- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54447 WP No. 38338 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 38338 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SRI NAGARAJ G S/O GOPAL REDDDY V., AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, RESIDING AT OOLAVADI VILLAGE, NEAR GOVT. SCHOOL, CHIKKABALLAPUR KARNATAKA 563125. &PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.R. RAJAGOPAL, SR. COUNSEL FOR SRI. THILAKRAJ S.V., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIEITES BENGALURU REGION, NO.146, 3RD FLOOR, SAHAKARA SOUDHA, Digitally signed by KIRAN KUMAR R Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54447 WP No. 38338 of 2025 8TH CROSS, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560003. 2. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK, KOLAR AND CHIKKABALLAPUR, KOLAR-563101. 3. THE MANAGER, KOLAR AND CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OPERATIVE BANK, DCC BANK ROAD, KOLAR-563101. &RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA FOR R1) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO- QUASH THE ORDER OF SUSPENSION DATED 27.11.2025 IN NO. MU KAA NI. AA 5945-51/2025-26 AS PER ANNX-D PASSED BY THE R2 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ******* CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54447 WP No. 38338 of 2025 ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition challenging the order of suspension dated 27.11.2025 passed by respondent No.2. 2. Admittedly, the petitioner is an employee of respondent No.3. It is submitted by the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner that respondent No.3 is registered under the provisions of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 (hereinafter called as, 8the Act of 19599). 3. The petitioner is required to raise a dispute under Section 70 of the Act of 1959. However, the petitioner, without exhausting the equal, effective and efficacious remedy, has approached the Writ Court. As such, the writ petition filed by the petitioner cannot be entertained. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54447 WP No. 38338 of 2025 5. However, liberty is reserved to the petitioner to raise a dispute under Section 70 of the Act of 1959 before the appropriate forum, if so desired. 6. Registry is directed to return the certified copy of the impugned order to the petitioner, after retaining a photocopy of the same. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE RK CT:KHV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14