- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41921 WP No. 31527 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 31527 OF 2025 (GM-KSR) BETWEEN: GANGA YADAVA SANGHA, A SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE KARNATAKA SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT, 1960, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT: NO.3, 24TH 'A' CROSS, 7TH MAIN ROAD, KARESANDRA, BSK 2ND STAGE, BANGALORE-560 070. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, SRI G BABU, S/O GANGAMANDARI, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS. …PETITIONER (BY SRI CHANDRAKANTH R PATEL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M S BUILDING, BANGALORE-560 001, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, RANGE-2, BANGALORE URBAN DISTRICT, NO.146, "SAHAKARA SOUDHA", 2ND FLOOR, 3RD MAIN ROAD, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41921 WP No. 31527 of 2025 8TH CROSS, MARGOSA ROAD, MALLESHWARAM, BENGALURU-560 003. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI B RAVINDRANATH, AGA FOR R-1 & R-2) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTILCES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A.TO ISSUE WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION QUASHING THE IMPUGNED NOTICE DATED 06.09.2025 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER SANGAHA, BEARING NO. DRB-3/SUM.SUM/DU.AA/34/2022-23 ANNEXURE-N 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. Learned AGA accepts notice for Respondents Nos.1 and 2. 2. The Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs; 1) "To issue writ in the nature of certiorari or any other appropriate writ order or direction quashing the impugned notice dated 06.09.2025 issued by the 2nd Respondent to the Petitioner Sangaha, bearing No. DRB-3/Sum.Sum/Du.Aa/34/2022-23. Annexure-N; 2) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondent No.2 Deputy Registrar of Co- operative societies, to renew the registration of the petitioner Ganga Yadava Sangha under Section 13 of the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, forthwith; - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41921 WP No. 31527 of 2025 3) Grant such other reliefs as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in the interests of justice and equity." 3. What has been challenged is a notice dated 06.09.2025 which has been issued by Respondent No.2. Such a writ petition challenging a notice is not maintainable since admittedly, Respondent No.2 has jurisdiction to issue such a notice. It is up to the Petitioner to reply to the said notice, if it so desires and so advised. 4. Reserving such liberty, the petition stands disposed. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE KTY List No.: 1 Sl No.: 36