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SRI D M KRISHNAPPA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

Court: High Court of Karnataka

Bench: P.S.DINESH KUMAR

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Case summary

High Court of Karnataka judgment dated 2020-12-23. SRI D M KRISHNAPPA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

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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. 1823/2020 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: 1 . SRI D M KRISHNAPPA S/O MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS R/OF DINNEHOSAHALLI VILLAGE DODDVALLABI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4625 2 . SRI REDDEPPA S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/OF DINNEHOSAHALLI VILLAGE DODDAVALLABI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 9532 3 . SRI KEMPANNA B S/O KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/OF BUVANAHALLI VILLAGE DODDAVALLABI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2654 4 . SRI NARAYANAPPA A D S/O MUNIVENKATAPPA - 2 - AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/OF BELLURU VILLAGE DODDVALLABI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2098 5 . SRI GOPALAPPA S/O CHIKKANARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/OF DINNEHOSAHALLI VILLAGE DODDVALLABI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 7989 6 .

SRI SHINAVAPPA S/O SEENAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/OF JODI KRISHNAPURA VILLAGE KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563101 MEMBERSHIP NO. 5132 7 . SRI M GANGAPPA S/ MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS R/OF MALIYAPPANAHALLI VILLAGE KURGAL, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563101 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2512 8 . SRI NAGAPPA S/O MALLAPPA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/OF MALIYAPPANAHALLI VILLAGE KURGAL, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563101 MEMBERSHIP NO. 5974 - 3 - 9 . SRI NARAYANAPPA S/O GANGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/OF DINNEHOSAHALLI VILLAGE DODDVALLABI, KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2186 10 . SRI ANJINAPPA S/O GUDIYAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/OF MALIYAPPANAHALLI VILLAGE KURGAL KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563101 MEMBERSHIP NO. 6545 11 . SRI CHIKKAPPAIAH S/O DASAPPA AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/OF MALIYAPPANAHALLI VILLAGE KURGAL KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563101 MEMBERSHIP NO. 6005 12 . SRI NARAYANASWAMY M S/O MUNIKEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/OF MALIYAPPANAHALLI VILLAGE KURGAL KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563101 MEMBERSHIP NO.

6229 13 . SRI KARAGAPPA S/O NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, R/OF MALIYAPPANAHALLI VILLAGE KURGAL - 4 - KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563101 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2044 14 . SRI THIMMAIAH S/O LATE MUNIVENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/OF DINNEHOSAHALLI VILLAGE DODDVALLABI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 1963 15 . SRI A. MUNISHAMAPPA S/O MUNISHAMAPPA @ YETTUGALA MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS R/OF DINNEHOSAHALLI VILLAGE DODDAVALLABI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 6529 16 . SMT ASHWATHAMMA W/O RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/OF DINNEHOSAHALLI VILLAGE DODDAVALLABI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 7634 17 . SRI RAMAPPA S/O LAKSHMAN AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/OF DINNEHOSAHALLI VILLAGE DODDAVALLABI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 7633 18 . SMT. BYRAMMA @ CHIKKABYRAMMA W/O CHIKKA RAYAPPA - 5 - AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS, R/OF DINNEHOSAHALLI VILLAGE DODDAVALLABI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT- 563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 8824 19 .

SRI E CHANDRAPPA S/O EARAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/OF CHOWDADENAHALLI VILLAGE DODDAVALLABI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 6605 20 . SRI E NAGARAJA S/O EARAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS R/OF CHOWDADENAHALLI VILLAGE DODDAVALLABI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 6194 21 . SRI RAMAPPA S/O CHIKKA KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 83 YEARS, R/OF CHOKKAPURA VILLAGE DODDAVALLABI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2990 22 . SMT RATHNAMMA W/O RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/OF CHOKKAPURA VILLAGE DODDAVALLABI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 6355 - 6 - 23 . SRI HANUMAPPA S/O MUNIHANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/OF VISHWANATHAPURA VILLAGE BELAMANAHALLI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2694 24 . SRI C. GANGAPPA S/O CHIKKAPAIAH AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/OF VISHWANATHAPURA VILLAGE BELAMANAHALLI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3505 25 .

