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2025 DIGILAW 1847 (KAR)

B M Sugandhini W/o K. S. Manjunatha v. State Of Karnataka Department Of Co-Operative

2025-12-15

M.G.UMA

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ORDER : M G UMA, J. The petitioners have approached this Court seeking issuance of writ in the nature of Mandamus, directing respondent Nos.2 to 6 to include their names in the eligible voters list and permit them to cast their vote in the election, that is scheduled to be held on 02.11.2025 for respondent No.5 - Society. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate submits that the election is already held on 02.11.2025. No interim order is passed in favour of the petitioners in the present case, except saying that the result of the election shall be subject to the final outcome of this writ petition. Under such circumstances, he submits that the writ petition has rendered infructuous. 3. It is noticed that there is statutory remedy available to the petitioners to raise the dispute under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act (for short, 'the KCS Act') before the appropriate authority. Under such circumstances, I do not find any reason to entertain this petition bypassing the statutory remedy. 4. In view of the above, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER : i) The petition is dismissed as having been rendered infructuous. ii) The petitioners are at liberty to raise the dispute under Section 70 of the KCS Act, before the appropriate authority, in accordance with law, within ten days from the date of receipt of the copy of this order.