Sri v. N Udaya Kumar v the Kptc Employees Co. Operative Society Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; WP No. 5166 of 2026 (CS-RES); NC: 2026:KHC:15298; decided 16 March 2026 by Justice E.S. Indiresh; writ of mandamus; maintainability/entertainability of writ petition against a co-operative society; co-operative society not an entity or instrumentality of the State under Article 12 of the Constitution of India; execution and registration of absolute sale deed; Site No. 75, Kadabagere Layout; KPTC Employees Co-operative Society Ltd.; Registrar of Co-operative Societies; Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies Bengaluru Division; Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act; writ petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Respondent No.1 - Society is not an entity/instrumentality of the State under Article 12 of the Constitution of India. ¶27