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Karnataka High Court
Shankar S/O Yallappa Guttennavar vs The State Of Karnataka on 9 February, 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD
DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI
WRIT PETITION NO.110008 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)
BETWEEN:
1. SHANKAR S/O. YALLAPPA GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 65 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
2. LAXMAN S/O. TORAPPA GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 60 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
3. DEVAKKA RAMCHANDRA ASVALEKAR
AGE: 65 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
Digitally signed by
CHANDRASHEKAR
LAXMAN KATTIMANI 4. GANGAVVA NARAYAN GUTTENNAVAR
Location: HIGH AGE: 70 YEARS;
COURT OF
KARNATAKA R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
5. LALITA BASAPPA MAITRI
AGE: 44 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
6. ISHWAR SHYAM GOUDA
AGE: 44 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329
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7. NEMANNA BABU KOLAMBI
AGE: 72 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
8. DEVANNA JAYAPPA MACHAK
AGE: 66 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
9. HANUMANTI RAMCHANDRA KATOLKAR
AGE: 68 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
10. TUKARAM NARAYAN GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 58 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
11. MADEV IRAPPA KORVEKAR
AGE: 58 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
12. SIDDAVVA YAMANAPPA MAITRI
AGE: 65 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
13. NANDABAI MARUTI KORVEKAR
AGE: 59 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
14. DANAPPA GANAPATI MACHAK
AGE: 70 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
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15. SHANTABAI PARASHURAM MACHAK
AGE: 57 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329
16. PARASHURAM LIMBANNA TOGOOR
AGE: 56 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
17. YALLARI LINGAPPA MACHAK
AGE: 59 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
18. TORAPPA IRAPPA KORVEKAR
AGE: 48 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
19. MAHADEVI BASAVANNI SOMANNAVAR
AGE: 71 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
20. PUNDALIK LINGAPPA MACHAK
AGE: 58 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
21. SHIVAJI TORAPPA GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 68 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
22. SOMANINGA BASAVANTH KORVEKAR
AGE: 58 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
23. DURGAPPA NARASAPPA VADDAR
AGE: 56 YEARS;
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R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
24. BASAVANTH LAXMAN DALAVI
AGE: 49 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
25. NINGAVVA KRISHNA DALAVI
AGE: 78 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
26. VISHWANATH MARUTI KORVEKAR
AGE: 54 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
27. ANIL BASAVANNI SOMANNAVAR
AGE: 45 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
28. MARUTHI FAKKIRA KANKALI (SHINDE)
AGE: 46 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
29. TANGEVVA ARJUN GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 65 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
30. PRAMILA NARAYAN MITAGAR
AGE: 48 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
31. BASAVARAJ RAMCHANDRA KATOLKAR
AGE: 43 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
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32. SUBHADRA FAKKIRA SHINDE
AGE: 75 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
33. SAHADEV FAKKIRA SHINDE
AGE: 45 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
34. LAXMI NAGENDRA TEGUR
AGE: 48 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
35. LAXMI MARUTI KOLLAPUR
AGE: 62 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
36. BAYAVVA RAMACHANDRA MACHAK
AGE: 65 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
37. MANOHAR MAHADEV KORVEKAR
AGE: 45 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
38. LAXMI MAHADEV GIRI BUVA
AGE: 68 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
39. MANJUNATH GUNDU MACHAK
AGE: 46 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
40. NAGOOLI ANANTH GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 59 YEARS;
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R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
41. SANTHOSH ANANTH GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 34 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
42. NITYANANAND PUNNAPPA KORVEKAR
AGE: 49 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
43. OMANNA MARUTI MACHAK
AGE: 42 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
44. NAGENDRA FAKKIRAPPA MACHAK
AGE: 68 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
45. MANJUNATH VEERABADRA MACHAK
AGE: 45 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
46. PRAKASH VEERABADRA MACHAK
AGE: 46 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
47. SHRIKANTH HANUMANTH VADDAR
(HANCHINAMANI)
AGE: 36 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
48. MARUTHI HANUMANTH VADDAR
AGE: 34 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
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DIST: U K-581329.
