- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11104-DB WA No. 1739 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH WRIT APPEAL NO. 1739 OF 2024 (S-RES) BETWEEN: 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BANGALORE MILK UNION LIMITED, DR.M.H.MARI GOWDA ROAD, D.R.COLLEGE POST BANGALORE - 560 029. …APPELLANT (BY SRI. SANJEEV B L, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. VIJAYARAGHAVACHAR AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, S/O LATE G.N.GOPALACHAR, R/AT NO.8, 1ST CROSS, MUKAMBIKA EXTENSION, SHANTHINAGAR, DODDABALLAPUR - 561 203. 2. SIDENUR B.N, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, S/O NINGAPPA, R/AT NO.2689, BRAHMAGIRI, BEHIND CANARA BANK, BEGUR ROAD, BEGUR, BANGALORE - 560 068. Digitally signed by SREEDHARAN BANGALORE SUSHMA LAKSHMI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11104-DB WA No. 1739 of 2024 3. ANANTHAPADMANABHA RAO N.V, AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, S/O LATE H.N.VENKATAKRISHNA, R/AT NO.5, VASISTA APARTMENT UTTARAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 061. 4. NANJUNDAIAH.D, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS S/O LATE V.S.DEVE GOWDA, R/AT NO.21, VANDARAGUPPE, G.S.F. POST, CHANNAPATNA TALUK. 5. AFSURULLA KHAN, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, W/O. LATE SHAIK HYDER R/AT NO.80, 5TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN TIPPU NAGAR, MYSORE ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 018. 6. ASWATH REDDY.G, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, S/O LATE GOVINDA REDDY, R/AT.683, 5TH CROSS, SHANTHINAGARA, DODDABALLAPURA - 561 203. 7. VASANTH H.D, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS S/O. DHARANENDRANATH R/AT NO.476, 6TH MAIN OPP.BBMP OFFICE, MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT, BANGALORE - 560 086. 8. PRAKASH.S AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O LATE R.SHIVAIAH R/AT NO.20/1, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11104-DB WA No. 1739 of 2024 5TH CROSS, B.K.NAGAR, YESHWANTHPUR, BANGALORE - 560 022. 9. RAMACHANDRA RAO V.R, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, S/O S.VITTAL RAO, R/AT NO.64, “YESHASWINI” 6TH CROSS, 5TH MAIN, SRINIDHI LAYOUT, KONAKUNTE, BANGALORE - 560 062. 10. UMADEVI B.R, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS W/O S. SATHYANARAYANA, R/AT NO.9, KSR LAYOUT, DEVARACHIKKANAHALLI, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 032. 11. NAGARATHNA B.M, AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS W/O D.M.NARASIMHA MURTHY, R/AT NO.9, 17TH CROSS, KANAKANAGARA, R.T.NAGAR POST, BANGALORE - 560 032. 12. MUNI REDDY.M, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, S/O MUNISWAMY REDDY, R/AT NO.627, GOWRI NILAYA, SARJAPURA ROAD, ATTIBELE - 562 107. 13. RAGHU.R, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, S/O RAMA SWAMY, R/AT NO.1376, SAI SANDANA, BEHIND GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, BEGUR, BANGALORE - 560 068. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11104-DB WA No. 1739 of 2024 14. KRISHNA N AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, S/O NARAYANASWAMY, R/AT NO.898, 9TH MAIN BEML LAYOUT, R.R.NAGAR BANGALORE - 560 029. 15. THIMME GOWDA K.P, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, S/O LATE PUTTASWMAY, R/AT NO.73, C.K.STREET, PALACE GUTTAHALLI, BANGALORE - 560 003. 16. KRISHNA MURTHY.S, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, S/O LATE SIRIYAPPA, R/AT NO.2911, 13TH MAIN , 'D' BLOCK, 2ND STAGE, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 010. 17. DASHARATHA.M, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, S/O LATE K.MALLE GOWDA, R/AT NO.1375, SHREE KODILINGESHWARA NILAYA, BEHIND BEGUR GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOL, NANJUNDAIAH LAYOUT, BEGUR, BANGALORE - 560 068. 18. NARAYAN SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, S/O LATE CHELUVE GOWDA, R/AT NO.E-7, BANGALORE DAIRY COLONY, D.R.POST, DR.M.H.MARIGOWDA ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 029. 19. MANJUNATHAIAH K.S, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, S/O LATE K.SANNAPPA, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11104-DB WA No. 1739 of 2024 R/AT NO.04, 5TH CROSS, BDA, OPPOSITE MOTHER THEREASA CONVENT, HULIMAVU, BANNERGHATTA ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 029. 20. SRINIVASA.R, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, S/O CHIKKASEETHAPPA, R/AT NO.35/17K, 15T BLOCK, 13TH CROSS, RAJAJINAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 010. 21. ASHOK KUMAR.V, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, S/O VEDAMURTHY. H, NO.65, 3RD CROSS, VIDYARANYA NAGAR, MAGADI ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 023. 22. BETTE GOWDA M T AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, S/O LATE THIMME GOWDA, R/AT NO.9/13, 2ND CROSS, K.V.LAYOUT, 4TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 011. 23. MAHADEVAPPA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, S/O LATE K.B.BASAPPA, R/AT NO.204, 1ST FLOOR, 17TH CROSS, 35TH 'A' MAIN, 6TH PHASE, J.P.NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 078. 24. MALLIKARJUNA SWAMY.M, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11104-DB WA No. 1739 of 2024 S/O LATE D.MADAIAH, R/AT NO.19 'B', DAIRY OFFICERS QUARTERS, DR.M.H.MARIGOWDA ROAD, D.R.COLLEGE POST, BANGALORE - 560 029. 