Karnataka High Court
Irappa Balappa Matolli (643) vs The State Of Karnataka on 28 September, 2020
Author: S.R. Krishna Kumar
Bench: S.R. Krishna Kumar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
DHARWAD BENCH
DATED THIS THE 28 T H DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2020
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE S.R. KRISHNA KUMAR
W.P.Nos.119587-9754/2020(CS-EL/M)
BETWEEN
1. Irappa Balappa Matolli (643)
Age : 62 years, Occ : Agriculture,
2. Khaleelahamd Mashimasab Hattiholli (626)
Age : 61 years, Occ : Agriculture,
3. Shakuntala Mahabaleshwar Bijapur (261)
Age : 50 years, Occ : Agriculture,
4. Mujahid Dadamiya Kakkeri (703)
Age : 62 years, Occ : Agriculture,
5. Shidlingappa Parappa Dharwad (24)
Age : 62 years, Occ : Agriculture,
6. Dharanendra Shrimanth Rapati (559)
Age : 67 years, Occ : Agriculture,
7. Ramesh Dattu More (682)
Age : 62 years, Occ : Agriculture,
8. Dundayya Nooradayya Kulakarni (594)
Age : 62 years, Occ : Agriculture,
9. Rudragouda Hondappa Patil (483)
Age : 70 years, Occ : Agriculture,
10. Rajashekahar Rudragouda Patil (484)
Age : 40 years, Occ : Agriculture,
2
11. Ramangouda Basavanneppa Patil (37)
Age : 75 years, Occ : Agriculture,
12. Vijaylaxmi Shankargouda Patil (444)
Age : 38 years, Occ : Agriculture,
13. Shashikala Chandragouda Patil (445)
Age : 40 years, Occ : Agriculture,
14. Savakka @ Savitri Mahabaleshwar Patil (446)
Age : 45 years, Occ : Agriculture,
15. Parvatewwa Rachappa Bijapur (276)
Age : 70 years, Occ : Agriculture,
16. Geeta Prakash Bijapur (275)
Age : 42 years, Occ : Agriculture,
17. Dundayya Shivalingayya Allayanavarmath (123)
Age : 70 years, Occ : Agriculture,
18. Kiran Fakkirappa Mitagar (414)
Age : 40 years, Occ : Agriculture,
19. Dasharat Fakkirappa Mitagar (415)
Age : 38 years, Occ : Agriculture,
20. Ramadas Nagendra Mitagar (792)
Age : 35 years, Occ : Agriculture,
21. Anusuyya Basappa Kodi (609)
Age : 67 years, Occ : Agriculture,
22. Kallavva Rudrappa Kodi (841)
Age : 63 years, Occ : Agriculture,
23. Guruapadappa Hallureppa Bagewadi (204)
Age : 59 years, Occ : Agriculture,
24. Bharati Shankar Mirashi (267)
Age : 48 years, Occ : Agriculture,
25. Veerabhdra Veerupaxi Matolli (447)
3
Age : 38 years, Occ : Agriculture,
26. Praveen Veerupaxi Matolli (448)
Age : 36 years, Occ : Agriculture,
27. Nandita @ Gowramma Veerabhdra Matolli (578)
Age : 33 years, Occ : Agriculture,
28. Nabi Kallappa Ambadagatti (472)
Age : 48 years, Occ : Agriculture,
29. Nirmala Chandragouda Patil (291)
Age : 52 years, Occ : Agriculture,
30. Suresh Veerupaxi Karki (716)
Age : 46 years, Occ : Agriculture,
31. Kallappa Irappa Bhogur (303)
Age : 60 years, Occ : Agriculture,
32. Shantavva Ashok Mavinakatti (561)
Age : 65 years, Occ : Agriculture,
33. Kashappa Basavanth Lagali (730)
Age : 59 years, Occ : Agriculture,
34. Veerabhadrappa Kallappa Matolli (615)
Age : 63 years, Occ : Agriculture,
35. Irappa Maharudrappa Matolli (394)
Age : 64 years, Occ : Agriculture,
36. Annapurna Shivanand Dalawai (330)
Age : 54 years, Occ : Agriculture,
