IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY 2019 PRESENT THE HON’BLE MR. L. NARAYANA SWAMY ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S. DINESH KUMAR WRIT APPEAL Nos.3224-3225/2018 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN G P SHARANAPPA S/O K. PATREPPA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS RESIDING AT: SURADDIHALLI VILLAGE JAGALUR TALUK 577 528.
(BY SRI N RAMAKRISHNA (ABSENT)) ... APPELLANT AND 1. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND ELECTION OFFICER FOR CONDUCT OF ELECTION DAVANAGERE-577006 2. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER DAVANAGERE SUB-DIVISION DAVANAGERE AND THE RETURNING OFFICER FOR CONDUCT OF ELECTION TO DAVANAGERE DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPEARATIVE BANK LTD. DAVANAGERE-577 006 3. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCEITIES HARAPPANAHALLI SUB-DIVISION HARAPPANAHALLI-583131 4. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DAVANAGERE DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. DAVANAGERE-577 002 5. CHOWDAPPA S/O BARMAPPA MAJOR DIRECTOR ASAGODU PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED ASAGODU, JAGALUR TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT-577513 6. ASAGODU PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, ASAGODU, JAGALUR TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 577 513 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SRI B.M. ASHOK 7. SRI G.S. CHANNABASAPPA S/O GOWDARASIDDAPPA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS AGRICULTURIST AND PRESIDENT OF ASAGODU PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, ASAGODU, JAGALUR TALUK DAVANAGERE DISTRICT 577513 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI P ANAND, ADVOCATE FOR R5;
SRI S.S. MAHENDRA, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THESE WRIT APPEALS ARE FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 16/11/2018 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE IN WP NOs.47479-480/2018 AND CONSEQUENTIALLY SET ASIDE THE DECLARATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION TO THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF RESPONDENT NO. 4 BANK FROM JAGALUR TALUK BY RESPONDENT NO. 2.
THESE APPEALS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, P.S. DINESH KUMAR, J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
O R D E R None appears for the appellant.
2. This appeal is presented against the interim order dated 16.11.2018 directing for opening of the Ballot Box by the learned Advocate General.
3. Sri S.S. Mahendra, learned AGA submits that the direction of this Court has been complied with and the Ballot Box has been opened. Hence, these appeals have been rendered infructuous.
4. In view of the above submission, these appeals are dismissed as having become infructuous.
5. In view of the dismissal of the appeals, all pending interlocutory applications do not survive for consideration and they are also dismissed.
No costs.
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ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- JUDGE Sbs*