- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27304 WP No. 10820 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 10820 OF 2025 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. BHUVANESHWARI FISHER'S CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT P. G THANGAVELU, A REGISTERED SOCIETY, REGISTERED UNDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT, SITUATED AT, PEDDANNANAPALYA, KUDALUR POST, HANUR TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR DISTRICT - 571 444. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K RAVISHANKAR., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FISHERIES, NO.3, PODIUM BLOCK, VISHWESHWARA TOWER, M.S. BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. THE DIRECTOR, THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF FISHERIES, NO.3, PODIUM BLOCK, VISHWESHWARA TOWER, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND FISHERIES, ROOM NO.221 Digitally signed by PRAKASH N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27304 WP No. 10820 of 2025 ZILLLADALITHA BHAVAN, CHAMARAJANAGAR, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT - 571 111. 4. THE ASST. DIRECTOR OF FISHERIES KOLLEGALA TALUK, CHAMARAJANAGAR, CHAMARAJANAGARA DISTRICT - 571 440. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. SHAMANTH NAIK, HCGP) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 06.03.2025 SUBMITTED ON 25.03.2025 TO THE R-3 (PRODUCED VIDE ANNX-G1) AND ALSO THE REPRESENTATION DTD. 01.04.2025 SUBMITTED TO THE R-2 (PRODUCED VIDE ANNX-H) TO THE WRIT PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FRESH MATTERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Learned Additional Government Advocate accepts notice for the respondents. 2. The petitioner has sought for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the representation dated 06.03.2025 and 25.03.2025 produced at Annexure-G and G1 and also representation dated 01.04.2025 submitted to the second respondent at Annexure-H. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27304 WP No. 10820 of 2025 3. The petitioner has sought not to permit registration of new Cooperative Societies if it is against the directions of the Government Order dated 13.08.2013 produced at Annexure-D. 4. Learned Additional Government Advocate upon instructions submits that the said representation would be considered and appropriate orders would be passed. 5. Noticing the stand of the respondents, the petition is disposed off directing the respondents to dispose off the representation within a period of six weeks from today taking note of the Government Order referred to above. 6. Accordingly, the petition is disposed off. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE NP