- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39533 WP No. 30027 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA WRIT PETITION NO. 30027 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. ANIL KUMAR .B., SON OF BANDIGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, PRESIDENT OF BIDAR HOSAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (R), MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 428 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P.M. SIDDAMALLAPPA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVES SOCIETIES, BANGALORE - 560 001 2. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, MANDYA SUB-DIVISION, MANDYA DISTRICT, MANDYA - 571 401 3. THE SECRETARY, BIDAR HOSAHALLI MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (R), MADDUR TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 428 4. SRI. G.V. MUTHURAJU, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES SUPERVISOR, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR CO-OPERATIVE Digitally signed by SWAPNA V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39533 WP No. 30027 of 2025 SOCIETIES OFFICE, MANDYA SUB- DIVISION, MANDYA - 571 401 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1 & 2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, MANDYA SUB-DIVISION, MANDYA IN ITS ORDER DATED 15.09.2025, VIDE REFERENCE NO. AR39/VANE/P R- 83/2025-26 ORDER TO APPOINT ST. GV MUTHURAJU. SECRETARY, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES SUPERVISOR, ASSISTANT REGISTRAR CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES MANDYA SUB-DIVISION, MANDYA FOR A PERIOD OF AND MONTHS AND DIRECTED TO TAKE OVER THE CHARGE OF THE SOCIETY AND TO CONDUCT FRESH ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOCIETY AND TO NANDOVER THE CHARGE TO THE NEWLY ELECTED BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PER ANNEXURE-D AS SUCH, THE IMPUGNED ENDORSEMENT ANNEXURE-D AND ETC., THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate for respondent Nos.1 and 2 submits that the petition itself is not maintainable as the petitioner is having efficacious remedy of approaching - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:39533 WP No. 30027 of 2025 the Registrar of Co-operative Society under Section 106(e)(1) of the Co-operative Society Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner has no objection to approach the Registrar of co-operative society. Hence, the petition is dismissed with liberty to approach the Registrar of co-operative society in accordance with law. Sd/- (M G UMA) JUDGE BH CT:VS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19