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Karnataka High Court

Babu Achari vs The State Of Karnataka on 27 January, 2025

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                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

                             DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025

                                              BEFORE
                              THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
                              WRIT PETITION NO. 871 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)
                      BETWEEN:

                      1.     BABU ACHARI
                             S/O. NARASIMHA ACHARI
                             AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS
                             MEMBERSHIP NO. A10137

                      2.     SHILPA G DEVADIGA
                             D/O. K A GOPALA DEVADIGA
                             AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS
                             MEMBERSHIP NO. A15831

                      3.     KAMALA HARIJANA
                             W/O. SANJU
                             AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
                             MEMBERSHIP NO. A6999
Digitally signed by
MAHALAKSHMI B M
Location: HIGH        4.     MADHAVA SOMAYAJI
COURT OF
KARNATAKA                    S/O. RAMAKRISHNA
                             AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
                             MEMBERSHIP NO. A8050

                      5.     SOMAYAJI SHALINI G HEGDE
                             W/O. JAYANANDA HEGDE
                             AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
                             MEMBERSHIP NO. A8158

                      6.     PANDURANGA
                             S/O. KARIYA MARAKALA
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      AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A8362

7.    SANJEEVA
      S/O. CHIKKU
      AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A8496

8.    RATHI SHEDTHI
      S/O. SANJEEVA SHETTY
      AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A8925

9.    GEETHA PAI
      W/O. GOPALAKRISHNA PAI
      AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A9167

10.   SANTHOSH KUMAR
      S/O. NARAYANA SHETTY
      AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A8181

11.   RAMA SHETTY
      SO SANJEEVA SHETTY
      AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A8749

12.   THIMMAG
      S/O. BIJJU MARAKALTHI
      AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A9215

13.   KUMARA DEVADIGA
      S/O. SADIYA DEVADIGA M DEVADI
      AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
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      MEMBERSHIP NO. A9380

14.   LAXMANA MARAKALA
      S/O. KARIYA MARAKALA
      AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A9646

15.   LAXMI
      W/O. NARAYANA BATTADA
      AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A9759

16.   SHANTHA G DEVADIGA
      W/O. GOPALA DEVADIGA KA
      AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A10824

17.   NARAYANA
      S/O. MANJA
      AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A11781

18.   LAXMIG
      D/O. SADIYAMMA
      AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A11904

19.   LALITHA
      W/O. NARAYANA
      AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A12019

20.   KRISHNA
      S/O. SANJU
      AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A13265
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21.   VISHWANTHA ACHAR
      S/O. BABU ACHAR
      AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A15301

22.   RAVINDRA SHEKARA
      S/O. MANJUNATHA
      AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A15379

23.   SHEKARA
      S/O. RAMA BATTAD
      AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A15686

24.   SRIDHARA SOMAYAJI
      S/O. RAMAKRISHNA SOMAYAJI
      AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A15811

25.   SHARANAYYA HIREMATH
      S/O. SIDDRAMAYYA HIREMATH
      AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A16047

26.   REKHA
      W/O PRAKSHCHANDRA SHETTY
      AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A16184

27.   GANESHA
      S/O. MANJUNATHA
      AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
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28.   SANTHOSHA G
      S/O. SHANKARA MARAKALA
      AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A16359

29.   PRASHANTH SHETTY
      S/O. NARAYANA SHETTY
      AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A17037

30.   RAVINDRA SHETTY
      S/O. SANJEEVA SHETTY
      AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A17055

31.   VEJETHA KUMAR S
      S/O. SHIVARAMA SHETTY
      AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A17455

32.   SHETTY JYOTHI
      D/O. CHINKRA POOJARY
      AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A17554

33.   PRADEEPA SHETTY
      S/O. NARAYANA SHETTY
      AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A18356

34.   MITHUN SHETTY
      S/O. G RATHNAVATHI SHEDTHI
      AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A18832
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35.   DINESH POOJARY
      S/O. CHINKRA POOJARY
      AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A19446

36.   JAYASHREE
      D/O. NARAYANA
      AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A20540

37.   MALINI POOJARY
      W/O. SHANKARA
      AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A21542

38.   NEBISA
      W/O T. H. ABDUL KHADER
      AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A14746

39.   KAMALAKSHI
      W/O RAMESH KARKERA
      AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A14727

40.   RAMESH KARKERA
      S/O SANJEEVA THINGALAYA
      AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A14726

41.   RAMESH THINGALAYA
      S/O SANJEEVA SALIYAN
      AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A14619
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42.   GANESH KOTIYAN
      S/O MUTTHAYYA KUNDER
      AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A13872

43.   BHARATHI G. KOTIAN
      W/O GANESH KOTIAN
      AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A13873

44.   DAYANANDA KOTIAN
      S/O MUTTHAPPA KUNDER
      AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A14193

45.   PRABHAVATHI
      W/O DAYANANDA KOTIAN
      AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A14192

46.   JAYA SUVARNA
      S/O NARAYANA THINGALAYA
      AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A15200

47.   JAYA KUNDER
      A/S JAYAKARA
      S/O KRISHNAPPA AMIN
      AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A14116

48.   VAMAN KUNDER
      S/O KRISHNAPPA MAINDON
      AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A12324
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49.   SHANKARA M. BANGERA
      S/O MALINGA
      AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A10586

50.   GANAPATHI KANCHAN
      S/O. M. KOOSA THANDELA
      AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A11378

51.   NAVEEN KUNDER
      S/O GULABI KUNDER
      AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A14162

52.   MAMATHA KUNDER
      W/O.NAVEEN KUNDER,
      AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A18157

53.   JAGADISH HOLLA
      S/O. SHARADAMMA,
      AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A5949

54.   ANANDA THINGALAYA
      S/O HERIYA AMIN
      AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A10128

55.   JABBA MENDON
      S/O HOOVA AMIN
      AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A10138
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56.   NASEERUDDIN
      S/O HASAN BYARY
      AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A10332

