- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25169 WP No. 17303 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 17303 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. REKHA. M. W/O RAGHAVENDRA S.L AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS RESIDING AT WARD NO.31, BUKKAPATNA ROAD, SAPTHAGIRI BADAVANE, SIRA TOWN, 572 137, TUMKUR DISTRICT. 2. ASHOK G. S/O GOPALAPPA.D AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDING AT WARD NO. 8, KALIDASANAGAR, SIRA TOWN- 572 137 TUMKUR DISTRICT …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. T DADAKHALANDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES URBAN BANK, CELL NO.1, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU – 560 052. 2. N.R. SANNAPPAIAH RETURNING OFFICER Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25169 WP No. 17303 of 2025 THE TOWN CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD MAIN ROAD, SIRA - 572 137 TUMKUR DISTRICT 3. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER / SECRETARY THE TOWN CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD MAIN ROAD, SIRA 572 137, TUMKUR DISTRICT (REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF KCS ACT 1959) 4. SMT.PADMA G W/O M.N. RAJU DIRECTOR OF THE TOWN CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD MAIN ROAD, SIRA - 572 137 TUMKUR DISTRICT RESIDING AT SOPPINAHATTI, SIRA TOWN, TUMKUR DISTRICT 5. RAMESH R S/O. B.K. RANGANATH AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS DIRECTOR NO. 3 AND 4 ARE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE TOWN CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD MAIN ROAD, SIRA 572 137 TUMKUR DISTRICT ALSO R/AT AREHALLI, RATNASANDRA POST, SIRA TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT-572137 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH.D.NAIK, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-DIRECTING 1ST RESPONDENT TO DISPOSE OF THE DISPUTE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE TIME FRAME OF 4 MONTHS WHICH IS PENDING. BEFORE 1ST RESPONDENT AUTHORITY IN DISPUTE - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25169 WP No. 17303 of 2025 BEARING NO. UBC-3/1923/2024-25 VIDE ANNEXURE-A. AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, 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) “Writ of mandamus directing 1st respondent to dispose of the dispute as early as possible within the time frame of 4 months which is pending before 1st respondent authority in dispute bearing No. UBC-3/1923/ 2024-25 vide Annexure 'A'. ii) pass such other order/s as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice and equity.” 2. By way of dispute bearing No.UBC-3/1923-2024-2025 at Annexure-A, the petitioners have challenged the results declared on 16.02.2025. 3. In terms of Sub-Section (5) of Section 71 of the Karnataka Co-Operative Societies Act, 1959,(hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’ for short) the dispute is required to be decided within a period of twelve months excluding the period of stay granted by the Court, if any. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25169 WP No. 17303 of 2025 4. If that be so, no direction could be issued by way of a mandamus for the disposal of the same within a timeframe of four months as sought for by the petitioners. The concerned Authority would have to comply with Sub-Section (5) of Section 71 of the Act. No grounds being made. The writ petition stands dismissed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE KTY List No.: 2 Sl No.: 3