Dismissed¶59

Eregowda v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC9 Dec 2025WP/22169/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Writ petition dismissed as infructuous; election results already declared; disqualification from eligible voters list by co-operative society; Rule 13(d)(3); proviso to Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959; N Kodihalli Milk Producers Co-operative Society; Malavalli Taluk, Mandya District; management committee election scheduled 27.07.2025; five-year term; Annexure-A; Articles 226 and 227, Constitution of India; memo filed by counsel; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Justice M G Uma; right to vote in co-operative society election; no merits decided.

What did the court decide?

The election results having already been declared, the petition has become infructuous. ¶57

Eregowda Vs the State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

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NC: 2025:KHC:52043 WP No. 22169 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 22169 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)

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BETWEEN:

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EREGOWDA S/O EREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO. 31

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NINGEGOWDA (BHIMA) S/O LINGEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO. 33

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PARVATHAMMA W/O MUDDULINGACHARI AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SHARE NO. 107

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Digitally signed by NANDINI B G Location: High Court of Karnataka

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MUNICHOWDACHARI S/O MARIYACHARI AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SHARE NO. 112

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KRISHNAMURTHY S/O KULLACHARI AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS SHARE NO. 139

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CHANNAMMA W/O SINGACHARI AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SHARE NO. 143

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PUTTASWAMACHARI S/O PUTTACHARI AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO. 190

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NC: 2025:KHC:52043 WP No. 22169 of 2025

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HC-KAR

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DASEGOWDA S/O THIMMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS SHARE NO. 198

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JAYAMMA W/O BASAVARAJU AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS SHARE NO. 241

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SHANTHAMMA W/O LATE THIMMAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SHARE NO. 277

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11. VENAMMA

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W/O LATE NANJUNDALINGACHARI AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS SHARE NO. 370

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SHRINIVASA

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S/O SIDDACHARI AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS SHARE NO. 411

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SUNANDAMMA W/O LATE SITHARAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS SHARE NO. 412

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14. MAHADEVU

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S/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS SHARE NO. 458

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THANUJA W/O VIJAYAKUMAR AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SHARE NO. 520

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MANJULA W/O CHALUVARAJU AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SHARE NO. 527

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HC-KAR

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CHANNAMMA W/O KONE DASASHETTY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS SHARE NO. 528

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CHAMACHARI S/O KAPANACHARI AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS SHARE NO. 560

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CHIKKKATHAYAMMA W/O PANCHALINGACHARI AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS SHARE NO. 561

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CHIKKAMANCHAMMA W/O CHIKKAVENKATAIAH AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS SHARE NO. 197

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PETITIONERS NO.1 TO 20 ARE R/O N. KODIHALLI VILLAGE HALAGURU HOBLI MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 430.

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…PETITIONERS

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(BY SRI: RUDRAPPA P., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATION M S BUILDING, 6^TH FLOOR BANGALORE - 560 001.

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N KODIHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY A REGISTERED CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959 MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT 571430. REP BY ITS SECRETARY.

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HC-KAR

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THE RETURNING OFFICER N KODIHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY A REGISTERED CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY UNDER THE KARNATAKA CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959 MALAVALLI TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 430.

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THE ELECTION OFFICER AND ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY (HOUSING AND OTHERS) OFFICE OF THE CO OPERATIVE NO. 1 ALI ASKAR ROAD BENGALURU - 560 052

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CO OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER 3^RD FLOOR, SHANTI NAGAR TTMC 'A' BLOCK, SHANTINAGAR BANGALORE 560002.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1, 3 & 4 SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R5 R2 - SD/-)

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF APPROPRIATE NATURE TO DECLARE THAT THE ACT OF THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN DISQUALIFYING THE PETITIONERS FROM THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST IS VIOLATIVE OF RULE 13(D)(3) AND PROVISO TO THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959 BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT PETITION; DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS TO PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTION PROCESS INCLUDING RIGHT TO VOTE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON 27.07.2025 FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMITTEE OF THE 2^ND

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HC-KAR

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RESPONDENT SOCIETY FOR THE NEXT TERM OF FIVE YEARS PURSUANT TO ANNEXURE-A AND ETC.,

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THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING - B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA

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ORAL ORDER

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the election results are already declared. Hence, the petition has become infructuous. He has filed a memo to that effect.

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Memo is placed on record.

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The writ petition is dismissed as having rendered

infructuous.

SD/-

(M G UMA) JUDGE

*bgn/CT:VS

List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17

Parties & counsel

AI extract

petitioner
Eregowda s/o Eregowda (Share No. 31)¶8
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Ningegowda (Bhima) s/o Lingegowda (Share No. 33)¶9
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Parvathamma w/o Muddulingachari (Share No. 107)¶10
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Munichowdachari s/o Mariyachari (Share No. 112)¶12
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Krishnamurthy s/o Kullachari (Share No. 139)¶13
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Channamma w/o Singachari (Share No. 143)¶14
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Puttaswamachari s/o Puttachari (Share No. 190)¶15
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Dasegowda s/o Thimmegowda (Share No. 198)¶19
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Jayamma w/o Basavaraju (Share No. 241)¶20
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Shanthamma w/o Late Thimmappa (Share No. 277)¶21
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Venamma w/o Late Nanjundalingachari (Share No. 370)¶23
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Shrinivasa s/o Siddachari (Share No. 411)¶25
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Sunandamma w/o Late Sitharamaiah (Share No. 412)¶26
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Mahadevu s/o Boregowda (Share No. 458)¶28
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Thanuja w/o Vijayakumar (Share No. 520)¶29
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Manjula w/o Chaluvaraju (Share No. 527)¶30
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Channamma w/o Kone Dasashetty (Share No. 528)¶33
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Chamachari s/o Kapanachari (Share No. 560)¶34
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Chikkkathayamma w/o Panchalingachari (Share No. 561)¶35
Rudrappa P.
petitioner
Chikkamanchamma w/o Chikkavenkataiah (Share No. 197)¶36
Rudrappa P.
respondent
State of Karnataka, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Co-operation (Respondent No. 1)¶41
Yogesh D. Naik
respondent
N Kodihalli Milk Producers Co-operative Society, rep. by its Secretary (Respondent No. 2)¶42
respondent
The Returning Officer, N Kodihalli Milk Producers Co-operative Society (Respondent No. 3)¶45
Yogesh D. Naik
respondent
The Election Officer and Additional Registrar of Co-operative Society (Housing and Others) (Respondent No. 4)¶46
Yogesh D. Naik
respondent
Co-operative Election Commission, rep. by its Commissioner (Respondent No. 5)¶47
A. Devaraj

Coram

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Mrs. Justice M G Umaauthor¶55

Eregowda v. the State of Karnataka

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