57.   RAJU PUTHRAN
      S/O KRISHNA MARAKALA
      AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A11436

58.   KARUNAKARA KHARVI
      S/O SHEENA KHARVI
      AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A11798

59.   KESHAVA BANGERA
      S/O SHANKARA SRIYAN
      AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A16573

60.   RAJESH N.
      S/O GANGA MARAKALTHI
      AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A16607

61.   BHASKARA
      S/O RAMA POOJARY
      AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A3782

62.   SRIDHARA MENDON
      S/O BACHCHA MARAKALA
      AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A4736
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63.   HAMEED SAHEB
      S/O HAJI SAHEB
      AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A6062

64.   SUBHADRA
      W/O SHESHA AITHAL
      AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A6722

65.   DR. SEETHRAMA KARANTH
      S/O NARASIMHA KARANTH
      AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A6731

66.   RAMACHANDRA
      S/O SHEENA POOJARY
      AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A7330

67.   SHIVA SOMA KARKERA
      S/O SOMA BANGERA
      AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A7338

68.   S REKHA
      W/O ARJUNA POOJARY
      AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A7434

69.   RASHMI S. KARANTH
      W/O DR. SEETHARAMA
      AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A7464
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70.   RAGHU POOJARY
      S/O LACHCHA POOJARY
      AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A8139

71.   BHASKARA N. BANGERA
      S/O NARASIMHA KUNDER
      AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A8355

72.   FALIX RODRIGRES
      S/O MANTHU RODRIGRES
      AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A8804

73.   HAN SALIYAN
      S/O DASA BANGERA
      AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A9009

74.   RAVINDRA
      S/O AKKAMMA POOJARTHI
      AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A9106

75.   ANNAPPA
      S/O BASAVA MARAKALA
      AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A9211

76.   KRISHNAMOORTHY
      S/O K. K. KANCHAN
      AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A9254
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77.   JAGANNATHA POOJARY
      S/O RAMA POOJARY,
      AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A9766

78.   VASANTHI THINGALAYA
      W/O GANESH MARAKALA
      AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A14281

79.   RAJESH THINGALAYA
      S/O GANESH MARAKALA
      AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A14282

80.   USHA U. KUNDER
      W/O UDAYA M. KUNDER
      AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A14383

81.   VINOD KUNDER
      S/O KRISHNA KARKERA
      AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A15198

82.   MADHUSUDAN MAINDON
      S/O SOORA K. THINGALAYA
      AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A15199

83.   CHANDRA KANCHAN
      S/O KANAJARA MARAKALA
      AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A15202
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84.   UDAYA KANCHAN
      S/O MAHABALA BANGERA
      AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A9585

85.   JAMEELA
      W/O HASANAR
      AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A15394

86.   ABBASAALI
      S/O HASANABBA G. K
      AGED ABOUT 48
      MEMBER NO. A15469

87.   LALITHA S. BANGERA
      W/O SHANKARA M
      AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A15557

88.   KAVITHA A. KOTIAN
      D/O VITTALA S. KOTIAN
      AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A17510

89.   JAYASHEELA
      W/O RAGHAVA POOJARY
      AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A16889

90.   TERESA D39SOUZA
      W/O HEROLD D39SOUZA
      AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
      MEMBER NO A21310
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91.   SULOCHANA C
      W/O VIJAYA POOJARY
      AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A16795

92.   SUDHAKARA KUNDER
      S/O CHINKRA BANGERA
      AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A9155

93.   SURESH UNDER
      S/O CHINKRA BANGERA
      AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
      MEMBER NO. A9204

94.   GULABI MARAKALTHI
      D/O CHINKRA BANGERA
      AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A9206

95.   BABI MARAKALTHI
      D/O CHINKRA BANGERA
      AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A9207

96.   SRIMATHI MARAKALTHI
      D/O CHINKRA BANGERA
      AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A9208

97.   DEEPA MARAKALTHI
      D/O CHINKRA BANGERA
      AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
      MEMBERSHIP NO. A9209
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98.    RAJU KUNDER
       S/O KOOSA KARKERA
       AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A10588

99.    GIRISH
       S/O SAKU POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11367

100.   CHANDRA MENDON J
       S/O SUKRA MARAKALA
       AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11382

101.   ANTONY D'SOUZA
       S/O JEROME D'SOUZA
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11416

102.   JAROME RODRIGRESS
       S/O MANTHU RODRIGRESS
       AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A10293

103.   SUNDERA
       S/O GOPU KUNDER
       AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11444

104.   DINESH
       S/O RAMACHANDRA RAO
       AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11500
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105.   GULABI
       W/O RAMACHANDRA RAO
       AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11511

106.   VASUDEVA G. KUNDER
       S/O GUNDU A
       AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11555

107.   KRISHNAPPA BANGERA
       S/O NARAYANA KUNDER
       AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11581

108.   SHAILA K. BANGERA
       W/O KRISHNAPPA BANGERA
       AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11582

109.   SATHISH
       S/O SRIDHARA MENDON
       AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11634

110.   RAGHU KHARVI
       S/O SHOBHA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14256

111.   SHAHIELA
       W/O NASIRUDDIN
       AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12251
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112.   GANAPA BANGERA
       S/O KOOSA MARAKALA
       AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12532

113.   DAYANANDA KARKERA ARKERA
       S/O SHEENA PUTHRAN
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12650

114.   ANNAPPA POOJARY
       S/O NARASIMHA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12737

115.   SRINIVASA KHARVI
       S/O KRISHNA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13179

116.   GEETHA KHARVI KHARVI
       W/O SRINIVASA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13203

117.   SHEKARA THINGALA
       S/O MADAVA SHANUBHOGUE
       AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14218

118.   SANTHOSHA
       S/O SRIDHARA MENDON
       AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9587
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119.   JAGANNATHA MENDON
       S/O NARASIMHA
       AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9588

