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M Narayana vs The State Of Karnataka
2025 Latest Caselaw 5348 Kant

Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 5348 Kant
Judgement Date : 21 March, 2025

Karnataka High Court

M Narayana vs The State Of Karnataka on 21 March, 2025

Author: Suraj Govindaraj
Bench: Suraj Govindaraj
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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

                           DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH, 2025

                                             BEFORE
                          THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ
                          WRIT PETITION NO. 5674 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)
                   BETWEEN:

                   1.     M NARAYANA
                          S/O MARAYA
                          SHARE NO.113/4
                          AGE 63

                   2.     ANJINAPPA
                          S/O HANUMANTAIAH
                          SHARE NO 83/9
                          AGE 51

                   3.     NARASIMHAIAH
                          S/O CHIKKANARESEGOWDA
                          SHARE NO 88/6
                          AGE 65

                   4.     PADMANABAIAH
Digitally signed          S/O MAHIMANNA
by SHWETHA                SHARE NO 128/11
RAGHAVENDRA               AGE 64
Location: HIGH
COURT OF
KARNATAKA          5.     S. RAMESH CHANNAIAH
                          SHARE NO 40/10
                          AGE 48

                   6.     SAROJAMMA
                          W/O RAMESH
                          SHARE NO 39/10
                          AGE 35

                   7.     M. NARAYANA
                          S/O MAHIMANNA
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      SHARE NO 33/7
      AGE 62

8.    BYLAMMA
      W/O HANUMANTARAJU
      SHARE NO 13/8
      AGE 55

9.    C. ASHWATAIAH
      S/O CHANNAIAH
      SHARE NO 94/8
      AGE 70

10.   ASHWATAIAH
      S/O MARAYYA
      SHARE NO 37/7
      AGE 65

11.   MUKUNDAIAH
      S/O VENAKTAPPA
      SHARE NO 23/8
      AGE 63

12.   BYLAPPA
      S/O VENKATAPPA
      SHARE NO 66/2
      AGE 70

13.   GANGA BYRAPPA
      S/O ULLANGAIAH
      SHARE NO.1A/3
      AGE 70

14.   A.TIRUNILAKANTA
      S/O ADIYAPPA
      SHARE NO 48/10
      AGE 56

15.   V. VEERANNA
      S/O VEERABADRAIAH
      SHARE NO 13/6
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      AGE 75

16.   A. PARAMASHIVAIAH
      S/O ADIYAPPA
      SHARE NO 47/10
      AGE 62

17.   H. RAMAJAH
      S/O HANUMANTAIAH
      SHARE NO 145/4
      AGE 58

18.   RAJANNA
      S/O SIDDAPPA
      SHARE NO 10/6
      AGE 68

19.   V. KEMPEGOWDA
      S/O ULLANGAIAH
      SHARE NO 39/7
      AGE 70

20.   G. RAMAIAH
      S/O GANAGIAH
      SHARE NO 73/1
      AGE 75

21.   SHIVANNA
      S/O SIDDALINGAIAH
      SHARE NO 50/10
      AGE 62

22.   PARAMASHIVAIAH
      S/O RAJANNA
      SHARE NO 11/6
      AGE 40

23.   VIRUPAKASHAIAH
      S/O MUDDAVIRAPPA
      SHARE NO 69/6
      AGE 40
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24.   SWARNAMMA
      W/O SHANTAPPA
      SHARE NO 94/9
      AGE 50

25.   SIDDAGANGAMMA
      W/O GANGADARAIAH
      SHARE NO 27/7
      AGE 55

26.   SHASHIKALA
      W/O MAHADEVAIAH
      SHARE NO 4/10
      AGE 40

27.   CHANDRASHEKARAIAH
      S/O GANGAIAH
      SHARE NO 78/2
      AGE 70

28.   K. BASAVARAJAIAH
      S/O KARIBASAVAIAH
      SHARE NO 127/11
      AGE 64

29.   KADAAIAH
      S/O SIDDAIAH
      SHARE NO 48/11
      AGE 47

30.   SIDDAGANGAIAH
      S/O ARASAIAH
      SHARE NO 81/1
      AGE 44

31.   BYRANNA
      S/O CHANNAPPA
      SHARE NO 90/2
      AGE 56
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32.   PUSHPAVATAHI
      W/O BYARANNA
      SHARE NO 91/2
      AGE 51

33.   NARAYANAPPA
      S/O GANGAIAH
      SHARE NO 54/6
      AGE 65

34.   BETTAIAH
      S/O BALAGANAGAIAH
      SHARE NO 27/5
      AGE 73

35.   DAKSHINAMURTHI
      S/O PUTTARUDRAIAH
      SHARE NO 20/2
      AGE 72

36.   G.B RUDRESHAJAH
      S/O BALAGANAGAIAH
      SHARE NO 51/5
      AGE 75

37.   RAJASHEKARAIAH
      S/O BALAGANAGAIAH
      SHARE NO 55/3
      AGE 65

38.   BASAVARAJU
      S/O SIDDAPPA
      SHARE NO 22/9
      AGE 55

39.   G.B.SIDDAPPA
      S/O BASAPPA
      SHARE NO 38/5
      AGE 80
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40.   CHANNABASADEVARU
      S/0 HONNAPPA
      SHARE NO 41/11
      AGE 55

