High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act provisions after the petitioners admitted elections had already been conducted, rendering the challenge infructuous. No merits were examined.
Petition dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2021
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S. DINESH KUMAR
WRIT PETITION No.18128/2019(CS-EL/M)
BETWEEN:
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CHIKKABALLAPUR TALUK AND DISTRICT PIN - 562 101 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SRI R. BASKAR
... PETITIONERS
(BY SRI A. MAHAMMED TAHIR, ADVOCATE)
AND :
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OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, KOLAR DIST., KOLAR-563 102.
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KOLAR DISTRICT KOLAR-563 102
… RESPONDENTS
(BY SMT. NILOUFER AKBAR, AGA FOR R1, R2, R5 & R6; SRI KESHAV REDDY, ADVOCATE FOR R4; R3-SERVED, UREPRESENTED)
THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT SECTION 20(a-iv) AND (a-v) OF THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT IS ULTRA VIRES THE LEGISLATIVE COMPETENCE AND ARTICLES 243ZI AND 243ZO OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ETC.,
THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:-
ORDER
Heard Sri A. Mahammad Tahir, learned Advocate
for the petitioners, Smt. Niloufer Akbar, learned AGA for the State and Sri Keshav Reddy, learned Advocate for respondent No.4.
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infructuous and accordingly prayed for its dismissal. He undertakes to file a memo to this effect. Once the memo is received, Registry shall keep the same in record.
No costs.
Sd/JUDGE
SBS*
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to entertain a writ petition challenging the legislative competence of provisions related to milk producers co-operative society elections.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
ChinnaHalli Milk Producers Co-Operative Society
Appireddyhalli Milk Producers Co-Operative Society
State of Karnataka
Deputy Commissioner, Kolar
P.S. Dinesh Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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