120.   SADASHIVA AITHAL
       S/O KRISHNADEVA
       AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9683

121.   DEVI KHARVI
       W/O AITHA KARVI
       AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11916

122.   SANTHOSH KHARVI
       S/O BABU KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16597

123.   NAARAYANA KHARVI
       S/O PANDU KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16614

124.   NARAYANAN KHARVI
       S/O PANDU KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A-7945

125.   AMMANI BAT
       W/O KOGGA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9770
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126.   BASAVA KHARVI
       S/O KOGGA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9771

127.   KRISHNA KHARVI
       S/O MAHADEVA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11591

128.   SAVITHRI
       W/O KRISHNA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12033

129.   SHIVARAMA KHARVI
       S/O NEELA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12364

130.   MOHANA KHARVI
       S/O SHANKARA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12633

131.   PAPPANNA
       S/O MANJUNATHA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12734

132.   KRISHNA KHARVI
       S/O PUTTAYYA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12811
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133.   SANJEEVA KHARVI
       S/O PUTTAYYA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13115

134.   RAVI KHARVI
       S/O MANJU KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 45
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13717

135.   NAGARAJA KHARVI
       S/O PURUSHA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13732

136.   DHOOMA KHARVI
       S/O KOGGA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14155

137.   RAGHU KHARVI
       S/O BASAVA KHARVI
       AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14219

138.   SUDHAKAR SHETTY
       C/O. GOVINDA SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A5211

139.   SEETHARAM SHETTY
       S/O. SHEENAPPA SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A5372
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140.   INDIRA SHETTY
       W/O. SEETHARAM SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A5383

141.   SHANKARA POOJARY
       S/O. SUKRA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A5826

142.   PRABHAVATHI SHETTY
       W/O. SUDHAKAR SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A6815

143.   KRISHNAYYA SHETTY
       S/O. ABBAKKA SHEDTHI
       AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A10006

144.   MALATHI SHETTY
       W/O. KRISHNAYYA SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A1008

145.   PRAVEEN SHETTY
       S/O. GANAPAYYA SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11016

146.   SHOBHA N. SHETTY
       D/O. GULABI SHEDTHI
       AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12978
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147.   SRIMATHI ACHAR
       W/O. SEETHARAM ACHAR
       AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12979

148.   SHARAVATHI SHETTY
       W/O. SUDHAKAR SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16081

149.   MAMATHA SHETTY
       W/O. AJITH SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16154

150.   PRATHIMA ACHAR
       W/O. SRINIVAS ACHAR
       AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16467

151.   POORNIMA ACHAR
       D/O. GEETHA ACHAR
       AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16492

152.   SUMA
       W/O. ASHOK SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16675

153.   NISHA
       W/O. PRAVEEN SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A21205
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154.   KEERTHESH
       S/O. BHASKAR SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A21268

155.   GAYATHRI
       W/O. RAMANANDA ACHAR
       AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A21029

156.   MALATHI M.
       W/O. ARUN KUMAR SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8979

157.   ARUN KUMAR SHETTY
       S/O. HERIYANNA SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7179

158.   SANTHOSH ACHAR
       S/O. SEETHARAM ACHAR
       AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A23400

159.   RAVINDRA SHETTY
       S/O. THEJAPPA SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15108

160.   SEETHARAM ACHAR
       S/O. NARASIMHA ACHAR
       AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13621
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161.   AVINASH
       S/O. NARASIMHA SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17896

162.   SRIDHAR DEVADIGA
       S/O. BOLU DEVADIGA
       AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A18849

163.   RADHA DEVADIGA
       D/O. LACHA DEVADIGA
       AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A21635

164.   RATHNA
       W/O. RAGHURAM BANGERA
       AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17520

165.   LAKSHMI
       W/O. ASHOK MENDON
       AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17555

166.   ANAND KUNDER
       S/O. CHIKKAYYA NAIK
       AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A3608

167.   VANAJA SHETTY
       D/O. NARAYANA SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A3644
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168.   SANJEEVA M. PUTHRAN
       S/O. MUDUR NAIK
       AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A3892

169.   SANJEEVA MARAKALA
       S/O. PANJU MARAKALA
       AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A3915

170.   RAMAPPA BANGERA
       S/O. BADIYA MENDON
       AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A4700

171.   BABU POOJARY
       S/O. MINKU POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A4848

172.   DASA THINGALAYA
       C/O. BASAVA MARAKALA
       AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A4920

173.   SRINIVAS KANCHAN
       S/O. DEVI HENGAS
       AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A5702

174.   SHANKAR POOJARY
       S/O. VEERA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A5976
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175.   BHAVANI SHETTY
       W/O. NARAYANA SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A6004

176.   PRABHAKAR THINGALAYA
       S/O. NARSI
       AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A6803

177.   VINOD KANCHAN
       S/O. B. A. KANCHAN
       AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A6956

178.   SHARADA SHETTY
       W/O. BHASKAR SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7312

179.   RUDRAMMA SHETTY
       W/O KORGAYYA SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7316

180.   BASAVARAJ BANGERA
       S/O. BADIYA THADELA
       AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7416

181.   BHASKAR M.
       S/O. KARIYA KUNDER
       AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7513
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182.   SRIMATHI
       C/O. BHASKAR SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7555

183.   NARAYANA N. MENDON
       S/O. NAGA MARAKALA
       AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7615

184.   RAJU N. THINGALAYA
       S/O. NARASIMHA MARAKALA
       AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7761

