- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52966 WP No. 1550 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. 1550 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. V S NINGEGOWDA S/O SIDDEGOWDA AGED 62 YEARS, 2. GURUSWAMY S/O VANEGOWDA AGED 70 YEARS 3. K S MANOHARA S/O SWAMY GOWDA AGED 41 YEARS 4. S N MANJUNATH S/O D NARAYAN GOWDA AGED 46 YEARS 5. D R RAVI KUMAR S/O RAME GOWDA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS 6. SHANTHA KUMARA S/O B K MAKEGOWDA AGED 69 YEARS 7. SWAMY GOWDA S/O K PUTTE GOWDA AGED 62 YEARS 8. SMT. TARADEVI W/O SHIVABASAPPA AGED 40 YEARS 9. A ANKAIYYA Digitally signed by PRASHANTH N V Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52966 WP No. 1550 of 2025 S/O ANKAIYYA AGED 75 YEARS 10. NARASIMMA NAYAKA S/O VENKATA NAYAKA AGED 55 YEARS 11. THIMME GOWDA S/O RAME GOWDA AGED 60 YEARS NOTE: PETITIONERS AGED ABOVE 60 YEARS DO NOT CLAIMING BENEFIT OF SENIOR CITIZENS ALL PETITIONERS ARE DIRECTORS OF K BETTAHALLI PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 402. AMENDED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED: 22.01.2025 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. DEVI PRASAD SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S.BUILDING DR B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES / DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER (INCHARGE) MANDYA, 1ST CROSS, SUBHASH NAGAR MANDYA - 571 401 3. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES, PANDAVAPURA SUB DIVISION PANDAVPURA - 571 434 4. K BETTAHALLI PRIMARY AGRICULTURE CREDIT COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52966 WP No. 1550 of 2025 PANDAVAPURA TALUK MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 402 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RESPONDENT NO. 3 AND 4 ARE REGISTERED UNDER THE KARNATAKA COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959 AMENDED AS PER COURT ORDER DATED: 22.01.2025. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1-3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DATED 24-12-2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE NO. DRY/A1/XSN/CR-01/2024-25 TO PETITIONER NO.1 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D, THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DATED 24- 12-2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE NO. DRY/A1/XSN/CR- 01/2024-25 TO PETITIONER NO.2 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D1, THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DATED 24-12-2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE NO. DRY/A1/XSN/CR-01/2024-25 TO PETITIONER NO.3 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D2, THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DATED 24-12-2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE NO. DRY/A1/XSN/CR-01/2024-25 TO PETITIONER NO.4 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D3, THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DATED 24-12-2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE NO. DRY/A1/XSN/CR-01/2024- 25 TO PETITIONER NO.5 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D4, THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DATED 24-12-2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE NO. DRY/A1/XSN/CR-01/2024-25 TO PETITIONER NO.6 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D5, THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DATED 24-12-2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE NO. DRY/A1/XSN/CR-01/2024-25 TO PETITIONER NO.7 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D6, THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DATED 24-12-2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE NO. DRY/A1/XSN/CR-01/2024- 25 TO PETITIONER NO.8 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D7, THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DATED 24-12-2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE NO. DRY/A1/XSN/CR-01/2024-25 TO PETITIONER NO.9 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-DB, THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DATED 24-12-2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE NO. DRY/A1/XSN/CR-01/2024-25 20 PETITIONER NO. 10 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D9, THE SHOW CAUSE NOTICE DATED 24-12-2024 ISSUED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE NO. DRY/A1/XSN/CR-01/2024- 25 TO PETITIONER NO.11 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D10. AND ETC., - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52966 WP No. 1550 of 2025 THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING - B GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA ORAL ORDER The petitioners are before this Court seeking issuance of writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the show cause notices dated 24.12.2024 issued to them by respondent No.2 produced as per Annexures-D, D1 to 10. 2. Heard Sri. Deviprasad Shetty, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri. Yogesh D Naik, learned Additional Government Advocate for the respondent Nos.1 to 3. Perused the materials on record. 3. It is stated that even though the show cause notices are dated 24.12.2024, in view of the subsequent developments, no further action was taken on the said show cause notices and now, the fresh election was already held for respondent No.4. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52966 WP No. 1550 of 2025 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners will submit their reply to the show cause notices dated 24.12.2024. 5. In view of the above, I do not find any reason to keep the petition pending. The petitioners are at liberty to reply to the show cause notices dated 24.12.2024 issued to them by respondent No.2, within a reasonable time. 6. Accordingly, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER i) The petition is disposed off. ii) The petitioners are at liberty to reply to the show cause notices dated 24.12.2025 within two weeks from today. SD/- (M G UMA) JUDGE PNV CT:VS List No.: 2 Sl No.: 14