SRI GIRIYAPPA POOJARI v. STATE OF KARNATAKA

Court: High Court of Karnataka

Bench: P.S.DINESH KUMAR

Judgment date: 2020-12-23

Case summary

High Court of Karnataka judgment dated 2020-12-23. SRI GIRIYAPPA POOJARI v. STATE OF KARNATAKA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

Judgment text

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU RD DATED THIS THE 23 DAY OF DECEMBER, 2020 BEFORE THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE P. S. DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 1554/2020 (CS-EL/M) Between: 1. Sri. Giriyappa Poojari s/o: Honnappa Poojari, Aged about: 61 years Membership No. 1726. 2. Nemanna Madivala s/o Mundappa Madivala, Aged about:68 years Membership No. 1746 3. Ramananda M s/o Nanyappa Poojari, Aged about:58 years Membership No. 1796 4. Subbanna Shetty s/o Anna Shetty, Aged about:62 years Membership No. 1776 5. Rafiq s/o Mohammed, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 1837 6. Mahesh M s/o Chandappa Poojari, Aged about:42 years Membership No. 1878 7. Aboobakkar B s/o Puttu Monu, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 1895 - 2 - 8. Adam P s/o Mohammed Beary, Aged about:54 years Membership No. 1932 9. Mahalakshmi w/o Subbraya Holla, Aged about:55 years Membership No. 1936 10. Mohammed Beary s/o Abbas Beary, Aged about:60 years Membership No. 1949 11.

Abdul Razzak s/o Ibrayi Beary, Aged about:42 years Membership No. 1973 12. Abdul Khadar s/o Mohammed Beary, Aged about:62 years Membership No. 1981 13. Kaali w/o Ambodi, Aged about:68 years Membership No. 1990 14. Baby w/o Giriyappa, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 1991 15. Ananda s/o Ambodi, Aged about:42 years Membership No. 1992 16. Vittala Chouta s/o Aithappa, Aged about:58 years Membership No. 2011 17. Saleem s/o Mohammed Batladka, Aged about:38 years Membership No. 2014 - 3 - 18. Muttappa Gowda s/o Babu Gowda, Aged about:55 years Membership No. 2016 19. Chidananda Poojari s/o Shanthappa Poojari, Aged about:42 years Membership No. 2031 20. Dharnappa Poojari s/o Mailappa Poojari, Aged about:51 years Membership No. 2032 21. Mohammed Rafiq s/o Hassan Abba, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 2087 22. Dombaiah Kumbara s/o Monnappa Kumbara, Aged about:42 years Membership No. 2093 23. Vasappa Gowda s/o Poovani Gowda, Aged about:58 years Membership No. 2096 24.

Mariyamma w/o Audram Beary, Aged about:68 years Membership No. 2111 25. Vedavathi w/o Dugappa Gowda, Aged about:60 years Membership No. 2125 26. Suleiman s/o Hassan Beary, Aged about:60 years Membership No. 2166 27. Aruna Prasada s/o Yuvaraj Azari, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 2247 - 4 - 28. Ballava s/o Hukre, Aged about:55 years Membership No. 2245 29. Udaya S s/o Sheenappa Gowda, Aged about:42 years Membership No. 2344 30. Ramananda M s/o Nannyappa Poojari, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 1769 31. Mahesh M s/o Channappa Poojari, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 1875 32. Vittala Chouta s/o Aithappa Chouta, Aged about:58 years Membership No. 2011 33. Sulieman s/o Hassan Beary, Aged about:60 years Membership No. 2166 34. Aliabba Beary s/o Hassan Abba, Aged about:68 years Membership No. 2453 35. Puddiya Gowda s/o Dumba Gowda, Aged about:60 years Membership No. 1158 36. Sumathi w/o Nagesha, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 2487 37.

Seetharama P S s/o Bittappa Saliyan, Aged about:38 years Membership No. 2493 - 5 - 38. Cheluvamma w/o Bomma Gowda, Aged about:48 years Membership No. 2529 39. Rafiq s/o Hamod Beary, Aged about:43 years Membership No. 2539 40. Purandara Gowda s/o Medappa Gowda, Aged about:30 years Membership No. 2635 41. Mohana s/o Gangaiah Gowda, Aged about:38 years Membership No. 2674 42. Sundara Gowda s/o AnnuGowda, Aged about:52 years Membership No. 2715 43. Bibi w/o Mohammed Ashraf, Aged about:45 years Membership No. 2716 44. Guruvappa Nayaka s/o Janu Nayaka, Aged about:51 years Membership No. 2723 45. Nalini w/o Monappa Poojari, Aged about:45 years Membership No. 2727 46. Narendra P s/o Channappa Gowda, Aged about:39 years Membership No. 2788 47. Ambika w/o Krishnappa Madivala, Aged about:48 years Membership No. 2897 - 6 - 48. Seethamma w/o Babu Madivala, Aged about:67 years Membership No. 2899 49. Krishnappa Poojari s/o Honnappa Poojari, Aged about:58 years Membership No. 2985 50.

