- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27430 WP No. 9547 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 9547 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SHIVAKUMAR SHANKARAIAH SHIVAPUJIMUTH S/O SHANKARAIAH AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/A NO.331/2Ca MUTHGALLI KAKATI BELGAUM-591 113 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ABHISHEK HUDDAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATION M.S.BUILDING, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU-560 001 2. M/S. PATSON MULTIPURPOSE SOUHARDA SAHAKARI LIMITED BELAGAVI, MAHANTESH NAGAR BELAGAVI, KARNATAKA-590 017 REP BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 3. JOINT REGISTRAR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY SOUHARDA SAHAKARI DAVA PANCHAYATH KARNATAKA STATE SOUHARDA SAHAKARI Digitally signed by V MANJUSHA BAI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27430 WP No. 9547 of 2025 BELAGAVI BENCH, BELAGAVI SANJOGA BUILDING NEAR P AND T QUARTERS DOUBLE ROAD, MAHANTESH NAGAR BELAGAVI-590 016 4. RECOVERY OFFICER AND JOINT REGISTRAR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY KARNATAKA STATE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED SOUHARDA SAHAKARI SOUDHA NO.68, 17 AND 18TH CROSS MARGOSSA ROAD, MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU-560 055 5. KEERTHIKUMAR LINGARAJ KANTHUR S/O NOT KNOWN AGED ABOUT MAJOR 6. NIRMALA KEERTHIKUMAR KANTHUR AGED ABOUT MAJOR W/O KEERTHIKUMAR LINGARAJ KANTHUR BOTH RESPONDENT NOS.5 & 6 ARE RESIDING AT NO.1936/A RANI CHENNAMMA ROAD KAKATHI, BELAGAVI- 591113 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D.NAIK, AGA FOR R1, R3 & R4; SRI. YASHAVANTH SAJJANAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 28.12.2021, BEARING NO.DRD/K.Ra.Sou. So.Sa.Ni/2962/2021-22 PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.3, A - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27430 WP No. 9547 of 2025 COPY OF WHICH IS HEREIN PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE-B AS ILLEGAL AND VOID AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner has challenged an award passed against him and few others by respondent no.3 under the provisions of the Karnataka Souharda Sahakari Act, 1997 (for short 'the Act'). It is seen that the petitioner is having an alternative and efficacious remedy under Section 46 of the Act. 2. For the aforementioned reasons, the petition is dismissed reserving the liberty of the petitioner to approach the appropriate appellate authority in the manner known to law. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 11