- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4196 WP No. 38593 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD WRIT PETITION NO. 38593 OF 2025 (S-RES) BETWEEN: HEMACHANDRA K S/O LATE KRISHNAMURTHY K AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS RETIRED SDA DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (3RD ZOON) MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU, R/ AT NO.62, 5TH CROSS CENTRAL EXCISE ROAD, BOOPASANDRA BENGALURU-560094. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJU BYRAL R., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES VIDHANA SOUDA, BENGALURU-560001. 2. THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES NO.1, ALI ASKAR ROAD BENGALURU-560052. 3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES DISTRICT COLLECTOR'S OFFICE COMPLEX 3RD FLOOR, BANGALORE-MYSORE MAIN ROAD RAMANAGARA. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. ANITHA N, AGA FOR R1 TO R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO Digitally signed by MALATHI CHALUVA IYENGAR Location: HIGH COURTOF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4196 WP No. 38593 of 2025 QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER/ ENDORSEMENT DATED 18.08.2025 BEARING NO. RCS/SIBBANDI:4/23/2024-25 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT NO.2 VIDE ANNEXURE-G AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD ORAL ORDER 1. At the outset, the learned AGA raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the writ petition and submitted that the petitioner is seeking relief in respect of a civil post and therefore, he has to approach the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (KSAT). 2. The grievance in respect of the ‘service matters’ cannot be a subject matter of adjudication at the hands of a writ Court, as the court of first instance, in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in the case of L.Chandra Kumar vs. Union of India and others reported in 1997(2) SCR 1186. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:4196 WP No. 38593 of 2025 3. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, reserving liberty for the petitioner to approach the appropriate legal forum. Sd/- (H.T. NARENDRA PRASAD) JUDGE HA LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 3