Sri. Patel Lakshme Gowda, v. the Chief Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), single judge (Ashok S. Kinagi), WP No. 3533 of 2026 (CS-RES), decided 16-02-2026: writ petition under Articles 226/227 by terminated President, Vice-President and Directors of a milk producers' co-operative society against nine termination orders dated 10-12-2025 issued by the Assistant Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Mandya Sub-Division; maintainability challenged on grounds of unexhausted alternative remedy of a Section 70 dispute under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959; petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to pursue the Section 70 remedy; certiorari not decided; no merits adjudication.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to the petitioners to challenge the termination orders under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 before the appropriate forum; Registry directed to return certified copy/original documents after retaining photocopies; pending application/s, if any, stand disposed of.