- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9399 WP No. 100441 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 30TH DAY OF JULY 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO.100441 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. GANAPATI S/O. GOPALKRISHNA HEGDE, AGE: 42 OCC AGRICULTURE AND BUSINESS, AT: BARAGADDE, POST: NEELAKADA, TQ: KUMTA, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA, PRESIDENT VIVIDDYOSH PRATHAMIK GRAMEEN KRUSHI SAHAKARI SANGH NIYAMIT, BARAGADDE, AT: BARAGADDE, POST: NILKOD, TQ: KUMTA, UTTARAKANNADA DISTRICT, PIN – 581 440. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ P. MUDHOL & SRI. ANAND D. BAGEWADI, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M. S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 560 001. 2. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, KUMATA SUB DIVISION, KUMATA, AT KUMATA DIST UTTAR KANNADA, DIST: UTTARKANNADA, PIN: 581 440. 3. VIVIDDYOSH PRATHAMIK GRAMEEN KRUSHI SAHAKARI SANGH NIYAMIT, BARAGADDE, AT: BARAGADDE, POST: NILKOD, TQ: KUMTA, DIST: UTTARKANNADA, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE, PIN: 581 440. 4. SEETARAM S/O. KRISHNA HEGDE, AGE: 68 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: NILKOD, TQ: KUMTA, DIST: UTTAR KANNADA – 581 440. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. RAMESH B. CHIGARI, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI. VIJAYKUMAR B. HORATTI, ADVOCATE FOR R3; SRI. SOURABH HEGDE, ADVOCATE FOR R4) Digitally signed by ASHPAK KASHIMSA MALAGALADINNI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9399 WP No. 100441 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED PROCEEDINGS/NOTICE DATED 15/1/2025 IN NO. SANE-20/ C/ RSR/ CR/-03/2024-25 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: 1. To Issue writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the impugned proceedings/notice dated 15/1/2025 in no. SANE-20/ C/ RSR/ CR/-03/2024-25 issued by the 2nd respondent vide Annexure-A. 2. To issue any other order, directions as deems fit in the circumstances of the case. 2. What is challenged is the notice dated 15.01.2025 issued by respondent No.2 under Section 29(c) of the Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act, 1959 (for short, ‘KCS Act, 1959’). The petitioner has been given an opportunity to reply to the said notice, which is required to be considered in accordance with the procedure prescribed under Section 29(c) of the KCS Act, 1959. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:9399 WP No. 100441 of 2025 Reserving liberty to the petitioner to submit a reply to the said notice within an extended period of 15 days, the petition stands disposed of. All contentions of the parties are kept open. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE AM/- CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 30