41.   LAKSHMAMMA
      W/O BASAVARASAIAH
      SHARE NO 57/11
      AGE 65

42.   CHIKKANNA
      S/O SIDDABASAVAIAH
      SHARE NO 14/2
      AGE 62

43.   RANGAMMA
      W/O BYALAPPA
      SHARE NO 33/3
      AGE 75

44.   RAMAIAH
      S/O ULLANGAIAH
      SHARE NO 39/5
      AGE 80

45.   L. HANUMANTARAYAPPA
      S/O LINGAIAH
      SHARE NO 98/3
      AGE 62

46.   PUTTARAJU
      S/O GANAGIAH
      SHARE NO 74/5
      AGE 58

47.   UMADEVI
      W/O RAJANNA
      SHARE NO 36/11
      AGE 60

48.   CHOWDAPPA
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      S/O ASHWATAPPA,
      SHARE NO 22/11
      AGE 65

49.   SATYANARAYANAPPA
      S/O VEERAPPA
      SAHRE NO 60/7
      AGE 80

50.   GANGADARAIAH
      S/O HONNAIAH PUTTAYANA AGRAHARA
      SHARE NO-43/4
      AGE 70

51.   MALLIKAUNNISA
      W/O MAHABOOB SAHRIF
      SHARE NO 35/6
      AGE 55

52.   NAGARAJU C
      S/O CHIKKALINGAIAH
      SHARE NO 6/5
      AGE 65

53.   S. MUNIYAPPA
      S/O SRINIVASAIAH
      SHARE NO 26
      AGE 75

54.   GANGABYLAPPA
      S/O MUNISHAMAIAH
      SHARE NO 28/2
      AGE 72

55.   NAGARAJU
      S/O BAJARAIAH
      SHARE NO 35/11
      AGE 60

56.   AZAM MUBARAK
      S/O MAHABOOB SHARIF
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      SHARE NO 34/6
      AGE 60

57.   KUCHAPPA
      S/O CHIKKAHANUMANTAIAH
      SHARE NO 24/2
      AGE 80

58.   GANGABYRAPPA
      S/O MUNISHAMAJAH
      SHARE NO 28/2
      AGE 75

59.   KRISHNAMURTHI N
      S/O NARASAPPA
      SHARE NO 44/2
      AGE 70

60.   ADILAKSHMAMMA
      W/O AJJAPPA
      SHARE NO 72/5
      AGE 80

61.   MADHUSUDHAN
      S/O MUNIYAPPA
      SHARE NO 72/8
      AGE 62

62.   MALA
      W/O LINGAPPA
      SHARE NO 10/5
      AGE 40

63.   ULLANGAIAH
      S/O MADDAURAIAH
      SAHRE NO 40/6
      AGE 78

64.   P.W.RAMAKRISHANAIAH NANJAPPA
      SAHRE NO 5/1
      AGE 58
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65.   B. RAMAIAH
      BYRALINGAIAH
      SHARE NO 25/4
      AGE 78 YEARS

66.   GOWRAMMA
      W/O RAMAIAH
      SHARE NO 27/4
      AGE 65

67.   G. NAGARAJU
      S/O GANGAIAH
      SHARE NO 87/10
      AGE 56

68.   CHANNABYRAPPA
      S/0 MUNISHAMAIAH
      SHARE NO 68/8
      AGE 81

69.   P.M. MUNIYAPPA
      S/O MUNISHAMAIAH
      SHARE NO 67/8
      AGE 75

70.   KRISHNAMURTHI N.
      S/O ASHWATHNARAYANAGOWDA
      SHARE NO 25/8
      AGE 68

71.   GOWRAMMA
      W/O SOOLAIAH
      SHARE NO 92/6
      AGE 62

72.   PUTTAIAH
      S/O TIMMAHANUMAIAH
      SHARE NO 95/10
      AGE 53

73.   DALARAJU
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      S/O GANAGIAH
      SHARE NO 124/11
      AGE 59

74.   VENAKTESH K.T.
      S/O TIMMAHANUMAIAH
      SHARE NO 1/11
      AGE 47

75.   TIMMEGOWDA K V
      S/O VENKATARAMAIAH
      SHARE 43/5
      AGE 58

76.   VENKATESHMURTHI
      S/O SITARAMAIAH
      SHARE NO 58/5
      AGE 46

77.   NANJEGOWDA
      S/O GANGA DARAPPA
      SHARE NO 9/7
      AGE 55

78.   GANGAPPA
      S/O SOOLAIAH
      KAMMASANDRA
      SHARE NO 47/8
      AGE 65

79.   ANATARAMAIAH K
      S/O ANJINAPPA
      SHARE NO 81/6
      AGE 62

80.   LAKSHMANAMURTHI
      S/O RANGASHAMAIAH
      KAMMASANDRA
      SHARE 44/5
      AGE 55
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81.   LINGADEVARAU
      S/O BALAKRISHNAIAH
      SHARE NO 21/6
      AGE 45

82.   SRINIVASA
      S/O BALAKRISHNAIAH
      SHARE NO 20/6
      AGE 40

83.   SATYANARAYANAPPA K.G
      S/O GIRIYAPPA
      SHARE NO 47/7
      AGE 46

84.   GOVINDARAJU
      S/O GIRIYAPPA
      SHARE NO 48/7
      AGE 48

85.   RAMACHANDRA
      S/O ANJINAPPA
      SHARE NO 50/5
      AGE 55

86.   JAGADISH K G
      S/O GIRIYAPPA
      SHARE NO 3/2
      AGE 41

87.   GANAGPOOJAIAH
      S/O GANGAIAH
      SHARE NO 83/6
      AGE 42

88.   RAJANNA
      S/O MUNISHAMAIAH
      SHARE NO 26/5
      AGE 55

89.   H. NAGARAJU
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      S/O HANUMAIAH
      SHARE NO 55/7
      AGE 55