185.   RAMA HOLLA
       S/O. KRISHNA HOLLA N. S.
       AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8112

186.   GOPAL BANGERA
       S/O. VEERAPPA BANGERA
       AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8157

187.   SOMA A BANGERA
       S/O. ALTHA KANCHNA
       AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8311

188.   SURESH SHETTY
       S/O. SANKAMMA SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8320
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189.   RAJU POOJARY
       S/O. MALLU POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8516

190.   ANANDA DEVADIGA
       S/O. GANAPA DEVADIGA
       AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8520

191.   THIMMAPPA SRIYAN
       S/O. RAMA MARAKALA K.
       AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8643

192.   CHANDRASHEKAR KARANTH
       C/O. SEETHARAM UPADYA
       AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8645

193.   ANANDA KANCHAN
       S/O. ANNAYYA BANGER
       AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8651

194.   SURESH POOJARY
       S/O. ANNU POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8693

195.   KRISHNA
       S/O. KORAGA
       AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8730
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196.   VISHWANATH HANDE
       S/O. NARASIMHA HANDE
       AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8731

197.   SURESH
       S/O. BEDU
       AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8739

198.   VANAJA
       W/O. PRABHAKAR KUNDER
       AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9679

199.   GIRIJA KUNDER
       W/O. HERIYA C. KUNDER
       AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9680

200.   RAMA MADIWALTHI
       W/O MANJU MADIWALA
       AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13136

201.   GIRIJA MADIWALTHI
       W/O RAMA MADIWALA
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13137

202.   VYKUNTA POOJARY
       VYKUNTA POOJARY
       S/O BHACHHA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12288
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203.   KOTI POOJARY K
       S/O BASAVA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12518

204.   SATHYAVATHI NAKSHTHRI
       W/O SRIKANTH NAKSHTHRI
       AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13483

205.   DEVAKI SHETTY
       W/O KRISHANNAYA SHETTY
       AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14028

206.   CHIKKAMMA POOJARTHI
       D/O BACHHI POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15001

207.   KIRAN KUMAR K.S
       S/O KRISHNAPPA MARKALA
       AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15166

208.   KRISHNAPPA MARKALA
       S/O SHINA MARKALA G
       AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15168

209.   SAHIRA
       D/O AHAMAD BYARY
       AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15659
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210.   KRISHNA POOJARY
       S/O GOVINDA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15690

211.   AKKAMMA
       D/O BACHHI POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16361

212.   PRADEEPA.K
       S/O HERIYA .K
       AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16804

213.   RAJESH POOJARY
       S/O LALITHA POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16831

214.   LOKESH POOJARY
       S/O LALITHA POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16832

215.   KRISHNA.K.POOJARY
       S/O KURUDA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16847

216.   VIDYADHARA POOJARY
       S/O NARAYANA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17070
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217.   AYYAPPA
       S/O MANJUNTH DEVADIGA
       AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17320

218.   SHARADA
       W/O RAJU MARKALA
       AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A18523

219.   MEGHA
       D/O SHIVARAMA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A18771

220.   RANGAYYA ACHAR
       S/O SHANKAR ACHAR
       AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19819

221.   PRASHANTH KUNDAR
       S/O ANNAPPA KUNDAR
       AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A20351

222.   ANNAPPA MARAKALA
       S/O NARAYANA MARKALA
       AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A20352

223.   NAVEEN BHNJE
       S/O ALEX BHNJE
       AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A20896
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224.   JAYA
       D/O THIMMAPPA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13275

225.   SANJEEVA POOJARY
       S/O CHANDU POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12313

226.   SHANKAR POOJARY
       S/O SHYASHA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16919

227.   RAJA .K
       S/O VITTALA SUVARNA
       AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14871

228.   PUNDA
       S/O BASAVA HARIJANA
       AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A4166

229.   BABU DEVADIGA P
       S/O KARIYAMMA
       AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A5107

230.   BABANNA YANE BABU POOJARY
       S/O AKKAMMA POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A5960
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231.   B K THEJA
       S/O BACHHU POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A6842

232.   CHANDU POOJARTHI
       W/O PANJU POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 68
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7171

233.   GEETHA
       D/O PANJU POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7509

234.   RATHNAKARA
       S/0 KUSHMA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7749

235.   NARASIMHA POOJARY
       S/O BASAVA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7809

236.   JAGADESHA POOJARY
       S/O SHENA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7829

237.   NARASIMHA N POOJARY
       S/O NANDA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8324
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238.   KUSUMA N POOJARY
       W/O NARASIMHA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8325

239.   KRISHNA POOJARY
       S/O PANJU POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8565

240.   SOMA POOJARY
       S/0 ANATHA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8819

241.   SHIVAMMA POOJARTHI
       W/O SOMA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A88

242.   P DINAKARA
       S/O BABANNA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9140

243.   BABY POOJARTHI
       W/O DINAKARA P
       AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9141

244.   UDAYA
       S/O MAHALINGA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9142

245.   BHASKAR P
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       S/O NARAYANA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9526

246.   RANGANATHA NAYAK
       S/O SADHANANDA NAYAK
       AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A10078

247.   BHADRA PARAMPALLI
       S/O APPU
       AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A10991

248.   BHAGI POOJARTHI
       W/O NARAYANA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11881

249.   SAROJA
       D/O BHAGI POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11882

250.   PARVATHI
       W/O UDAYA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12442

251.   ANUSUYA
       D/O JABBA MENDAN
       AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12624
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252.   SRINIVASA AMIN
       S/O JALAJA MARAKALTHI
       AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12951

253.   RAGHAVENDRA
       S/O ANNAYYA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13036

254.   GANGE POOJARTHI
       W/O SHINA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12657

255.   DURGEE POOJARTHI
       W/O ANNAYYA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13038

256.   BHABI
       W/O NARASIMHA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13660

257.   ASHOKA
       S/O JABBA MARAKALA
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13671

258.   YASHODA
       W/O GOPALA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13868
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259.   CHANDU POOJARTHI
       D/O BASAVA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13869

