- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41876 WP No. 31836 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 31836 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN: SRI. C R BHASKAR REDDY S/O SRI. C.R. RAMALINGAREDDY AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT SAJJALAVARIPALLI VILLAGE PULGAL POST CHELURU TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. (DIRECTOR, THE PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD., BAGEPALLI – 561 207) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. M.R. RAJAGOPAL. SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. THILAKRAJ S.V, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES SOCIETIES, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE BHAVAN CHIKKABALLAPURA – 562 101. 2. THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES BENGALURU REGION SAHAKARA SOUDHA, MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU -560003. 3. THE RETURNING OFFICER THE PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD., BAGEPALLI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT -561207. Digitally signed by CHANDANA B M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41876 WP No. 31836 of 2025 4. THE MANAGER THE PRIMARY CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD., BAGEPALLI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT -561207. ( THE RESPONDENT NO.4 IS BANK REGISTERED UNDER PROVOISION OF THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959) 5. SRI .K.R. SUDHAKARA REDDY S/O K.M. RAMIREDDY AGED MAJOR R/AT MUDDAREDDIPALLI VILLAGE CHAKAVELU POST CHELURU HOBLI, BAGEPALLI TALUK – 563 124. 6. SRI K.R. MANOHAR S/O K.M. RAMIREDDY AGED MAJOR R/AT MUDAREDDIPALLI VILLAGE CHAKAVELU POST CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TALUK – 563 124. 7. SRI. K.R. VENUGOPAL REDDY S/O K.T. RAMACHANDRA REDDY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT VENKATAREDDYPALLI VILLAGE CHAVELU POST CHELURU TQ, CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST: 563124. 8. SRI. SOMASHEKARA REDDY P.S. S/O SUBBAREDDY P.S. AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS R/AT BUDDLAVARAPALLI VILLAGE CKAVELU POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGAPALLI TQ, CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST: 563 124. 9. SRI. NARAYANAPPA S/O VENKATARAYAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT KOTHURU VILLAGE CKAVELU POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGAPALLI TQ, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT: 563 124. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41876 WP No. 31836 of 2025 10. SRI. B. BABA FAKRUDDIN S/O B BABU SAB AGED MAJOUR R/AT RAMANAPADI VILLAGE PATHAPALYA HOBLI & POST BAGAPALLI TQ, CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT : 561 207. 11. SRI. P.B. BAYYAREDDY S/O LATE BYYAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT YAGAVAPYALAVANDLAPALLI VILLAGE CHAKAVELU POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ, CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST: 563 124. 12. SRI. MUNIYAPPA S/O. MARAPPA AGED ABOUT MAJOR R/AT VENKATESHAPALLI VILLAGE CHAKAVELU POST CHELUR HOBLI, BAGAPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST: 563 124. 13. SRI. CHIKKAVENKATARAYAPPA S/O . BOMMENARAYANAPP AGED MAJOR R/AT VENKATESHAPALLI VILLAGE CHAKAVELU POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST: 563 124. 14. SRI. VENKATARAVANAPPA S/O GANDHI VEMANNA AGED MAJOR R/AT: VENKATESHAPALLI VILLAGE CHAKAVELU POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ, CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST -563 124. 15. SRI. G. CHANDRASHEKAR REDDY S/O G. BALAREDDY AGED MAJOR HOODAVARAPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ, CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST : 563 124. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41876 WP No. 31836 of 2025 16. SRI. K. VENKATAREDDY S/O KONDAREDDY AGED MAJOR HOODAVARAPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST: 563 124. 17. SRI. KASIGANAGULAPPA S/O NARASIHAPPA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT BELALLAMPALLI VILLAGE PULAGEL POST, CHELUR HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST : 563124. 18. SRI. UTHANNA S/O PULLAPPAGARI VENKATARAYAPPA AGED MAJOR R/AT PULAGAL AT & POST CHELUR HOBLI, BAGEPALLI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST : 563 124. 19. SRI K. VISHNUVARDANA S/O K. KRISHNAREDDY AGED MAJOR R/AT HOODAVARAPPALI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST CHELUR HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ, CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST: 563 124. 20. SRI. V.N. REDDAPPA S/O LATE NARAYANAREDDY AGED MAJOR R/AT HOODAVARAPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST: 563 124. 21. SRI. VENKATASHIVAREDDY M.P S/O PAPANNA AGED MAJOR R/AT UDAVARAPALLI VILLAGE R/AT HOODAVARAPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41876 WP No. 31836 of 2025 22. SRI. RAGHUNATHA REDDY S/O BYYAREDDY AGED MAJOR R/AT SAJJALAVARIPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 23. SRI. ESHWARAREDDY P S/O PEDDARAMANNA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT VATRIVANDARAPALLI VILLAGE NAREMADDEPALLI POST CHELURU HOBLI, BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 24. SRI. G. NARASIMHAREDDY S/O LATE CHINNASADDALAGANGIREDDY AGED MAJOR R/AT SAJJALAVARIPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 25. SRI. PAPIREDDY S/O LATE VENKATAREDDY AGED MAJOR R/AT VENTEERAVANDLAPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 26. SRI. BAYYAREDDY S/O VENKATAREDDY AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS R/AT VENTEERAVANDLAPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 27. SRI. GANGI REDDY S/O CHINNAVENKATARAYAPPA AGED MAJOR R/AT MARAVAPALLI VILLAGE CHAKAVELU POST CHELURU HOBLI, BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41876 WP No. 31836 of 2025 28. SRI. RANGAPPA S/O LATE VENKATAPPA AGED ABOUT 85 YEARS R/AT SAJJALAVARIPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 29. SRI. S.R. VENKATAPPA S/O RANGAPPA AGED MAJOR R/AT SAJJALAVARIPALLI VILALGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 30. SMT. JAYAMMA W/O M.N.VENKATARAVANAPPA AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT DESAVALAPALLI (MYAKALAPALLI) VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 31. SRI. PEDDAMUNISWAMY S/O MUNISWAMY NAIK AGED MAJOR R/AT VENKATAREDDIPALLI THANDA CHAKAVELU POST, CHELUR HOBLI BAGEPALLI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST – 561 207. 