- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:2978 WP No. 1695 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.1695 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: H.S. ASHOK S/O. SOMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS R/AT HOSAKOTE VILLAGE CHINCHANAKATTE HOBLI K R NAGARA TALUK MYSURU-571602. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI SANDESH T.B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES MYSURU REGION, MYSURU PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, NEW SAYYAJI ROAD, MYSURU-570024. 3. PASHANTH S/O. H.L. PADMANABHA AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT HAMPAPURA VILLAGE, Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:2978 WP No. 1695 of 2025 K R NAGARA TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT-571602. 4. G.K. THOTAPPA NAYAKA S/O. G.S. KEMPOOVAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT BILIGERE VILLAGE K R NAGARA TALUK, MYSURU-571 602. 5. THE TALUK AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., K R NAGRA TALUK, MYSURU. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. ... RESPONDENTS (BY SRI YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R-1 & R-2; SRI D.M. KRISHNA, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-4 IN CP.20604/24) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 11.11.2024 IN CASE NO.DRM/DISPUTE/C7/29(C)/02/2024-25 VIDE ANNEXURE-D PASSED BY THE R-2 AND ETC. THIS WRI PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER Petitioner has called in question the order dated 11.11.2024 vide Annexure-D passed by respondent No.2 under Section 29 (C) of the Karnataka Co-Operative Societies Act, 1959 (‘the KCS Act, 1959’ for short). - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:2978 WP No. 1695 of 2025 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondents submits that an alternative mechanism is provided by filing an appeal under Section 106 of the KCS Act, 1959. 3. The said submission is recorded. 4. Noting that there is an alternative efficacious remedy is provided to the petitioner, the present petition is dismissed as not maintainable. 5. All contentions of the parties are kept open to be urged in the appeal that could be initiated by the petitioner. Sd/- ________________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA MBM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 17