IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 3^RD DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 33107 OF 2025 (GM-RES)

BETWEEN:

THE MALNAD TECHNICAL EDUCATION SOCIETY (REGISTERED UNDER MYSORE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT 1904 ON 22.01.1959)

REPRESENTED BY ITS TREASURER SRI. S.G. SRIDHARA, M.G. ROAD, VIDYANAGAR, HASSAN-573202 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. R. HEMANTH RAJ, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE MANAGER CANARA BANK, MCE BRANCH, SALAGAME ROAD, PREMISES OF MALNAD ENGINEERING COLLEGE, Digitally signed HASSAN-573201 by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA

2. THE MANAGER, Location: HIGH THE KARNATAKA BANK LTD, COURT OF KARNATAKA KHADHI BHAVAN BUILDING, 1^ST FLOOR, OLD BUS STAND ROAD, HASSAN-573201

3. THE MANGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, HARALAHHALI BRANCH, RING ROAD, HASSAN-573202

4. THE MANAGER, BANDHAN BANK, SATYAM ARCADE, SALAGAME ROAD, NEAR SAHYADRI THEATER CIRCLE, HASSAN-573201

5. THE MANGER, UNION BANK OF INDIA, NEAR AKASHAVANI, SALAGAME ROAD, HASSAN-573201

6. THE MANGER KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK, OPPOSITE SUVARNA HOTEL, B M ROAD, HASSAN-573201

7. THE MANAGER, INDIAN BANK, NEAR AVK COLLEGE, AVK COLLEGE ROAD, HASSAN-573201

8. THE MANGER, PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK, NEAR ARALIKATTE CIRCLE, NORTHERN EXTENSION, HASSAN-573201

9. THE MANGER, CANARA BANK, HASSAN MAIN-2, VIDHYABHAVAN BUILDING OLD BUS STAND ROAD, HASSAN-573201

10. THE MANAGER, THE KARNATAK BANK LTD, SRI HARA BUILDING, RING ROAD, VIDYANAGARA, HASSAN-573202 …RESPONDENTS (V/O DATED 03.10.25 NOTICE TO RESPONDENTS ARE D/W)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE RESPONDENTS NOT TO DEAL ANY FINANCIAL TRANSACTION WITH THE ERSTWHILE/EX-OFFICE BEARERS OF THE PETITIONER SOCIETY WHO WERE ALREADY REMOVED AS THE OFFICER BEARERS FROM THE SOCIETY BY WAY OF NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION DATED 08.09.2025 AND ETC.

THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ

ORAL ORDER

1. Notice to respondents is dispensed with in view of the proposed order to be passed.

2. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs;

a. Issue writ of mandamus directing the Respondents not to deal any financial transaction with the erstwhile/Ex-office bearers of the Petitioner society who were already removed as the officer bearers from the society by way of No-Confidence Motion dated 08.09.2025.

b. To issue direction to the Respondents banks to consider and respect the endorsement dated 17.09.2015 issued by the Deputy Registrar of cooperative society, Hasan in favor of the newly elected office bearers of Petitioner society produced vide Annexure-C in the writ Petition.

c. To issue direction to the Respondents to consider the Representation dated 18.09.2015 submitted by the present office bearers of Petitioner society to the Respondents produced vide Annexure-G to G-7 in the writ Petition in the interest of justice and equity. d. To Issue any other writ or order as this Hon'ble court deems fit under the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity.

3. On account of certain disputes between one set of members of the society and another set of members of the society, one set of the members of the society is before this Court, contending that the other set of members are continuing banking activities with the respondents in those banks. Respondents-banks are issuing cheque books and facilitating such transactions.

4. If that be so, it would be for the petitioner to institute appropriate proceedings against the respondents. Insofar as the present matter is concerned, though the respondents are Scheduled Bank, they are not discharging any public functions as regards the issues complained of which is as regards operation of bank account of the petitioner by different sets of members of the petitioner.

5. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to approach appropriate Civil Court for appropriate reliefs, the Writ Pe