- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27146 WP No. 404 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 404 OF 2024 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SMT. N.SAVITHRI AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS W/O LATE SRI. S.R.NATRAJ WORKING AT THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE EXCISE DEPARTMENT, 2ND FLOOR BMTC BUILDING, SHANTINAGAR BENGALURU-560 027. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. JYOTHI BHAT, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. VIJAY NARAYAN, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (R441J) HAVING OFFICE AT NO.132 1ST FLOOR, K.H.ROAD BENGALURU-560 027. 2. SUVARNA CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD. HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE BRANCH AT NO.612, CHANDRA BUILDING AVENUE ROAD, BENGALURU-560 002 AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AT NO.62, SANJEEVAPPA LANE Digitally signed by V MANJUSHA BAI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27146 WP No. 404 of 2024 AVENUE ROAD CROSS BENGALURU-560 002. REP BY ITS MANAGER/ AUTHORISED SIGNATORY. 3. SRI. VENKOBA RAO AGE MAJOR S/O RAMACHANDRA NO.40, 30TH CROSS ROAD 4TH MAIN ROAD, SRIRAMNAGAR BENGALURU-560 027. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SPOORTHI V., HCGP FOR R1; SRI. T.DADAKHALANDAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2; R3 - SERVED BUT UNREPRESENTED) THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTICE DATED 30.11.2022 IN C.E.P. No.A.R.E./U.B.F/122/2022-23 ISSUED BY THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (R441) AND RECOVERY OFFICER, RESPONDENT NO.1 HEREIN (ANNEXURE- A) AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THROUGH PHYSICAL HEARING/VIDEO CONFERENCING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27146 WP No. 404 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER 1. Respondent no.2-Society has initiated recovery proceedings against the petitioner in respect of a default committed regarding repayment of a loan said to have been borrowed by her deceased husband. The petitioner has not challenged the award. Further, it is seen that the petitioner is having an alternative and efficacious remedy under Section 106 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959. 2. For the aforementioned reasons, the writ petition is hereby dismissed reserving the liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority in the manner known to law. In such an event, the petitioner shall be entitled for condonation of delay for the time spent by her pursuing the present writ petition. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE PGG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 28