- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29803 WP No. 22919 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 22919 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: SMT. PARVATHAMMA W/O THAMMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, R/AT KURUBARAHALLI VILLAGE, LAKYA HOBLI, CHIKKAMAGALLURU TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577101 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATHESWAR J., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION 6TH FLOOR, M.S. BUILDING. DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560001 BY ITS ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY 2. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, CHIKKAMAGALURU SUB-DIVISION, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577101. 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, K.M. ROAD, NEAR PANCHAYATH OFFICE, OPPOSITE FIRE STATION, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT-577101. 4. THE KURUBARAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., KURUBARAHALLI, Digitally signed by SUMA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29803 WP No. 22919 of 2025 CHIKKAMAGALURU TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT - 577101. REPT. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (RESPONDENT NO. 3 SOCIETY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF KARNATAKA COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, 1959). …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT ADVOCATE FOR RESPONDENT NOS.1 TO 3; VIDE ORDER DATED 01.08.2025, NOTICE TO RESPONDENT NO.4 IS DISPENSED WITH) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT BEARING THE NO.DRC/DAVA/APPEAL/106/2024-25 DATED 17.03.2025 ISSUED BY 3RD RESPONDENT AT ANNEXURE-A AS BAD, ILLEGAL, ARBITRARY, WHIMSICAL, INCOMPETENT AND WITHOUT JURISDICTION AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. NATARAJ ORAL ORDER The petitioner, an employee of the respondent No.4 has filed this petition challenging an order dated 17.03.2025 passed by the respondent No.3 returning the appeal filed by her, challenging an order passed under Section 68 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 (henceforth referred to as ‘the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29803 WP No. 22919 of 2025 Act of 1959’ for short), on the ground that it was belatedly filed. 2. The petitioner contends that she filed an appeal before respondent No.3 challenging an order passed under Section 68 of the Act, 1959. As the appeal was filed belatedly, therefore she filed an application for condonation of delay and hence, it was incumbent upon the respondent No.3 to consider the application and dispose off the same. She contends that the provisions of Section 5 of the Limitation Act, was applicable to an appeal before the respondent No.3 against the order passed under Section 68 of the Act of 1959. Therefore, the respondent No.3 without entertaining the application for condonation of delay, could not have returned the appeal to the petitioner on the ground that it was filed belatedly. Nonetheless, the respondent No.3 passed the impugned order returning the appeal. 3. The learned Additional Government Advocate who has accepted notice does not dispute the fact that provisions of Section 5 of the Limitation Act is applicable to an appeal before the respondent No.3. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29803 WP No. 22919 of 2025 4. In view of the above, the writ petition deserves to be disposed off, and accordingly the respondent No.3 is directed to consider the application filed by the petitioner for condonation of delay and if the delay is condoned, the respondent No.3 shall consider the appeal and dispose it off on merits and in accordance with law. 5. The learned Additional Government Advocate is permitted to file a memo of appearance within ten days. Sd/- (R. NATARAJ) JUDGE BKN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 14