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2026 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 27928

THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
M.I.Arun, J
A R Srinivasamurthy – Appellant
Versus
Karnataka State Co-operative Election Commission – Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO. 8873 OF 2026 (CS-EL/M)

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Kashinath J D
For the Respondents: A Devaraj (R1), Yogesh D Naik (R2 & R4)

A writ petition may be dismissed as infructuous upon the request of the petitioner if the underlying grievance or the relief sought no longer requires adjudication due to subsequent developments.

Headnote:The petitioner challenged the appointment of a Returning Officer and the subsequent issuance of a calendar of events for conducting elections to a co-operative society under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India. The petitioner alleged that the actions taken by the respondents were illegal and without jurisdiction. The primary issue concerns whether the appointment of the Returning Officer and the election schedule were legally issued. The court did not reach a substantive decision on the merits as the petitioner requested the dismissal of the petition. The Writ Petition was dismissed as having become infructuous.

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1. dismissal of petition as infructuous upon prayer by petitioner. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO. DRT/JI.SA. CHU/HO.NOM/RIANE/AA.MAM/263/2025-26 DATED 24.11.2025 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 IN SO FAR APPOINTING RESPONDENT NO.4 AS RETURNING OFFICER TO CONDUCT OFFICER BEARER ELECTION TO RESPONDENT NO.3 CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY AS ILLEGAL AND WITHOUT JURISDICTION AS PER ANNEXURE-A AND ALSO QUASH THE CONSEQUENTIAL ISSUANCE OF CALENDAR OF EVENTS TO CONDUCT ELECTION TO OFFICER BEARER OF THE RESPONDENT NO.3 CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY DATED 12.03.2026 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.4 AS PER ANNEXURE B AS WITHOUT JURISDICTION.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN

ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 05.06.2026 with a prayer to dismiss the Writ Petition as having become infructuous.

2. Memo is taken on record.

3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Kar) 27928

THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKAM.I.Arun, JA R Srinivasamurthy – AppellantVersusKarnataka State Co-operative Election Commission – RespondentWRIT PETITION NO. 8873 OF 2026 (CS-EL/M)

A writ petition may be dismissed as infructuous upon the request of the petitioner if the underlying grievance or the relief sought no longer requires adjudication due to subsequent developments.

THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
M.I.Arun, J
A R Srinivasamurthy – Appellant
Versus
Karnataka State Co-operative Election Commission – Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO. 8873 OF 2026 (CS-EL/M)