37. Shivanand Appasaheb Dalawai (329)
Age :64 years, Occ : Agriculture,
38. Basavaraj Shivanand Dalawai (778)
Age : 23 years, Occ : Agriculture,
39. Basanagouda Irappa Patil (399)
Age : 67 years, Occ : Agriculture,
4
40. Prema Iranna Javali (612)
Age : 37 years, Occ : Agriculture,
41. Manjunath Parashuram Ramaji (106)
Age : 42 years, Occ : Agriculture,
42. Ashok Parasappa Talawar (519)
Age : 50 years, Occ : Agriculture,
43. Tayavva Rudrappa Mugalihal (298)
Age : 58 years, Occ : Agriculture,
44. Hasamatali Gafarsab Hattiholli(763)
Age : 59 years, Occ : Agriculture,
45. Shivanand Veerabhadrappa Matolli (750)
Age : 52 years, Occ : Agriculture,
46. Shobha Demanna Mugalihal (186)
Age : 50 years, Occ : Agriculture,
47. Kumar Amrut Shankar Mirashi (789)
Age : 22 years, Occ : Agriculture,
48. Padmavati Ningangouda Patil (41)
Age : 60 years, Occ : Agriculture,
49. Raju Ninganouda Patil (42)
Age : 50 years, Occ : Agriculture,
50. Jinnappa Devendrappa Gandigawad (18)
Age : 63 years, Occ : Agriculture,
51. Shankarappa Parappa Dharwad (194)
Age : 66 years, Occ : Agriculture,
52. Shazatabi Maktumasab Mulla (501)
Age : 58 years, Occ : Agriculture,
53. Anand Fakkiragouda Patil(613)
Age : 39 years, Occ : Agriculture,
5
54. Jagadish Basayya Hiremath(460)
Age : 38 years, Occ : Agriculture,
55. Mavalli Veerabhadrappa Matolli (738)
Age : 56 years, Occ : Agriculture,
56. Halima Abdulgafar Katiimani (745)
Age : 45 years, Occ : Agriculture,
57. Mahesh Ashok Mavinakatti (746)
Age : 38 years, Occ : Agriculture,
58. Basappa Kallappa Matolli(614)
Age : 65 years, Occ : Agriculture,
59. Kadappa Gadngadhar Bagewadi (184)
Age :54 years, Occ : Agriculture,
60. Shivalingappa Gangadhar Bagewadi (183)
Age : 58 years, Occ : Agriculture,
61. Rajendra Gangadhar Bagewadi (182)
Age : 60 years, Occ : Agriculture,
The Petitioner no.1 to 61 are
R/at: Linganamath, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi.
Pin: 507165
62. Nannnesab Imamasab Mulla (717)
Age : 71 years, Occ : Agriculture,
63. Prakash Yallari Palakar (630)
Age : 51 years, Occ : Agriculture,
64. Mahadev Muttappa Sattennavar (534)
Age : 60 years, Occ : Agriculture,
65. Pavalu Kamin Fernandis(624)
Age :59 years, Occ : Agriculture,
66. Anton Santan Soj(344)
Age : 36 years, Occ : Agriculture,
6
67. Subhas Fakkirappa Harijan (437)
Age : 55 years, Occ : Agriculture,
68. Vishnu Mallappa Basarikatti(540)
Age : 67 years, Occ : Agriculture,
69. Mugatasab Hussainsab Alawad(155)
Age : 56 years, Occ : Agriculture,
70. Rajesab Maktumasab Alawad (546)
Age : 48 years, Occ : Agriculture,
71. Shivajirama Gandigawad (354)
Age : 56 years, Occ : Agriculture,
72. Gangappa Rudrappa Gandigawad (684)
Age : 65 years, Occ : Agriculture,
73. Shoukatali Hussainsab Alawad (525)
Age : 60 years, Occ : Agriculture,
74. Mahammadgous Imamasab Halasi (487)
Age : 64 years, Occ : Agriculture,
75. Praveen Honnappa Nilajakar (416)
Age : 32 years, Occ : Agriculture,
76. Honnappa Demani Nilajakar (26)
Age : 62 years, Occ : Agriculture,
77. Pradeepa Honnappa Nilajakar (147)