90.   H. VEEREGOWDA
      S/O HANUMAIAH
      SHARE NO 53/4
      AGE 61

91.   H.S. JAGADISH
      S/O SUBBAIAH
      SHARE NO 40/9
      AGE 64

92.   VINAYKUMAR
      S/O JAYARAMAIAH
      SHARE 13/11
      AGE 51

93.   DODDAGANGAIAH
      S/O SIDDABASAVAIAH
      SHARE NO 21/11
      AGE 68

94.   H. HANUMANTEHGOWDA
      S/O PUTTEGOWDA
      SHARE NO 13/11
      AGE 56

95.   HANUMAKKA
      W/O-MUTTARAYAPP
      SHARE NO 15/9
      AGE 65

96.   H. KRISNAPPA
      S/O HANUMAIAH
      SHARE NO 39/9
      AGE 70

97.   LALITHA
      W/O CHANNEGOWDA
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      SHARE NO 49/9
      AGE 50

98.   RAMAKRISHNAPPA
      S/O HANUMANTAIAH
      SHARE NO 57/3
      AGE 64

99.   ANUSH
      W/O JAYARAMAIAH
      SHARE NO 12/12
      AGE 30

100. PRASANNA
     S/O NARASIMAHAMURTHI
     SHARE NO 33/10
     AGE 28

101. THIMMEGOWDA
     S/O GANGABYRAIAH
     SHARE NO 70/1
     AGE 56

102. NARASIMHARAJU
     S/O VENKATARAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 28/9
     AGE 44

103. LAKSHMAMMA
     W/O GANGABYRAIAH
     SHARE NO 41/1
     AGE 70

104. BYRANNA
     S/O DASAPPA
     SHARE NO 53/2
     AGE 70

105. KRISHNAPPA
     S/O VENKATARAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 62/6
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     AGE 70

106. BYRANNA A
     S/O ANNAPPA
     SHARE NO 29/6
     AGE 45

107. SHYLAJAMMA
     W/O MAHADEVEGOWDA
     SHARE NO 32/11
     AGE 55

108. CHIKKATIMMARAYAPPA
     S/O YAMAMARULAIAH
     SHARE NO 87/3
     AGE 75

109. KEMPANARASAIAH
     S/O CHIKKARAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 93/9
     AGE 76

110. RAJAMMA
     W/O RAMAKRISHNAIAH
     SHARE NO 3/12
     AGE 70

111. TIRUMALAIAH
     S/O SUBBANNA
     SHARE NO 76/7
     AGE 55

112. KEMPAIAH
     S/O RANGANNA
     SHARE NO 58/2
     AGE 69

113. CHAYADEVI
     W/O RAJANNA
     SHARE NO 82/9
     AGE 40
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114. CHIKKAGOWDA
     S/O CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA
     SHARE NO 59/2
     AGE 68

115. PADMA
     W/O HANUMANTAIAH
     SHARE NO 82/9
     AGE 50

116. RAVIKUMAR
     S/O BYLAPPA
     SHARE NO 73/7
     AGE 65

117. MUNIRAJU
     S/O BYLANJINAPPA
     SHARE NO 75/7
     AGE 39

118. SURESH B
     S/O BYLAPPA
     SHARE NO 15/6
     AGE 41

119. RAMACHANDRA
     S/O BYLAPPA
     SHARE NO 39/8
     AGE 45

120. MANJUNATHA B
     S/O BYRAHANUMEGOWDA
     SHARE NO 58/1
     AGE 39

121. H.M. SATYANARAYANA
     S/O MUNIGANGAIAH
     SHARE NO 72/7
     AGE 71
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122. RAJANNA
     S/O NARASIMAHAIAH
     SHARE NO 78/8
     AGE 70

123. VENKATALAKKAIAH
     S/O POOJAVENKATAIH
     SHARE NO 42/6
     AGE 73

124. NARAYANAPPA
     S/O GANGABYLAIAH
     SHARE NO 42/5
     AGE 62

125. VENKATESHMURTHI B
     S/O BYLAPPA
     SHARE NO 16/10
     AGE 43

126. RANGAIAH
     S/O RANGAIAH
     SHARE NO 22/6
     AGE 72

127. PUTTARAJU
     S/O SUBBANNA
     SHARE NO 62/10
     AGE 65

128. CHIKKABYRAIAH
     S/O ERAIAH
     SHARE NO 43/10
     AGE 61

129. NANJAPPA
     S/O NARASIMHAIAH
     SHARE NO 81/9
     AGE 65

130. GANGAPPA
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     S/O ANNAPPA
     SHARE NO 74/6
     AGE 62

131. DODDATIMMARAYAPPA
     S/O YAMAMARULAIAH
     SHARE NO 16/6
     AGE 78

132. ANJINAMURTHI
     S/O BYLANJINAPPA
     SHARE NO 43/6
     AGE 40

133. RAVIKUMAR
     S/O BYLAPPA
     SHARE NO 97/6
     AGE 49

134. S. MUNIYAPPA
     S/O SUBBANNA
     SHARE NO 119/11
     AGE 46

135. NARASEGOWDA
     S/O KALAIAH
     SHARE NO 86/8
     AGE 61

136. MUTTABYRANNA
     S/O RAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 57/2
     AGE 68

137. BYREGOWDA
     S/O CHUNCHAIAH
     SHARE NO 48/5
     AGE 71

138. CHANDRAPPA
     S/O VENKATARAMAIAH
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     SHARE NO 71/6
     AGE 67

