LAKSHMIDEVIPURA, BANGALORE

RURAL, KARNATAKA - 561 205

MEMBER, BANGALORE DISTRICT

CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD.

(NOTE PETITIONERS ARE NOT CLAIMING

Digitally signed by

PRASHANTH N V THE BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZENS)

Location: High

Court of

…PETITIONERS

Karnataka (BY SMT. SAKSHI M KRISHNA, ADVOCATE FOR

SRI. SUBRAMANYA R., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION,

VIDHANA SOUDHA,

BENGALURU - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE

SOCIETIES, ALI ASKER ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 052

3. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, OFFICE OF THE CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, BENGALURU-560052

4. THE BANGALORE DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, NO. 19, HUDSON CIRCLE, BENGALURU - 560 001

5. THE ELECTION OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BENGALURU - 560 051, 6. SRI. N. SHIVANNA, S/O LATE NINGE GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, RESIDENT OF MADURE HOBLI, DODDABALLAPURA TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-561203 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1-3 & 5 SRI. NATARAJ BABA K., ADVOCATE FOR R4 SRI. ARUN KUMAR Y.H., ADVOCATE FOR C/R6)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 27.11.2025 PASSED IN DISPUTE NO. 4/2025-26 BY THE RESPONDENT NO. 2 (ANNEXURE - A) AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING - B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA

ORAL ORDER

Heard Smt. Sakshi M Krishna, learned counsel for Sri.

Subramanya R, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri. Yogesh D Naik, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents.

2. Learned Additional Government Advocate for respondents submits that the election was held on 07.12.2025. As per the interim order dated 03.12.2025, the petitioners were permitted to cast their votes. Accordingly, the petitioners have cast their votes and the same are kept separately. In view of the same, the petition has rendered infructuous.

3. These facts are not disputed by the leaned counsel for the petitioners.

4. In view of the above, the petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous.

5. Respondent No.5 - Returning Officer is directed to declare the result of the election, without counting the votes of the petitioners.

6. The petitioners are at liberty to raise a dispute under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, if they are advised to do so.

In view of the dismissal of main petition, pending interlocutory application does not survive for consideration.

Accordingly, the same stands disposed off.

Sd/-

(M G UMA)

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