IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 14^TH DAY OF JULY 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRADEEP SINGH YERUR WRIT PETITION NO. 100063 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)

BETWEEN:

1. HANAMAPPA @ HANAMANTAPPA S/O. YALLAPPA TALAWAR, AGE: 51 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

2. HANAMANTA S/O. BAILAPPA VADDAR, AGE: 37 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. WARD NO.4, NEAR MALLYAPPA KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

3. BASAPPA BASAPPA PALLED, AGE: 63 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

VIJAYALAKSHMI M KANKUPPI

4. MALLAPPA KONAPPA BELLIVARY, Location: HIGH COURT OF AGE: 50 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, KARNATAKA DHARWAD R/O. KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

BENCH

5. SHIVAYYA S/O. BALAYYA MUDAGALLA, AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

6. BASAVARAJ SHANKRAPPA TOTAD, AGE: 48 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

7. NILAPPA JINAKAPPA KADAPATTI, AGE: 54 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O. KELLUR, TQ: AND DIST: BAGALKOT.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. S.B. DODDAGOUDAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY, M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU-560001.

2. THE S