Karnataka High Court

Adiveppa S/O. Basappa Rotti vs The State Of Karnataka on 17 July, 2023

Bench: S.Vishwajith Shetty

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                                IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,
                                        DHARWAD BENCH

                              DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2023

                                              BEFORE

                           THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY

                           WRIT PETITION NO. 104036 OF 2023 (CS-EL/M)

                      BETWEEN:

                      1)    ADIVEPPA S/O BASAPPA ROTTI
                            AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
                            SL NO. 531

                      2)    PARVATI W/O BASAPPA ROTTI
                            AGE. 63 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
                            SL NO. 532

                      3)    ERANNA S/O SANGAPPA KONDAGURI
                            AGE. 47 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
                            SL NO. 539

                      4)    BASAVARAJ S/O RAYANNA ITAGI
VISHAL                      AGE. 47 YEAR OCC. AGRICULTURE
NINGAPPA                    568
PATTIHAL
Digitally signed by
VISHAL NINGAPPA
                      5)    SHIVARUDRA S/O BASAVANTH ASTAGI
PATTIHAL                    AGE. 73 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE
Date: 2023.07.19
11:33:35 +0530              SL NO. 584

                      6)    SHEKAR S/O BASAPPA ROTTI
                            AGE. 62 YEAR OCC. AGRICULTURE
                            SL NO. 604

                      7)    NAGAPPA S/O MALLAPPA KOLAVI
                            AGE. 43 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE
                            SL NO.606
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8)    NAGE.SH S/O RUDRAPPA ITAGI
      AGE. 32 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 624

9)    MANJUNATH S/O CHANDRAPPA ITAGI,
      AGE. 32 YEAR OCC. AGRICULTURE
      SL NO. 625

10)   MOHAN S/O SHIVARAYAGOUDA PATIL,
      AGE. 68 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE
      SL NO. 632

11)   CHANNABASAPPAS/O PADEPPA BODAKKI
      AGE. 64 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE
      SL NO. 648

12)   UMESH S/O SHIVASHANKAR HANCHINAMANI,
      AGE. 42 YEAR OCC. AGRICULTURE
      SL NO. 652

13)   SHIVAPPA S/O NINGAPPA SHINTRI
      AGE. 61 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE
      SL NO. 680

14)   NAGARAJ DEVAPPA SHINTRI
      AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE
      SL NO. 685

15)   RAJENDRA S/O BASALINGAPPA HANCHINAMANI
      AGE. 42 YEAR OCC. AGRICULTURE
      SL NO. 720

      ALL ARE R/O HIREBAGE.WADI
      TQ. DIST. BELAGAVI-591109

16)   SIDDAPPA S/O BASAVANEPPA NANDIHALLI
      AGE. 79 YEARA OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 264

17)   BASAPPA S/O IRAPPA YARAGOPPA
      AGE. 71 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 265
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18)   SOMAPPA S/O BASAVANEPPA NANDHIHALLI,
      AGE. 79 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 269

19)   NAGANAGOUDA S/O CHANDRAGOUDA PATIL
      AGE. 59 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 270

20)   SHIVALINGAPPA S/O CHAMBAPPA DANADAMANI
      AGE. 69 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 697

21)   RUDRAGOUDA S/O SHANKARGOUDA PATIL
      AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO709

22)   KAMALAVVA W/O BABU NANDHIHALLI.
      AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO.1016

23)   SHANKAR S/O BASAPPA DEMINKOPPA,
      AGE. 49 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1095

24)   SANGAPPA RUDRAPPA YARAGOPPA
      AGE. 60 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO.1097

25)   CHANNAPPA S/O SHIDDAGIREPPA YARAGOPPA
      AGE. 74 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 760.

      ALL ARE R/O HALIGIMARADI VILLAGE.
      TQ. DIST. BELAGAVI-591106

26)   SHIVANAGOUDA S/O NINGANAGOUDA NAIKAR
      AGE. 66 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 32.
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27)   NARAYANA S/O SHANKARRAO KULKARANI,
      AGE. 74 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 34.

