IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 2019 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE S.N.SATYANARAYANA BETWEEN W.P.Nos. 2338-39/2019 (CS-RES) 1. SRI. H H HANUMANTHAIAH S/O HANUMANTHAIAH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS R/AT NO.8/A, 6TH CROSS 11TH MAIN, KAMAKSHIPALYA BENGALURU-560079 2. SRI. A M MURALI S/O LATE A V RATNAM AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/AT NO.335/1, 5TH MAIN , 3RD PHASE MANJUNATHANAGARA BENGALURU-560010 (BY SRI. DESAI S V., ADV.) AND 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S.BUILDING, DR B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDI BENGALURU-560001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY ... PETITIONERS 2. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ALIASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560001 3. DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES 8TH CROSS, MARGOSA ROAD, MALLESWARAM, BENGALURU-560003 4. THE ELECTION OFFICER OFFCIE OF THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE (SERICULTURE) NO.14, VATAL NAGARAJ ROAD OKALIPURAM BENGALURU-560021 5. SREE ANJANEYA CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD HEAD OFFICE NO.38, LINK ROAD, MALLESWARAM BENGALURU-560003 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY ... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. VAHEEDA, HCGP FOR R1 TO R4) THESE WRIT PETITIONS ARE FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENT AUTHORITIES TO ENFORCE AN AMENDMENT OF SECTION 20[2][a-iv] AND [a-v] BY KARNATAKA ACT NO.03 OF 2013 TO THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES [AMENDMENT] ACT, 2012 IN RESPECT OF ELECTION OF R-5 SOCIETY.
THESE PETITIONS COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the present writ petitions were filed seeking direction to respondents - Authorities to enforce the amendment of Section 20(2)(a-iv) and (a-v) by Karnataka Act No.03/2013 to the Karnataka Co- operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2012, to conduct an election to the 5th respondent - Society. It is now stated that the said election having been completed, the present writ petitions have become infructuous.
Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is placed on record. Accordingly, these writ petitions are dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- JUDGE VP