Age : 28 years, Occ : Agriculture,
78. Prema Honnappa Nilajakar (589)
Age : 55 years, Occ : Agriculture,
79. Demani Yallari Palakar (629)
Age : 53 years, Occ : Agriculture,
80. Neelabai Yallari Nilajakar (596)
Age : 59 years, Occ : Agriculture,
7
81. Anil Yallari Nilajakar (428)
Age : 42 years, Occ : Agriculture,
82. Anand Yallari Nilajakar (429)
Age :40 years, Occ : Agriculture,
83. Mahantesh Sahadev Basarikatti (54)
Age : 46 years, Occ : Agriculture,
84. Apparao Shantaram Palakar(507)
Age : 40 years, Occ : Agriculture,
85. Ratna Anil Nilajakar (590)
Age : 43 years, Occ : Agriculture,
86. Bavatisa Karu Managawakar (Soj) (565)
Age : 49 years, Occ : Agriculture,
87. Parashi Juje Fernandis (543)
Age : 57 years, Occ : Agriculture,
88. Joseph Manvel Pattekar (690)
Age : 57 years, Occ : Agriculture,
89. Kosu Louis Soj (722)
Age : 59 years, Occ : Agriculture,
90. Dinesh Shivaji Basarikatti(701)
Age : 47 years, Occ : Agriculture,
91. Mahadev Arjun Nilajakar(407)
Age : 52 years, Occ : Agriculture,
92. Kasturi Laxman Buttewadakar (601)
Age : 49 years, Occ : Agriculture,
The Petitioner no.62 to 92 are
R/at: Gundolli, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
93. Basavaraj Shivaji Benachikar (664)
Age : 49 years, Occ : Agriculture,
8
94. Maruti Shivaji Benachikar (668)
Age : 64 years, Occ : Agriculture,
95. Shridhar Manohar Hulabutti (671)
Age : 44 years, Occ : Agriculture,
96. Shiddappa Maruti Patil (662)
Age : 52 years, Occ : Agriculture,
97. Kallappa Parashuram Yallurkar (660)
Age : 45 years, Occ : Agriculture,
98. Dasharat Narayan Patil (659)
Age : 67 years, Occ : Agriculture,
99. Narayan Suresh Yallurakar (669)
Age : 47 years, Occ : Agriculture,
100. Gokula Tukaram Patil (666)
Age : 48 years, Occ : Agriculture,
101. Basappa Shidligappa Awaradi (178)
Age : 65 years, Occ : Agriculture,
102. Kamalawwa Basappa Gaddakeri (581)
Age : 61 years, Occ : Agriculture,
103. Channabasappa Sadeppa Godalli (695)
Age : 59 years, Occ : Agriculture,
104. Surendra Dattatreya Patil (667)
Age : 44 years, Occ : Agriculture,
105. Gadigayya Channayya Hiremath (169)
Age : 62 years, Occ : Agriculture,
106. Sanjiva Nagappa Shiragapur (656)
Age : 47 years, Occ : Agriculture,
107. Nana Dattu Patil (672)
Age : 63 years, Occ : Agriculture,
108. Kallappa Ravalu Patil (427)
9
Age : 48 years, Occ : Agriculture,
109. Sanjeeva Somaninga Patil (553)
Age : 51 years, Occ : Agriculture,
110. Harish Vinayaka Patil (827)
Age : 25 years, Occ : Agriculture,
111. Panduranga Balakrishna Patil (604)
Age : 59 years, Occ : Agriculture,
112. Sangameshwar Balakrishna Patil (663)
Age : 58 years, Occ : Agriculture,
113. Mugatasab Maktumhussain Hunashikatti (802)
Age : 62 years, Occ : Agriculture,
114. Prakash Shivaji Kalal (714)
Age : 57 years, Occ : Agriculture,
115. Vittal Ramaninga Patil (552)
Age : 64 years, Occ : Agriculture,
116.Parashuram Yallappa Kakatakar (781)
Age : 58 years, Occ : Agriculture,
The Petitioner no.93 to 116 are
R/at: Gundolli Chunchawad, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi.