32. SMT. AMARAMMA W/O NAGARAJ AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS R/AT VENKATESHAPALLI VILLAGE CHAKAVELU POST, CHELUR HOBLI BAGEPALLI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DIST – 561 207. 33. SRI. G. VENKATAPPA S/O LATE GANGULAPPA AGED ABOUT 81 YEARS SAJJALAVARIPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 5561 207. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41876 WP No. 31836 of 2025 34. SRI. SEETHARAM.M. S/O LATE KRISHNAMURTHY AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/AT PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 35. SRI. B.R. VENKATA REDDY S/O CHINNABYYAPPA AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS R/AT RAGIMAKALAPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 36. SRI. K.V. VENKATARAVANAPPA S/O LATE KUKKALA RAMANNA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS R/AT SAJJALAVARAPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 37. SRI. GANGULAPPA S/O LATE YELLAPPA AGED MAJOR R/AT SAJJALAVARAPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 38. SMT. PADMAVATHAMMA W/O LATE VENKATARAVANA AGED MAJOR R/AT SAJJALAVARAPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 39. SMT. LAKSHIDEVAMMA W/O LATE VENKATARAVANA AGED MAJOR R/AT SAJJALAVARAPPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41876 WP No. 31836 of 2025 40. SRI. NARAYANAMMA W/O LATE SRIRAMAPPA AGED MAJOR R/AT SAJJAVARAPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 41. SRI. NARAYANAMMA W/O LATE RAMAPPA AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. 42. SRI. G.VENKATAREDDY S/O GANGULAREDDY AGED MAJOR R/AT DEGAVAPAYALAVARAPALLI VILLAGE CHAKAVELU POST CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT : 561 207. 43. SRI. NARASIMHAREDDY S/O S.B. SUBBIREDDY AGED MAJOR R/AT SAJJALAVARAPALLI VILLAGE PULAGAL POST, CHELURU HOBLI BAGEPALLI TQ CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 124. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI.YOGESH.D.NAYAK, AGA FOR R-1 TO R-3 VIDE ORDER DATED: 23.10.2025 NOTICE TO R-4 TO R-42 ARE D/W, SRI. DEVI PRASAD SHETTY, ADVOCATE FOR C/R-43) THIS W.P IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE ORDER PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO. I DATED 13.10.2025 IN DISPUTE NO DRC/CR-04/2025-26, AS PER ANNEXURE-L. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41876 WP No. 31836 of 2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioner seeks for the following reliefs:- “ a) Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the order passed by the respondent no.1 dated: 13.10.2025 in Dispute No.DRC/CR-04/2025-26, as per ANNEXURE-L b) Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other writ to quash the notice issued by the respondent no.3 i.e., Returning Officer in Sa.A.A.Baa.Palli, C.R/Chune/54/2025-26 dated: 15.10.2025 in which the counting of votes and declaration of results were fixed on 23.10.2025 as per Annexure-K. c) Issue such other appropriate writ, order or direction as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit under the circumstances of the case in the interest of justice & equity.” 2. Heard learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for respondents 1 to 3 and learned counsel for caveator – respondent No.43 and perused the material on record. For the order proposed, notice to respondents 4 to 42 is dispensed with. 3. In addition to reiterating the various contentions urged in the petition and referring to the material on record, learned Senior - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41876 WP No. 31836 of 2025 counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner intends to prefer a statutory appeal against the impugned order at Annexure-L dated 13.10.2025 and consequential notice at Annexure-K dated 15.10.2025, by preferring the statutory appeal under Section 105 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal (for short ‘the KAT’), Bangalore and that the present petition may be disposed of keeping the said impugned order and Notice in abeyance for a stipulated timeframe for the purpose of enabling the petitioner to prefer such an appeal. 4. Per contra, learned AGA for respondents 1 to 3 and learned counsel for caveator – respondent No.43 would jointly submit that the petition is not maintainable in view of availability of equally, efficacious and alternative remedy by way of an appeal before the KAT, Bangalore. However, both the counsel fairly submit that in order to enable the petitioner to prefer a statutory appeal, the impugned order may be kept in abeyance for limited / restricted period. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41876 WP No. 31836 of 2025 5. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances and the joint submissions made by both sides, I deem it just and appropriate to dispose of this petition by issuing certain directions. 6. In the result, I pass the following:- ORDER (i) Petition is hereby disposed of without interfering with the impugned notice at Annexure-K dated 15.10.2025 and impugned order at Annexure-L dated 13.10.2025 and the same are kept in abeyance for a period of three weeks from today. (ii) Liberty is reserved in favour of the petitioner to file statutory appeal along with an application seeking interim relief / order before the KAT, Bangalore, within a period of three weeks from today. (iii) If such an appeal is preferred by the petitioner as stated supra, the KAT, Bangalore, shall consider the application for interim relief sought for by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders on the same within a period of one week from the date on which the petitioner files such an appeal. - 12 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:41876 WP No. 31836 of 2025 (iv) Liberty is reserved in favour of respondent No.43 to enter appearance in the said appeal and contest the appeal as well as the application in accordance with law. (v) It is made clear that the KAT shall consider and pass appropriate orders on the interim application filed by the petitioner without being influenced by the findings and observations, if any, passed in the present order. Sd/- (S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR) JUDGE Srl.