28)   SIDDANAIK S/O BASAVANTAPPA PARISHWAD
      AGE.83 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO.38.

29)   ULAVAPPA S/O BASALINGAPPA KUNDARAGI
      AGE. 79 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 49.

30)   BASALINGAYYA SHIDRAMAYYA MATHAD
      AGE.58 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO.85

31)   BASANAGOUDA S/O NINGANAGOUDA HATTIHOLI
      AGE. 65 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO.99.

32)   DARMHANAGOUDA S/O CHANDRAGOUDA NAIKAR
      AGE. 72 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 123.

33)   SURESH S/O MARABASAPPA KUNDARAGI
      AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 145.

34)   HULEPPA S/O MARABASAPPA KUNDARAGI,
      AGE. 69 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 146.

35)   BASAPPA S/O SHIVAPPA DEVALATTI
      AGE. 52 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 166.

36)   SHIVANAPPA S/O SHIVAPPA DEVALATTI
      AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 167
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37)   BASAVANGOUDA S/O NINGANAGOUDA PATIL
      AGE. 57 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 193

38)   BASAVARAJ S/O SHIVANAGOUDA PATIL
      AGE. 53 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 201

39)   VEERABASAPPA S/O ERAPPA VALIKAR
      AGE. 70 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 288.

40)   SURESH S/O SHANTAYYA PURAIKAMATH
      AGE. 57 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 290.

41)   NAGAPPA S/O GANGAPPA ALLAWAD
      AGE. 53 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 321.

      ALL ARE R/O KALARAKOPPA VILLAGE.
      TQ. DOST. BELAGAVI-591106

42)   ERAPPA S/O RAMAPPA ARERA
      AGE. 87 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 234.

43)   VEERUPAKSHI S/O VERABHADRAPPA UPPIN
      AGE. 70 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 235.

44)   BASAPPA S/O MALLAPPA GARIGI
      AGE. 58 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 236

45)   GANGAPPA S/O MALLAPPA KUDACHI,
      AGE. 68 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 240

46)   SHIVAPUTHRA S/O NAGAPPA UPPAR,
      AGE. 87 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 243
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47)   IRAPPA RUDRAPPA MANNANI,
      AGE. 69 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 246.

48)   BALAPPA S/O SHIVARUDRAPPA GANAGI
      AGE. 73 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 250

49)   GURUSIDDAPPA S/O SHIVARUDRAPPA GANAGI
      AGE. 66 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 251.

50)   BASAPPA OJAPPA UPPIN
      AGE. 59 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 274

51)   HAVALAPPA S/O MALLAPPA TALAWAR
      AGE. 47 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 276.

52)   APPASAHEB S/O SHITNAPPA TALAWAR
      AGE. 52 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 285

53)   VEERABASAPPA BASAVANEPPA KALYANI
      AGE. 85 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 599

54)   HOLEPPA S/O SIDDAPPA PARWATI
      AGE. 81 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 640

55)   MALLIKARJUN SADEPPA KARELINGANAVAR,
      AGE. 34 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 734

56)   MALLIKARJUN S/O BASAPPA MUNAVALLI
      AGE. 54 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 758
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57)   IRAPPA S/O DEMAPPA DANADAMANI
      AGE. 60 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 775.

58)   RUDRAYYA SHIVARAMAYYA MATAPATI
      AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 785.

59)   IRAYYA S/O SIDDARAMAYYA MATHAPATI
      AGE. 43 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 786

60)   BASAPPA S/O DEVAPPA DANADAMANI
      AGE. 70 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 797.

61)   GANGAPPA BASAVANEPPA LAKKUNDI
      AGE. 51 YEARA OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 807

62)   SHIVABASAPPA S/O IRAPPA PATIL
      AGE. 46 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 934

63)   RUDRAPPA S/O BABAGOUDA PATIL,
      AGE. 69 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 938.

64)   IRAPPA S/O MAHARUDRAPPA DANANNAVAR,
      AGE. 43 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1051.

