- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24336 WP No. 16316 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 16316 OF 2025 (GM-KSR) BETWEEN: N.SHIVASHANKAR S/O NARAYANAPPA, AGED 70 YEARS, R/ST NO.67/4, 12TH B-MAIN ROAD, AGRAHARADASARAHALLI, BENGALURU- 560 079. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M B CHANDRACHOODA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPT. OF CO-OPERATION, M.S.BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE OPULENCE CLUB, REGD. UNDER THE KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960, NO.18/2, 1ST CROSS, MUNIYAPPA BUILDING, (BEHIND VEERESH TALKIES), 2ND FLOOR, MC LAYOUT, VIJAYANAGAR, Digitally signed by VIJAYA P Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24336 WP No. 16316 of 2025 BENGALRU-560 079, REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA FOR R-1) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASH THE ORDER DATED 28/02/2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-G, BY ISSUE OF WRIT OF CERTIORARI, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FRESH MATTERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for respondent No.1. 1. The petitioner has sought for setting aside of the order at Annexure - G passed by respondent No.2. It is the case of the petitioner that the removal from the membership by respondent No.2 as regards the petitioner is illegal and requires to be set aside. 2. Taking note of that the respondent No.2 is a Club and direction is sought against the said Club which is - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:24336 WP No. 16316 of 2025 registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, writ cannot be entertained and accordingly, the petition is disposed off. 3. All contentions of the petitioner are kept open to be raised in appropriate proceedings. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE DHA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19