- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:12217-DB WA No. 3414 of 2016 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T WRIT APPEAL NO.3414 OF 2016 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY M.S. BUILDING BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ALI ASKAR ROAD BENGALURU-560 001. …APPELLANTS (BY SRI HARISH A.S., A.G.A.) AND: 1. DR. SURESH BABU S/O. B.K. MADAPPA AGED 57 YEARS MANAGING DIRECTOR KOLAR CHICKBALAPUR MILK UNION KOLAR-563 102. 2. THE KARNATAKA MILK FEDERATION KMF COMPLEX DR. M.H. MARIGOWDA ROAD BENGALURU-560 029. 3. THE KOLAR MILK UNION HUTTUR POST NATIONAL HIGHWAY 4 KOLAR SRINIVASAPURA KARNATAKA-563 102 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. Digitally signed by MOUNESHWARAPPA NAGARATHNA Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:12217-DB WA No. 3414 of 2016 4. R. SHRIDHAR JOINT REGISTRAR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ALSO DIRECTOR KARNATAKA WAREHOUSING CORPORATION BENGALURU-560 001. 5. THE NATIONAL DAIRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD 80 FEET MAIN ROAD KORAMANGALA 8TH BLOCK KORAMANGALA BENGALURU-560 095. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI VARUN J. PATIL, ADVOCATE, FOR C/R-1, SRI PRASHANTH B.R., ADVOCATE, FOR R-2 AND R-3, SRI A. MOHAMMED TAHIR, ADVOCATE, FOR R-5, AND NOTICE TO R-4 IS HELD SUFFICIENT VIDE ORDER DATED 11-4-2019) * * * THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 3-5-2016 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN WRIT PETITION NO.20594 OF 2016 (CS-RES). THIS WRIT APPEAL IS COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.SOMASHEKAR) This intra-Court appeal has been preferred as against the order dated 3-5-2016 passed by the learned Single Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.20594 of 2016 (CS-RES). - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:12217-DB WA No. 3414 of 2016 2. Sri Harish A.S., learned Additional Government Advocate for the appellants, is physically present and submits that this appeal has become infructuous and to that extent, he has filed a memo. 3. Memo is taken on record. 4. Sri Varun J. Patil, learned counsel for respondent No.1, and Sri Prashanth B.R., learned counsel representing Sri K. Ramachandra, learned counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 3, are physically present. There is no representation on behalf of respondent No.5. 5. In view of the memo, this appeal stands dismissed as having become infructuous. In view of dismissal of the main appeal, pending applications, if any, shall stand dismissed. Sd/- (K.SOMASHEKAR) JUDGE Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE KVK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 31