Sri B v. Malleshappa v Kptc Employees Co. Operative Society Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
HC-KAR; WP No. 5000 of 2026 (CS-RES); decided 03-03-2026; coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice E.S. Indiresh (oral order). Petitioner Sri B.V. Malleshappa (adv. Rishi N Umesh) sought under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India a time-bound direction to Respondent No. 1, KPTC Employees Co-operative Society Ltd. (registered under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959), to execute and register the absolute sale deed for Site No. 74, Kadabagere Layout, Bengaluru; Respondents 2 and 3 were the Registrar and Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies (represented by AGA Sri Yogesh D. Naik). The Court determined the respondent - Society is not a State under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, held the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration, and dismissed it. No precedent cited; no quantum involved; no separate or dissenting opinion.
What did the court decide?
The respondent - Society is not a State under Article 12 of the Constitution of India.