- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25479 WP No. 11485 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 11485 OF 2021 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. G. BUDDAIAH S/O LATE GOVINDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, RESIDING AT THOTADMADAGLU VILLAGE, MIDIGESHI HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK, TUMKUR. 2. SHRINIWAS V, S/O.VENKATARAMANPPA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, RESIDING AT NAGALAPURA, MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 3. JAYANNA S/O LATE BASAVARAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHATHRAPALYA, MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 4. SHRI. SATHYANARAYANA V S/O.VENKATARAYAPPA, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS RESIDING AT THOTADMADAGLU, MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 5. RANGANATH S/O.LATE RAMALINGAPPA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, THOTADMADAGLU, MIDIGESHI HOBLI, Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25479 WP No. 11485 of 2021 6. SHRI. THIMMARAJU S/O VENKATARAVANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHATHRAPALYA, MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 7. SHRI CHENNAPPA S/O NANJUNDAPPA AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, HANUMANTHAPURA, MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 8. SHRI NANJUNDAPPA S/O LATE CHIKKANANJUNDAPPA, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, HANUMANTHAPURA, MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 9. SHRI GURAPPA S/O LATE KONDAYYA, AGED ABAOUT 64 YEARS HANUMANTHAPURA, MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 10. SHRI MADLETAPPA S/O KADARAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS HANUMANTHAPURA, MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 11. SMT LAKSHMIDEVI W/O THIPPESWAMY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS HANUMANTHAPURA, MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 12. SHRI ANJANAPPA S/O HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25479 WP No. 11485 of 2021 RESIDING AT THOTADMADAGLU MIDIGESHI HOBLI 13. SHRI THIMMARAJU S/O.VENKATARAVANAPPA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT CHATHRAPALYA MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 14. SHRI RAMAKRISHNAIAH S/O GOVINDAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS RESIDING AT THOTADMADAGLU, MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 15. SHRI RAMAKRISHNAIAH S/O GOVINDAPPA AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS RESIDING AT THOTADMADAGLU MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 16. GOVINDAPPA S/O DASAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS RESIDING AT HANUMANTHAPURA MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 17. SHRI NARASIMHAMURTHI S/O.ANJINAPPA AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, RESIDING AT THOTADMADAGLU MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 18. SHRI. SHRINIVAS S/O.GOVINDAPPA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS RESIDING AT THOTADMADAGLU MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 19. PRASANNA S/O PUTTANARASAPPA - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25479 WP No. 11485 of 2021 AGED ABOUT 20 YEARS RESIDING AT THOTAMADAGLU, MIDIGESHI HOBLI. 20. SHRI. ERANNA S/O MUDIRAPPA AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS RESIDING AT THOTADMADAGLU , MIDIGESHI HOBLI. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PRASHANTH S H & SRI. SUBRAMANYA, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDARY AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ROOM No.404, 4TH FLOOR, VIKAS SOUDHA, BANGALORE – 560 001. 2. DIRECTORATE OF FISHERIES REPRESENTED BY DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES, 3RD FLOOR, PODIUM BLOCK, V.V.CENTRE, DR.AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 001. 3. REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES REPRESENETED BY REGISTRAR, ALI ASKER ROAD, NEAR RAJ BHAVAN, VASANTH NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 052. 4. SRI. LAKSHMI RANGANATH FISHERIES CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, REGISTERED OFFICE AT HOSAKERE VILLAGE, MIDIGESHI HOBLI, MADHUGIRI TALUK, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25479 WP No. 11485 of 2021 TUMKUR – 572 129 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. HARISH A.S., AGA FOR R1 TO R3; SRI.B.KESHAVA MURTHY ADVOCATE FOR R4) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE R-2 VIDE ANNX-B DATED 20.02.2019 AND CONSEQUENTLY ALSO QUASH THE ISSUANCE OF REGISTRATION BY THE R-3 DTD 1.03.2019 VIDE DATED 01.03.2019 AS PER ANNX-A TO R-4 SOCIETY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioners are before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: i. “Issuing a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction quashing the impugned order passed by the Respondent No.2 Authority in Letter No. DF/FCS/23/2018 dated 26.02.2019 as per Annexure-B dtd.26.02.2019 and consequently also quash the issuance of registration by the Respondent No.3 in Letter No.SaNe-33/Nondani/195/2018-19 dated:01.03.2019 per Annexure-A to Respondent No.4 society. ii. Issue a Writ of Mandamus for re-consideration of the request made by the Petitioner for the formation of the Fisheries Co-operative Society under the name and style of Gangadevi Fisheries Cooperative Society by quashing the Letter No. FCS:13:2019-20 as per Annxure-C rejecting the request letter dated - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25479 WP No. 11485 of 2021 02.06.2018 for formation of Gangadevi Fisheries Co- operative Society. iii. Issue any such appropriate writ, order or direction as deemed fit to be granted by this Hon'ble Court in the facts and circumstances of case by allowing this writ petition with costs in the interests of justice. iv. To award court costs and for such other suitable order as the situation demands in the interest of justice.” 2. A memo dated 11.07.2025 signed by the learned counsel for the petitioners has been filed, which reads as under: “The undersigned counsel for petitioner humbly requests the Hon’ble Court to grant permission to withdraw the petition as the same is rendered infructuous.” 3. Accepting the same, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn. 4. In view of dismissal of the petition, all pending IA’s stand disposed of. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE KTY/List No.: 1 Sl No.: 43