Saramma w/o Ismail, Aged about:65 years Membership No. 2979 51. Dinesh Gowda s/o DuggaGowda, Aged about:34 years Membership No. 2988 52. Narayana Shetty s/o Chandu Shetty, Aged about:70 years Membership No. 302 53. Shina Shetty s/o Ramanna Shetty, Aged about:74 years Membership No. 303 54. Abdul Rhaman s/o Hammed Beary, Aged about:55 years Membership No. 308 55. Hammed Beary s/o Ibrahim Beary, Aged about:69 years Membership No. 313 56. Sanjeeva Shetty s/o Somappa Shetty, Aged about:68 years Membership No. 342 57. Padma Nayaka s/o Dharmanna Nayaka, Aged about:69 years Membership No. 359 - 7 - 58. Ashwatha J s/o Duggappa Gowda, Aged about:30 years Membership No. 2946 59. Chandappa Poojari s/o Naranappa Poojari, Aged about:70 years Membership No. 570 60. Prakash Ajari s/o Yuvaraj Ajari , Aged about:55 years Membership No. 868 61. Sudarshana Hegde s/o Shubachandra, Aged about:58 years Membership No. 871 62. ShivaPrasad s/o Vittala Shetty, Aged about:57 years Membership No. 908 63.

Umesha Saliyan s/o Naniyappa Poojari , Aged about:59 years Membership No. 1201 64. Abdul Latiff s/o Abbubakar, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 1293 65. Sundara Shetty s/o Vishwanath Shetty, Aged about:62 years Membership No. 1394 66. Seetharam Shetty s/o Sheshappa Shetty, Aged about:55 years Membership No. 1449 67. Kaveri w/o Sundara Shetty, Aged about:55 years Membership No. 1481 - 8 - 68. Saraswathi w/o Vijaya Mohan, Aged about:50 years Membership No. 1524 69. Baba Shetty s/o Dheranna Shetty, Aged about:62 years Membership No. 1550 70. Leelavathi w/o Narayana Rao, Aged about:58 years Membership No. 1573 71. Yuvaraja Indra s/o Simhasena Indra , Aged about:40 years Membership No. 1679 72. Ravindra Poojari s/o Shivappa Poojari, Aged about:56 years Membership No. 1681 73. Sadananda Shetty s/o Sheshappa Shetty, Aged about:54 years Membership No. 1695 74. Monappa Gowda s/o Kuppa Gowda, Aged about:59 years Membership No. 1189 75.

Girija Melanta w/o Udaya Kumar, Aged about:52 years Membership No. 1705 76. Damodara K Maniyani s/o Krishna Maniyani, Aged about:55 years Membership No. 2992 77. Monappa Poojari s/o Kusappa Poojari, Aged about:51 years Membership No. 3000 - 9 - 78. Ravi Safaliya s/o Rukmaya Safaliya, Aged about:42 years Membership No. 3016 79. Prasantha s/o Subbaraya Holla, Aged about:30 years Membership No. 3032 80. Mohammed Rafiq B s/o Ismail, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 3041 81. Sundara Gowda s/o Yelianna Gowda, Aged about:60 years Membership No. 3063 82. Umesha Gowda s/o Dharmanna Gowda, Aged about:48 years Membership No. 3078 83. Pudiya Gowda s/o Koragappa Gowda, Aged about:55 years Membership No. 3085 84. Budappa Gowda s/o Kunijnanna, Aged about:30 years Membership No. 3114 85. Shinappa Gowda s/o Babu Gowda, Aged about:60 years Membership No. 3127 86. Balakrishna Gowda s/o Kooragappa Gowda, Aged about:38 years Membership No. 3137 87.

Mohammed Rafiq s/o Odrambiya, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 3146 - 10 - 88. Mariyamma w/o Puttu Monu, Aged about:65 years Membership No. 3150 89. Dombakka w/o Kuniya Gowda, Aged about:45 years Membership No. 3147 90. Athikka s/o Abdul Rhaman, Aged about:60 years Membership No. 2243 91. Mohammed s/o Abbukar Nani, Aged about:48 years Membership No. 2485 92. Dharnappa Gowda s/o Annu Gowda, Aged about:42 years Membership No. 2417 93. Poovappa Gowda s/o Lingappa Gowda K, Aged about:58 years Membership No. 2602 94. Sarojini w/o Umesh Gowda, Aged about:50 years Membership No. s2678 95. Monappa Poojari s/o Balu Poojari, Aged about:45 years Membership No. 2679 96. Achushree Bangeru D/o B K Ammu, Aged about:42 years Membership No. 2685 97. Thimmappa Gowda s/o Chethana Gowda, Aged about:51 years Membership No. 2709 - 11 - 98. Sundara Gowda s/o Annu Gowda, Aged about:48 years Membership No. 2715 99. Bibi w/o Mohammed Ashraf, Aged about:50 years Membership No. 2716 100.

