- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15414-DB WA No. 100625 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. WRIT APPEAL NO.100625 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI. JAGADGURU SHIVANAND VIDYAVARDAK SOUNSTE GADAG- BETAGERI,® KALASAPUR ROAD, GADAG. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, JAGADGURU SHIVANAND BHARATI MAHASWAMIGALU SHRI SHIVANAND BRUHANMATH. AGE: 37 YEARS. PIN: 2. DR. GURULINGANAGOUDA S/O: BASANAGOUDA PATIL AGE: 69 YEARS, OCC: MEDICAL PRACTIONER SECRETARY SHRI. JAGADGURU SHIVANAND VIDYAVARDAK SOUNSTE GADAG- BETAGERI,® KALASAPUR ROAD, GADAG-582101. 3. MALLIKARJUN S/O: BHIMAPPA GUNDUR AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER SHRI. JAGADGURU SHIVANAND VIDYAVARDAK SOUNSTE GADAG-BETAGERI,® R/O: BAIRIDEVARKOPPA, SADASHIVANANDNAGAR HUBBALLI, TALUK: HUBBALLI, DIST: DHARWAD-580024. 4. SRI. GURURAJ S/O: VADIRAJ BALAGANUR COMMITTEE MEMBER SHRI. JAGADGURU SHIVANAND VIDYAVARDAK SOUNSTE GADAG- BETAGERI,® AGE: 70 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: KALASAPUR ROAD, DOMBAL NAKA, GADAG, AT: GADAG, TQ: GADAG, DIST: GADAG-582101. 5. SANGAPPA S/O: KALAKAPPA MYAGERI AGE: 71 YEARS, OCC: SOCIAL WORKER Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH Date: 2025.11.13 11:17:46 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15414-DB WA No. 100625 of 2025 COMMITTEE MEMBER, SHRI. JAGADGURU SHIVANAND VIDYAVARDAK SOUNSTE GADAG-BETAGERI, ® R/O: PLOT NO.25, SHIVANANDNAGAR, GADAG, AT: GADAG, DIST: GADAG-582101. 6. GOVINDGOUDA S/O: KRISHNAGOUDA ADAPPAGOUDAR AGE: 76 YEARS, OCC: SOCIAL WORKER COMMITTEE MEMBER, SHRI. JAGADGURU SHIVANAND VIDYAVARDAK SOUNSTE GADAG-BETAGERI, ® R/O: HOUSE NO.131, ADYAPAKNAGAR, HULAKOTI, AT: HULAKOTI, TQ: GADAG, DIST: GADAG-582101. …APPELLANTS (SRI. SHIVARAJ P. MUDHOL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S.BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ALI-ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. 3. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (I.C.D.P) AND ASSOCIATION, INSTITUTION, CENRAL OFFICE, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560001. 4. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, GADAG, AT: GADAG, TQ: GADAG, DIST: GADAG-582103. 5. THE PRESIDENT, SHRI. JAGADGURU SHIVANAND VIDYAVARDAK SOUNSTE GADAG-BETAGERI, ® KALASAPUR ROAD, GADAG BY JAGADGURU ABHINAV SHIVANAND MAHASWAMIGALU AGE: 73, OCC: DHARMADHIKARI. PIN: 582103 6. BASANGOUDA S/O: SADASHIVGOUDA PATIL AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15414-DB WA No. 100625 of 2025 R/O: NEAR BUS STAND, NANDI LODGE, RANEBENNUR, TQ: RANEBENNUR, DIST: HAVERI-581110. 7. MALLANGOUDA BASANGOUD PATIL AGE: 47 YEARS, OCC: ADVOCATE, R/O: KALAKERI, TQ: MUNDARAGI, DIST: GADAG-582103. 8. THE RETURNING OFFICER SRI. JAGADGURU SHIVANAND VIDYAVARDAK SOUNSTE® GADAG- BETAGERI, DIST: GADAG-582103. 9. SHIVANAND S/O: NANDAPPA GUDASALI AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O: RAJEEV GANDHI NAGAR, GADAG, DIST: GADAG-582103. 10. RAMANNA S/O: SHANKARAPPA HOSAMANI AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: PVT. EMPLOYEE, R/O: SEVALAL NAGAR, GADAG, DIST: GADAG-582103. 11. SHIVANAND S/O: HANAMANTAPPA NAVALAGUNDA AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: NANDISHWAR NAGAR, GADAG, DIST: GADAG-582103. 12. VEERANAGOUDA S/O: PAKIRAGOUDA MUDDANAGOUDAR AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: SURAKOD, TALUK: NARAGUND, DIST: GADAG. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHARAD V. MAGADUM, AGA) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SEC.4 OF KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT, 1961, PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND TO MODIFY THE ORDER 23/09/2025 IN WRIT PETITION NO.107065/2025 (CS-RES) PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE AND TO STAY INTERIM ORDER AS PRAYED IN THE WRIT PETITION BY ALLOWING THIS WRIT APPEAL IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS WRIT APPEAL COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15414-DB WA No. 100625 of 2025 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT) Learned counsel Sri. Shivaraj P Mudhol for the appellants files a memo dated 12.11.2025 seeking permission to withdraw the appeal with liberty to urge the grounds urged here before the learned Single Judge. Memo is placed on record. The appeal is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as sought. Sd/- (S G PANDIT) JUDGE Sd/- (GEETHA K.B.) JUDGE JTR CT:VP LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 15