25. SUBHASHINI DEVIL.B, AGED ABOUT 67 YEARS, W/O C.LINGAPPA, R/AT NO.202, CHAMUNDI EMERALD APARTMENT, 7TH CROSS, BTM LAYOUT, STAGE, N.S.PALYA, BANGALORE - 560 076. 26. SHIVAKUMAR G.S, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, S/O LATE SHIVALINGAIAH, R/AT NO.819, 11TH CROSS, 35TH MAIN, J.P.NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 078. 27. NAGARAJU.K, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, S/O KAMAIAH, R/AT 259/3, 1 1ST MAIN ROAD 5TH CROSS, VENKATAPURA EXTENSION, KORAMANGALA, BANGALORE - 560 034. 28. RAMAIAH T AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O THIMMANNA, R/AT NO.72, BDA LAYOUT, AMRUTHA VIDYALAYA ROAD, MARIYAPPANAPALYA, BEHIND RAJESHWARI HOSPITAL, BANGALORE - 560 056. 29. VARADARAJU B.A - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11104-DB WA No. 1739 of 2024 AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, S/O LATE B.S.ANDANI GOWDA, R/AT NO.75/1, 2ND CROSS, 2ND MAIN, GANGANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 032. 30. ANNE GOWDA H.T, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, S/O LATE THAMMAPPA GOWDA, R/AT NO.403, 1ST CROSS, 1ST FLOOR, B.H.C.S. LAYOUT, UTTARAHALLI MAIN ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 061. 31. DAYANIDHI D.B, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, S/O LATE D.BASAPPA, R/AT NO.2248, 1ST MAIN ROAD, DR.RADHAKRISHNA ROAD, S.S.PURAM, TUMKUR - 572 102. 32. NAGARAJU H.N, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, S/O H.M.NANJAPPA R/AT NO.18, VIVEKANADA NAGAR, MAGADI MAIN ROAD, NEAR ROTARY HOSPITAL, RAMANAGAR DISTRICT AND TOWN. 33. ESHWAR K.A.S, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, S/O LATE KALLABASAVAIAH, R/AT NO.49, 1ST FLOOR, 1ST 'C' MAIN, 2ND BLOCK, 2ND STAGE, NAGARABHAVI, BANGALORE - 560 072. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11104-DB WA No. 1739 of 2024 34. THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, MULTI STOREYED BUILDING, DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 001. 35. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, (INDUSTRIES AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY) NO.1, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BANGALORE - 560 052. 36. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION LTD., DR.M.H.MARI GOWDA ROAD, BANGALORE – 560 029. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. K B NARAYANA SWAMY, ADVOCATE R1 – R33; SRI. M N SUDEV HEGDE, AGA FOR R34 & R35; SRI. PRASHANTH B R, ADVOCATE FOR R36) THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 06.08.2024, PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE ON IA No-1/2024 IN WP No-13524/2012 C/w WP No-8864/2012 AND ETC., THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S RACHAIAH - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11104-DB WA No. 1739 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH) 1. The present intra Court appeal has been filed impugning the order dated 06.08.2024 passed by the learned single judge on I.A No.1/2024 in W.P No.13524/2012 C/w W.P No.8864/2012. 2. The parties are referred to as per their ranking before the writ Court for the sake of convenience. 3. The petitioners are the retired employees of the respondent No.3 - Bangalore Milk Union Limited, a Co- operative Society in which the State Government has a major stake. An Expert Committee constituted by the Bangalore Milk Union Limited, vide its report dated 25.06.2011, recommended the grant of pay scale to those of the Accounts Assistants, Grade-II/III who had possessed a degree between the period from 05.03.1982 to 01.01.1986. This recommendation was placed before the Board of Directors of the Bangalore Milk Union Ltd., and the Board accepted the recommendation of the Expert Committee on 30.06.2011. The Joint Registrar Co- - 10 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11104-DB WA No. 1739 of 2024 operative Societies (for short 'JRCS') was also a member to the Board. 4. Despite the acceptance by the Board, the said recommendation was not being implemented in respect of the Accounts Assistants in Grade-II/III (petitioners) who were working in Karnataka Milk Federation. 5. The petitioners, therefore, filed the writ petitions for implementation of the recommendation and approval given by the Registrar for implementing the Board resolution. The learned Single Judge after noticing all these facts, by the impugned order had set aside the order passed by the Joint Registrar Co-operative Society whereby he revoked the Board resolution for implementing the recommendation of the Expert Committee and directed the respondent No.3 to implement the recommendation with effect from 01.12.2010 6. The learned counsel for the appellant/respondent No.3 submits that the financial liability in implementing the decision of the Board is around Rs.2.5 crores. - 11 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:11104-DB WA No. 1739 of 2024 7. Once the Board itself has accepted the recommendation and it was approved by the Registrar, Co-operative Society, now turning back from implementing the recommendation on the ground that it involves a financial outlay of Rs.2.5 crores is not justified. We find no reason to interfere with the impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge. As we find no merit in the case, we dismiss the writ petition. In view of the dismissal of this writ appeal, pending IA’s, if any, stands disposed of. Sd/- (D K SINGH) JUDGE Sd/- (S RACHAIAH) JUDGE UN List No.: 2 Sl No.: 6