IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE S.N.SATYANARAYANA W.P.Nos.7665-7667 OF 2019 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN 1. KOGUNDI BAKKESHAPPA S/O. LATE K.KOTRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, OCC:VICE PRESIDENT, DAVANAGERE URBAN CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., P.B.ROAD, DAVANAGERE-577002.
2. I VASANTHAKUMARI D/O. LATE B.SADANANDA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, OCC:DIRECTOR, DAVANAGERE URBAN CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., P.B.ROAD, DAVANAGERE-577002.
3. JAYARUDRESH T S S/O LATE T.G.SHADAKSHARAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC:DIRECTOR, DAVANAGERE URBAN CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., P.B.ROAD, DAVANAGERE-577002.
…PETITIONERS (BY SRI CHANDRASHEKHAR G M, ADVOCATE) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S.BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001.
2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, SHANTHI NAGAR, T.T.M.C. KHB ROAD, BENGALURU-560002.
3. JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES URBAN BANK CELL, OFFICE OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES REGISTRAR, NO.1, ALIASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560052.
4. DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES REGISTRAR OFFICE, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT, DAVANAGERE-577001.
5. THE GENERAL MANAGER DAVANAGERE URBAN CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., P.B.ROAD, DAVANAGERE-577002.
6. RETURNING OFFICER THE DAVANAGERE URBAN CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., P.B.ROAD, DAVANAGERE 577002.
AND CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, HARIHAR TALUK, DAVANAGERE DISTRICT.
…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI A.K.VASANTH, GOVT.ADVOCATE) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THE 97TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION BY INSERTING PART IXB TO CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, IS IN VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 368(2) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ALSO AGAINST THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ARTICLE 246(3) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ETC., THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed a memo seeking leave of this court to withdraw these writ petitions as not pressed, in view of certain developments which have taken place subsequent to filing of these writ petitions.
2. Memo is taken on record. Accordingly, the writ petitions are dismissed as not pressed.
Sd/- JUDGE HJ