139. VENKATESHACHAR
     S/O RAMACHAR
     SHARE NO 72/9
     AGE 65

140. CHANNARAYAGOWDA
     S/O NAGABHUSHAN
     SHARE NO 11/12
     AGE 47

141. J. NAGABUSHAN
     S/O GOVINDAPPA
     SHARE NO 51/4
     AGE 82

142. SRIRAMACHANDRA
     S/O GOVINDAIAH
     SHARE NO 17/9
     AGE 52

143. MAHANTESH
     S/O ESHVARAIAH
     SHARE NO 20/11
     AGE 30

144. VEERABADRAIAH
     S/O BASAVALINGAIAH
     SHARE NO 65/9
     AGE 85

145. JAYANNA
     S/O BYLAPPA
     SHARE NO 81/7
     AGE 70

146. GOWRAMMA
     W/O REVANNA
     SHARE NO 87/8
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     AGE 60

147. RANGASWAMI
     S/O MUNIYAPPA
     SHARE NO 60/6
     AGE 52

148. P.H. BASAVARAJAIAH
     S/O HONNAGANGAPPA
     SHARE NO 3/7
     AGE 72

149. P.C. MANJUNATHA
     S/O CHANNAGANGAIAH
     SHARE NO 11/5
     AGE 60

150. P.C. SHIVAGANGAIAH
     S/O. CHANDRAPPA
     SHARE NO 19/5
     AGE 72

151. P. CHANNAGANGAIAH
     S/O CHANNAPPA
     SHARE NO 19/5
     AGE 72

152. NAGARAJU
     S/O VEERAPPA
     SHARE NO 115/11
     AGE 59

153. DRAKSHYANAMMA
     W/O JAGADISH
     SHARE NO 71/11
     AGE 53

154. MUDDAVEERAPPA
     S/O SIDDAPPA
     SHARE NO 10/11
     AGE 52
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155. SHARADAMMA
     W/O GANGADARAPPA
     SHARE NO 92/1
     AGE 70

156. P. C.PRAKASH
     S/O CHANNAPPA
     SHARE NO 22/5
     AGE 62

157. MAHESH
     S/O RAMANJINAPPA
     SHARE NO 96/10
     AGE 51

158. NATARAJUSH
     S/O HANUMANTHARAJU
     SHARE NO 55/11
     AGE 35

159. SHANTHAKUMARI
     W/O SB JAYARAMU
     SHARE NO 23/11
     AGE NO 58

160. NARASAMMA
     W/O RAMANJINAPPA
     SHARE NO 61/11
     AGE 70

161. RAMANJINAPPA
     S/O LINGAPPA
     SHARE NO 64/11
     AGE 83

162. R THIMMESHPRABHU
     S/O RAMANJINAPPA
     SHARE NO 149/4
     AGE 48
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163. SARVAMANGALA
     W/O SIDDABYREGOWDA
     SHARE NO 118/11
     AGE 57

164. MUNIBYREGOWDA
     S/O BYRANNA
     SHARE NO 73/8
     AGE 93

165. AYYANAPPA
     S/O NANJAPPA
     SHARE NO 27/1
     AGE 81

166. K S PADHMAVATHI
     W/O BYRAHANUMEGOWDA
     SHARE NO 20/9
     AGE 60

167. SRINIVAS
     S/O NARAYANAPPA
     SHARE NO 93/7
     AGE 68

168. PUTTANJINAPPA
     S/O BYREGOWDA
     SHARE NO 19/1
     AGE 80

169. B NARAYANAPPA
     S/O BYREGOWDA
     SHARE NO 65/7
     AGE 76

170. CHANNAMMA
     W/O B NARAYANAPPA
     SHARE NO 63/7
     AGE 70
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171. MARAYYA
     S/O CHANNAPPA
     SHARE NO 64/10
     AGE 81

172. SURESH
     S/O RAMAKRISHNAIAH
     SHARE NO 177/11
     AGE 36

173. LAKSHMAMMA
     W/O CHANNIGARAYAPPA
     SHARE NO 90/7
     AGE 60

174. S RAMACHANDRA
     S/O GANGAPPA
     SHARE NO 61/9
     AGE 61

175. HANUMEGOWDA
     S/O HANUMANTHARAYAPPA
     SHARE NO 17/1
     AGE 50

176. HANUMANTHARAYAPPA
     S/O KEMPAIAH
     SHARE NO 22/11
     AGE 82

177. PUTTABYREGOWDA
     S/O GANGABYRAIAH
     SHARE NO 45/6
     AGE 57

178. CHIKKACHANNAIAH
     S/O KEMPACHANNAIAH
     SHARE NO 2/8
     AGE 82
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179. HANUMANTHARAJU
     S/O RAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 97/7
     AGE 38

180. JAYALAKSHMI
     W/O RANGAIAH
     SHARE NO 45/11
     AGE 60

181. CHANNAMMA
     W/O MUNIYAPPA
     SHARE NO 147/4
     AGE 69

182. MADHUSUDHAN
     S/O ARASAPPA
     SHARE NO 5/8
     AGE 35

183. GANGAIAH
     S/O KEMPAMUTHAIAH
     SHARE NO 62/11
     AGE 75

184. S P NARAYANASWAMY
     S/O PUTTAIAH
     SHARE NO 56/11
     AGE 64

185. RUDRAPPA
     S/O GANGARUDRAIAH
     SHARE NO 65/11
     AGE 58

186. HANUMANTHARAJU
     S/0RAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 8/11
     AGE 48
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187. S R PRAKASH
     S/O RAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 44/11
     AGE 53

188. SIDDAGANGAMMA
     W/O ANJINAPPA
     SHARE NO 84/1
     AGE 69

189. GANGAMMA
     W/O GANGAHANUMAIAH
     SHARE NO 61/7
     AGE 64

190. S P GANGARAJU
     S/O PUTTABYRAIAH
     SHARE NO 89/7
     AGE 50

191. S B RAMESH
     S/O BYRANNA
     SHARE NO 15/8
     AGE 48

192. ANJANKUMAR
     S/O POOJAHANUMAIAH
     SHARE NO 151/4
     AGE 39

193. KEMPACHANNAIAH
     S/O RAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 97/7
     AGE 75

194. MARAIAH
     S/O RAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 98/7
     AGE 67

195. S B NATARAJU
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     S/O BASAVARAJU
     SHARE NO 17/8
     AGE 50

