- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27804 WP No. 17070 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN WRIT PETITION NO. 17070 OF 2026 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: MR. HARIYAPPA. P, S/O. MR. RUKKAYA POOJARI, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS, R/O. RENJARAKODI, PUCHEMOGARU VILLAGE AND POST, MOODBIDRI, MANGALORE TALUK, D.K. DISTRICT - 574227. …PETITIONER (BY SRI NANJUNDARADHYA B G, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, BENGALURU - 560001. 2. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR FOR CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, MANGALORE SUB-DIVISION , D.K. DISTRICT - 574221. 3. THE HOSABETTU SEVA SAHAKARI SANGHA LTD., REP. BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HOSABETTU, MUDABIDRI, MANAGALURU - 574227. 4. MRS. SHAKILA, W/O. MR. ASHOK AMIN, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, Digitally signed by V MANJUSHA BAI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27804 WP No. 17070 of 2026 NO. 1-163(2), SHRI SAI DURGA KUTHYADI, IRUVAIL VILLAGE AND POST, MANGALORE 574227. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT SPOORTHI V HCGP FOR R1 & R2) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TOA) ISSUE A WRIT OR ORDER OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED ORDER DATED 29-12-2025 PASSED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 IN APPLICATION NO.01/2017-18 IN SO FAR AS DIRECTING THE PETITIONER TO MAKE GOOD OF RS.11,75,339/- TOGETHER WITH INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 13.5 PERCENT FROM 01-04-2016 TO THE ACTUAL DATE OF RECOVERY TO THE RESPONDENT NO.3, VIDE ANNEXURE-A AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN ORAL ORDER The petitioner in the instant writ petition has challenged the impugned order dated 29.12.2025 passed by the respondent No.2 in application No.01/2017-18 wherein petitioner is held to be guilty of certain misappropriation of funds. The case of the petitioner is that, he is not guilty of the said misappropriation. 2. Further, the counsel for the petitioner fairly submits that he also has preferred an appeal challenging the impugned - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:27804 WP No. 17070 of 2026 order before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal by way of appeal No.16/2026 and the same is pending. 3. As petitioner has already preferred an appeal challenging the impugned order and the same is pending before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, the instant petition cannot be entertained. Hence, the petition is hereby dismissed with a direction to the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal to dispose of the appeal as expeditiously as possible. Sd/- (M.I.ARUN) JUDGE CHS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 2