IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 31ST DAY OF MAY, 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR.ABHAY S. OKA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE P.S.DINESH KUMAR WRIT APPEAL NOS.854-855 OF 2019 (CS-RES) BETWEEN:
1. BRAHAMANI PURA MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., BRAHAMANI PURA CHANNAPATNA TALUK RAMNAGARA DISTRICT-562 160 BY ITS PRESIDENT SMT.SUMA W/O.SREEKANTAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS 2. ANKUSHANAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD. ANKUSHANAHALLI CHANNAPATNA TALUK RAMNAGARA DISTRICT-562 160 BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI KRISHNEGOWDA S/O.CHICKKANNAYA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS ... APPELLANTS (BY SRI JAI PRAKASH REDDY M., ADVOCATE) AND:
1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S.BUILDING BANGALORE-560 001 2. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES BENGALURU RANGE BENGALURU SAHAKARA SOUDHA MARGOSA ROAD MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560 003 3. THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 2ND FLOOR, SHANTINAGAR BENGALURU-560 027 BY ITS COMMISSIONER 4. THE BENGALURU, BENGALURU RURAL & RAMANAGARA DISTRICT MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES UNION LTD. DR.M.H.MARIGOWDA ROAD BENGALURU-560 029 BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI S.H.PRASHANTH, AGA FOR R1 & R2;
SRI M.KESHAVA REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI B.L.SANJEEV, ADVOCATE FOR R4) ---
THESE WRIT APPEALS ARE FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURTS ACT, 1961 PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE INTERIM ORDERS DATED 26.12.2018 AND 18.01.2019 IN WP.NOS.56581-56582/2018 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE INSOFAR AS NOT PERMITTING THE PETITIONER-SOCIETIES TO CONTEST THE ELECTION WHICH INCUR DISQUALIFICATION AS PER SECTION 20(2)(a-iv) AND (a- v) OF THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT AND ETC.
THESE APPEALS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, CHIEF JUSTICE, DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT The learned counsel appearing for the appellants tenders a memo for withdrawal. Accordingly, the appeals are disposed of as withdrawn.
The pending interlocutory applications do not survive and the same are dismissed.
Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE LB