196. KRISHNAMURTHY
     S/O MARIYAPPA
     SHARE NO 31/8
     AGE 56

197. GOVINDARAJU
     S/O VENKATAPPA,
     SHARE NO 38/10
     AGE 59

198. BYRAHANUMEGOWDA
     S/O ULLANGAIAH
     SHARE NO 70/5
     AGE 65

199. NAGARAJU
     S/O GANGAPPA
     SHARE NO 81/5
     AGE 66

200. GURURAJ
     S/O PUTTABYRAIAH
     SHARE NO 5/2
     AGE 46

201. CHANNIGAPPA
     S/O DODDAKEMPAIAH
     SHARE NO 58/3
     AGE 74

202. KEMPEGOWDA
     S/O RAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 59/3
     AGE 42

203. NAGARATHNAMMA
     W/O CHIKKABYRAIAH
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     SHARE NO 60/3
     AGE 54

204. CHELUVAMURTHI
     S/O RAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 61/3
     AGE 62

205. RAVISH
     S/0 GANGABYRAIAH
     SHARE NO 63/3
     AGE 50

206. RANGASWAMY
     S/O RANGAIAH
     SHARE NO 54/3
     AGE 55

207. S.M MURTHI
     S/O MARIYAPPA
     SHARE NO 8/6
     AGE 57

208. HONNAGANGAIAH
     S/O NANJUNDAPPA
     SHARE NO 98/6
     AGE 83

209. DEVARAJU
     S/O KADARAIAH
     SHARE NO 68/9
     AGE 35

210. MANJUNATHA
     S/O MUTTARAYAPPA
     SHARE NO 69/9
     AGE 49

211. JAYARATNA
     W/O HANUMANTAIAH
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     SHARE NO 12/10
     AGE 58

212. SURENDRA NATHA
     S/O GANGADARAIAH
     SHARE NO 26/10
     AGE 50

213. JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN
     S/O GANGAHANUMAIAH
     SHARE NO 24/1
     AGE 47

214. CHANNAKESHAVAMURTHI
     S/O RAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 21/1
     AGE 40

215. R. PUTTEGOWDA
     S/O. RAMANJINAPPA
     SHARE NO 67/10
     AGE 49

216. MAHADEVAIAH
     S/O CHIKKABYRAIAH
     SHARE NO 176/11
     AGE 49

217. RAJESWARI
     W/O SIDDALINGAPPA
     SHARE NO 108/11
     AGE 54

218. GIRISH
     S/O RAJASHEKARAIAH
     SHARE NO 37/11
     AGE 39

219. LAKSHMINARAYANA
     S/O SANJEEVAIAH
     SHARE NO 38/11
     AGE 52
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220. MUNIYAPPA
     S/O MUNIMALLAIAH
     SHARE NO 80/3
     AGE 63

221. RAMAKRISHNAIAH
     S/O SANJEEVAIAH
     SHARE NO 81/3
     AGE 55

222. BYREGOWDA
     S/O GANGAPPA
     SHARE NO 92/2
     AGE 55

223. LAKKAMMA
     W/O MUNIMARAIAH
     SHARE NO 8/3
     AGE 68

224. B MANJULA
     W/O SRINIVAS
     SHARE NO 85/3
     AGE 45

225. MUNIYAPPA
     S/O SANJEEVAIAH
     SHARE NO 157/4
     AGE 56

226. SHESHAVENKATAIAH
     S/O MUTHAIAH
     SHARE NO 70/7
     AGE 59

227. CHIKKAMUTHAIAH
     S/O MUTHAIAH
     SHARE NO 56/7
     AGE 55
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228. GANGAPPA
     S/O RANGAIAH
     SHARE NO 53/1
     AGE 62

229. GOVINDAIAH
     S/O VENKATESHAPPA
     SHARE NO 79/10
     AGE 45

230. SIDDAGANGAIAH
     S/O YALLAKKASHETTY
     SHARE NO 87/2
     AGE 57

231. GOPINAYAK
     S/O VENKATARAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 38/6
     AGE 56

232. HANUMANTHARAJU
     S/O BYRANNA
     SHARE NO 10/3
     AGE 55

233. BHADRAMMA
     W/O SHIVARUDRAPPA
     SHARE NO 9/3
     AGE 55

234. LALITHAMMA
     W/O LAKSHMANA
     SHARE NO 45/3
     AGE 45

235. H.V. SEETHARAMAIAH
     S/O VENKATARAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 23/9
     AGE 58
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236. CHAITRA
     W/O UMESH
     SHARE NO 135/11
     AGE 48

237. RAMAKRISHNA
     S/O LAKKAIAH
     SHARE NO 31/4
     AGE 53

238. BASAVARAJU
     S/O SIDDAPPA
     SHARE NO 6/2
     AGE 40

239. HUCHAPPA
     S/O MUNISHAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 36/5
     AGE 53

240. RUDRESH
     S/O SHIVARUDRAIAH
     SHARE NO 30/2
     AGE 54

241. GANGAMUTHAMMA
     W/O MAYAGAPPA
     SHARE NO 29/2
     AGE 65

242. BEERALINGAIAH
     S/O CHOWDAIAH
     SHARE NO 84/11
     AGE 40

243. NAGARAJU
     S/O MUNIYAPPA
     SHARE NO 49/3
     AGE 61
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244. PREMA
     W/O NAGARAJU
     SHARE NO 92/10
     AGE 42

