IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE M G UMA

WRIT PETITION NO. 14463 OF 2025 (CS-RES)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI SURENDRA H.C.

S/O CHANDREGOWDA H.H.,

AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS

SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED

PRESIDENT, THE PLANTER

CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD

KARIGOWDA COLONY

HASSAN - 573 201

2. SRI NAGARAJU B M S/O LATE MALLE GOWDA

AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS

SENIOR CITIZEN NOT CLAIMED

DIRECTOR, THE PLANTER

CO OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD,

KARIGOWDA COLONY

HASSAN - 573 201

Digitally signed …PETITIONERS

by PRASHANTH

N V (BY SRI. R.S. RAVI, SENIOR COUNSEL FOR

Location: High

SRI. AKARSH KUMAR GOWDA, ADVOCATE)

Court of

Karnataka

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA

REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY

DEPARTMENT OF CO OPERATIVE

M S BUILDING, DR AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU 560001.

2. THE PLANTER CO OPERATIVE

SOCIETY LTD., PP NO 23,

KARIGOWDA COLONY,

B.M. ROAD, HASSAN 573201

(REGISTERED IN THE OFFICE OF REGISTER OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN RC/1969/63-64)

3. SRI ANANTHA KUMAR H A S/O APPANNA H R AGED MAJOR HANUBALU POST SAKALESHPUR TALUK HASSAN DISTRICT - 573 134 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. YOGESH D. NAIK, AGA FOR R1 SRI. KESHAV MURTHY K.R., ADVOCATE FOR R3 R2 - SD/-)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTI