- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3382 WP No. 4638 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 4638 OF 2020 (GM-KSR) BETWEEN: SRI M S SADASHIVA RAO S/O LATE SRIKANTAIAH AGED ABOUT 82 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 1805 DR RADAKRISHNAN ROAD S S PURAM TUMKUR - 572 102 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. THILAK RAJ S.V.,ADVOCATE FOR SRI. H.N. BASAVARAJU, ADVOCATES) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNTAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M.S.BUILDING DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BANGALORE - 560 001. 2. THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES REGISTRATIONS AND DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES TUMKUR DISTRICT 2ND FLOOR, MINI VIDHANA SOUDHA, TUMKUR - 572 101. Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3382 WP No. 4638 of 2020 3. SRI SHANKAR SEVA SAMITI (REG) K R CIRCLE B H ROAD TUMKURU - 572 101 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI N SHANKAR S/O K NARAYANA RAO, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, R/AT 10TH CROSS S S PURAM TUMAKURU - 572 102. 4. THE SECRETARY SRI CHIDAMBAR JOSHI S/O LATE SEETARAM SASTRY JOSHI AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/AT NEAR SRINIVASA TEMPLE MAIN ROAD, CHIKKAPET TUMAKURU - 572 102 …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA FOR R1 & R2; SRI. YASHWANTH NETHAJI N.T., ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.V. NARASIMHAN, ADVOCATE FOR R3 & R4) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 20.09.2019 PASSED BY THE R-2 HEREIN VIDE ANNX- N.CONSEQUENTLY PASS AN ORDER TO CANCEL THE REGISTRATION OF THE R-3 SOCIETY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3382 WP No. 4638 of 2020 ORAL ORDER Petitioner is before this Court purportedly aggrieved by the Order dated 20.09.2019 passed by respondent No.2- Registrar in case No.DRT.SOC:13/1973-74 and by which in exercise of power conferred under Sub-section (1) of Section 13 of the Karnataka Registrations Act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act, 1960'), the Registrar has permitted to file returns and other documents as required under Section 13 of the Act, 1960, by respondent No.3-Society. 2. The contention of the petitioner is that, respondent No.2/Registrar has passed an order permitting the Society to file belated returns, which is contrary to law and not permissible. Aggrieved by the same he is before this court. 3. On a repeated query by this Court, as to the locus- standi of the petitioner to file the present petition, learned counsel for the petitioner though read entire averments made in the petition in extenso is unable to point out the locus-standi of the petitioner to maintain this writ petition. However he submits that, the petitioner was once a member of the Society - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:3382 WP No. 4638 of 2020 and he is no more a member but is intending to become a member. 4. The petitioner not even being a member of the respondent No.3-Society, cannot claim to have been affected in any manner whatsoever by the impugned order in this petition. In any event, order passed by the respondent No.2 is under Section 13 of the Act, 1960, which vests discretion to condone the delay in filing the returns. The same cannot be the ground for interference. 5. Petition lacks merits and accordingly the same is dismissed . Sd/- (M.G.S. KAMAL) JUDGE RL List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19