IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA

WRIT PETITION NO. 26621 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)

BETWEEN:

MANJUNATHA

S/O LATE RUDRE GOWDA.

AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,

RESIDENT OF HIRIGADDE,

NAGENAHALLI POST,

BELUR TALUK,

HASSAN DISTRICT-573117

PRESIDENT OF PRATHAMIKA KRISHIPATHINA SAHAKARA BANK NIYAMITHA NAGENAHALLI,

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. PRAKASHA K.V., ADVOCATE (ABSENT))

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION,

M.S BUILDING, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,

BANGALORE - 560 001, REPRESENTED

Digitally signed

BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

by PRASHANTH

N V

Location: High 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION

Court of AUTHORITY, 3^RD FLOOR, SHANTHI NAGAR,

Karnataka

BANGALORE - 560 027,

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

AMENDED AS PER ORDER DATED:03.09.25

3. JOINT REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

MYSORE DIVISION, GOVERNMENT OFFICE

BUILDING, NEW SAYJIRAO ROAD,

MYSORE - 570 024.

4. RETURNING OFFICER,

BELUR TALUK AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE

CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING SOCIETY LTD., BELUR, HASSAN DISTRICT-573115

5. BELUR TALUK AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING SOCIETY LTD., BELUR, HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 115 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

REGISTER UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE ACT - 1959 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. S.R. KHAMROZ KHAN, AGA FOR R1, R3 & R4 SRI. A. DEVARAJA, ADVOCATE FOR R2 (ABSENT)

R5 - SD/-)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 TO 6 TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE PETITIONER IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO CONTEST AND VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS TO THE RESPONDENT NO.5 WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 28-9-

2025 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. AND ETC., THIS 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

The petitioner has approached this Court seeking for a direction to respondent Nos.2 to 6 to include their names in the eligible voters list and permit them to contest and cast their votes in the election scheduled to be held on 28.09.2025 of respondent No.5 - Society.

2. As per the order dated 11.09.2025, the petitioners were permitted to cast their votes in the election that was scheduled on 28.09.2025 for respondent No.5 - Society. Respondent No.4 was directed to receive and keep the votes cast by the petitioners separately and proceed to count only the eligible votes and to declare the results.

3. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the election is already held and the results of the election is not yet announced. Hence, the petition has rendered infructuous.

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

The petitioner is at liberty to raise a dispute under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, if he is advised to do so.

SD/-

(M G UMA)

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