65)   SHIVANAND S/O MALLAPPA KARILIGANNAVAR
      AGE. 27 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1052

66)   MAHANTESH SIDDARAMAPPA GANAGI
      AGE. 56 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1144
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67)   SIDDAPPA S/O BASAPPA KARILINGANNAVAR,
      AGE. 64 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1171

68)   SHIVAYOGI HOLEBASAPPA YALLUR
      AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1229

69)   SHAKUNTALA W/O BASAVARAJ MAMMANI
      AGE. 56 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1245

70)   NAGARAJA S/O BASAVARAJ MANNANI
      AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1246

      R/O ARALIKATTI VILLAGE.
      TQ. DIST. BELAGAVI.-591109

71)   KEDARI S/O SATAGOUDA PATIL
      AGE. 64 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 256

72)   FAKIRAPPA S/O BHIMARAYAPPA DANDAKAR
      AGE. 76 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 254

73)   FAKIRGOUDA S/O KUBERAGOUDA PATIL
      AGE. 79 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 255

74)   BASAVARAJ S/O MALLAPPA PATTIHAL,
      AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 641

75)   VIRABHADRA APPEYYA PATTIHAL
      AGE. 39 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 643

76)   NARAYANA S/O NAGAPPA PATIL
      AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
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      SL NO. 780.

77)   APPAJI S/O YASHVANTRAO LAKKAMANNVAR
      AGE. 54 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 939

78)   RAMA S/O BALAKUPPA RANIPATIL,
      AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1290

79)   NAGAPPA S/O RAMU LAKAMANNAVAR,
      AGE. 54 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1291.

80)   RAGHUNATHA KRISHNARAOJADHAV
      AGE.47 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 260

81)   SUBHASH S/O JAYAVANTRAO JHADAV
      AGE.49 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 261.

82)   DAULATARAOS/O BAHURAO JADHAV
      AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 262

83)   SATISH S/O KRISHNARAO JADHAV
      AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 280

84)   NAGE.SH PEERAJI KODACHEWAD
      AGE. 54 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 700

85)   VIJAYA KRISHNARAO JADHAV
      AGE. 54 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 728

86)   MARUTI S/O SHIVAPPA BHANGI
      AGE. 64 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1094
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87)   MARUTI YALLAPPA DANDAKAR
      AGE. 54 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1293

88)   MALLAPPA S/O APPAYYA PATTIHAL
      AGE. 73 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 253

89)   RAMA S/O NAGAPPA PATIL
      AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 542

      ALL ARE KOLIKOPPA VILLAGE.
      TQ. DIST. BELAGAVI-591124

90)   PADEPPA S/O SHIDLINGAPPA VALI
      AGE. 73 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 77.

91)   SHIVAPPA S/O BASAVANEPPA ARALIKATTI,
      AGE. 73 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO.110

92)   MALLAPPA S/O BASAVANEPPA ARALIKATTI
      AGE. 67 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO.109

93)   SHIVARUDRA S/O BASAVANEPPA ARALIKATTI,
      AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 164

94)   SHANKAR S/O DUNDAPPA ROTTI
      AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO.182.

95)   CHANDRAPPA S/O SHIVALINGAPPA SHINTRI,
      AGE. 75 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO.374.
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96)   NAGARAJ S/O SHIVARUDRAPPA ARALIKATTI,
      AGE. 36 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 691

97)   LAXMI W/O ULAVAPPA ARALIKATTI,
      AGE. 32 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO.1012

98)   NINGAPPA S/O SHIVAPPA ARALIKATTI,
      AGE. 46 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 1093

99)   NAGANAGOUDA S/O YALAGOUDA DODDAGOUDAR,
      AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
      SL NO. 845.

100) ERANAGOUDA YALAGOUDA DODDAGOUDAR,
     AGE. 46 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO.846

101) CHAMBAPPA BASAVANEPPA ARALIKATTI,
     AGE. 59 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO.916

102) NAGAYYA S/O CHAMBAYYA MATAPATI,
     AGE. 71 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO.53.

