Smt Gayithramma Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

Smt Gayithramma Vs State of Karnataka — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No substantive relief; writ petition dismissed as infructuous. Petitioner granted liberty to raise the dispute by invoking Section 70 of the Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act in accordance with law; pending IA No.1/2025 disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the election notification dated 04.11.2025 (Annexure-N) issued by the Returning Officer should be quashed and the respondent society directed to comply with Rule 13(d) of the Rules before conducting its election. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Since the election notified under Annexure-N was already held on 04.11.2025 as scheduled, nothing survived for consideration and the writ petition was dismissed as having rendered infructuous.

Key takeaways

The petitioner was granted liberty to raise the election dispute by invoking Section 70 of the Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act in accordance with law.ratio¶44
In view of the dismissal of the main petition, pending IA No.1/2025 stands disposed of.ratio¶46

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru (Hon'ble Mrs. Justice M G Uma), Oral Order dated 01.12.2025 in WP No. 33815 of 2025 (CS-EL/M): Three women members of Pidachalahalli Milk Producers Women Cooperative Society Ltd. (Manchenahalli Hobli, Gowribidanur Taluk, Chikkaballapur District) filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution seeking quashing of the election notification dated 04.11.2025 issued by the Returning Officer (Annexure-N) and a direction to the respondent society to comply with Rule 13(d) of the Rules and then conduct its election. On hearing, both sides submitted that the election had been held on 04.11.2025 as scheduled. Holding that nothing survived for consideration since the election was already held, the Court dismissed the writ petition as having rendered infructuous, granted the petitioners liberty to raise the dispute by invoking Section 70 of the Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act, and disposed of pending IA No.1/2025.

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NC: 2025:KHC:49785 WP No. 33815 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA

WRIT PETITION NO. 33815 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)

BETWEEN:

SMT. GAYITHRAMMA W/O P G RAMAREDDY AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS

R/AT PIDACHALAHALLI VILLAGE MANCHENAHALLI HOBLI GOWRIBIDANUR TQ CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT-561211

SMT GOWRAMMA W/O SRI NARASIMHAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT PIDACHALAHALLI VILLAGE MANCHENAHALLI HOBLI GOWRIBIDANUR TQ

CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT-561211

Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka

SMT SUSHEELAMMA W/O MUNIKRISHNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS

R/AT PIDACHALAHALLI VILLAGE

MANCHENAHALLI HOBLI GOWRIBIDANUR TQ

CHIKKABALLAPUR DISTRICT-561211

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. CHOWDAREDDY T.M., ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA REPTD BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATION M S BUILDINGS BENGALURU-560001

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THE STATE COOPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3^RD FLOOR SHANTHI NAGAR T T M C 'A' BLOCK SHANTHI NAGAR BENGALURU 560027 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY

THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES CHIKKABALLAPURA DIVISION/ DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER CHIKKABALLAPURA-562101

THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES CHIKKABALLAPURA SUB DIVISION SAHAKARA SOUDHA NEAR CHITRAVATHI CHIKKABALLAPURA-562101

THE RETURNING OFFICER PIDACHALAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD PIDACHALAHALLI VILLAGE MANCHENAHALLI HOBLI GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-561211

PIDACHALAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS WOMEN COOPERATIVE MILK SOCIETY LTD PIDACHALAHALLI (V), MANCHENAHALLI (H) GOWRIBIDANUR TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT-561211 REPTD BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (THE SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOICEITES ACT, 1959)

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1 & 3-5

SRI. A. DEVARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R2 (VK NOT FILED) (ABSENT) R6 - SD/- THROUGH HAND SUMONS)

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NC: 2025:KHC:49785 WP No. 33815 of 2025

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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION DATED 04.11.2025 ISSUED BY THE R5 A COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNX-N. AND DIRECT THE RESPONDENT SOCIETY TO COMPLY RULE 13(D) OF THE RULES AND THEN TO CONDUCT ELECTION TO IT. AND ETC.,

THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING - INTERLOCUTORY APPLN, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA

ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondent Nos.1, 3 and 5 submit that the election proposed under the Notification Annexure - N was held on 04.11.2025 as scheduled.

It is noticed that the Notification for holding election on 04.11.2025 as per Annexure - N is being challenged in the present petition. Since the election is already held, nothing survives for consideration. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed as having rendered infructuous.

Learned counsel for the petitioners prays for liberty to raise the dispute invoking Section 70 of the Karnataka

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Cooperative Societies Act. The petitioner is at liberty to do so in

accordance with law.

In view of the dismissal of the main petition, pending IA No.1/2025 stands disposed of.

Sd/(M G UMA) JUDGE

BH CT:VS

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