Pin: 507165
117. Basappa Rachappa Matolli (145)
Age : 59 years, Occ : Agriculture,
118. Kashavva Balappa Ambadagatti (418)
Age : 54 years, Occ : Agriculture,
119. Basavanth Ulavappa Matolli(476)
Age : 62 years, Occ : Agriculture,
120. Susheela Babu Bajantri (441)
Age : 68 years, Occ : Agriculture,
10
121. Kashavva Demanna Shivapuji (440)
Age : 64 years, Occ : Agriculture,
122. Mallavva Nagappa Matolli (759)
Age : 48 years, Occ : Agriculture,
123. Mahammadali Mashimasab Hattiholi(443)
Age : 56 years, Occ : Agriculture,
124. Lalita Basanagouda Patil (292)
Age : 52 years, Occ : Agriculture,
125. Sumangala Suresh Patil (327)
Age : 50 years, Occ : Agriculture,
126. Basanagouda Kenchappa Patil (398)
Age : 58 years, Occ : Agriculture,
The Petitioner no.117 to 126 are
R/at: Linganamath, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
127. Ashok Shivarai Kuntannavar (715)
Age : 57 years, Occ : Agriculture,
R/at: Gundolli, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
128. Gurupadayya Shivalingayya Hiremath (632)
Age : 63 years, Occ : Agriculture,
129. Shankar Omanna Kakatakar (338)
Age : 60 years, Occ : Agriculture,
130. Mavalu Omannna Kakatakar (621)
Age : 61 years, Occ : Agriculture,
131. Ashok Omanna Kakatakar (620)
Age : 57 years, Occ : Agriculture,
132. Mallikarjun Basavanneppa Tegur (504)
Age : 61 years, Occ : Agriculture,
11
133. Basavaraj Basavanneppa Tegur (506)
Age : 62 years, Occ : Agriculture,
The Petitioner no.128 to 133
R/at: Linganamath / Kakkeri, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
134. Lingaraj Balappa Mulimani (570)
Age : 47 years, Occ : Agriculture,
135. Arundati Balappa Mulimani (490)
Age : 72 years, Occ : Agriculture,
136. Meenaxi Hoovappa Sunagar (603)
Age : 49 years, Occ : Agriculture,
137. Hoovakka Hoovappa Sunagar (160)
Age : 65 years, Occ : Agriculture,
The Petitioner no.134 to 137
R/at: Gundolli, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
138. Parameshwar Basavanteppa Tegur (505)
Age : 56 years, Occ : Agriculture,
R/at: Linganamath / Kakkeri, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
139. Anand Chandrashekar Bijapur (696)
Age : 49 years, Occ : Agriculture,
R/at: Gundolli, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
140. Rachappa Rudrappa Bijapur (62)
Age : 72 years, Occ : Agriculture,
R/at: Linganamath / Kakkeri, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
141. Shivaji Maruti Kunnurakar (247)
Age : 50 years, Occ : Agriculture,
142. Mallavva Manjunath Palakar (529)
Age : 45 years, Occ : Agriculture,
12
143. Parashuram Manjunath Palakar (692)
Age : 25 years, Occ : Agriculture,
144. Laxman Malakaji Kalal (9)
Age : 59 years, Occ : Agriculture,
145. Pundalik Laxman Palakar (170)
Age : 48 years, Occ : Agriculture,
146. Shankar Laxman Palakar (557)
Age : 51 years, Occ : Agriculture,
147. Hanumant Malakaji Kalal (727)
Age : 56 years, Occ : Agriculture,
148. Satish Dharanendra Patil (710)
Age : 59 years, Occ : Agriculture,
The Petitioner no.141 to 148
R/at: Gundolli, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
149. Manjunath Nilakant Ulavai (713)
Age : 39 years, Occ : Agriculture,
150. Sanjeeva Omanna Kakatakar (339)
Age : 56 years, Occ : Agriculture,
151. Suresh Omanna Kakatakar (341)
Age : 58 years, Occ : Agriculture,
152. Chandrakant Omanna Kakatakar (342)
Age : 62 years, Occ : Agriculture,
The Petitioner no.149 to 152
R/at: Linganamath, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
153. Narmada Mavalli Kakatakar (538)
Age : 47 years, Occ : Agriculture,
R/at: Gundolli, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
13
154. Yadward Santan Baratto (384)
Age : 68 years, Occ : Agriculture,