260.   KUSUMA SHETTY
       W/O SUNDARA SHETTY K
       AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14021

261.   VEDHA POOJARTHI
       W/O DIVAKARA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14093

262.   GEETHA
       W/O ANANDA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14094

263.   SHANTHA
       W/O KRISHNA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14103

264.   SHOBHA POOJARTHI
       W/O MOHANA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14104

265.   JYOTHI DEVADIGA
       W/O ANANTHA DEVADIGA
       AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14105
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266.   AKKU POJARTHI
       W/O PANJU POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14113

267.   SANTHOSH
       S/O GOPAL POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14328

268.   JALAJA POOJARTHY
       W/O BASAVA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14728

269.   JAGANNTHA POOJARY
       S/O NARSI POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14729

270.   PREMA
       D/O PANJU MARAKALA
       AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14922

271.   SHANKARA POOJARY
       S/O DUGGA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15118

272.   ASHOK POOJARY
       S/0 CHIKKAMMA POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15631
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273.   PUNEETHA
       D/O KRISHNA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15800

274.   SHYMA
       S/0 SANJEEVA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16057

275.   KRISHNA POOJARY
       S/O LATE BASAVA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16115

276.   GANESH N
       W/O NARASIMHA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16207

277.   NAGARAJA PK
       S/o KRISHNA
       AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16749

278.   RAGHAVENDRA POOJARY
       S/0 LATE SHESHA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17646

279.   PARVATHI
       W/O SHANKARA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17840
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280.   SUSHEELA POOJRTHI
       W/O SRIDHAR POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A18667

281.   RAGHU POOJARY
       S/o THIMMA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A18754

282.   HARSHA
       W/O NARASIMHA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 39
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19817

283.   SOWMAYA
       D/O RADHA POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19428

284.   KRISHNA POOJARY
       S/0 PANJU POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19701

285.   RAVI KANCHAN
       S/O MUTTHA KARKERA
       AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19768

286.   DEEPAK
       S/o MUTTANNA MARAKALA
       AGED ABOUT 24 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A20083
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287.   DEVAKI
       W/O PUTTA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A20139

288.   POORNIMA
       D/O GOPAL POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A20750

289.   POORNESHA
       S/O GOPAL POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A20751

290.   JAYASHREE
       W/O VENKATESH PRASAD
       AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A20968

291.   VINODA
       W/O RAGHU POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A21376

292.   SHOBHA
       W/O UMESH POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A21406

293.   CHETHAN
       S/O ANANTHA DEVADIGA
       AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A21562
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294.   SHANKARA POOJARY
       S/O ANTHAMMA POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7920

295.   SANTHOSH
       S/O ANANTHA DEVADIGA
       AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13710

296.   VENKATESH
       S/O GOPAL POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13755

297.   RAGHURAMA
       S/0 NARAYANA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A21021

298.   SHANKARNARAYAN UPADHYA
       S/O GANAPAYYA UPADHYA
       AGED ABOUT 84 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A1626

299.   JAYARAMA HERLE
       S/O NARASHIMAHA HERLE
       AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A1891

300.   SRIPATHI HERLE
       S/O MANJUNATH HERLE
       AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A2494
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301.   SRIDHAR UPADHYA
       S/O KRISHNA UPADHYA
       AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A2499

302.   RAGHAVENDRA BHAT
       S/O KUPAYYA BHAT.P
       AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A2785

303.   MAHABALESHWARA ITHAL
       S/O PARAMESHWARA ITHAL
       AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A3214

304.   SHANKARNARAYAN ITHAL
       S/O SADASHIVA ITHAL
       AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A3215

305.   SHARDA HERLE
       S/O SADASHIVA HERLE
       AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A3279

306.   NAGAPAYYA HANDE
       S/0 RAMDEVA HANDE
       AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A2603

307.   SANJEEVA MARAKALA
       S/0 NARAYANA MARAKALA
       AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A3604
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308.   PADMANABHA UPADHYA
       S/0 SRINIVAS UPADHYA
       AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A4054

309.   SHANTHA. R. BHAT
       W/O RAGAVENDRA BHAT
       AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A5441

310.   SUBRAMANYA ITHAL
       S/O CHAKRAPANI ITHAL
       AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A5647

311.   SRIDHAR HERLE
       S/O VISHWANATHA HERLE
       AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A5996

312.   VASUDEVA HERLE
       S/0 VISHWANATHA HERLE
       AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A6070

313.   VASUDEVA HERLE
       S/0 SADASHIVA HERLE
       AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A6542

314.   ARUNA MADHYASTA
       8/0 CHANDRASHEKAR
       AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A6542
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315.   GIRISH P.R
       S/O RAMANANDA MADHYASTA
       AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7010

316.   BHASKAR HANDE
       S/O HARIKRISHNA HANDE
       AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8086

317.   LAXMI POOJARTHI
       WO NARAYANA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8867

318.   P. JAGADISH HERLE
       S/O SRINIVAS HERLE
       AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A11157

319.   JAGDESHA ITHAL
       S/O VISHNUMOORTHI ITHAL
       AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14924

320.   ANANDARAMA MADHYASTA
       S/O SRINIVASA MADHYASTA
       AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A14954

321.   CHANDRASHEKARA ADIGA
       S/O NAGAPPA ADIGA
       AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15635
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322.   G. VENKATESH MAYYA
       S/O G. NARASHIMA MAYYA
       AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16377

323.   SHANTHA
       S/O CHANDRASHEKAR ITHAL
       AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17877

324.   GEETHA
       W/O ANANDARAMA HANDE
       AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A18987

325.   P SHAKARNARAYANA ITHAL
       S/O JAYARAMA ITHAL
       AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19973