103) KASHAVVA W/O SHIVARAYAPPA ROTTI
     AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 672

104) RAYANAGOUDA ANNAPPAGOUDA, PATIL
     AGE. 65 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO.571

      ALL ARE R/O HIREBAGE.WADI VILLAGE.
      TQ. DIST. BELAGAVI.-591109

105) CHANNBASAPPA S/O VEERAPPA WALIKAR,
     AGE. 54 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO.380
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106) NAGAPPA S/O SHIVABASAPPA ALLAWADA
     AGE. 52 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO.520.

107) CHANNABASAPPA S/O BEEMAPPA KUNDARAGI,
     AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 588

108) MAHADEVA S/O BASAPPA HARIJANA @ MADIGA
     AGE. 64 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 660.

109) YALLAPPA S/O BASAPPA HARIJANA @ MADIGA
     AGE. 60 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 661.

110) SHIVANANDA S/O GANGAPPA ALLAWAD
     AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 765.

111) SHIVANANDA RUDRAPPA WALIKAR,
     AGE. 46 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 899

112) NINGAPPA CHAMBAPPA ALLANAWAD
     AGE. 64 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 933.

113) DODDAPPA S/O GUNDAPPA HARIJAN
     AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 937

114) VEERABHADRAYYA S/O IRAYYA VASTRAD,
     AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 1017.

115) RAMANAGOUDA DARMAHAGOUDA NAIKAR,
     AGE. 55 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 1135
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116) PRADEEP S/O BHIMAPPA KUNDARAGI,
     AGE. 24 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 1226.

117) PRAVEEN S/O BHIMAPPA KUNDARAGI,
     AGE. 24 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 1227

118) SHIVANANDA BASAPPA NAIKAR,
     AGE. 53 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 1299

119) BISHTAPPA S/O KAREAPPA MADIGAR
     AGE. 65 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE,
     SL NO. 226

       ALL ARE R/O KALARAKOPPA VILLAG
       TQ. & DIST BELAGAVI-591106.
                                           ... PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. K ANANDKUMAR, ADVOCATE)


AND:

1)     THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
       BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
       DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE
       MS. BUILDING 6TH FLOOR
       BANGALURU-01

2)     THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSIONER,
       3RD FLOOR SHANTI NAGAR, TTMC ``A`` BLOCK
       SHANTI NAGAR BENGALURU-27
       BTY ITS SECRETARY.

3)     THE HEAD QUARTERS ASSISTANT
       AND ELECTION OFFICER OF THE BELOW THE TALUKA
       LEVEL, AREA OF OPERATION OF THE RAITARA SEVA
       SAHAKARI SANGH NIYAMIT HIREBAGEWADI,
       OFFICER OF THE JOINT REGISTER OF CO OPRATIVE
       SOCIETIES BELAGAVI REGION,
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     BELAGAVI--590007.

4)   THE RETURNING OFFICER,
     RAITARA SEVA SAHAKARI SANGH NIYAMIT
     HIREBAGEWADI, TQ. DIST. BELAGAVI-590001

5)   RAITARA SEVA SAHAKARI SANGH NIYAMIT
     HIREBAGEWADI, TQ. DIST. BELAGAVI-591109
     REPT. BY ITS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

                                           ... RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. VINAYAK S KULKARNI, AGA FOR R1)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226

AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO

ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OF ANY OTHER

WRIT ORDER IN THE LIKE NATURE QUASHING THE IMPUGNED

LIST OF INELIGIBLE VOTER MEMBERS OF RAITARA SEVA

SAHAKARI SANGH NIYAMIT HEREBAGEWADI TQ. DIST.

BELAGAVI FOR THE ELECTION BEING HELD DATED. 15-07-

2023 PREPARED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT AT ANNEXURE-C, IN

SO FAR AS PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED IN THE INTEREST

OF THE JUSTICE AND EQUITY & ETC.

THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING,

THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

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ORDER

The petitioners in this writ petition have challenged

the validity of the eligible and ineligible voters list

published by the Election Officer and also have made

prayer to include their names in the final voters list that

was published by respondent-Society for the election to

the Board of members of the respondent-Society.

