IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14^TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B. WRIT PETITION NO.103800 OF 2025 (S KAT)

BETWEEN:

SHRI RAVINDRA PARASAGOUDA PATIL, S/O PARASAGOUDA, AGE. 34 YEARS, OCC. DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BELAGAVI.

RESIDING AT VIGANARAJENDRA NAGAR, AYODHYA, BELAGAVI 590001.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYKUMAR BAJENTRI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. SUNIL DESAI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by BHARATHI H M Location: HIGH C K D A O H R U A N R R A W T T O A A D F K A BEN CH

1 . THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, Date: 2025.11.18

14:47:23 +0530 REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, M.S. BUILDING, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001. 2 . THE REGISTRAR, THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, OFFICE OF REGISTRAR AT, #1, ALI ASGAR ROAD, VASANT NAGAR, BENGALURU-560052.

3 . THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, (ADMINISTRATION), DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATION, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, ROOM NO.206-207, VIKASA SOUDA, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU-560001.

4 . THE JOINT REGISTRAR, (ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT), DEPARTMENT OF COOPERATION, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, #1, ALI ASGAR ROAD, VASANT NAGAR, BENGALURU 560052.

5 . SMT. RANJANA POL, W/O TIPPANNA POL AGE. 51 YEARS, OCC. DEPUTY REGISTRAR, RESIDING AT PLOT NO.21, ASHWAMEDHA PARK, AMRAGOL, NAVANAGAR, HUBBALLI 580025.

PRESENTLY WORKING AT:

DEPUTY REGISTRAR, DRCS PRESIDING OFFICER, KARNATAKA STATE SOUHARD FEDERATION LIMITED, BELAGAVI.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. G.K. HIREGOUDAR, GOVT. ADVOCATE FOR R1-R4 SRI. AMITKUMAR DESHPANDE, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR SRI. SURAJ S. MUTNAL, ADVOCATE FOR R5)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND

227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI QUASHING THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 28.05.2025 PASSED BY HON’BLE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, BELAGAVI IN APPLICATION NO.11063/2024 VIDE ANNEXURE-E AS ARBITRARY AND ILLEGAL AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE 5^TH RESPONDENT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY & ETC.

THIS WRIT PETITION HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED ON 27.10.2025 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT OF ORDER THIS DAY, S G PANDIT J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT AND THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE GEETHA K.B.

CAV ORDER

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S G PANDIT)

The petitioner, respondent No.5 before the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal, Belagavi (for short, ‘the Tribunal’), is before this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India questioning the order dated 28.05.2025 passed in Application No.11063/2024 by the Tribunal whereunder the challenge by respondent No.5 to the transfer order dated 30.08.2024 (Annexure-A15) is allowed and quashed, with a direction to the respondents to ensure that respondent No.5 takes charge of the post in terms of the order dated 30.07.2024 (Annexure-A12).

2. The parties would be referred to as they stood before the Tribunal. The petitioner herein was respondent No.5 and respondent No.5 herein was the applicant before the Tribunal.

3. Applicant and respondent No.5 are in the cadre of Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies (DRCS) in the Department of Co-operation, Government of Karnataka. Applicant was working as DRCS at Dharwad. By order dated

12.10.2023, the applicant was directed to report to Head Office and, in compliance of the said order, the applicant reported at Head Office on 16.10.2023. It is stated that for about seven months, the applicant was awaiting posting. On 22.04.2024, the applicant was put in additional charge of Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies and Chief Executive Officer of KCC Bank, Dharwad. Respondent No.5 was promoted from the cadre of Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies to the cadre of DRCS by notification dated 01.03.2024 and was posted to work as Joint Registrar, Karnataka Souharda Samyukta Sahakari, Belagavi (KSSS), Belagavi. By order dated 06.07.2024 (Annexure-A