326.   BHAGIRATHIAMMA SOMAYAJI
       W/O LAXMINARAYANA
       AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A20349

327.   CHIDHANADA ITHAL
       S/O P SHAKARNARAYANA ITHAL
       AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A21135

328.   SHARADHA
       W/O RAMAKRISHANA UPADHYA
       AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7061
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329.   RUKMINI
       W/O KRISHNA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19644

330.   ANITHA
       D/O KRISHNA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19645

331.   HEMA
       W/O ASHOKA
       AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A20378

332.   RAJASHEKARA.P.S
       S/O SHINA MARAKALA
       AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12649

333.   PARVATHI POOAJARTHI
       W/O MANJUNATHA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12543

334.   BASHA
       S/O KUNHI AHAMED
       AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7732

335.   NAGARTHNA
       W/O RATHANKAR MANUR
       AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19751
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336.   BHAGIRATHI
       W/O RAJU MENDON
       AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A7954

337.   MANUJNATH POOJARI
       S/O NARAYANA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8379

338.   SHRINIVASA
       S/O VENKATESH POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8405

339.   YASIN S.M
       S/O SHEIKIMAM SAIBA
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9538

340.   KRISHANA POOJARI
       S/O BADU POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A8406

341.   BHOJU POOJARI
       S/O NARAYANA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A9731

342.   SHUSHEEL P
       D/O KARIA HARIJANA
       AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A1180
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343.   JAYA
       W/O BHASKAR POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12121

344.   BADRUL MUNEER
       S/O ISMAIL BYARY
       AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A12254

345.   MAHAMAD HARIF S/O ISMAIL BYARY
       AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13028

346.   BEBI JOHARA
       W/O HAMEED HS
       AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A13322

347.   SHAMEER
       S/O AMINABI
       AGED ABOUT 88 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15098

348.   KANAKA DAVADIGA
       W/O NAGARAJA DAVADIGA
       AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15550

349.   RAJU POOJARI
       S/O TEJA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A15660

350.   GANESH
       S/O SANJEEVA POOJARY
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       AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16336

351.   ABBAS
       S/O HYDER BARI
       AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16348

352.   MUBINA
       W/O ABBAS
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16349

353.   RAVI POOJARI P
       S/O NARASIMHA MURTHY
       AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A16679

354.   VIJAYA POOJARI
       S/O NARASIMHA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17005

355.   HASAINAR
       S/O KHADRI BYARI
       AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17077

356.   MAIUDHIN BYARI
       S/O AMINABI
       AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17168

357.   PRATHAP POOJARI
       S/O KRISHAN POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
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       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17861

358.   NAGARAJ POOJARI
       S/O KRISHAN POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17434

359.   AYISHA
       W/O MUBARAK
       AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17511

360.   SEETHU POOJARTHI
       W/O BASAV POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17534

361.   LATHA
       W/O KRISHANA POOJARY
       AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17831

362.   VASU POOJARI
       S/O SEETHU POOJARTHI
       AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A17963

363.   MAHMAD
       S/O ABDUL KHADER
       AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A18013

364.   JOURABI
       W/O MAHMAD
       AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A18014
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365.   HAMLIMABI
       W/O BASHA SHEBI
       AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19113

366.   VEENA
       D/O KARIA
       AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO.A19168

367.   SAAKU POOJARTHI
       W/O RAMESH POOJARI
       AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19396

368.   VANAJA
       W/O KRISHANA POOJARI
       AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19643

369.   ABDUL RAFIQ
       S/O AHMAD BYARI
       AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19732

370.   GIRIJA
       W/O MUDDU POOJARI
       AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A19908

371.   AMEENABI
       W/O SEEDI BYARI
       AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS
       MEMBERSHIP NO. A20684
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372.    ZEENATH
        W/O MAIYUDDEIN BYARI
        AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
        MEMBERSHIP NO. A20685

373.    LAXMI
        W/O ANANATH GANIGA
        AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
        MEMBERSHIP NO. A8814

374.    ISMAIL
        S/O SEEDI BYARI
        AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS
        MEMBERSHIP NO. A20786

375.    MINAKA POOJARTHY
        W/O NAGA
        AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
        MEMBERSHIP NO. A20301

        ALL ARE MEMBERS OF KOTA AGRICULTURAL
        CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.,
        A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA
        CO-OPERATIVE SOCITIES ACT,1959.
        UGAMA, KOTA, KODANGAYI POST,
        BRAHMAVARA TALUK,
        UDUPI DISTRICT -576 221.
                                          ...PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. RAKSHITH KUMAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.     THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
       DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION,
       M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001,
       REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
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2.   THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY,
     3RD FLOOR, TTMC A BLOCK, K.H. ROAD,
     SHANTHINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 027,
     REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.

3.   KOTA AGRICULTURAL
     CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.,
     A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA
     CO-OPERATIVE SOCITIES ACT, 1959.
     UGAMA, KOTA, KODANGAYI POST,
     BRAHMAVARA TALUK,
     UDUPI DISTRICT -576 221.
     REPRESENTED BY ITS CEO.

4.   THE RETURNING OFFICER,
     KOTA AGRICULTURAL
     CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.,
     A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA
     CO-OPERATIVE SOCITIES ACT, 1959.
     UGAMA, KOTA, KODANGAYI POST,
     BRAHMAVARA TALUK,
     UDUPI DISTRICT -576 221.
                                       ...RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1 AND R4;
    SRI. T.L. KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2;
    SRI. K. PRASANNA SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR R3)

     THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF
THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE
RESPONDENTS TO INCLUDE THE NAMES OF THESE
PETITIONERS I THE FINAL ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST AND PERMIT
THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR VOTES IN THE UPCOMING
ELECTIONS OF THE R3 SOCIETY WHICH IS SCHEDULE TO BE
HELD ON 19/01/2025 (ANNEXURE-A) AND ETC.,

      THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING
IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS
UNDER:
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CORAM:     HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA


                        ORAL ORDER

Petitioners are seeking to direct respondents to include the names of petitioners in the eligible voters list and permit the petitioners to cast their votes in the election of respondent No.3-Society, which was scheduled to be held on 19.01.2025.