2. The grievance of the petitioners in this writ

petition is that, the competent authority before publishing

the eligible and ineligible voters list, had not complied the

mandatory requirements of Rule 13-D(2-A) of the

Karnataka Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Rules,

2013 (for short, 'the Amendment Rules of 2013') and had

granted interim order permitting the petitioners to contest

as well as to cast their votes in the election that was held

to the post of Board of Members of the respondent-

Society.

3. On the strength of the interim orders passed by

this Court, petitioners herein have contested/cast their

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votes in the election that was held for the post of Board of

Members of the respondent-Society.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners jointly

submit that in almost identical circumstances, the Co-

ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P. No.8502/2022 along

with W.P. No.8477/2022 vide order dated 07.06.2022

considering the fact that the petitioners have got

efficacious remedy under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-

operative Societies Act, 1959 (for short, 'the Act of 1959)

disposed of the writ petitions, directing the concerned

respondents to announce results of the election, counting

even the votes cast by the petitioners with liberty to the

petitioners or to the concerned to avail the remedy under

Section 70(2) of the Act of 1959, if aggrieved by the

results. They submit that even this writ petition may be

disposed of in terms of the said order.

5. Learned AGA who is appearing for the

respondent-State has not disputed the submission made

on behalf of the petitioners. Under these circumstances,

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without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case,

taking into consideration the order passed by the

Coordinate Bench of this Court in W.P. No.8502/2022

along with W.P. No.8477/2022 dated 07.06.2022, even

this writ petition is required to be disposed of in terms of

the order passed in the said writ petition. The Co-ordinate

Bench of this Court taking into consideration the various

statutory provisions governing the subject and also taking

into consideration the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme

Court in the case of Shri Sant Sadguru Janardan

Swami (Moingiri Maharaj) Sahakari Dugha Utpadak

Sanstha and Another Vs.State of Maharashtra and

others reported in (2001) 8 SCC 509, while disposing of

W.P. No.8502/2022 along with W.P. No.8477/2022 at

paragraphs 10 and 12 has observed as follows:

"10. These provisions do not leave any room for doubt that an excluded member, with the publication of the Draft Eligible Electoral List, must have an opportunity by way of an individual notice to file objections on exclusion from the Electoral List. It must be shown that the concerned Chief

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Executive has prepared and sent notice to the affected members. The Public Notice dated 8.11.2021 does not meet these requirements. In fact, it is admitted on behalf of the respondents that there are deficiencies in the preparation of the Final Electoral Roll after the publication of the Draft Eligible Electoral List, and the petitioners have not been issued with individual notices.

12. It follows from this decision that the adjudication of all questions must be as provided under Section 70(2) of the Co-operative Societies Act. However, in the present case the respondents admit that there are deficiencies in finalization of Final Electoral List. The petitioners are admittedly not issued with individual notice as required under the provisions of Rule 13-D (2-A) of the Co- operative Societies Rules; the petitioners have now cast their votes in the elections on 23.04.2022; the petitioners are not given the opportunity to show cause against the allegations that they have created documents. The respondents, despite admitting deficiencies in finalisation of the Final Electoral List, want to invoke the rule of alternative remedy. This Court is of the considered view that, in the pecularities of this case, the writ petitions should be disposed of with directions to the concerned respondent to announce results counting even the votes cast by the petitioners and with liberty to all

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the concerned to avail remedy under Section 70(2) of the Act if aggrieved by the results. If such remedy is availed raising a dispute, exclusion of votes of those petitioners who are guilty of fraud can also be considered based on the material that will be placed on record."

6. Under the circumstances, even this writ petition

is disposed of in terms of the order passed by the Co-

ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P. No.8502/2022 along

with W.P. No.8477/2022 disposed of on 07.06.2022 and

accordingly the following:

ORDER

Writ petition is disposed of in terms of the order

passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.

No.8502/2022 along with W.P. No.8477/2022 disposed of

on 07.06.2022 and the Returning Officer is directed to

announce the results of the elections that were held to the

post of Board of Members of the respondent-Society