49. GIRIJA VISHNU MANE
AGE: 59 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
50. SULOCHANA DEVENDRA DALAVI
AGE: 68 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
51. MAHADEVI KRISHNA MACHAK
AGE: 59 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
52. SUNIL BASAVANNA SOMNNAVAR
AGE: 48 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
53. FAKKIRAPPA BALAPPA TAKKANNAVAR
AGE: 72 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
54. RENUKA KAMALAKAR GOUDA
AGE: 65 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
55. NAGARAJ MARUTI KOLLAPUR
AGE: 34 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
56. CHANDRAKANTH NARAYAN KAKALLI
AGE: 54 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
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57. LOKAPPA BELLAPPA MACHAK
AGE: 49 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
58. GURUNATH ANANTH PATIL
AGE: 48 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
59. GOVIND MARUTHI MACHAK
AGE: 42 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
60. SUNGANDA MASANNU GOUDA
AGE: 48 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
61. NARAYAN RAVALU MACHAK
AGE: 49 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
62. RENUKA MANOJ GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 40 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
63. GOURAVVA NAGENDRA KANKALE
AGE: 45 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
64. SATISH ARJUN GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 35 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
65. SANTOSH ARJUN GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 32 YEARS;
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R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
66. MARUTI LAXMAN DALAVI
AGE: 45 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
67. MANOHAR NARAYAN GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 55 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
68. GURUNATH HANAMANTH SOMANNAVAR
AGE: 32 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
69. PARASHURAM BELLAPPA MACHAK
AGE: 52 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
70. ANAND MARUTI MACHAK
AGE: 42 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
71. RAMESH YASHWANTH MACHAK
AGE: 38 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
72. MANOHAR BELLAPPA MACHAK
AGE: 45 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
73. MANIKANTH TUKARAM MACHAK
AGE: 30 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
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74. RAMESH JAIVANTH MACHAK
AGE: 32 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
75. RAVINDRA MAHABALESHWAR GOUDA
AGE: 52 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
76. SAMBAJI NARAYAN KOLLAMBI
AGE: 46 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
77. SAHADEV MARUTI KOLLAPUR
AGE: 30 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
78. PANDURANG BHEEMARAY KOLLAMBI
AGE: 50 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
79. MAVALU BHEEMARAY KOLLAMBI
AGE: 52 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
80. SUBHASH PARASHURAM KORVEKAR
AGE: 44 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
81. JAGADEESH VASUDEV GOUDA
AGE: 34 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
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82. GOURA MARUTI KOLLAMBI
AGE: 56 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
83. VIJAY SOMANING KANKALI
AGE: 38 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
84. NARAYAN KRISHNA MACHAK
AGE: 36 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
85. SHASHIKANTH GUNDU GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 46 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
86. SUBHASH KALLAPPA MACHAK
AGE: 44 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
87. ARUN SITARAM PATIL
AGE: 48 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
88. PUNDALIK MASANNU SOMANNAVAR
AGE: 51 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
89. YALLARI GIRUNI SAMBREKAR
AGE: 58 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
90. RAGHAVENDRA YALLARI SAMBREKAR
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AGE: 37 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
91. MAVALLU DEVENDRA DALAVI
AGE: 54 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
92. BALU NAGEDNRA MACHAK
AGE: 42 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
93. DINESH LAXMAN GOUDA
AGE: 51 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
94. SOMANINGA PARASHURAM MACHAK
AGE: 39 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
95. SHIVAJI MASANU GOUDA
AGE: 65 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
96. KARTIK SUBHASH MACHAK
AGE: 34 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
97. RENUKA CHANDRAKANTH DALAVI
AGE: 45 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
98. AKASH SUBHASH MACHAK
AGE: 33 YEARS;
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R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
99. MANJUNATH PARASHURAM KALASOOR
AGE: 38 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
100. JAYAVANTH GANGARAM GUTTENNAVAR
AGE: 30 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
101. NARAYAN BASAVANTH SHINDE
AGE: 36 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
102. SAVAKKA NAGENDRA SHINDE
AGE: 75 YEARS;
R/O. MURKAWAD, TQ: HALIYAL,
DIST: U K-581329.
...PETITIONERS
(BY SMT. JOSHNA P.DHANAVE, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
DEPT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY,
3RD FLOOR, A-BLOCK, SHANTI NAGAR,
TIMC BUILDING, BENGALURU-560002
REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER.
3. THE RETURNING OFFICER
SHREE SATYA PURUSH VIVIDDODDESHAGAL,
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PRATHAMIK GRAMEEN KRUSHI SAHAKAR SANGH
NIYAMITH, (K K HALLI) TQ: HALIYAL
DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581314.
4. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SHREE SATYA PURUSH VIVIDDODDESHAGAL,
PRATHAMIK GRAMEEN KRUSHI SAHAKAR SANGH
NIYAMITH, (K K HALLI) TQ: HALIYAL
DIST. UTTARA KANNADA-581314.
5. SUB REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
KARWAR, UTTAR KANADA DISTRICT KARWAR-581341.
6. SHREE SATYA PURUSH VIVIDDODDESHAGAL,
PRATHAMIK GRAMEEN KRUSHI SAHAKAR SANGH
NIYAMITH, (K K HALLI) TQ: HALIYAL HAGU DVI.DA.SA.,
SAHAKAR SANGHGAL, UP-NIBANDHAKAR OFFICE
U.K. DIST: KARWAR-581314.
...RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. GIRIJA S.HIREMATH, HCGP FOR R1 AND R5;
SRI. G.V. BHARAMAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2 TO R4)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND
227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT
OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE INELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST
DATED NIL PREPARED BY THE 6TH RESPONDENT MARKED AT
ANNEXURE-B. B) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS TO
RESPONDENT NO.6 TO CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS BY
PERMITTING THE PETITIONER SOCIETY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
ELECTION PROCESS TO BE HELD ON 28.12.2025 TO THE 6TH
RESPONDENT SOCIETY CALENDAR EVENTS DATE 28.12.2025
PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.3 AT ANNEXURE-B. C) PASS SUCH
OTHER ORDERS AS THIS HON'BLE COURT DEEMS FIT IN THE
FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, INCLUDING COSTS,
IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS
DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI
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ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the election
is already completed and this writ petition has become
infructuous.
2. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as
infructuous.
i. All I.As. in this petition shall stand closed.
Sd/-
JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI
MEG
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