- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25660 WP No. 26293 of 2024 C/W WP No. 9611 of 2026 WP No. 9747 of 2026 AND 2 OTHERS IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 26293 OF 2024 (APMC) C/W WRIT PETITION NO. 9611 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO. 9747 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO. 9794 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO. 10139 OF 2026 IN WP No. 26293/2024 BETWEEN: SRI S JANARDHAN S/O LATE SANKARSHANA CHARYA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RESIDNG AT NO. 36, KOPPA GORAGONDANAHALLI POST KASABA HOBLI, TIPTUR TALUK TUMKRU DISTRICT - 572 201. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARSHA KUMAR GOWDA H R.,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION VIKASA SOUDHA DR AMBEDKAR VEEDI BENGALURU - 560 001. Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25660 WP No. 26293 of 2024 C/W WP No. 9611 of 2026 WP No. 9747 of 2026 AND 2 OTHERS 2. DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, NO.16, RAJBHAVAN ROAD BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE TIPTUR TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 201 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BHOJEGOWDA T. KOLLER, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. GOPAL BILALMANE .,ADVOCATE R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 23.02.2024 ISSUED BY THE R-3 BEARING NO. KRI MAA EE/ KRI UUMAA SA/TI/ AA BI VI/2334/2023-24, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D. IN WP NO. 9611/2026 BETWEEN: SRI. GURUMURTHY R.S. S/O SHIVALINGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT RANGAPURA VILLAGE AND POST, KASABA HOBLI, TIPTUR TALUK. TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 201. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARSHA KUMAR GOWDA H.R..,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25660 WP No. 26293 of 2024 C/W WP No. 9611 of 2026 WP No. 9747 of 2026 AND 2 OTHERS VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, NO.16, RAJBHAVAN ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, TIPTUR, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BHOJEGOWDA T. KOLLER, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. GOPAL BILALMANE .,ADVOCATE R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A) ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 10.02.2026 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT BEARING NO. KRI MAA EE/ KRI UUMAA SA/ TI/1885/2025- 26, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D AND ETC. IN WP NO. 9747/2026 BETWEEN: SRI. K.N. PRABHAKAR S/O NANJAMARI, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT KANNUGHATTA, BELAGARAHALLI, TIPTUR TALUK, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 201. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARSHA KUMAR GOWDA H.R..,ADVOCATE) AND: - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25660 WP No. 26293 of 2024 C/W WP No. 9611 of 2026 WP No. 9747 of 2026 AND 2 OTHERS 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, NO.16, RAJBHAVAN ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, TIPTUR, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BHOJEGOWDA T. KOLLER, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. GOPAL BILALMANE .,ADVOCATE R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 10.02.2026 ISSUED BY THE R- 3 BEARING NO. KRI MAA EE/ KRI UUMAA SA/TI/1883/2025-26 PRODUCED AT ANNX-D IN WP NO. 9794/2026 BETWEEN: SRI. VEEDAMURTHY K S S/O SHREEDHRAMURTHY, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT KODALAGARA, DUGADI HALLI POST, CHIKNAYAKANAHALLI, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 214. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25660 WP No. 26293 of 2024 C/W WP No. 9611 of 2026 WP No. 9747 of 2026 AND 2 OTHERS ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARSHA KUMAR GOWDA H.R..,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, NO.16, RAJBHAVAN ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, TIPTUR, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BHOJEGOWDA T. KOLLER, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. GOPAL BILALMANE .,ADVOCATE R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO A) ISSUE WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 10.02.2026 ISSUED BY THE THIRD RESPONDENT BEARING NO. KRI MAA EE/ KRI UUMAA SA/TI/1882/2025-26, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-D AND ETC. IN WP NO. 10139/2026 BETWEEN: SRI. ERANNA S/O MAHADEVAPPA, - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25660 WP No. 26293 of 2024 C/W WP No. 9611 of 2026 WP No. 9747 of 2026 AND 2 OTHERS AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 359, RMC YARD HOUSE, TIPTUR TOWN, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 201. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARSHA KUMAR GOWDA H.R..,ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, VIKASA SOUDHA, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDI, BENGALURU-560 001. 2. DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, NO. 16, RAJBHAVAN ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. 3. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKETING COMMITTEE, TIPTUR, TUMKUR DISTRICT-572 201. REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. ...RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. BHOJEGOWDA T. KOLLER, AGA FOR R1 AND R2; SRI. GOPAL BILALMANE .,ADVOCATE R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DATED 10.02.2026 ISSUED BY THE R3 BEARING NO. KRI. MAA EE/KRI UU MAA SA /TI/1884/2025- 26 PRODUCED AT ANNX-D AND ETC. THESE PETITIONS, COMING ON FOR, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS PRELIMINARY HEARING MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 7 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25660 WP No. 26293 of 2024 C/W WP No. 9611 of 2026 WP No. 9747 of 2026 AND 2 OTHERS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL ORAL ORDER Petitioners are before this Court being aggrieved by the decision of the Marketing Committee in not renewing their weighmen licenses for the purported reason of they having crossed 60 years of age. 2. Learned counsel for the respondent-APMC, furnishes a communication dated 27.03.2026 forwarded by the Director, Agriculture Marketing to the Chief Secretary, Department of Cooperative, seeking necessary orders with regard to granting of licence as sought for in the light of orders passed by the Co- ordinate Bench of this Court by in W.P.No.8729/2025 and other connected matters. He further submits that the Government is likely to pass appropriate order within two weeks. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners, in response submits that in any event even the order passed by the Co- ordinate Bench of this Court in writ petition in W.P.No.8729/2025 and other connected matters has not been given effect to. Since, the petitioners are also similarly situated - 8 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25660 WP No. 26293 of 2024 C/W WP No. 9611 of 2026 WP No. 9747 of 2026 AND 2 OTHERS as that of the petitioners in the said petitions, he submits that petitioners herein may also be extended similar benefit and any order that would be passed by the Government will be binding on all the petitioners. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection for the same. 5. Heard and perused the records. 6. Co-ordinate Bench of this Court by its order dated 29.04.2025, in writ petition in W.P.No.8729/2025 and other connected matters, under identical facts situation of the matter had passed the following: ''ORDER ''The petitions are disposed of directing the concerned Market Committees not to refuse renewal of licence for the petitioners only because they have completed 60 years of age. The State Government will be at liberty to revisit the entire set of circumstances and arrive at a fresh decision in this regard.'' 7. Since the petitioners in present petitions are also having similar grievance of their applications for grant of license having been rejected for they having crossed the age of 60 years and in the light of the order of the Co-ordinate Bench - 9 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:25660 WP No. 26293 of 2024 C/W WP No. 9611 of 2026 WP No. 9747 of 2026 AND 2 OTHERS of this Court, this Court deems it appropriate to dispose of the petitions extending the similar benefit. 8. Consequently, it is made clear while considering the applications of the petitioners in the said W.P.No.8729/2025 and other connected matters, applications of the present petitioners may also be considered on same terms. 9. With the above observation, petitions are disposed of. Sd/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE RL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 17