Karnataka High Court
WP/4932/2025 of MR. NARAYAN SWAMY Vs STATE OF KARNATAKA on 22 September 2026
CNR: KAHC010091622025 NC: 2026:KHC:52074 WP No. 4932 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.4932 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: MR. NARAYAN SWAMY S/O LATE GANGAIAH, AGED ABOUT
HC-KAR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
WRIT PETITION NO.4932 OF 2025 (GM-RES)
BETWEEN:
MR. NARAYAN SWAMY
S/O LATE GANGAIAH,
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
ADVOCATE – HIGH COURT
2ND FLOOR PRAMILA AND AMITH COMPLEX,
RAJIV GANDHI ROAD, JARAGANAHALLI,
KANAKAPURA MAIN ROAD
BENGALURU-78.
…PETITIONER
(BY SMT. GEETHA R., ADVOCATE)
AND:
1.
STATE OF KARNATAKA
VIDHANA SOUDHA,
REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY.
2.
THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,
DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION,
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,
ROOM 610, 6TH FLOOR,
3RD GATE, M.S. BUILDING,
BENGALURU – 560001.
3.
REGISTRAR,
DEPT. OF CO-OPERATION SOCIETIES,
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA,
#1, ALI ASKER ROAD,
VASANT NAGAR,
BENGALURU – 560 052.
Digitally signed by
MAHALAKSHMI B M
Location: High Court
of Karnataka
HC-KAR
4.
JOINT REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BENGALURU DIVISION, NO.146, 8TH CROSS
3RD MAIN ROAD, MARGOSA ROAD,
MALLESHWARAM – 560003.
5.
KARNATAKA STATE BAR COUNCIL,
OLD ELECTION COMMISSION BUILDING,
NEXT TO PRESS CLUB,
DR. AMBEDKAR ROAD,
BENGALURU – 560 001.
REP. BY ITS SECRETARY.
6.
ADVOCATES' ASSOCIATION, BENGALURU ®,
‘VAKEELARA BHAVANA’,
CITY CIVIL COURT COMPOUND,
BEHIND CAUVERY BHAVAN,
K.G. ROAD, BENGALURU – 560001.
ALSO HO AT: HIGH COURT BUILDING,
REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY.
(REGISTERED UNDER KARNATAKA
SOCITIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960.)
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. PANINI A.H., AGA FOR R-1 TO R-4; SRI. G. NATARAJ, ADVOCATE FOR R-5; SRI. ROHITH R. KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R-6)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND
227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DIRECTING
THE RESPONDENTS, PARTICULARLY THE RESPONDENT NO.6 –
KARNATAKA
STATE
BAR
COUNCIL,
FOR
GENDER-BASED
RESERVATIONS AND THEREBY RESERVE & IMPLEMENT THE 33%
RESERVATION FOR WOMEN IN THE FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS
OF THE RESPONDENT COUNCIL, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE
AND EQUITY AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN
‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
HC-KAR
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ORAL ORDER
1. The petitioner in this writ petition seeks a direction to respondent No.5-Karnataka State Bar Council, for gender based reservations and thereby reserve and implement 33% reservation for Women in the forthcoming elections of respondent No.6.
2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petition has been rendered infructuous in view of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Yogamaya M.G. v. Union of India and Others1.
3. Having regard to the submission made, the present writ petition stands dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/- _____________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA
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1 WP (Civil) No.581/2024