Nalini w/o Monnappa Shine, Aged about:45 years Membership No. 2727 101. Nebisa w/o Musan, Aged about:50 years Membership No. 2746 102. Dharnappa Gowda s/o Puttanna Gowda, Aged about:52 years Membership No. 2764 103. Raghavendra s/o Venkataramana, Aged about:55 years Membership No. 2771 104. Usman s/o Fathu Beary, Aged about: years Membership No. 2775 105. Ummanna Gowda s/o Appaiah Gowda, Aged about:60 years Membership No. 2774 106. Venkappa Gowda s/o Channana Gowda, Aged about:61 years Membership No. 2894 107. Bhoomi s/o Monnappa Poojari, Aged about:48 years Membership No. 2934 - 12 - 108. Ramanna Gowda s/o DullaGowda, Aged about:51 years Membership No. 2936 109. Ramesha Gowda s/o Kushanappa Gowda, Aged about:49 years Membership No. 3004 110. Dharnappa Poojari s/o Kepu Poojari, Aged about:54 years Membership No. 3061 111. Chidananda A s/o Kura Poojari, Aged about:45 years Membership No. 3115 112. Lingappa Poojari s/o Hukra Poojari, Aged about:48 years Membership No. 3145 113.

Seetharama Gowda s/o Koragappa Gowda, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 1662 114. Nonanaiah Poojari s/o Sheshappa Poojari, Aged about:35 years Membership No. 1679 115. Shanthappa Gowda s/o Shivappa Gowda, Aged about:40 years Membership No. 1741 116. Sadanada Gowda s/o Dejappa Gowda, Aged about:32 years Membership No. 1786 117. Chethan K s/o Damodara Gowda, Aged about:30 years Membership No. 4212 - 13 - 118. Gangaiah Gowda s/o Poovani Gowda, Aged about:60 years Membership No. 1605 119. Balakrishna Gowda s/o Shanthappa Gowda, Aged about:35 years Membership No. 1795 120. Seetharama P S S/o. Batyappa Salyan Aged about 62 years Memberhip No. 2493 121. Mohana S/o. Gangaya Gowda Aged about 46 years Memberhip No. 2674 122. Ramananda S/o. Nanyappa Poojary Aged about 48 years Memberhip No.

1769 (Senior Citizenship benefits not claimed for all petitioners aged above 65 years) All are residing at Belthangady Taluk, Dakshina Kannada District and are members of Padmunja Primary Agricultural Credit Co-operative Society Ltd Padmunja, Belthangady Taluk D. K. 574326 ….. Petitioners (By Sri. Rakshith Kumar, Advocate) And 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA Department of Cooperation - 14 - M. S. Building, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Veedhi Bangalore-560 001 Represented By its Principle Secretary 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSION rd 3 Floor, Shanthi Nagar, T. T. M. C, A Block Shanthi Nagar Bangalore 560027 Represented by its Secretary 3. DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPETATIVE SOCITIES/ DISTICT ELECTION OFFICER st Janatha Bazar, 1 Floor Ganapathi Hostel Road Mangaluru D. K. 575 001 4. RETURNING OFFICER Appointed for Padmunja Primary Agricultural Credit Co-operative Society Ltd Padmunja, Belthangady Taluk D. K. 574326 5. PADMUNJA AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.

, Padmunja Village Belthangady Taluk, D. K. District – 574 326 Rep. by its Chief Executive Office …Respondents (By Smt. Niloufer Akbar, AGA for R. 1, 3 & 4; Sri. G. V. Shashikumar, Advocate for R. 2) This Writ Petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying to declare that Section 20(2)(a-iv) and (a-v) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act 1959 is ultra vires the - 15 - legislative competence and Article 243Zl and 243ZO of the Constitution of India and etc. This petition coming on for orders this day, the Court made the following: ORDER Heard Shri. Rakshith Kumar, learned advocate for the petitioners, Smt. Niloufer Akbar, learned AGA for the State and Shri. G. V. Shashi Kumar, learned advocate for respondent No. 2. 2. Shri. Rakshith Kumar, learned advocate submits that elections have already been conducted on 25. 01. 2020. Therefore, this petition is rendered infructuous and accordingly prayed for its dismissal.

He has filed a memo of even date to the said effect. Memo be kept in record. 3. In the circumstances, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. Sd/- JUDGE NBM

Source: Supreme Court eSCR. Dataset: Dattam Labs, CC BY 4.0. Text extracted automatically; compare with the source PDF for layout and accuracy.