2. This Court, by way of interim arrangement on 17.01.2025, permitted the petitioners to cast their votes in the ensuing elections scheduled to be held on 19.01.2025 to the Board of Directors of respondent No.3-Society subject to the final outcome of this writ petition.

3. The challenge in this writ petition is on the premise that notice under Rule 13 of the Karnataka Co-

Operative Societies Rules, 1960 ('the KCS Rules, 1960' for short) is not issued.

4. Rule 13-D of the KCS Rules, 1960 reads as under:

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NC: 2025:KHC:3683 WP No. 871 of 2025 "13-D. Preparation of electoral rolls and calendar of events.-(1) Election Officer shall, after due verification, send a consolidated list of all co- operative societies in the district where elections are due at least 120 days before the date of expiry of the term of office of the boards to the Co-operative Election Authority indicating therein the following particulars.-
(a) the name and address of the society;
(b) number of elected directors of the board;
(c) the date of expiry of the term of office of the board;
(d) the proposed places where the elections are to be held or other particulars as required by the Co-operative Election Authority.
(2) The Co-operative Election Authority shall, on receipt of such reports from the Election Officer, containing the list of cooperative societies where elections are due, publish the calendar of events for the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections of the boards of the co-

operative societies indicating the name and address of each society.

(2-A) The election officer shall take steps for publication of voter list who are not eligible to vote in the following manner, namely.-

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(i) For publication of draft ineligible electoral list, the chief executive of every cooperative Society shall prepare notice in respect of members not attending three out of the last five annual general body, meetings and members not utilising such minimum services or facilities in a co-operative year as specified in the bye-laws for three consecutive co- operative years.

(ii) The chief executive of every co-operative society shall send above prepared notice to all ineligible members, fifteen days prior to six months to the date of election of the board by registered post and an opportunity shall be given to such member to file their objections, if any within fifteen days from the date of notice.

(iii) The chief executive of every co-operative society shall submit the list of ineligible voters to the election officer along with their objections and also produce the records pertaining to absence from general body meeting with attendance and services utilised by members. He has to produce the records for having sent the notice along with acknowledgement to the election officer within thirty days from the date of notice as specified by the election officer.

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(iv) The chief executive of every cooperative society shall state in his notice that the ineligible voter can appear before the election officer between thirty days to sixty days from the date of notice to get the remedy.

v) The election officer has to hear and dispose the objections filed by the ineligible voters within sixty days from the days of submission of objections from such voters.

(vi) The final list of ineligible voters shall be published on or before fifteen clear days prior to the date of election.

(3) The Election Officer shall take steps for publication of voters list in the following manner, namely.-

(a) for publication of draft eligible list, a list of defaulters, a list of members whose repayment falls due, before the election date clear fifty days;

(b) for calling objections, if any, calling upon the defaulter members to repay the amounts due to the co-operative societies on or before thirty clear days prior to the date of election;

(c) the scrutiny and verification of the voters list after payment by defaulters etc., clear twenty days before the date of election;

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(d) for publication of final eligible voters list before fifteen clear days prior to the date of election.

(4) It shall be the duty of every society to furnish correct information required by the Election Officer to enable him to approve the electoral rolls as directed by the Co-operative Election Authority.

(5) The chief executive of every co- operative society shall prepare (i) a draft list of the eligible members or representatives and delegates with right to vote, (ii) a list of members whose repayments will fall due before the date fixed for publication of final electoral roll, (iii) a list of defaulters, (iv) a list of other members or representatives and delegates who are not eligible to vote at a general election indicating the reasons for ineligibility memberwise on the basis of entries in the updated membership register specifying,-

(a) the name of the member or representative, the admission number, the name of the parent or husband and the address of such member or representative in the case of an individual member;

(b) the admission number, the name of the society, the name of the delegate proposed to

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(6) The Co-operative Election Authority shall call upon the Chief Executive of the co-operative society to obtain from the member society, the name of an authorised member of the board of such society as a delegate, together with the resolution of the board of the said society and the specimen signature along with the photograph of the delegate duly attested and bearing the seal of the society and furnish all such information under sub-rule (5).

(7) The final electoral roll shall consist of the following,-

(a) all the individual members with right to vote in respect of a primary co-operative society; or

(b) all the individual members and the delegates of the members societies with right to vote in respect of a secondary co-operative society; or

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(c) all the delegates of the member societies with right to vote in respect of a federal and an apex society.

(8) The copy of such electoral roll in respect of each society shall be kept open for inspection in the office of such society as also in the office of the Election Officer.

(9) The election calendar of events for general election of directors of the board shall provide for.-

(a) date of notification inviting nomination;

(b) last date for receipt of nomination;

(c) date and time for scrutiny of nomination;

(d) date and time for publication of list of validly nominated candidates;

(e) date and time for withdrawal of nomination papers;

(f) Date and time for publication list of contesting candidates;

(g) Date and time for allotment of symbols and publication of contesting candidates with symbols;

(h) Date and time of poll;

(i) Date and time of counting and declaration of results."

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5. The case of the petitioners is that the petitioners have paid all membership/share holders due to respondent No.3-Society and attended all the annual general body meetings, in spite of which respondent No.3- Society has dropped the petitioners from the eligible voters list and the provisions of Rule 13-D of KCS Rules, 1960 is overlooked by respondent No.3-Society.

