The Naranahalli Milk Producers Co. Operative Society v. the State of Karnataka

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NC: 2025:KHC:52590 | WP No. 36752 of 2025 (CS-RES), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, decided 11-12-2025, coram: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice M G Uma (oral order). Petitioner: Naranahalli Milk Producers Co-operative Society, Naranahalli Village, C.S. Pura Hobli, Gubbi Taluk, Tumakuru District (Secretary: Dhananjaya G.D.; advocate G.K. Shiva Prakash). Respondents: (1) State of Karnataka, Dept. of Food and Civil Supplies; (2) Assistant Registrar, Office of the Cooperative Societies, Tumkur Sub Division (both represented by AGA Yogesh D. Naik); (3) Cheeranahalli Milk Producers Cooperative Society Limited (no advocate listed). Petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking certiorari to quash Annexure-A No. AR32/CCC/CR25/2025-26 dated 21-11-2025 passed by Respondent No. 2. Counsel submitted a memo to withdraw/not press the petition citing an alternative efficacious remedy; petition DISPOSED OF with liberty to raise the dispute before the appropriate forum under Section 70(2)(d) of the Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act, in accordance with law. Keywords: cooperative society, milk producers, Tumakuru/Tumkur, Gubbi Taluk, Assistant Registrar, Annexure-A, certiorari, writ petition, withdrawal/non-press memo, alternative efficacious remedy, Section 70(2)(d) Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act, disposed with liberty. No precedents cited; no monetary amounts; no dissent.