- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26517 WP No. 1381 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 1381 OF 2024 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: SRI. ANANTHAPADMANABHA (MEMBERSHIP NO.673) AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, S/O. LATE RAMANNA SHETTY, R/AT CHATRAMAKKI, SHANKARANARAYANA POST AND VILLAGE, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-572101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. K. PRASANNA SHETTY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, UDUPI, OFF: 'RAJATADRI' A-BLOCK, 1ST FLOOR, MANIPAL, UDUPI, UDUPI DISTRICT-572 101. 2. SHANKARANARAYANA MILK PRODUCES CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY(R), SHANKARANARAYANA, KUNDAPURA TALUK UDUPI DISTRICT-572101. (REGISTERED UNDER CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT). 3. SRI. S. DAYANANDA RAO (MEMBERSHIP NO.181) AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, S/O. LATE VASUDEVA RAO, R/O. NEAR CANARA BANK, SIDDAPURA ROAD, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26517 WP No. 1381 of 2024 SHANKARANARAYANA POST AND VILLAGE, KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT - 572101. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1; SRI. PURNACHANDRA M. PURANIK, ADVOCATE FOR R3; R2 SERVED) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT NO. DRP/U/SA.DU.AA/CHU/01/2023-24, DATED 01/01/2024 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.1 (ANNEXURE- A) AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER After arguing the matter for sometime, both the counsels for the petitioner and the respondents fairly submit that the petitioner is having an alternative and efficacious remedy under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 (for short, 'the Act') and that the writ petition may be dismissed by reserving liberty to the petitioner to raise a dispute. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:26517 WP No. 1381 of 2024 2. For the aforementioned reasons, the Writ Petition is hereby dismissed reserving liberty to the petitioner to raise a dispute under Section 70 of the Act, in accordance with law. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE MCR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 55