AND 1 OTHER IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA WRIT APPEAL NO. 1811 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)

C/W WRIT APPEAL NO. 1816 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) WRIT APPEAL NO. 1888 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) WRIT APPEAL NO. 1892 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)

IN W.A. No. 1811/2025 BETWEEN:

1. BALLENAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.

BALLENAHALLI, PAVAGADA TALUK Digitally TUMKUR DISTRICT signed by REG. UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OP AMBIKA H B Location: SOCIETIES ACT.

High Court REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT of Karnataka SRI NAGESH. N S/O. NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS

2. KOTHURU MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. KOTHURUI, PAVAGADA TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT AND 1 OTHER REG. UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OP SOCIETIES ACT.

REP. BY ITSPRESIDENT SMT. VEERANAGAMMA W/O. RANGADAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS

3. BUDDAREDDY HALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY BUDDAREDDY VILLAGE AND POST PAVAGADA TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 136 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT

4. MURURAYANAHALLI WOMEN'S MILK PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE SOCIETY DOMMATHAMARI POST PAVAGADA TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 561 202 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT (IMPLEADED VIDE COURT ORDER DATED

27.11.2025)

…APPELLANTS (BY SRI S.S. NAGANAND, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SRI ARAVIND REDDY H., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001

2. THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSIONER CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY AND 1 OTHER

3^RD FLOOR, SHANTHINAGAR, BUS STOP BENGALURU - 560 027

4. THE RETURNING OFFICER/ ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICER THE TUMKURU DISTRICT MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES UNION LTD NH - 206, MALLASANDRA POST TUMKURU - 572 107

5. THE TUMKURU DISTRICT MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES UNION LTD NH - 206, MALLASANDRA POST TUMKURU - 572 107 BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR

6. SRI CHENNAMALLAPPA S/O ERA MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS PRESIDENT, PALAVALLI MILK PRODUCER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY PALAVALLI NAGALAMADIKE HOBLI PAVAGADA TALUK TUMAKURU - 561 202 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-1, R-3 & R-4, SRI A. DEVARAJA, ADVOCATE FOR R-2 (VK NOT FILED)

SRI G. NARASI REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R-5, SRI JAYAKUMAR S. PATIL, SENIOR ADVOCATE A/W SRI KETHAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-6 )

AND 1 OTHER THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 26.09.2025 IN W.P. No. 29377/2024, PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT AND GRANT THE RELIEFS AS PRAYED FOR IN THE IN W.P. No. 29377/2024, BY ALLOWING THE WRIT PETITION IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE & ETC.

IN W.A. NO. 1816/2025 BETWEEN:

1. GOWDETI MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., GOWDETI, PAVAGADA TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT REGD. UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OP SOCIETIES ACT REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT SMT. CHOWDAMMA W/O NARAYANAPPA K AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS ...APPELLANT (BY SRI S.S. NAGANAND, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI ARAVIND REDDY H., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S. BUILDING BANGALORE - 560 001 AND 1 OTHER

2. THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSIONER CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3^RD FLOOR, SHANTHINAGAR BUS STOP BENGALURU - 560 027

3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CUM DISTRICT FEDERAL CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION OFFICER TUMKURU DISTRICT MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES UNION LTD.

N.H-206, MALLASANDRA POST TUMKURU - 572 107

4. THE RETURNING OFFICER/ ASSISTANT ELECTION OFFICER THE TUMKURU DISTRICT MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES UNION LTD., N.H-206, MALLASANDRA POST TUMKURU - 572 107

5. THE TUMKURU DISTRICT MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES UNION LTD.

N.H-206, MALLASANDRA POST TUMKURU - 572 107 BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR

6. SRI CHENNAMALLAPPA SON OF ERA MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS PRESIDENT, PALAVALLI MILK PRODUCER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY PALAVALLI AND 1 OTHER NAGALAMADIKE HOBLI, PAVAGADA TALUKA TUMAKURU - 561 202 ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI K.S. HARISH, GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR R-1, R-3 & R-4 SRI A. DEVARAJA, ADVOCATE FO