IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.6834 OF 2026 (APMC)

BETWEEN:

SRI B.M. SHIVARAJ AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS, S/O B.S. MALLESHAPPA, R/AT NO.65, 2^ND CROSS, 1^ST STAGE, NEAR LAXMI TALKIES, VINOBANAGAR, SHIVAMOGGA-577204.

PROPRIETOR AT SRI MALLESHWARA BALEKAI MAND SHIVAMOGGA. …PETITIONER (BY SRI GOUTHAM M., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M REPRESENTED BY ITS Location: HIGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, COURT OF CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, KARNATAKA M.S. BUILDING, BENGALURU – 01.

2. THE DIRECTOR AGRICULTURAL MARKETING NO.16, 2^ND FLOOR, 2^ND RAJ BHAVAN ROAD, BENGALURU – 01.

3. THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR APMC YARD SAGARA ROAD, SHIVAMOGGA – 577 204.

4. THE APMC SHIVAMOGGA BY ITS CHAIRMAN APMC MARKET YARD SHIVAMOGGA – 577 204.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI RAO, HCGP FOR R-1 TO R-3;

SRI T. SWAROOP, ADVOCATE FOR R-4)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER IN NO. KruMaE/AaBiVi-1/Le&Li/16/2024 (ANNEXURE-A), DATED 14.11.2024, PASSED BY RESPONDENT NO.2 INSOFAR AS IT RELATES TO THE ALLOTMENT OF SHO