SRI SEEGALAPPA S/O MUNIPAPA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/OF VISHWANATHAPURA VILLAGE BELAMANAHALLI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2849 26 . SRI HANUMAPPA S/O NAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, R/OF VISHWANATHAPURA VILLAGE BELAMANAHALLI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 6511 27 . SRI K MUNISHAMAPPA S/O KENCHAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/OF VISHWANATHAPURA VILLAGE BELAMANAHALLI - 7 - KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2143 28 . SRI THIMMAIAH S/O LATE MUNISHAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, R/OF VISHWANATHAPURA VILLAGE BELAMANAHALLI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 5024 29 . SMT MUNIYAMMA W/O MUTTAPPA @ GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/OF VISHWANATHAPURA VILLAGE BELAMANAHALLI KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 4105 30 . SRI MUNISONAPPA S/O MUNI CHIKKAPPA AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS, R/OF ACHETTANAHALLI VILLAGE NARASAPURA KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 5255 31 . SRI K.

RAJASHEKARAIAH S/O KULLAPPA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/OF DODDA VALLABHI VILLAGE NARASAPURA KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 6417 32 . SRI K V NARAYANASWAMY S/O KEMPANNA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, - 8 - R/OF KALKERE VILLAGE NARASAPURA KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2645 33 . SRI K NARAYANASWAMY S/O VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 73 YEARS, R/OF KALKERE VILLAGE NARASAPURA KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 2712 34 . SRI KUNTHI VASANTHAPPA S/O CHIKKA KITAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/OF KARADU BANDE HOSAHALLI VILLAGE NARASAPURA KOLAR TALUK AND DISTRICT-563133 MEMBERSHIP NO. 3991 ... PETITIONERS (BY SRI. SHANKAR T N, ADVOCATE) AND 1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION MULTI STORIED BUILDING DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGLAURU-560 001 2 . THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY RD 3 FLOOR, ‘A’ BLOCK, SHANTHI NAGAR, TTMC BUILDING, KHB ROAD BENGALURU-560 027 - 9 - 3 .

THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY AND ELECTION AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING TO PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD. , KOLAR, KOLAR DISTRICT-563101 REP BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 4 . THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES BENGALURU RANGE SAHAKARA SOUDHA MARGOSA ROAD MALLESWARAM BENGALURU-560003 5 . THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES KOLAR, KOLAR DISTRICT-563 101 6 . THE RETURNING OFFICER KOLAR TALUK PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD. , KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR DISTRICT- 563 131 7 . THE PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD. , KOLAR TALUK, KOLAR KOLAR DISTRICT-563 131 REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R. 1 & 4 TO 6; SRI. G. V. SHASHIKUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R. 2 & 3) - 10 - THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE DISQUALIFIED VOTER LIST VIDE ANNEXURE-A DTD 10. 01.

2020 PUBLISHED BY THE PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD KOLAR TALUK/R-7 IN SO FAR AS THE PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED AND PERMIT THE PETITIONERS TO PARTICIPATE THE ELECTIONS PROCESS AND TO VOTE IN THE ELECTIONS TO BE CONDUCTED TO THE R-7/SOCIETY ON 26. 01. 2020 AND ETC. QUASH THE AMENDED PROVISIONS i. e. , SECTION 20(2) (a-iv) AND (a-v) OF THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORDER None appears for the petitioners. 2. Learned AGA submits that in this petition, petitioners have prayed for only voting rights. Elections have been conducted and nothing further survives for consideration. Therefore, this petition is rendered infructuous and accordingly prayed for its dismissal. - 11 - 3. Her submission is placed on record. In the circumstance, this petition is dismissed as having become infructuous reserving liberty to petitioners to seek revival of the petition, if so advised.

No costs. Sd/- JUDGE NBM

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