Karnataka High Court
Sri. T Sampath Kumarachar vs The State Of Karnataka on 11 March, 2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
WRIT APPEAL NO. 253 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M)
BETWEEN:
1. SRI.T. SAMPATH KUMARACHAR,
S/O SRI.PUROHIT NARAYAN IYENGAR,
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
2. SRI. SHIVANNA SHETTY,
S/O SRI.NILAKANTA SHETTY,
AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,
3. SRI.D.K.RAMEGOWDA,
Digitally S/O SRI.DOLLEGOWDA,
signed by K G AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,
RENUKAMBA
Location: 4. SRI J NAGANNAGOWDA,
High Court of S/O JOGIGOWDA,
Karnataka AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,
5. SRI. CHALUVEGOWDA
S/O NARASEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
6. SRI K B NARASHIME GOWDA,
S/O BETTEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,
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7. SMT JAYAMMA,
W/O. K. B. NARASHIME GOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,
8. SRI M SOMASHEKAR,
S/O. M. S. MALLASHETTY
AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS,
9. SRI. VARADARAJU,
S/O NARASHIMEGOWDA
@ BETTEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,
10. SRI.S.N.PUTTASWAMY,
S/O NARASHIMEGOWDA
@ PAPEGOWDA
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,
11. SMT BETTAMMA,
W/O SANNEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS,
12. SRI K.S.KRISHNA IYENGAR,
S/O KARAGAM SHESHA IYENGAR,
AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS,
13. SRI M.MAHESH,
S/O M. MARIYAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
14. SRI J.SHIVANNA,
S/O JOGIGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS,
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15. SMT DEVAMMA,
W/O KODANDA RAMEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
16. SRI .M.N.P.RATHNAM,
S/O S NAGARAJU,
AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS,
17. SRI .S. PARTHASARATHY,
S/O S SAMPATHU,
AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,
18. SRI.M.S. KANNAN,
S/O S. SAMPATHU,
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
19. SMT. M LAKSHMAMMA,
W/O KRISHNEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS,
20. SMT LATHA,
W/O M.V. NAGESH,
AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS,
21. SMT GOWRAMMA,
W/O VENKATESH,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
22. SMT PUTTAMMA,
W/O K.BAIREGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
23. SRI G SHEKARA,
S/O GURUVEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS,
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24. SRI K .S. THIRUVENGADACHAR,
S/O. K. T. SUDARSHAN NARASHIMACHAR,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
25. SMT SAVITHRAMMA,
W/O C. SINGEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,
26. SMT LAKSHMAMMA,
W/O RAJEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
27. SRI BORALINGEGOWDA,
S/O BASAVEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,
28. SMT SAKAMMA,
W/O BASAVEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS,
29. SRI L SHANKAR,
S/O LINGASHETTY,
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,
30. SRI M S ANANTHARAMA SHETTY,
S/O M.P. SRINIVASA SHETTY,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
31. SRI CHIKKARAMA,
S/O KARIGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
32. SMT MANJULA,
W/O SHIVANNA,
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,
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33. SRI S CHALUVANARAYANA,
S/O C. SINGRIGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS,
34. SMT DEVAMMA,
W/O. JAVAREGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,
35. SRI M B SHIVAKUMAR,
S/O K. BAIREGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
36. SRI M B NAGESH,
S/O K. BAIREGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,
37. SRI PANDURANGA,
S/O GURUVEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS,
38. SRI N VIJAYA RAJU,
S/O NARASHIMASHETTY,
AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS,
39. SRI NARSHIMEGOWDA,
S/O KARIGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS,
40. SRI M T MANU,
S/O M. THAMMANNA GOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,
41. SRI.M.N. BASAVARAJU,
S/O NAGEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS,
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42. SRI.K.S. SAMPATH KUMAR,
S/O K.T. SUDARSHAN NARASHIMACHAR,
AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,
43. SRI M J YOGANNA,
S/O LATE JAVARASHETTY,
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,
44. SRI M B GANGADHAR,
S/O BASAVEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
45. SRI S N SRIRAMAN,
S/O STANIKAM NARASHIMACHAR,
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,
46. SRI M.R. DARSHAN,
S/O P. RAMASHETTY,
AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,
47. SRI PARTHA R,
S/O RAMEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
48. SRI K NARAYAN,
S/O KRISHNASHETTY,
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,
49. SRI M S LOHITH,
S/O L. SHANKAR,
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,
50. SMT. S.N. ANURADHA,
W/O STANIKAM NAGARAJU IYENGAR,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
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51. SRI M .P. LOKESH,
S/O S.N. PUTTASWAMY,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,
52. SRI G RAMESH,
S/O LATE GURUDEVA,
AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS,
53. SRI.M.S. GURURAJU,
S/O SHEKARA,
AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS,
54. SRI RAJU,
S/O YALAKKI SANNEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,
