- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49015 WP No. 33572 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 33572 OF 2025 (GM-KSR) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. C N BALAKRISHNA S/O NANJAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS OFFICE AT 148 KRISHNARAJENDRA ROAD VISHEVESHWARAPURAM BENGALURU 560004. 2. SRI C DEVARAJU S/O CHANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS OFFICE AT 148 KRISHNARAJENDRA ROAD VISHVESHWARAPURAM BENGALURU 560004. 3. SRI C M MAREGOWDA S/O MARIAPPA AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS R/A NO 919 5TH MAIN 2ND CROSS M C LAYOUT VIJAYANAGAR BENGALURU 560040. 4. SRI D HLANUMANTHAIAH S/O C K DODDAIAH AGE ABOUT 69 YEARS R/A NO 434 13TH CROSS ITI EMPLOYEES LAYOUT MPM LAYOUT NAGARABHAVI BENGALURU 560072. 5. SRI C J GANGADHAR S/O GUNDAIAH AGE ABOUT 58 YEARS R/A NO 50 HARSHA GAGANA Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49015 WP No. 33572 of 2025 KHB 3RD STAGE KUVEMPU NAGARA MYSURU 570023. 6. SRI N BALAKRISHNA S/O NINGEGOWDA AGE ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT NELLILGERE VILLAGE BELLURU HOBLI NAGAMANAGALA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT 571418. 7. SRI R PRAKASH S/O RANGAPPA AGE ABOUT 56 YEARS R/A 339 1ST MAIN 1ST CROSS NEAR SAI BABA TEMPLE RANGANATHAPURA KAMAKSHIPALYA BENGALURU 560079. 8. SRI M S UMAPATHY S/O SRINIVASAGOWDA AGE ABOUT 38 YEARS #7 GOWRAMMA NILAYLA 23RD CROSS 15TH MAIN ROAD 3RD SE CTOR HSR LAYOUT BENGALURU 560102. 9. SRI H N RAVINDRA S/O H S NANJAPPA AGE ABOUT 62 YEARS 61 5TH MAIN 3RD CROSS SANJAY NAGAR BANGALORE NORTH R M V EXTENSION BENGALURU 560094. 10. SRI ANJANAPPA T H S/O HANUMANTHARAYAPPA P AGE ABOUT 70 YEARS 1179 6THMAIN 17TH CROSS A BLOCK 2ND STAGE RAJAJINAGAR BENGALURU 560010. 11. SRI RAMESH D K S/O KRISHNAPPA D AGE ABOUT 55 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49015 WP No. 33572 of 2025 DODDASABBENAHALLI MONGENAHALLI KOLAR KARNATAKA 563130. 12. SRI M PUTTASWAMY AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS R/AT 100 5TH B MAIN NEAR HOLY ANGEL SCHOOL BENGALURU 560104. 13. SRI RAGHAVENDRA S/O RAMEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS R/A 42 SRI SAMRUDHI 1ST MAIN CROSS RHBCS LAYOUT BHAVANINAGAR MALLATHAHALLI BENGALURU 560056. 14. SRI CHANDRASHEKHAR S/O SANNAPPA AGE ABOUT 52 YEARS R/A HARALAKERE KOPPA HOBALI MUDYA GRAMA HARALAKERE MANDYA KARNATAKA 571425. 15. SRI A POORNESH S/O LATE I K SANTHOSH (ANNEGOWDA) AGE ABOUT 56 YEARS OLD HANUMANTHAPPA CIRCLE SREE KALESHLWARA PRINTERS CHIKMAGALUR KARNATAKA 577101. 16. SRI. K V SRIDHARA S/O VAIRAMUDI GOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS OLD R/AT NO.506, 18TH CROSS RAILWAY BADAVANE VIJAYANAGARA METAGALLI POST, MYSORE KARNATAKA – 570016. 17. SRI M B MANJEGOWDA S/O BOREGOWDA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49015 WP No. 33572 of 2025 R/AT NO.108, A BLOCK, JP NAGAR MYSORE KARNATAKA- 570008. 18. SRI B N LOKESH S/O D. NAGARAJAIAH AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS KANNA GUNI N.M PURA POST YEDIYUR HOBLI KUNIGAL (RURAL) TUMKUR KARNATAKA -572130. 19. SRI S RAGHUGOWDA S/O SRINIVAS HASSAN AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS HN PURA ROAD, M HOSAKOPPALU POST KASABA HOBLI, SANKALAPURA HASAN KARNATAKA – 573201. 20. SRI. JAYAMUTHU H C S/O CHIKKANNEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS HAROHALLI, SULLERI POST CHANNAPATTANA VIRUPAKSHIPURA HOBLI SULLERI, RAMANAGAR KARNATAKA-562160. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. THILAKRAJ S.V..,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP.BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (ICDP) & SOCIETIES CHAMARAJAPETE BENGALURU-05. 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49015 WP No. 33572 of 2025 BENGALURU URBAN, NO. 146 SAHAKARA SOUDHA, 2ND FLOOR 8TH CROSS, MARGOSA ROAD MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560003. 4. SRI. KENCHAPPAGOWDA AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS THE PRESIDENT RAJYA VOKKALIGARA SANGHA NO. 148, NADAPRABHU KEMPEGOWDA BHAVANA KR ROAD, V V PURAM BENGALURU-560004. 5. SRI. KONAPPA REDDY AGED 61 YEARS RAJYA VOKKALIGARA SANGHA THE GENERAL SECRETARY NO. 148, NADAPRABHU KEMPEGOWDA BHAVANA KR ROAD, V V PURAM BENGALURU-560004. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.B RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R1 TO R3: SRI. NAVEEN GUDIKOTE., ADVOCATE FOR R4 & R5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENQUIRY NOTICE DATED: 04.11.2025 BEARING NO. DRB- 2/SAM.SAM/DHURU/151/2025-26 AS PER ANNEXURE-J OF THE R-3 DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49015 WP No. 33572 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; 1. Issue writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the enquiry notice dated: 04.11.2025 bearing no. DRB-2/SAM.SAM/DHURU/151/2025-26 as per Annexure-J of the R-3 district registrar of societies 2. Issue an appropriate order declaring that the initiation of enquiry to appoint an administrator under section 27A of the act is one without authority while motion of no-confidence is progressed in the light of principles enunciated in the Apex Court in the case of Vipul Bhai reported in 2015(8) SCC 1. 3. Issue any appropriate writ, order or direction as this Hon’ble Court deem it fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and allow this Writ Petition , in the ends of justice and equity. 2. A memo dated 25.11.2025 has been filed and signed by the learned counsel for the petitioner, which reads as under; Memo The counsel for the petitioners most respectfully submits that the cause of action in the writ petition spent on its own. Hence, the petition does not survive for consideration, in the ends of justice & equity. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49015 WP No. 33572 of 2025 3. Accepting the said memo and submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE SR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 128