6. The Co-Ordinate Bench of this Court in the case of Sri. B Ganganna and others Vs. The State of Karnataka, Department of Co Operation and others1 (B Ganganna) had given deliberate consideration to the provisions of Rule 13-D of the KCS Rules, 1960 and adjudication of dispute under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-Operative Societies Act, 1959 ('KCS Act, 1959' for short). The Co-Ordinate Bench of this Court framed the following points for consideration at paragraph No.9, which reads as under:

1
ILR 2024 KAR 1901
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(a) Whether a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is maintainable (before the publication of the calendar of events under Rule

14) to redo the voters' list for violation of Rule 13- D(2-A) of the Rules, 1960, in preparing the eligible and ineligible voters' list?

(b) Whether the authority acting under Section 70(2)(c) of the Act, 1959 can decide the validity of the electoral roll vis-à-vis Rule 13-D(2-A) of Rules, 1960?

(c) Whether the judgments of co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Mohammad Beary and H.S. Raju supra are per incurium and contrary to the law in Election Commission of India through Secretary supra."

(Emphasis supplied)

7. The Co-Ordinate Bench after giving deliberate consideration to various judgments has held at paragraph Nos.50 and 51 as under:

"50. For the reasons recorded, this Court concludes as under:
(a) The preparation of electoral roll under Rule, 13-D(2-A) of the Karnataka Co-Operative Rules 1960 is an integral part of the election
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(b) In a dispute under Section 70(2)(c) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, the Authority under Section 70 can decide the question on the validity of electoral roll prepared under the Rules, 1960 and its impact on the election.

(c) The judgments in MOHAMMAD BEARY and H.S. RAJU are not per incurium

(d) The writ petition under Article 226 of Constitution of India to challenge the electoral roll on the ground of non compliance of Rule 13-D(2-A) of Rules, may lie in exceptional cases.

51. Based on the conclusions arrived at in the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the view that no exceptional case is made out in this petition to exercise Article 226 jurisdiction. This Court has not expressed any opinion on the eligible and ineligible voters' list prepared during the pendency of the petition. Hence, the following:

ORDER Writ petition is disposed of on the following terms:
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(i) The returning officer shall count the votes cast in the election held on 21.01.2024, to the Board of the 6th respondent bank, and shall announce the results.
(ii) The liberty is reserved to the petitioners or any aggrieved person to raise objections to the validity of the electoral roll in an election petition under Section 70(2)(c) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959.
(iii) If such a dispute is raised, the Authority under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, shall examine all questions including the question relating to validity of the eligible and ineligible voters' list and impact on the election to the Board of the 6th respondent - Bank.
(iv) Nothing is expressed on the merits of the eligible and ineligible voters' list published during the pendency of the petition and said question kept open to be decided in the dispute under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-

operative Societies Act, 1959, if raised."

8. Section 70 of the KCS Act, 1959 reads as under:

"70. Disputes which may be referred to Registrar for decision.-(1) Notwithstanding
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(a) among members, past members and persons claiming through members, past members and deceased members, or
(b) between a member, past member or person claiming through a member, past member or deceased member and the society, its board or any officer, agent or employee of the society, or
(c) between the society or its board and any past board, any officer, agent or employee, or any past officer, past agent or past employee or the nominee, heirs, or legal representatives of any deceased officer, deceased agent, or deceased employee of the society, or
(d) between the society and any other co-

operative society, or a credit agency.

such dispute shall be referred to the Registrar for decision and no civil or Labour or Revenue Court or Industrial Tribunal shall have jurisdiction to entertain any suit or other proceeding in respect of such dispute.

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(a) a claim by the society for any debt or demand due to it from a member or the nominee, heirs or legal representatives of a deceased member, whether such debt or demand be admitted or not;

(b) a claim by a surety against the principal debtor where the society has recovered from the surety any amount in respect of any debt or demand due to it from the principal debtor, as a result of the default of the principal debtor whether such debt or demand is admitted or not;

(c) any dispute arising in connection with the election of a President, Vice-president or any office-bearer or Member of board of the society.

(d) any dispute between a co-operative society and its employees or past employees or heirs or legal representatives of a deceased employee, including a dispute regarding the terms of employment, working conditions and disciplinary action taken by a co-operative society notwithstanding anything contrary

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(e) a claim by a co-operative society for any deficiency caused in the assets of the co- operative society by a member, past member, deceased member or deceased officer, past agent or deceased agent or by any servant, past servant or deceased servant or by its board, past or present whether such loss be admitted or not.

(3) If any question arises whether a dispute referred to the Registrar under this section is a dispute touching the constitution, management or the business of a co-operative society, the decision thereon of the Registrar shall be final and shall not be called in question in any court.

(4) xxxxx (5) x x x x x"

9. The plain reading of Section 70 makes it clear that an extensive and exhaustive mechanism is provided under the aforesaid Section and the authority under Section 70 can decide the question on the validity of electoral roll prepared under the Rules, 1960 and its

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ORDER i. The Returning Officer shall count the votes cast in the elections held on 19.01.2025 to the Board of Directors of respondent No.3-Society and shall announce the results.
ii. Liberty is reserved to the petitioners or any aggrieved party to raise objections to the validity
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iii. If any dispute is raised under the provisions of KCS Act, 1959 the authority under Section 70 of the KCS Act, 1959 shall examine all questions including the questions relating to the validity of the eligible and ineligible voters list and impact of the election to the Board of respondent No.3- Society.
iv. All contentions of the parties are kept open.
v. This Court has not expressed merits and demerits on eligibility or ineligibility of the voters list.
vi. With the said observations, the writ petition stands disposed of.
Sd/-
JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA AT List No.: 1 Sl No.: 73 CT: BHK