- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8124 WP No. 2917 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 2917 OF 2026 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. K C ANNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, PRESIDENT, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO. 11, 1ST MAINROAD, 5TH CROSS, BEHIND VARUN MOTORS, DEFENCE COLONY, BENGALURU-560073 2. SRI. BHEEMA RAO V, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, VICE- PRESIDENT, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO.10, GANGOTHRI, 7TH F MAIN ROAD, 19TH A CROSS ROAD, BEHIND MURALI TAKIES, MUTHYALANAGARA, BENGALURU-560054. 3. SRI. BASAVARAJA M N AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO.47, 2ND FLOOR, N S IYYANAGAR STREET, SESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU-560020 Digitally signed by SHILPABAI S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8124 WP No. 2917 of 2026 4. SRI. SRINIVASA.N, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO.69, 11TH CROSS, 2ND STAGE, NGEF LAYOUT, NAGARABHAVI, BANGALORE-560072. 5. SRI. RAJU K G, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO.7, 5TH CROSS, 4TH B MAIN ROAD, CHANDANALAYOUT, SUNKADAKATTE, BENGALURU-560091. 6. SRI. VENKATESH AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO.272, NEW NO.562/3, 1ST MAIN ROAD, 1ST CROSS, HIG COLONY, RMV 2ND STAGE, DOLLARS COLONY, BENGALURU-560094. 7. SRI. MANJUNATH K S, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO.16, 1ST G H LAYOUT, 3RD BLOCK, JAYANAGARA, BENGALURU-560011 8. SRI. SHASHIDHAR P G, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8124 WP No. 2917 of 2026 DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO. 1034, 14TH CROSS, 9TH MAIN, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, GKVK POST, BANGALORE-560065 9. SRI. BALAKRISHNA KUMAR B AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY NO.54/7, 2ND CROSS, 5TH B MAIN ROAD, NRI LAYOUT, RAMAMURTHYNAGARA, BENGALURU-560016 10. SRI. YATHEESH. R, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO.288, 17TH CROSS, 32ND MAIN, 6TH STAGE, JP NAGAR, BANGALORE-560078 11. SRI. HANUMANTHAPPA H AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, SHAERISTEDAR (RETD), NO.540, NEAR BAIP OFFICE, SHARADANAGARA, TIPTUR TOWN, TUMKUR DISTRICT 12. SMT.BHAGYA. T, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8124 WP No. 2917 of 2026 EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO.119/40, SRI LALITHA VAIBHAVA NILAYA, SHIVU LAYOUT, BENGALURU UNIVERSITY ROAD, MARIYAPPANA PALYA, BENGALURU-560056 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. PRABHULING K NAVADGI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. MANJUNATHA REDDY N., ADV.) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION REPTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY M.S.BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560 001 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN KARNATAKA, NO. 1, ALI ASKER ROAD, BENGALURU-560052 3. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF CO-OP SOCIETIES (H AND M), NO. 1, OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN KARNATAKA, ALI-ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU-560 052 4. THE KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD., HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NO. 178, II FLOOR, CENTRAL SQUARE PLAT FORM ROAD, SHESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU-560020. REPTED BY ITS SECRETARY 5. PANKAJA S., W/O. KRISHNA KUMAR B A, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8124 WP No. 2917 of 2026 AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, WORKING AS ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (SS), FF-59B, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU-560001 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D NAIK, AGA FOR R1 TO R3, SRI. P ANAND, ADV. FOR R4, SRI. GURUPRASAD HEGDE, ADV. FOR R5) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO (A) QUASH THE ORDER BEARING NO.HSG-3/114/HHS/2024-25 DATED 01-12- 2025 PASSED BY THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (H AND M), BENGALURU I.E., THE RESPONDENT NO.3, VIDE ANNEXURE-V. (B) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE NOTICE BEARING NO.HSG-2/94/HHS/2025-26, NO.HSG- 2/95/HHS/2025-26, NO.HSG-2/96/HHS/2025-26, NO.HSG- NO.HSG-2/98/HHS/2025-26, NO.HSG-2/99/HHS/2025-26, NO.HSG-2/100/HHS/2025-26, 2/101/HHS/2025-26, NO.HSG- 2/102/HHS/2025-26, NO.HSG-2/103/HHS/2025-26, NO.HSG- 2/104/HHS/2025-26, NO.HSG-2/105/HHS/2025-26 AND NO.HSG-2/106/HHS/2025-26, VIDE ANNEXURE-AA, AA1 TO AA11, ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8124 WP No. 2917 of 2026 ORAL ORDER The petitioners filed this petition seeking the quashing of the order dated 01.12.2025 passed by the Additional Registrar of Co-operative Societies (H and M), Bengaluru i.e., respondent No.3 vide Annexure-V and also seeking the quashing of the notices dated 16.01.2026 vide Annexures-AA, AA1 to AA11. 2. Sri. Prabhuling K.Navadgi, the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners submits that, the petitioners, aggrieved by the order passed by respondent No.3 vide Annexure-V, filed an appeal before the Appellate Authority. He submits that, the Appellate Authority has not passed any order on the appeal filed by the petitioners. He submits that, a direction be issued to the Appellate Authority to dispose of the appeal within a time bound manner and he also submits that, a liberty be reserved to the petitioners to submit replies to the notices dated 16.01.2026 vide Annexures-AA, AA1 to AA11. Accordingly, he prays to dispose of the writ petition. - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8124 WP No. 2917 of 2026 3. As the petitioners, aggrieved by the order dated 01.12.2025 vide Annexure-V, preferred an appeal before the Appellate Authority and the Appellate Authority has not passed any order on the interlocutory application to stay the execution and operation of Annexure-V, it would be proper if a direction is issued to the Appellate Authority to consider the application for stay of operation and execution of Annexure-V. 4. In view of the above discussion, I proceed to pass the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is disposed of; ii. The Appellate Authority is directed to dispose of the application for stay of execution and operation of Annexure-V within 15 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. iii. A liberty is reserved to the petitioners to reply to the notices vide Annexures-AA, AA1 to AA11 within 8 days from today and thereafter, respondent No.3 is directed to consider the - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:8124 WP No. 2917 of 2026 reply and pass the appropriate orders in accordance with law within 2 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the replies; iv. All the contentions of the parties are kept open; v. The Appellate Authority, before passing any order on the application for stay, shall hear the petitioners and respondent No.5; vi. Pending application(s) in this petition, if any, shall stand disposed of. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE PA List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4