IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 29^TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA WRIT PETITION NO. 106990 OF 2025 (CS-EL/M)

BETWEEN:

1. PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, ADARAKATTI, TQ: LAXMESHWAR, DIST: GADAG, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR/DELEGATE VEERABHADRAPPA S/O MAHADEVAPPA SHIGLI, AGE: 65 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: ADARAKATTI, TQ: LAXMESHWAR, DIST: GADAG- 582 116

2. PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIEYT LIMITED, SURANAGI, TQ: LAXMESHWAR, DIST: GADAG, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR/

Digitally signed by DELEGATE IRAPPA RAKESH S HARIHAR S/O GUTTEPPA MEGALAMANI, Location: High AGE: 71 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, Court of Karnataka, R/O: SURANAGI, TQ: LAXMESHWAR, Dharwad Bench, Dharwad DIST: GADAG- 582 116.

3. PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, AKKIGUND, TQ: LAXMESHWAR, DIST: GADAG, REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR/DELEGATE BASAVARAJ S/O RAMAPPA WALIKAR AGE: 39 YEARS, OCC: AGRICULTURE, R/O: AKKIGUND, TQ: LAXMESHWAR, DIST: GADAG- 582 116.

…PETITIONERS (BY SRI. K.L. PATIL, ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPLE SECRETARY M.S. BUILDING,