Karnataka High Court
Ramesh vs The State Of Karnataka on 12 January, 2024
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2024
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE
WRIT PETITION NO. 487 OF 2024 (CS-EL/M)
BETWEEN:
1. RAMESH
S/O GOPALA,
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 3505
2. KALYANI,
W/O SEENA,
AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 2792
3. SUSHEELA,
W/O UMESH,
AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 3820,
4. AMITHA,
Digitally W/O MUTTHAPPA,
signed by
PRAMILA G V AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,
Location: MEMBERSHIP NO. 4547
HIGH COURT
OF 5. SEENA,
KARNATAKA
S/O BABU,
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4957
6. SAVITHA
S/O BAGARAJU
AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4955
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7. GANGU
W/O SEENA
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4958.
8. SHOBHA
D/O SHIVA
AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4977
9. POOVAMMA
W/O SHIVA
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4978
10. RAMESH
S/O NINGAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4981
11. RAGHU
S/O NINGAPPA
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4982
12. BASAVARAJU
S/O BABU
AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4954
13. NARAYANA
S/O BABU
AGED ABOUT 50 YEAR ,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4995
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14. GIRIJA
W/O NARAYANA
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4996
15. UMESH
S/O MUDARA
AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4997
16. LAKSHMI
S/O RAMESH
AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4999
17. RATHNA
S/O RAMESH
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 5001
18. N. RAGHU
S/O NAKARA
AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6575
19. K. MANJU
S/O KRISHNAPPA
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6576
20. RAVI
S/O NAKARA
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6627
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21. LOHITH
S/O SUNDARA
AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6631
22. R. SHEKARA
S/O RAMA,
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6625
23. SHARADHA
W/O SHEKARA
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6635
24. KAVITHA
W/O MANJU
AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6630
25. ARUNA
D/O SRINIVASA
AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7901
26. B. SUNDARA
S/O BABU
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,
27. SUNANDA
W/O SUNDARA
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
28. SUMITHRA
W/O GOPALA
AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS,
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MEMBERSHIP NO. 7181
29. MEENAKSHI
S/O KRISHNA
AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7187
30. SAROJA
S/O MANJUNATHA,
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6616
31. JYOTHI
W/O PRASANNA
AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6617
32. RAGHU
S/O ANNU
AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6794
33. BABY
W/O RAGHU
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6795
34. SAVITHA
W/O HARISH
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6602
35. RAVI K.M
S/O MAADA,
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7219
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36. RAMESHA
S/O BABU
AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 5996
37. RAMESH
S/O BABU
AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6066
38. KRISHNA
S/O SUBBU
AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7048
39. PRASHANTH
S/O NAGAPPA
AGED ABOUT 25 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7095
40. K.T. POVAPPA
S/O TANIYA
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7104
41. JYOTHI
W/O JANARDHAN
AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4875
42. CHANDRA
S/O ANNU
AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6077
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43. HARISH
S/O MONTA
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6079
44. SUNDARA
S/O KARIYA
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6085
45. REKHA
S/O CHANDRA
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6093
46. YAMUNA
S/O RAMU
AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7087
47. REVATHI
S/O KRISHNA
AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7011
48. RAJU
S/O MUDARA
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7013
49. RATHNA
S/O RAJU
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7014
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50. GANESH
S/O NAKRA
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7019
51. VASANTHA
D/O SUNDARA
AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7028
52. NEELA
W/O SHESHAPPA,
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7044
53. GANGA
W/O RAGHU
AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7045
54. JANAKI
W/O RUKMAYYA
AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7043
55. KITTA
S/O PIJINA
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7049
56. SUMITRA
W/O KITTU
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7050
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57. ERAPPA
S/O TUKRA
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7056
58. GOPALA
S/O CHINKU
AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7058
59. RAMESH
S/O GOPALA
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7059
60. JAYARAMA
S/O BABU
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7062
61. VISHWANATH
S/O BABU
AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7064
62. GANESH L
S/O LOKESH
AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6984
63. YASHODHA
W/O SUNDAR KUMAR
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6973
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64. GEETHA
W/O POOVAPPA
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6986
65. RAVI
S/O GOJA
AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6996
66. SUNANDA
S/O ANANDA
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6964
67. CHANDRESH
S/O SANJEEVA
AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6997
68. INDRESH
S/O SANJEEVA
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6998
69. AJJIGA
S/O AITHA
AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6971
70. MAADAPPA
S/O AITHA
AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6969
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71. RATHNA
S/O AJJIGA
AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6972
72. GOPALA
S/O AGURUVA
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6999
73. POOVAMMA
D/O GURUVA,
AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6976
74. SEENA
S/O AITHA
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6970
75. SHANKAR
S/O GOJA
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6975
76. SHOBHA
S/O SHANKARA
AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6974
77. RAVI
S/O ODI
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO.6981
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78. SUMATHI
S/O POOVAPPA
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6967
79. POOVAPPA
S/O MONTA
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6966
80. RENUKA
W/O RAVI
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6991
81. RAVI
S/O BABU
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6990
82. KASTURI
W/O KRISHNAPPA
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6989
83. SHARMILA
W/O RAVI
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6982
84. HARISH
S/O ODI
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6979
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85. SHWETHA
S/O HARISH
AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6980
86. LATHA
W/O UMESH
AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6993
87. LOKESH
S/O BABU
AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6994
88. NAGESH
S/O SUNDARA
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6987
89. GULABI
S/O ANTHU
AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6963
90. JAGANNATH
S/O ANTHU
AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 6965
91. UMESH
S/O RUKMA
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 4332
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92. BABY
S/O VAASU
AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7067
93. HARISH
S/O NARAYANA
AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS,
MEMBERSHIP NO. 7071
ALL THE PETITIONERS ARE MEMBERS OF PARISISTA
VARGAGALA DODDA PRAMANADA,
VIVIDODESHA SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITHA
(LAMPCS), MUDIGERE,
CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577132,
(PETIONERS AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS ARE NOT
CLAIMING BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZEN)
...PETITIONERS
(BY SRI DEVI PRASAD SHETTY, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION
M.S. BUILDING, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,
BENGALURU - 560 001,
REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.
2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY,
3RD FLOOR, T.T.M.C. A BLOCK,
SHANTHI NAGAR, BANGALORE-560027,
REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY.
3. DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES/
ELECTION OFFICER,
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,
CHIKKAMAGALURU
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CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577101.
4. RETURNING OFFICER
PARISISTA VARGAGALA DODDA PRAMANADA
VIVIDODESHA SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITHA
(LAMPCS), MUDIGERE
CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577132.
5. PARISISTA VARGAGALA DODDA PRAMANADA
VIVIDODESHA SAHAKARA SANGHA NIYAMITHA
(LAMPCS), MUDIGERE,
CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577132
REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
(RESPONDENT NO.4 AND 5 ARE REGISTERED UNDER
THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT-
1959)
...RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI M SRINIVAS KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1, R3 AND R4
SRI T L KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226
AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO
DIRECTING THE R2 TO R5 TO INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE
PETITIONERS IN THE ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST PRODUCED AT
ANNEXURE-C AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO CAST THEIR
VOTES IN THE ELECTIONS TO THE R5 WHICH IS SCHEDULED
TO BE HELD ON 7.1.24.
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE
COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners who had the benefit of interim order did not vote in the election to the Board of respondent No.5-Society. Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the petition.
2. Submission of the learned counsel and the memo is placed on record.
3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
Sd/-
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