- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:13423 WP No. 18732 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 18732 OF 2023 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: SRI. K. SATHISH AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, S/O. LATE M. KRISHNAPPA, RESIDING AT CHIKKA HULLURU VILALGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK-562 114, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. BHADRINATH R.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, DR. B. R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR, SHANTINAGAR TTMC, A BLOCK, KENGAL HANUMANTHAIAH ROAD, SHANTI NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 027, REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER. 3. THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BEERASANDRA VILLAGE, DEVANAHALLI TALUK, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT-562 110. 4. THE RETURNING OFFICER CHIKKA HULLURU VILLAGE MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:13423 WP No. 18732 of 2023 CHIKKA HULLURU VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK-562 114, H. K. NO. 138, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. 5. THE CHIKKA HULLURU MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, CHIKKA HULLURU VILLAGE, KASABA HOBLI, HOSKOTE TALUK-562 114, H. K. NO. 138, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK., AGA FOR R1, R3 & R4; SRI. T.L. KIRAN KUMAR., ADVOCATE FOR R2; R5-SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT DATED 19/08/2023 ISSUED BY THE R3 AS FOUND AT ANNEXURE-G AND CONSEQUENTLY QUASH IMPUGNED NOTIFICATION DATED 09/08/2023 AS FOUND AT ANNEXURE-C ISSUED BY THE R4 AND ETC. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: i. Quash the impugned endorsement dated 19.08.2023, issued by the R3 as found at Annexure-G and consequently quash impugned - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:13423 WP No. 18732 of 2023 notification dated 09.08.2023 as found at Annexure-C issued by the Respondents No.4. ii. To issue a writ of Mandamus directing the respondent No.2 to 5 to take action under the provisions of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act 1959 &; iii. To pass such other orders as may be appropriate in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the ends of justice and equity. 2. A memo dated 27.3.2025 has been filed and signed by the learned counsel for the petitioner, which reads as under; Memo Filed the petitioner The Petitioner pray that this Hon’ble Court be pleased to permit the petitioner to withdraw the present writ petition same has become infructuous. Hence, the present writ petition will not survive for consideration. Wherefore, the petitioner prays that this Hon’ble court to be pleased permit the petitioner to withdraw the present writ petition and in the interest of justice and equity. 3. Accepting the said memo and submission of the Learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 48