Karnataka High Court
Ramanna S/O Mudakappa Karigar vs The Principal Secretary on 24 June, 2020
Author: S.Sujatha
Bench: S.Sujatha
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
DHARWAD BENCH
DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE, 2020
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SUJATHA
Writ Petition Nos.105924 of 2020 &
107222-283 of 2020 (CS-EL/M)
BETWEEN:
1.RAMANNA S/O MUDAKAPPA KARIGAR,
AGE: 62 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HATTI (A) VILLAGE,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
2.SHIVANGOUDA S/O YENKANGOUDA PATIL
AGE: 31 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: BELAGATTI VILLAGE,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
3.SHEKARAPPA S/O RAMACHANDRAPPA LAMANI
AGE: 55 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HAIDARNAGAR,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
4.KALAPPA S/O RUPALEPPA LAMANI
AGE: 60 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HAIDARNAGAR,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
5.SHIVAMURTEPPA S/O HANUMANTAPPA ILAGER
AGE: 61 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HAIDARNAGAR,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
6.FAKIRAPPA S/O HUCCHAPPA NAIK
AGE: 55 YEARS,
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OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HAIDARNAGAR,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
7.RAMESH S/O MEETAPPA LAMBANI
AGE: 49 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HAIDARNAGAR,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
8.HALAPPA S/O MARIYAPPA ALUR
AGE: 65 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HATTI (A) VILLAGE,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
9.MALAVVA RAMALINGAPPA SHINTRA
AGE: 56 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HATTI (A) VILLAGE,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
10.ANADAPPA S/O LAKKAPPA CHILAVADAGI
AGE: 35 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HATTI (A) VILLAGE,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
11.PARASAPPA S/O NINGAPPA SHAHAPUR
AGE: 48 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
12.SHANKRAPPA S/O KENCHAPPA SHAHAPUR
AGE: 64 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
13.MALLAPPA FAKIRAPPA SHAHAPUR
AGE: 30 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
14.DEVAPPA DODDAFAKIRAPPA SHAHAPUR
AGE: 51 YEARS,
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OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL-583231.
15.SUVARNA ANNAPPA BADIGER
AGE: 60 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
16.DEVAMMA RAMAPPA VALMIKI
AGE: 62 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
17.SHANKRAPPA S/O FAKIRAPPA BEVUR
AGE: 64 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
18.CHINNAPPA S/O FAKIRAPPA BEVUR
AGE: 62 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
19.BHARAMAPPA S/O KENCHAPPA SHAHAPUR
AGE: 68 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
20.KANAKAPPA S/O RANGAPPA DADEGAL
AGE: 69 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
21.MALLAPPA S/O KENCHAPPA GANJI
AGE: 65 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
22.HANUMAPPA S/O SIDDAPPA ITI
AGE: 53 YEARS,
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OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
23.KUBERAPPA S/O RAMAPPA GANJI
AGE: 25 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
24.PARASAPPA S/O VASAPPA GANJI
AGE: 61 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
25.FAKIRAPPA S/O SHANKRAPPA BAVUR
AGE: 35 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
26.PRAKASH S/O SHIVAPPA GANJI
AGE: 24 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
27.SHIVAPPA S/O SIDDAPPA GANJI
AGE: 55 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
28.FAKIRAPPA S/O SHANKRAPPA TALWAR
AGE: 34 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
29.HANUMAPPA S/O SHANKRAPPA TALWAR
AGE: 35 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANDRAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
30.BRAHMANAND S/O HANUMAPPA BAGANAL
AGE: 49 YEARS,
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OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANAVAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
31.ARJUNAPPA S/O BHIMAPPA MUDDABALLI
AGE: 50 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANAVAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
32.PARASHURAMRAO MELAGIRIRAO PATAVARI
AGE: 62 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HANAVAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
33.NINGANGOUDA S/O RUDRAGOUDA GUDADGOUDRA
AGE: 63 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: VADAGANAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
34.RATNAMMA HANUMAPPA NAGARALLI
AGE: 48 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HALAGERI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
35.LATA NINGAPPA ABBIGERI
AGE: 43 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HALAGERI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
36.VEERUPANNA S/O GUDNEPPA HALAGERI
AGE: 60 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KOLUR,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
37.BHIMAPPA S/O BHARAMAPPA BISARALLI
AGE: 65 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KOLUR,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
38.SHARANAPPA S/O HANUMAPPA KADRALLI
AGE: 53 YEARS,
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OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KOLUR,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
39.HEGGAPPA S/O SIDDAPPA BALAGANUR
AGE: 36 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KATRALLI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
40.BASAPPA S/O GONEPPA VENKATAPUR
AGE: 59 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HALAGERI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
41.YAMANAPPA S/O NEELAPPA BALAGANUR
AGE: 48 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KATRALLI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
42.FAKIRAPPA S/O BHARAMAPPA KUTAGANALLI
AGE: 65 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HORATATNAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