245. RAJANNA
     S/O GOVINDAPPA
     SHARE NO 81/11
     AGE 57

246. PREMAKUMARI
     W/O VENKATARAMIAH
     SHARE NO 48/9
     AGE 40

247. GALAPPA
     S/O CHANNARAYAPPA
     SHARE NO 4/9
     AGE 85

248. G JINNAMMA
     D/O GANGAVENKATAIAH
     SHARE NO 73/1
     AGE 62

249. MUNIBYRAMMA
     W/O HANUMANTHARAYAPPA
     SHARE NO 7/1
     AGE 68

250. HANUMANTHAIAH
     S/O VENKATAPPA
     SHARE NO 89/10
     AGE 70

251. NANJAMMA
     W/O LAKKEGOWDA
     SHARE NO 106/11
     AGE 60
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252. B L RAJANNA
     S/O VENKAPPA
     SHARE NO 107/11
     AGE 65

253. ARASAMMA
     W/O ARASAPPA
     SHARE NO 75/9
     AGE 70

254. MUNITHIMMAKKA
     W/O RAMANJINAPPA
     SHARE NO 68/10
     AGE 63

255. B G VENKATARAJU
     S/O GANGAVENKATAIAH
     SHARE NO 8/8
     AGE-53

256. H CHANNABYRE GOWDA
     S/O HANUMANTHE GOWDA
     SHARE NO 66/8
     AGE 53

257. H ASHWATHAIAH
     S/O HAMUMANTHE GOWDA
     SHARE NO 69/7
     AGE 66

258. G NAGARAJU
     S/O GANGATHIMMAIAH
     SHARE NO 123/4
     AGE 68

259. JAYAPRAKSH
     S/0 MUNIYAPPA
     SHARE NO 140/11
     AGE 58

260. NAGARATNAMMA
     W/O ANJINAPPA
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     SHARE NO 77/6
     AGE 60

261. AMMAYYA
     W/O ANJINAPPA PUTTEGOWDA
     SHARE NO 44/11
     AGE 68

262. GANGAHANUMANTARAYAPPA
     S/O NARSAIAH
     SHARE NO 90/9
     AGE 75

263. R. PRAKASH
     S/O RUDRAIAH
     SHARE NO 35/9
     AGE 60

264. SURESH
     S/O BEEMAIAH
     SHARE NO 34/10
     AGE 55

265. GEETHANJALI
     W/O SRINIVASA
     SHARE NO 110/11
     AGE 38

266. M. NAGARAJU
     S/OMUNISHAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 109/11
     AGE 50

267. CHANNAMMA
     W/O THIMMEGOWDA
     SHARE NO 96/9
     AGE 65

268. RANGAMMA
     W/O RANGASHAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 35/5
     AGE 70
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269. KAMBEGOWDA
     S/0 CHIKKARANGAIAH
     SHARE NO 79/8
     AGE 75

270. VENAKTESH
     S/O BYLAPPA
     SHARE 21/8
     AGE 40

271. SHIVANNA
     S/O BAIJANNA
     SHARE NO 5/5
     AGE 75

272. RAMAKRISHANAIAH
     S/O BYLAPPA
     SHARE NO 49/1
     AGE 80

273. A.M GOWDA
     S/O ASHWATAIAH
     SHARE NO 25/8
     AGE 57

274. T. HANUMAIAH
     THIMMAHANUMAIAH
     SHARE NO 173/4
     AGE 80

275. APPAIAH
     S/O MUNIYAPPA
     SHARE NO 36/9
     AGE 75

276. RANGAHANUMAIAH
     S/O MALLAIAH
     SHARE NO 71/1
     AGE 60
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277. THIMMAKKA
     W/O NARASIMMAIAH
     SHARE NO 58/8
     AGE 65

278. DILIP C
     S/O CHANDRASHEKAR
     SHARE NO 30/11
     AGE 38

279. KRISHNAMURTHY
     S/O LAKKAPPA
     SHARE NO 93/3
     AGE 58

280. CHIKKATIMMAKKA
     W/O NARASIMAHAIAH
     SHARE NO 28/7
     AGE 60

281. GOVINDAIAH
     S/O GANGAPPA
     SHARE NO 12/8
     AGE 65

282. GIDDAPPA
     S/O VEERADASE GOWDA
     SHARE NO 86/8
     AGE 80

283. SHADAKSHARI
     S/O JAYANNA
     SHARE NO 24/8
     AGE 65

284. VIJAYAKUMAR
     S/O HANUMANTARAYPPA
     SHARE NO 36/8
     AGE 52

285. BYLAMMA
     W/O CHANNAGIRIYAPPA
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     SHARE NO 91/5
     AGE 80

286. THIMMAJAMMA
     W/O NARAYANAPPA
     SHARE NO 2/9
     AGE 80

287. SHIVARAM G.N.
     S/O NANJAPPA
     SHARE NO 6/3
     AGE 60

288. MUNIYAPPA
     S/O MARAKARIYAPPA
     SHARE NO 82/2
     AGE 55

289. GANGARAJU
     S/O NARAYANAPPA
     SHARE NO 1/2
     AGE 58

290. SUNANDAMMA
     W/O GANGARAJU
     SHARE NO 95/1
     AGE 51

291. H.PRAKASH
     S/O HANUMANTAIAH
     SHARE NO 99/9
     AGE 48

292. VENKATESHMURTHI
     S/O NARAYANAPPA
     SHARE NO 8/12
     AGE 48

293. M. NAGARAJU
     S/O MUTTAIAH
     SHARE NO 13/12
     AGE 60
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294. SHARADAMMA
     W/O KURIYAPPA
     SHARE NO 91/8
     AGE 70

