- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14761 WP NO.8291 OF 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.8291 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 MAIN ROAD, 5TH CROSS, BEHIND VARUN MOTORS, DEFENCE COLONY, BENGALURU - 560 073. 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 - 560 054. 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 - 560 020. Digitally signed by CHAYA S A Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14761 WP NO.8291 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, BENGALURU - 560 072. 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 - 560 091. 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, H.I.G. COLONY, RMV 2ND STAGE, DOLLARS COLONY, BENGALURU - 560 094. 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 - 560 011. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14761 WP NO.8291 OF 2026 8. SRI. SHASHIDHAR P.G. AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO.1034, 14TH CROSS, 9TH MAIN, JUDICIAL LAYOUT, G.K.V.K. POST, BENGALURU - 560 065. 9. SRI. BALAKRISHNA KUMAR B. AGE: MAJOR, DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO.54/7, 2ND CROSS, 5TH 'B' MAIN ROAD, N.R.I. LAYOUT, RAMAMURTHYNAGARA, BENGALURU - 560 016. 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, J.P. NAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 078. 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. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14761 WP NO.8291 OF 2026 12. SMT. BHAGYA T. AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, DIRECTOR, KARNATAKA STATE JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES HOUSE BUILDING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, NO.119/40, SRI. LALITHA VAIBHAVA NILAYA, SHIVU LAYOUT, BENGALURU UNIVERSITY ROAD, MARIYAPPANA PALYA, BENGALURU - 560 056. …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. ASHOK HARANAHALLI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. MANJUNATHA REDDY N., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, REP. 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 - 560 052. 3. THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE 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, - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14761 WP NO.8291 OF 2026 SHESHADRIPURAM, BENGALURU - 560 020. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY. 5. SMT. PANKAJA S. W/O KRISHNA KUMAR.B.A., R/AT NO.30, 2ND CROSS, HARIKUMAR GARDEN, MANJUNATHANAGAR, BAGALAGUNTE, BENGALURU - 560 073. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1 TO R4; SMT. PANKAJA S., PARTY-IN-PERSON/RESPONDENT NO.5) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ORDER BEARING NO.HSG-3/114/HHS/2024-25 DATED 01ST DECEMBER, 2025 PASSED UNDER SECTION 68 OF THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVES SOCIETIES ACT, 1959 BY THE RESPONDENT NO.3-ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETIES VIDE ANNEXURE-T; QUASH THE ORDER DATED 02ND MARCH, 2026 PASSED IN APPEAL NO.RCS/DAP/D1/24/2025-26 BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2- REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES VIDE ANNEXURE-AE AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE INTERIM APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONERS PENDING DISPOSAL OF THE STATUTORY APPEAL BEFORE THE RESPONDENT NO.2; AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH ORAL ORDER In this petition, petitioners are challenging the order dated 01st December, 2025 (Annexure-T) passed by the respondent No.3 under Section 68 of the Karnataka Co- operative Societies Act, 1959 (for short, hereinafter referred to - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14761 WP NO.8291 OF 2026 as 'KCS Act') and order dated 02nd March, 2026 (Annexure-AE) passed by the respondent No.2 on interim application filed by the petitioners for stay; inter alia sought for consideration of the interim application filed by petitioners before the respondent No.2 pending disposal of the statutory appeal. 2. Heard Sri. Ashok Haranahalli, learned Senior Counsel on behalf of Sri. Manjunatha Reddy N., appearing for petitioners; Sri. Yogesh D. Naik, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents 1 to 3; and Smt. Pankaja S., respondent No.5/Party-in-Person. 3. Sri. Ashok Haranahalli, learned Senior Counsel appearing for petitioners contended that the impugned order dated 01st December, 2025 (Annexure-T) is passed under Section 68 of the KCS Act, wherein initiation of proceedings under Section 69 of the KCS Act is given effect to and in that view of the matter, in the event, if the proceedings is initiated under Section 69 of the KCS Act, the appeal filed by the petitioners will become infructuous. Accordingly, learned Senior Counsel argued that the impugned order dated 02nd - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14761 WP NO.8291 OF 2026 March, 2026 (Annexure-AE) passed by the respondent No.2 requires to be interfered with in the present petition. 4. Per contra, Smt. Pankaja S., respondent No.5/Party-in-Person referred to the finding recorded in the order dated 04th October, 2025 (Annexure-S) passed by the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies and submitted that the return of land by the Developer in respect of construction of the Layout has not been raised or considered in General Body Meeting and the said finding has been recorded after considering the material on record. Accordingly, she seeks for dismissal of the petition. 5. Sri. Yogesh D. Naik, learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents 1 to 3 submits that the respondent No.2, after considering the material on record, had arrived at a conclusion that there is no infirmity in the order passed by the respondent No.3 under Section 68 of the KCS Act and rightly rejected the interim relief sought for by the petitioners. Accordingly, he sought to justify the impugned orders passed by the respondents 2 and 3. - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14761 WP NO.8291 OF 2026 6. Learned Additional Government Advocate appearing for respondents 1 to 3 also argued that the relief sought for in the main appeal as well as in the interim application before the respondent No.2 is one and the same. Accordingly, he sought for dismissal of the petition. 7. In the light of submission made by learned counsel appearing for the parties, the filing of appeal by the petitioners before the respondent No.2 in Appeal No.RCS/DAP/D1/24/2025-26 as per Annexure-AE is based on the order dated 01st December, 2025 (Annexure-T) passed by the respondent No.3 under Section 68 of the KCS Act. In that view of the matter, in the event, if such an order is implemented during the pendency of the appeal, the right of statutory appeal preferred by the petitioners will not enure to the benefit of the petitioners. 8. Therefore, in the ends of justice, respondent No.2 is directed to complete the entire proceedings in Appeal No.RCS/DAP/D1/24/2025-26 after affording an opportunity of hearing to all the parties, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of this order. It is made clear that, till the - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:14761 WP NO.8291 OF 2026 completion of entire proceedings before the respondent No.2 in the aforesaid appeal, no precipitative action shall be taken against the petitioners in terms of the impugned order dated 01st December, 2025 (Annexure-T) passed by the respondent No.3 under Section 68 of the KCS Act. With this observation, writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- (E.S.INDIRESH) JUDGE ARK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 6