43.RAJASAB S/O HUSSAINSAB KOLUR
AGE: 60 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: MANGALPUR,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
44.DEVENDRAPPA S/O HANUMAPPA BISANALLI
AGE: 45 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KOLUR,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
45.DEVAKKA KALAKAPPA KUTAGANALLI
AGE: 41 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: VARATATNAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
46.NINGAYYA S/O CHANNAYYA KATARAKI
AGE: 40 YEARS,
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OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: VARATATNAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
47.MALLAPPA S/O HANUMAPPA PHITNAL
AGE: 55 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: VARATATNAL,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
48.LACHAMAPPA S/O SOMAPPA NAYAK
AGE: 28 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANADONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
49.HANUMAPPA S/O CHANDAPPA LAMBADI
AGE: 55 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANADONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
50.PEERAPPA S/O NARAYANAPPA LAMANI
AGE: 70 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANADONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
51.SHIVAPPA S/O RAMAPPA YERADABATTI
AGE: 32 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANADONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
52.RANGAPPA S/O YAMANAPPA LAMANI
AGE: 50 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANADONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
53.YAMANAPPA S/O LACCHAMAPPA NAYAK
AGE: 65 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: JINNAPUR,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
54.PEERAPPA YAMANAPPA YERADABATTI
AGE: 29 YEARS,
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OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANDONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
55.RAMESHAPPA S/O YAMANAPPA NAYAK
AGE: 45 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANDONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
56.LACHAMAPPA S/O DEVALAPPA LAMANI
AGE: 55 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANDONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
57.SOMAVVA YAMANAPPA NAYAK
AGE: 70 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANDONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
58.NARAYANAPPA S/O TAVAREPPA KANAKAPUR
AGE: 52 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANDONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
59.KANAKAPPA S/O LAXMAPPA NAIKAR
AGE: 60 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANDONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
60.SHANTAVVA HUBENAYAK
AGE: 48 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANDONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
61.RAMANNA S/O YANKAPPA LAMANI
AGE: 68 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: KENCHANDONI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
62.PEERAPPA FAKIRAPPA SHIDAGANAHALLI
AGE: 65 YEARS,
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OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HIRESULIKERI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
63.DURGAPPA SEETAPPA LAMANI
AGE: 60 YEARS,
OCC: AGRICULTURE,
R/O: HIRESULIKERI,
TQ & DIST: KOPPAL.
ALL ARE PIN CODE: 583231. ... PETITIONERS
(BY SRI. B V SOMAPUR, ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
DEPT. OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY,
M..S. BUILDING,
AMBEDKAR VEEDHI,
BENGALURU-560001.
2.THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,
KALABURAGI DIVISION,
RAICHUR-595611.
3.THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,
2ND FLOOR,
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE,
D.C. OFFICE COMPOUND,
KOPPAL-583231.
4.THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES,
2ND FLOOR,
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE,
D.C. OFFICE COMPOUND,
KOPPAL-583231.
5.THE TAHASILDAR KOPPAL AND
RETURNING OFFICER
PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK,
LTD KOPPAL-583231.
6.THE MANAGER
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PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICLTURE AND
RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK,
LTD, KOPPAL-583231. ... RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. V S KALSURMATH, HCGP FOR R1-R4,
SRI. HEMANTHKUMAR L. HAVARAGI, ADV. FOR R5,
R6-SERVED)
THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226
AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE
WRIT OF CERTIORARI, QUASHING THE DISQUALIFIED OR
INELIGIBLE VOTER LIST OF THE MEMBERS PREPARED BY THE
RESPONDNET NO.6 VIDE ANNEXURE-B SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO
THE PETITIONERS AND ETC.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY
HEARING, THIS DAY THE COURT, MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Learned HCGP has filed a memo stating that the respondent-Society has been duly served and accordingly to decide the matters on merits in the interest of justice and equity. The said memo is placed on record.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioners' has not pressed the challenge made to the constitutional validity of Section 20(2)(a-iv) and (a-
v) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, : 11 : 1959. Reliance was placed on Rule 14-AJ of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Rules, 1960.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners and respondent Nos.1 to 5 submit ad-idem that the issue involved herein is identical to the subject matter considered in Writ Petition Nos.100012- 100016/2020 & 102289-327/2020 (CS-EL/M) (D.D.18.06.2020). There is considerable force in the submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the parties as aforesaid.
4. Hence, these writ petitions stand disposed of in terms of the order passed in Writ Petition Nos.100012-100016/2020 & 102289- 327/2020 (CS-EL/M) dated 18.06.2020.
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