295. RAMAKRISHNAIAH
     S/O NAGAIAH,
     SHARE NO.33/4N
     AGE 53

296. PUTTAIAH
     S/O BUDDIAH
     SHARE NO.167/3
     AGE 65

297. RAJANNA
     S/O CHANNAIAH
     SHARE NO.75/3
     AGE 60

298. CHANDRASHEKAR
     S/O NAGAIAH
     SHARE NO.49/4N
     AGE 49

299. SARVAMANGALA
     W/O NARAYANAPPA
     SHARE NO.52/5
     AGE 44

300. PENNAHOBALAIAH
     S/O MUNIYAPPA
     SHARE NO.169/3
     AGE 90.

301. HANUMANTHARAYAPPA
     S/O NAGAIAH
     SHARE NO.32/4N
     AGE 58

302. SHIVARAMANNA
     S/O CHANNAIAH
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     SHARE NO 37/4N
     AGE 57

303. PRAKASH
     S/O HONNAPPA
     AGE 65
     SHARE NO 136/5

304. NAGARATHNAMMA
     W/O PRAKASH
     SHARE NO.137/5
     AGE 55

305. JAYALAKSHMAMMA
     W/O SHIVASHANKARAIAH
     SHARE NO.108/3
     AGE 55

306. MUNIYAPPA
     S/O GANGAHANUMIAH
     SHARE NO.2/1
     AGE 50

307. RAMAKRISHNAIAH
     S/O RANGASHAMAIAH
     SHARE NO.166/4
     AGE 52.

308. KEMPEGOWDA
     S/O KENCHAIAH
     SHARE NO.153
     AGE 60

309. H L NARASIHMMAMURTHY
     S/O LAKSHMINARASIHMMAIAH
     SHARE NO.66/3
     AGE 68

310. KRISHNAPPA
     S/O LATE GANGAIAH
     SHARE NO.109/4
     AGE 75
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311. NAJEER AHAMAMMED
     S/O MOHAMMED HUSSEN
     SHARE NO.2/6
     AGE 54

312. MAHADEVAIAH
     S/O VENKATARAMAIAH
     SHARE NO.153/1
     AGE 62

313. CHANNEGOWDA
     S/O H GANGAPPA
     SHARE NO.36/3N
     AGE 56

314. SHARADAMMA
     W/O CHANNEGOWDA
     SHARE NO.76/4
     AGE 68

315. GANGAPPA
     S/O DODACHANNAIAH
     SHARE NO.40/3N
     AGE 72

316. RUDREGOWDA
     S/O CHANNEGOWDA
     SHARE NO.33/3N
     AGE 70

317. GANGAIAH
     S/O DODDAHUCHAIAH
     SHARE NO 28/6
     AGE 68

318. CHANNAGANGAIAH
     S/O HONNAIAH
     SHARE NO.68/5
     AGE 64

319. CHANNAPPA
     S/O HONNAIAH
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     SHARE NO.50/3
     AGE 78

320. GOVINDAIAH
     S/O CHANNAIAH
     SHARE NO.170/1
     AGE 66

321. GANGAMMA
     W/O THIMMAPPA
     SHARE NO.63/3N
     AGE 78

322. DODDAIAH
     S/O CHIKKAHANUMAIAH
     SHARE NO 39/2
     AGE 70

323. VENKATESH
     S/O VENKATAPPA
     SHARE NO.60/4
     AGE 55

324. KRISHNAMURTHY
     S/O CHIKKALINGAPPA
     SHARE NO 38/6
     AGE 60

325. RANGASWAMY
     S/O PAPANNA
     SHARE NO 68/3N
     AGE 68

326. RAGHUNATH
     S/O JAYANNA
     SHARE NO 131/3
     AGE 45

327. VENKATESH
     S/O HONNAPPA
     SHARE NO.75/3N
     AGE 40
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328. BYRAHANUMAIAH
     S/O BYREGOWDA
     SHARE NO 150/8
     AGE 78

329. GANGAHANUMANTHAIAH
     S/O MALLAIAH
     SHARE NO 47/9
     AGE 74

330. SIDDARAJU
     S/O ANJINAPPA
     SHARE NO 110/3
     AGE 45

331. MUNIRAJU
     S/O MUNISHAMAIAH
     SHARE NO.56/3
     AGE 51

332. THIMMAPPA
     S/O MARUDAIAH
     SHARE NO.154/3
     AGE 75

333. NANJAPPA
     S/O CHIKKABYLAPPA
     SHARE NO.130/4
     AGE 76

334. NANJAPPA
     S/O MAYIGAPPA
     SHARE NO.11/6
     AGE 55

335. SHIVARUDRAMMA
     W/O BYREGOWDA
     SHARE NO 36/6
     AGE 64

336. SHESHAMMA
     W/O KRISHNAMURTHY
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     SHARE NO 85/7
     AGE 60

337. NARASEGOWDA
     S/O CHANNEGOWDA
     SHARE NO 106/1
     AGE 80

338. CHANNEGOWDA
     S/O VENKATARAMANNAPPA
     SHARE NO 159/4
     AGE 90

339. RANGASHAMAIAH
     S/O HANUMANTHEGOWDA
     SHARE NO 110/1
     AGE 60

340. MUDDU KRISHNE GOWDA
     S/O RANGANATHGOWDA
     SHARE NO 2/4N
     AGE 63

341. K PRAKASH
     S/O KEMPARANGAIAH
     SHARE NO 4/4N
     AGE 58

342. BYRAHANUME GOWDA
     S/O SUBBARAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 159/3
     AGE 72

343. MUNIRAJU
     S/O RAMAIAH
     SHARE NO.100/8
     AGE 58

344. GANGAMMA
     W/O HUCHAIAH
     SHARE NO.134/5
     AGE 85
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345. SIDDAMMA
     W/O RAMAKRISHNAIAH
     SHARE NO 50/5
     AGE 70

