- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52960 WP No. 34082 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 34082 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: SRI H R MAHADEV, S/O. LATE RAMEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, WORKING AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/SECRETARY, PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, HALEBEEDU, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 434, NOW UNDER AN ORDER OF SUSPENSION, RESIDING AT HALEBEEDU POST AND VILLAGE, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MELUKOTE HOBLI, MANDYA DISTRICT - 5715 434. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SATISH .K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, M. S. BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA - 571 401. 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, MANDYA DIVISION, MANDYA - 571 401. Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52960 WP No. 34082 of 2025 4. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, PANDAVAPURA SUB - DIVISION, PANDAVPURA - 571 434. 5. PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, HALEBEEDU, PANDAVAPURA TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 434. (REGISTERED UNDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY ACT) …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1-4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950 PRAYING TO A) CALL FOR RECORDS FROM THE RESPONDENT NO. 5 WITH RESPECT THE IMPUGNED RESOLUTION DATED 21/10/2025 OF (ANNEXURE - L) AND B) ISSUE WRIT OR ORDER QUASHING THE IMPUGNED RESOLUTION DATED 21/10/2025 PASSED BY THE 5TH RESPONDENT SOCIETY (ANNEXURE L), IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO PLACING THE PETITIONER UNDER SUSPENSION, UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS, IS CONCERNED AND GRANT ALL CONSEQUENTIAL BENEFITS, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER The petitioner is before this Court seeking for quashing the impugned resolution dated 21.10.2025 passed by respondent No.5 - Society produced as per Annexure-L and to call for records from respondent No.5 with respect to impugned resolution dated 21.10.2025. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52960 WP No. 34082 of 2025 2. Heard Sri. Satish K, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 to 4. Perused the materials on record. 3. Admittedly, there is efficacious statutory remedy available to the petitioner to raise the dispute before the appropriate authority under Section 70(2)(d) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act (for short, 'the KCS Act') 4. Hence, the petition is disposed of as efficacious remedy is available to the petitioner. Liberty is reserved to the petitioner to raise the dispute under Section 70(2)(d) of the KCS Act, in accordance with law, if it is advised to do so. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE PNV - CT:VS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4