- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17474 WP No. 109373 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 109373 OF 2025 (GM-CON) BETWEEN: 1. SHRI. SUDEEPGOUDA S/O. BASANAGOUDA PATIL, THE CHAIRMAN OF SHRI VISHWAGURU BASAVANNA CO OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY NIYAMIT, AGE: 62 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, ADDRESS: ITAGI, TAL: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 112. 2. SHRI NARASIMHA S/O. KRISHNAJI BETAGERI, THE CEO/SECRETART OF SHRI VISHWAGURU BASAVANNA CO OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY NIYAMIT, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, ADDRESS ITAGI, TAL: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 112. … PETITIONERS (BY SRI. VIDYASAGAR PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SHRI. VIJAY S/O. VEERABHADRAPPA BADIGER, AGE: 74 YEARS, OCC: RETRED, R/O: ITAGI VILLAGE, TAL: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 112. 2. SHRI. VISHWAGURU BASAVANNA CO OPERATIVE CREDIT SOCIETY NIYAMIT ITAGI, TAL: KHANAPUR, DIST: BELAGAVI – 591 112, R/BY ITS CHAIRMAN SHRI. BASAVARJ S/O. KALAPPA BADIGER, R/O: ITAGI, TQ. KHANAPUR, DIST. BELAGAVI. … RESPONDENTS THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT DIRECTING TO QUASH/SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT/ORDER PASSED BY HON’BLE DISTRICT CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, BELAGAVI IN CONSUMER COMPLAINT NO. 189/2021 DATED 27/07/2022 (PRODUCED AND MARKED AS ANNEXURE- A) INSOFAR AS PETITIONERS ARE CONCERNED AND ETC., RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Date: 2025.12.09 11:55:19 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17474 WP No. 109373 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA) 1. The petitioners are before this Court seeking the following prayer: “A. Issue a Writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ directing to quash/set aside the Impugned Judgment/order passed by Hon’ble District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Belagavi in Consumer Complaint No. 189/2021 dated 27/07/2022 (produced and marked as Annexure-A) insofar as petitioners are concerned. B. Pass any such other order/s or Direction/s or any other relief this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the interest of Justice.” 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that in the event an appeal should be preferred to the State Forum, statutory deposit has to be made. The petitioners are the employees who have resigned, the respondent who has now suffered an order, therefore they are not liable to pay anything, is his submission. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:17474 WP No. 109373 of 2025 3. The said submission can be projected before the State Forum as well. It is for the State Forum to consider whether the petitioners should be directed to deposit or not. 4. For the aforesaid observations, the petition stands disposed. Sd/- (M.NAGAPRASANNA) JUDGE VNP/CT-ASC List No.: 1 Sl No.: 65