346. GANGARAJU
     S/0 PUTTARAMAIAH
     SHARE NO 3/4N
     AGE 70 YEARS

347. RANGADHAMAIAH
     S/O MALLAIAH
     SHARE NO 5/4N
     AGE 58

348. MUNIRAMAIAH
     S/O HUCHAJAH
     SHARE NO 135/5
     AGE 70

349. SARASWATHAMMA
     W/O NAGARAJU
     SHARE NO 107/2
     AGE 45

350. GOVINDARAJU
     S/O NANJEGOWDA
     SHARE NO 54/3
     AGE 55

351. C GOVINDARAJU
     S/O CHIKKAVEEREGOWDA
     SHARE NO.3/4N
     AGE 63

352. SRINIVASGOWDA
     S/O GANGARAJU
     SHARE NO 177/8
     AGE 36

353. HANUMANARASAIAH
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     S/0 MAYANNA
     SHARE NO 163/9
     AGE 68

354. SHIVARUDRAIAH
     S/O RUDRAIAH
     SHARE NO.19/6
     AGE 55

355. JAYAMMA
     W/O HANUMANTHARAYAPPA
     SHARE NO.79/1N
     AGE 65

356. MUTHARAJU
     S/O KENCHAPPA
     SHARE NO.79/1N
     AGE 50

357. KRISHNAMURTHY
     S/O CHIKKAHANUMAIAH
     AGE 48
     SHARE NO.31/4N

358. RAJASHEKARAIAH
     S/O CHANNAGIRIYAPPA
     SHARE NO.55/4N
     AGE 57

      ALL ARE MEMBERS OF KANASAVADI MULTIPURPOSE
      PRIMARY RURAL AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE
      SOCIETY LTD, GOOLYA VILLAGE,
      PURUSHANAHALLI POST, MADURE HOBLI,
      DODDABALLAPURA TALUK - 561 203
      BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT
                                         ...PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. GIRISH J.,ADVOCATE)
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AND:

1.   THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
     DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION,
     M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,
     BENGALURU - 560001
     REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

2.   THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY
     3RD FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK,
     K.H.ROAD, SHANTINAGAR,
     BANGALORE-560027
     REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

3.   THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF
     CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES/
     DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER
     D.C. OFFICE PREMISES, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE
     DEVANAHALLI TALUK-562110

4.   THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
     OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,
     DODDABALLAPURA SUB DIVISION,
     DODDABALLAPURA-561203
     BANGALORE RURAL TALUK

5.   KANASAVADI MULTPURPOSE PRIMARY RURAL
     AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD
     GOOLYA VILLAGE, PURSHANAHALLI POST,
     MADURE HOBLI,
     DODDABALLAPURA TALUK-561203
     BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT
     REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

     (SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE
     KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT-1959)

6.   THE RETURNING OFFICER,
     KANASAVADI MULTIPURPOSE PRIMARY RURAL
     AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD
     GOOLYA VILLAGE, PURUSHANAHALLI POST
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      MADURE HOBLI,
      DODDABALLAPURA TALUK-561203
      BANGALORE RURAL DISTRICT
                                                     ...RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. DEVIPRASAD SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR C/R5
 SRI. YOGESH D NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3, R4 AND R6
 SRI. T L KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

      THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECT THE
RESPONDENTS TO INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THE PETITIONERS
IN THE FINAL ELIGIBLE VOTER LIST AT ANNX-D AND PERMIT
THE PETITIONERS TO VOTE IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONS TO
R-5   SOCIETY      WHICH    IS   SCHEDULED      TO    BE   HELD   ON
27.02.2025,     GRANT      AN    INTERIM   ORDER      TO   PENDING
DISPOSAL      OF    THE    CAPTIONED       WP   TO    PERMIT      THE
PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE ELECTION TO THE
BOARD OF R-5 SOCIETY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON
27.02.2025.

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

CORAM:     HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ


                           ORAL ORDER

1. This Court by way of various interim order had

permitted the petitioners who were declared to be

ineligible voters to cast their vote in the elections of

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the Society, subject to the result of the writ petition

and that the votes cast by the petitioners shall be

kept in separate ballot boxes.

2. A Coordinate Bench of this Court in the case of

H.S.Raju vs. State of Karnataka & others1 has

after considering the matter in detail come to a

categorical conclusion that any irregularity in the

conduct of election a petition under Article 226 of the

Constitution of India would not be the proper remedy

any dispute as regards the eligibility or ineligibility

and the deficiencies in finalization of final electoral

list, could only be considered in a dispute raised as

regard the election under Section 70 (2) of the

Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 after the

announcement of the results by counting even the

votes cast by the petitioners.

W.P.No.8502/2022 dated 7.6.2022

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3. The said judgment not having been challenged and

having attained finality, the fact being more or less

similar would equally apply to the present matter.

4. In that view of the matter, I pass the following:

ORDER

i) The Writ Petition is disposed of.

ii) The Returning Officer of the above matter is

directed to announce the result within seven days

of the receipt of a copy of this order by taking into

account the votes cast by the petitioners of the

above matter.

iii) In the event of any proceeding being filed in

relation to the results of the election under Section

70 (2) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act,

1959, all the contentions raised herein and any that

may be raised are left open for consideration in

accordance with the applicable law, this court has

not expressed any opinion on those issues.

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NC: 2025:KHC:12439

iv) The votes cast by the respective petitioners which

had been directed to be kept in separate box shall

continue to be retained in a separate box until the

disposal of the dispute if any raised within the time

frame prescribed.

Sd/-

(SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE

AMM

 
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