R/at: Gundolli, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
155. Lata Mahadev Palekar (636)
Age : 44 years, Occ : Agriculture,
R/at: Linganamath, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
156. Punnappa Demani Palekar (88)
Age : 55 years, Occ : Agriculture,
157. Sanjay Mahadev Kangralkar (853)
Age : 51 years, Occ : Agriculture,
158. Manjunath Mahadev Kangralkar (854)
Age : 53 years, Occ : Agriculture,
159. Mabaleshwar Mahadeva Kangrlkar (855)
Age : 55 years, Occ : Agriculture,
160. Suresh Kedra Kakatakar (753)
Age : 45 years, Occ : Agriculture,
161. Neeranjan Kedra Kakatakar (754)
Age : 43 years, Occ : Agriculture,
162. Girish Dharanendra Patil (709)
Age : 61 years, Occ : Agriculture,
163. Jagadeesh Balappa Mulimani (569)
Age : 50 years, Occ : Agriculture,
164. Pundalik Shankar Pednekar (783)
Age : 63 years, Occ : Agriculture,
165. Chandrakanth Shankar Pednekar (784)
Age : 65 years, Occ : Agriculture,
166. Narayan Laxman Palekar (171)
Age : 47 years, Occ : Agriculture,
14
The Petitioner no.156 to 166
R/at: Linganamath / Kakkeri, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
167. Bapu Kallappa Sangolli (500)
Age : 32 years, Occ : Agriculture,
R/at: Linganamath / Kakkeri, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
168. Shankrappa Kallappa Matolli (616)
Age : 61 years, Occ : Agriculture,
R/at: Linganamath / Kakkeri, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi. Pin: 507165
...PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. S.M. KALWAD, ADV.)
AND
1. The State of Karnataka,
Represented by its Secretary,
To the Dept. of Co-Operation,
M S Building, Bengaluru-560001.
2. The State Co-Operative Election Authority,
III Floor, 'A' Block, TTMC Building,
Shantinagar, Bengaluru-560027,
Represented by its Election Commissioner.
3. Linganmath Pratamika Krushi Pattin Sahakari Sangh
Niyamith, Linganmath, Tq: Khanapur,
Dist: Belagavi, Reptd by its Chief Executive Offier.
4. The Returning Officer,
Linganmath Pratamika Krushi Pattin Sahakari Sangh
Niyamith, Cum Co-operative Development Officer,
Khanapur, Tq: Khanapur,Dist: Belagavi.
...RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. RAMESH CHIGARI, HCGP FOR R1)
(BY SRI. H.L. HAVARAGI, ADV. FOR R2 & R4)
(R3-SERVED)
15
THESE WRIT PET ITIONS ARE FILED UNDER
ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF APPROPRIATE
NATURE AND DECLARE THAT SEC. 20(2)(A-IV) OF THE
KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT IS ULTRA
VIRES OF ARTICLE 243ZI AND 243ZO OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950, IN THE INTEREST OF
JUSTICE AND EQUITY & ETC.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR
PRELIMINARY HEA RING B GROUP THIS DAY, THE
COURT , MADE THE FOLLOWIN G:
ORDER
Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents.
2. Both counsel submit that the issues in controversy in these petitions are squarely covered by the earlier decisions of co- ordinate benches of this Court in the cases of
(i) Shekappa s/o Shivappa Saravand and others V/s State of Karnataka, W.P.No.136699/2020 and connected matters dated 28.02.2020;
(ii) Chapparadahalli Vageesh and others V/s State of Karnataka, W.P. 16 Nos.138960-139031/2020 dated 11.03.2020;
(iii) Tadakal Woman Milk Producers Co-
operative Society Limited and others V/s State of Karnataka and others, W.P.Nos.204109-113/2018 and connected matters dated 13.03.2020.
3. Under these circumstances, these petitions are also disposed off in terms of the aforesaid decisions in Shekappa's case, Chapparadahalli Vageesh's case and Tadakal Woman Milk Producers Co- operative Society Limited's case supra.
Ordered accordingly.
Sd/-
JUDGE JTR