IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE E.S. INDIRESH WRIT PETITION NO.21353 OF 2025 (CS-RES)

BETWEEN:

SRI. SATHISH K.R.

S/O RAMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT KADATHANAMALE VILLAGE, ARAKERE POST, HESARAGATTA HOBLI, BENGALURU NORTH TALUK - 562 136.

PRESENTLY SERVING AS DIRECTOR, KADATHANAMALE MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED, KADATHANAMALE VILLAGE, BENGALURU NORTH - 562 136.

....PETITIONER (BY SRI. R.S. RAVI, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR SRI. RAVISHANKAR K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by CHAYA S A 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Location: HIGH DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION, COURT OF M.S. BUILDING, KARNATAKA DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001.

REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY.

2. THE STATE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY

3^RD FLOOR, TTMC 'A' BLOCK, K.H. ROAD, SHANTINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 027.

REP. BY ITS SECRETARY.

3. THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, ALI ASKAR ROAD, BENGALURU - 560 001.

4. THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ZONE-1, BENGALURU URBAN DISTRICT, SAHAKARA SOUDHA, BENGALURU- 560 003.

5. KADATHANAMALE MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED (SOCIETY