- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47786 WP No. 25990 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 25990 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: SHARADHI SOUHARDHA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., REGISTERED UNDER CO-OP. SOCIETIES ACT, SRINIVASA COMPLEX MAIN ROAD, BALE HONNURU - 577 112. CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A.M. MAHESHWARAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE, M.S. BUILDING, BANGALORE-1. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE, ALI ASKER ROAD, BANGALORE-560 001 3. THE COMMISSIONER, CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY, K.H. ROAD, BANGALORE-560 027 4. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT, CHICKMAGALUR - 577 101 Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47786 WP No. 25990 of 2025 5. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER AND, RETURNING OFFICER, CHICKMAGALUR SUB-DIVISION, CHICKMAGALUR - 577 101 6. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, D.C.C. BANK LTD., CHICKMAGALUR - 577 101 7. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, CHICKMAGALUR DISTRICT, CHICKMAGALUR - 577 101 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. PRATHIMA HONNAPUR, AAG A/W SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1 TO 5 & 7) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO A) ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.6 BANK TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION OF PETITIONER SOCIETY TO BECOMING THE SHARE HOLDER OF THE BANK AS PER ANNEXURE-B DATED 20-07-2024 TO THE WRIT PETITION, AND B) DIRECTED THE RESPONDENT NO.6 BANK TO APPROVE THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PETITIONER SOCIETY. AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR FURTHER HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47786 WP No. 25990 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate takes notice for respondent Nos.1 to 5 and 7. 2. The petitioner-Souhardha Co-operative Society, Balehonnuru, has filed this writ petition, seeking issuance of writ in the nature of Mandamus, directing respondent No.6 to consider its representation dated 20.07.2024 and approve its membership, produced as per Annexure-B. 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.6 has no objection to allow the petition and direct respondent No.6 to consider the representation. 4. His submission is placed on record. 5. Accordingly, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER (i) The writ petition is allowed. (ii) Respondent No.6-The DCC Bank, Chikmaglur is directed to consider the representation submitted by the petitioner dated 26.06.2024 produced as per - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:47786 WP No. 25990 of 2025 Annexure-B, within ten days from the date of receipt of copy of the order. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE MKM CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 0