- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10333 WP No. 100427 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 100427 OF 2023 (S-RES) BETWEEN: SHRI GOVIND IRAPPA NAIK KOLLIMANE AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. HADEEN, POST: BELAKE, TQ. BHATKAL, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A S PATIL AND SRI. SUHAS K. HOSAMANI, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE DEPT. OF CO-OPERATION, VIDHAN SOUDHA, BENGALURU. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES NO.1, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560052. 3. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, CO-OPERATIVE ADMINSTRATIVE BHAVAN, 2ND FLOOR, JAKEERI HONDA OPP. KHB HERITAGE NEAR RAILWAY OVER BRIDGE BELAGAVI-590001. Digitally signed by V N BADIGER Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10333 WP No. 100427 of 2023 4. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, KARWAR-581301, TQ. KARWAR, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA. 5. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, KARWAR-581301, TQ. KARWAR, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA. 6. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRAMEENA VYAVASAYA SAHAKARI SANGH NI., BELAKE, TQ. BHATKAL, DIST. UTTARA KANNADA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. P.N. HATTI, HCGP FOR R1 TO R5; SRI. LINGESH V. KATTIMANI, ADVOCATE FOR R6) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO I. ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION, TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED COMMUNICATION DATED 07.02.2022 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN NO.RCS/CRD/CAB- 2/201/2021-22 AS PER ANNEXURE-D AND THE RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION PUBLISHED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.6 IN JANA MADHYAMA KANNADA DAILY NEWS PAPER ON 25.06.2022 AS PER ANNEXURE-F.II. ISSUE WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER ORDER OR DIRECTION, DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NO.6 TO NOT TO GO AHEAD WITH THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS PERTAINING TO THE 13 POSTS OF CLERKS IN THE RESPONDENT NO.6 SOCIETY INITIATED PURSUANT TO THE IMPUGNED COMMUNICATION DATED 07.02.2022 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN NO.RCS/CRD/CAB-2/201-2021-22 AS PER ANNEXURE-D AND THE RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION PUBLISHED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.6 IN JANA MADHYAMA KANNADA DAILY NEWS PAPER ON 25.06.2022 AS PER ANNEXURE-F AND ETC.,. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10333 WP No. 100427 of 2023 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: i. Issue Writ of Certiorari or any other order or direction, to quash the impugned communication dated 07.02.2022 issued by the respondent no.2 in No.RCS/CRD/CAB- 2/201/2021-22 as per Annexure-D and the recruitment notification published by the respondent no.6 in Jana Madhyama Kannada daily news paper on 25.06.2022 as per ANNEXURE-F. ii. Issue Writ of Mandamus or any other order or direction, directing the respondents no.6 to not to go ahead with the recruitment process pertaining to the 13 posts of clerks in the respondent no.6 Society initiated pursuant to the impugned communication dated 07.02.2022 issued by the respondent no.2 in no. RCS/CRD/CAB-2/201-2021-22 as per ANNEXURE-D and the recruitment notification published by the respondent no.6 in Jana Madhyama Kannada Daily News Paper on 25.06.2022 as per ANNEXURE-F. iii. Issue any other appropriate Writ or Order or Direction which deems fit to grant by this Hon’ble Court under the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner files a memo, which reads as under: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:10333 WP No. 100427 of 2023 “The counsel appearing for the petitioners in the top noted writ petition, upon instructions of the petitioner, submits that, the petitioner is not interested to prosecute to dispose of the above writ petition and humbly prays this Hon’ble Court to dispose of the above petition as noted pressed. Hence this memo, and same may kindly be taken on record to meet the ends of justice.” 3. The Memo is placed on record. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE VB CT:PA List No.: 1 Sl No.: 149