55. SRI M S NANDISH,
S/O H. NARASHIMEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,
56. SRI M S MANJUNATH,
S/O SHIVANNA,
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
57. SRI M S RAVI,
S/O SHIVANNA,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,
58. SRI B JAYARAMU,
S/O BETTEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,
59. SRI M R YOGANAND,
S/O RAJU,
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,
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60. SMT YASHODA,
W/O NINGEGOWDA,,
AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS,
61. SRI M MADEGOWDA,
S/O MAYANNAGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,
62. SMT VASANTHA,
W/O M.V. MAYANNAGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS,
63. SRI GURUSWAMY,
S/O LATE KENCHEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,
64. SRI B KISHOR,
S/O LATE BETTEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
65. SRI H MADHUSUDHAN,
S/O SRI HONNEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS,
66. SRI M MAHESH,
S/O SRI M MADEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,
67. SRI C EREGOWDA,
S/O LATE CHANNAVEEREGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,
68. SRI N SRIDHARA,
S/O SRI NARASHIMAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,
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69. SRI N CHANDRASHEKAR,
S/O J NAGANNAGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
70. SRI M K SATHISH
S/O KARIGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,
71. SRI M P MOHAN,
S/O S N PUTTASWAMY,
AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS,
72. SMT SANNAMMA,
W/O RAMEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,
73. SRI M V SOMEGOWDA,
S/O VENKATEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,
74. SRI C NAGENDRA,
S/O CHIKKARAMEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,
75. SRI BAIREGOWDA,
S/O JAVAREGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,
76. SMT C K APOORVA,
W/O M B VIJAY,
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS,
77. SRI M V SANJAY,
S/O C VENKATESH,
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,
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78. SMT DEVAMMA,
W/O LOKESH,
AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS,
79. SRI B RAVI,
S/O K BAIREGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,
80. SRI M R GOPAL,
S/O M RAJU,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
81. SRI K L YASHWANTHASHIMHA,
S/O K S LAKSHMINARASHIMA,
AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,
82. SRI N ABHILASH,
S/O NARASIMHASHETTY,
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,
83. SRI A KRISHNA,
S/O AMASHE,
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS,
84. SRI CHETHAN N,
S/O T NAGARAJU,
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
85. SRI SANTOSH,
S/O VENKATESH,
AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS,
86. SRI T GOVARDHAN,
S/O THANDAVAMURTHY,
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,
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87. SMT NINGAMMA,
W/O INDREGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS,
88. SRI SUNEEL KUMAR,
S/O JAYARAMEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,
89. SRI M S KIRAN,
S/O SHIVANNEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,
90. SMT JAYATNHI,
W/O NAGEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS,
91. SMT SHANTHAMMA,
W/O C DEVEGOWDA,
AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS,
APPELLANTS NO.1 TO 91 ARE
R/AT MELUKOTE TOWN,
PANDAVAPURA TALUK,
MANDYA DISTRICT-571 431.
...APPELLANTS
(BY SMT.ROOPASHREE M C.,ADVOCATE (ABSENT))
AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA,
BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION,
VIKASA SOUDHA,
BANGALORE-560 001.
2. THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTON COMMISSIONER,
3RD FLOOR, SHANTHINAGAR,
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TTMC 'A' BLOCK, K H ROAD,
SHANTHINAGAR
BANGALORE-560 027.
3. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF
CO-OERATIVE SOCIETIES,
BEHIND SIDDARTHA THEATRE,
R P ROAD,
MANDYA-571 401.
4. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF
CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,
MANDYA DIVISON,
MANDYA,
MANDYA DISTRICT-571 434.
5. THE RETURNING OFFICER,
MELUKOTE MILK PRODUCERS
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.,
MELUKOTE TOWN,
PANDAVAPURA TALUK
MANDYA DISTRICT-571 431.
6. THE MELUKOTE MILK PRODUCERS
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.,
MELUKOTE TOWN,
PANDAVAPURA TALUK,
MANDYA DISTRICT-571 431,
REP. BY ITS SECRETARY.
(REGISTERED UNDER CO-OPERATIVE
SOCIETIES ACT, 1950)
...RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.A.MOHAMMED TAHIR., ADVOCATE FOR C/R6
SMT.SARTITHA KULKARNI, AGA, FOR R1, R3 AND R5,
NOTICE NOT ORDERED IN RESPECT OF R4)
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THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA
HIGH COURT ACT, 1961 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER
DATED 01/02/2024 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE
IN W.P.NO.546/2024(CS-EL/M), ETC.
THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO
AND
HON'BLE MR JUSTICE T.M.NADAF
ORAL JUDGMENT
(PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V KAMESWAR RAO)
None for the appellants even on the second call. We find
there was no appearance for the appellants even on the last
date of hearing.
2. The appeal is dismissed for non-prosecution and in
default.
3. In view of the dismissal of the appeal, pending
application(s), if any, stand disposed of.
Sd/-
(V KAMESWAR RAO)
JUDGE
Sd/-
(T.M.NADAF)
JUDGE
PA
