- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4723 WP No. 29247 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI WRIT PETITION NO. 29247 OF 2025 (CS-RES) BETWEEN: 1. SRI. SRIDHARA DEVADIGA, S/O NARAYANA SHERIGARA, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO 2-5K-4 ANNUSRI 76 BADAGUBETTU KASTHURBA NAGARA CHITPADI UDUPI KARNATAKA 576101 BENIFIT SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED 2. SRI DINESH M. KINI S/O GANAPATHI KINI, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, RESIDING ATS NO 5-27/6, SHANTHALA ALEVOOR UDUPI KARNATAKA 574118 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. K PRASANNA SHETTY., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, M.S BUILDING, DR. B.R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. Digitally signed by SUNITHA K S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4723 WP No. 29247 of 2025 2. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES KUNDAPURA TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT- 576 201 3. JAYANTHI S. RETURNING OFFICER KORANGRAPADI SAHAKARI VYAVASAYIKA SANGHA 76 BADAGABETTU, KUKKIKATTE, UDUPI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-576 101. 4. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KORANGRAPADI SAHAKARI VYAVASAYIKA SANGHA 76 BADAGABETTU, KUKKIKATTE, UDUPI TALUK, UDUPI DISTRICT-576 101. 5. YATHISH (MEMBERSHIP NO.4403) AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O SUNDAR POOJARY R/A. INDRANI, NEAR VISHWA INDUSTRIES ALEVOOR VILLAGE, UDUPI-574 115. 6. HARISH DEVADIGA (MEMBERSHIP NO.4446) AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O CHANDAPPA DEVADIGA R/A. 76 BADAGABETTU, KUKKIKATTE, UDUPI 576 101. 7. HARISH SHERIGAR AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, S/O SHIVA SHERIGAR R/A. PADU ALEVOOR, UDUPI 574 115. (MEMBERSHIP NO.3456) 8. RAJESH SHETTY AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, S/O SANJEEV SHETTY, - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4723 WP No. 29247 of 2025 R/A. 'SHETTY COMPOUND' ALEVOOR, UDUPI 576 115. (MEMBERSHIP NO.3890) 9. VIJAYA POOJARI AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, S/O VASU POOJARI R/A. 76, BADAGABETTU, BAILOOR, UDUPI -576 107. 10. JAYAKAR POOJARI AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, S/O MONU POOJARI R/A. KALLAGUDDE, KORANGRAPADI, UDUPI-574 118. 11. ITHAPPA R. AMIN AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O RAJU POOJARI R/A. MARPALLI, KORANGRAPADI, UDUPI 574 118. 12. RAMANANDA NAYAK AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, S/O MADHAV NAYAK, R/A. HONNEKODI, ALEVOOR, UDUPI-576115. 13. ASHOK KUMAR AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS S/O NARAYANA BHANDARI, R/O ISTASIDDI, ALEVOOR, UDUPI – 576115 14. RAMADEVI AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS W/O YASHAVANTH SHETTY, R/A 76, BADAGABETTU, INDIRANAGAR UDUPI - 576107 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4723 WP No. 29247 of 2025 15. LAKSHMI AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, W/O CHANDRASHEKAR, R/A 2ND CROSS, 76, BADAGABETTU, INDIRANAGAR UDUPI – 576107 16. VIJAYA PALAN AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, S/O GURUVA POOJARI, R/A 2ND CROSS, 76, BADAGABETTU, INDIRANAGAR UDUPI – 576107 17. SADANANDA SHETTY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, S/O RAMA SHETTY, R/A 76, BADAGABETTU, INDIRANAGAR UDUPI – 576107 18. KESHAVA AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS S/O DUJA, R/A BOBBARYAGUJJI, KORANGRAPADI, UDUPI – 574118 19. DINESH C NAIK AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, S/O CHANDRAPPA NAIK, R/A GUDDEANGADI, ALEVOOR UDUPI - 576115 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D NAIK, AGA FOR R1 TO R3 V/O DATED 24.09.2025, NOTICE TO R9-R19 ARE DISPENSED WITH SRI. RAJESH S, ADVOCATE FOR R5 TO R8 SRI. RANJAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R4) - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4723 WP No. 29247 of 2025 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 IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 24.06.2025 PASSED BY THE COURT OF THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, KUNDAPURA, UDUPI DISTRICT, IN DISPUTE NO. 897/2024- 25(ANNEXURE-A) B) ISSUE A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF WRIT OF MANDAMUS OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT ORDER OR DIRECTION DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT NO.2 HEREIN ALLOW THE MEMO FILED BY THE PETITIONER NO.1 DATED 13/05/2025 ANNX-F AND CONSEQUENTLY TREAT THE MAINTAINABILITY OF DISPUTE AS PRELIMINARY ISSUE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK S.KINAGI ORAL ORDER After arguing the matter for some time, learned counsel for the petitioners filed a memo for withdrawal, seeking leave of this Court to withdraw the writ petition with a liberty to file a fresh application raising all the contentions regarding maintainability of the impugned dispute before respondent No.2. 2. Memo is placed on record. - 6 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4723 WP No. 29247 of 2025 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. 4. Pending IA(s), if any, shall stand disposed of. Sd/- (ASHOK S.KINAGI) JUDGE SKS CT:KHV