IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S.INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO. 53762 OF 2017 (GM-KLA)

BETWEEN:

THE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTHA M.S. BUILDINGS, DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001 REPRESENTED BY SRI K.V. SRINIVAS AGE 45 YEARS SON OF SRI. LATE VENKATARAMAIAH POLICE INSPECTOR.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. V.S. ARBATTI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES Digitally signed by ARUNKUMAR M S BANGALORE - 560 001.

Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

2. SRI M.H. THIMMAIAH SON OF LATE HALLAPPA, AGE 62 YEARS OCCUPATION: ASSISTNAT REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES R/AT NO.1102, II STAGE, BTM LAYOUT, BANGALORE - 560 076.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA FOR R1;

SRI. RANJITH CHIPLUNKAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. PRASANNA KUMAR S, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH BY A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE WRIT, OR ORDER OR DIRECTIONIN THE NATURE OF A WRIT THE ORDER PASSED UNDER ORDER DATED 2.5.2017 AT ANNEX-G PASSED BY R-1 AND ETC., THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING