Citation : 2026 Latest Caselaw 3478 Kant
Judgement Date : 5 May, 2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
KALABURAGI BENCH
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF MAY, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH
WRIT PETITION NO.201868 OF 2026 (CS-EL/M)
BETWEEN:
1. ILAYI NABISAB MUJAWAR
AGE: 30 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
2. FAYAZ BASHEERAHMED MUTWALLI,
AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
3. KHUTBUDDIN MASHAKSAB PATHAN,
AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
4. ZAMEERPASHA IMAMKASHIM VIJAYAPUR,
Digitally signed
by VARSHA N
RASALKAR
AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
Location: HIGH
COURT OF
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
KARNATAKA
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
5. HUSSAINBEE NABISAB VIJAYAPUR,
AGE: 41 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
6. JAMELABI HAMEED MUTWALLI,
AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
7. MAIBOOB DASTAGIRSAB VIJAPUR
AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
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R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
8. MASTAN FAREEDSAB VIJAYAPUR,
AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
9. MASHAK DASTAGIRSAB MUJAWAR,
AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
10. KASIMSAB HUSSIANPASHA INAMDAR,
AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
11. NADEEM HUSSAIN PASHA INAMDAR,
AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
12. JAHIDA BANU INAMDAR,
AGE: 28 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
13. NASIR DASTAGIR MUJAWAR,
AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
14. KASHINATH JEMALU RATHOD,
AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
15. PRAKASH DHANSING RATHOD,
AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
16. SHILPA SRISHAIL KATTIMANI,
AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
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R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
17. HABEEB BEE DASTAGIRSAB VIJAYAPUR,
AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
18. DEVENDRA DHANSING RATHOD,
AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
19. ABDUL JABBAR HAJISAB BAGWAN,
AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
20. BHEEMARAY ANNARAYA TADLAGI,
AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
21. APPASAB SIDDAPPA TADLAGI,
AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
22. KESU DHAMALU RATHOD,
AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
23. SEETARAM GANGU RATHOD,
AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
24. PANDU BHEEMU RATHOD,
AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
25. MUJAHID AMEENODDIN MANDALE,
AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
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R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
26. GOUSBEE DADEBASHA JAGIRDAR,
AGE: 35 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
27. RAJESAB NABISAB BALEBAI,
AGE: 38 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
28. DASTAGIRSAB MAHEBOOBSAB MULLA,
AGE: 40 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
29. LATEEF DAVALSAB PATHAN,
AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
30. HASANSAB MOHAMMEDSA MUJAWAR,
AGE: 61 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
31. MAHEBOOB HAJILAL MUJAWAR,
AGE: 32 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
32. KAIRUNBEE MOHAMMEDSAB KAROSHI,
AGE: 45 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
33. FATIMA BABUSAB JAGIRDAR,
AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
34. SAHIRABANU ABDUL JABBAR BAGWAN,
AGE: 55 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
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R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
35. AKOLABANU SHABBI VIJAYAPUR,
AGE: 58 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
36. LALSAB RAJESAB BALEBAI,
AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
37. NAJEERSAB AMEENSAB BALEBAI,
AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119,
SL.NO.364.
38. MOULALI SHAREEFSAB BAGWAN,
AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119,
SL.NO.60.
39. ANSARSAB DASTGIRSAB,
AGE: 42 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KANNUR, TQ: VIJAYAPUR,
DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
...PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. RAHUL S. KUNTOJI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA,
REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,
DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION,
6TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING,
AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001.
2. THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER &
DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY,
VIJAYAPURA, TQ: AND DIST: VIJAYAPURA - 586 101.
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3. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR,
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, VIJAYAPUR,
TQ: VIJAYAPUR, DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 101.
4. THE RETURNING OFFICER,
VIVIDODDESHA PRATHAMIK GRAMEEN
KRUSHI SAHAKARI SANGH NIYAMIT,
KANNUR AND SALE OFFICER,
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, VIJAYAPUR,
TQ: AND DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 101.
5. VIVIDODDESHA PRATHAMIK
GRAMEEN KRUSHI SAHAKARI SANGH
NIYAMIT, KANNUR,
REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
TQ: AND DIST: VIJAYAPUR - 586 119.
...RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. MAYA T.R., HCGP FOR R1 TO R3)
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 TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER
DATED 23.04.2026 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3 IN NO.AR-
7/DDS/SEC-70/758/2025-26 VIDE ANNEXURE-G AND THEREBY
ALLOW THE PETITION FILED BEFORE THE RESPONDENT NO.3/ARCS
IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING,
THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH
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ORAL ORDER
Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts
notice for respondent Nos.1 to 3.
2. In this writ petition, petitioners are assailing the
order dated 23.04.206 (Annexure-G) passed by
respondent No.3, interalia sought for direction to the
respondents to count the votes cast by the petitioners and
to include the names of the petitioners in the final eligible
non-borrowers voter list to the managing committee of
respondent No.5-society.
3. It is contended by the learned counsel
appearing for the petitioners that respondent No.3 has
passed the order without considering the factual aspects
on record as to the eligibility of the non-borrowers voters
of respondent No.5-society is concerned and accordingly
sought for interference of this Court to declare the election
results of respondent No.5-society after the completion of
the election process.
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4. In this regard, Smt. Maya T.R., learned High
Court Government Pleader submits that the petitioners
herein are having an efficacious remedy by filing an appeal
under the provisions of the Karnataka Co-operative
Societies Act, 1959.
5. In that view of the matter, taking into
consideration the factual aspects on record, as the
petitioners are having an efficacious remedy under the
Act, I am of the view that no interference is called for in
this petition.
6. Reserving liberty to the petitioners to approach
the competent authority by way of appeal, the petition is
accordingly disposed of.
Sd/-
(E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE
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