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V S Dhanaraj Vs State of Karnataka — Cooperative Societies | Karnataka HC (2021)

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V S Dhanaraj v. State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC1 Apr 2021WP/1896/2020

Case brief

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What is this about?

Writ petition held infructuous as elections were already conducted; petition dismissed with no costs.

What the court decided

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 1^ST DAY OF APRIL 2021

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.S. DINESH KUMAR

WRIT PETITION No.1896 OF 2020 (CS-EL/M)

BETWEEN :

1 . V S DHANARAJ AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS S/O LATE V S SIDDAIAH 6^TH MAIN ROAD V V MOHALLA MYSOORU-570002

2 . D MARALINGU AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS S/O LATE DODDAIAH NO.252/B, GOKULAM I STAGE MYSOORU-570 002

3 . SHARADA

AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS W/O NAGARAJU NO.236/1, 4^TH CROSS 4^TH MAIN, VINAYAKANAGAR MYSOORU-570 012 …PETITIONERS

(BY SHRI.G.S.PRASANNA KUMAR, ADVOCATE)

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
V S DHANARAJ AND OTHERS
respondent
STATE OF KARNATAKA AND OTHERS

Coram

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P.S. DINESH KUMAR

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 1 Apr 2021 · April
Registered: 24 Jan 2020
Case no.: WP/1896/2020

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Cite this judgement

V S Dhanaraj v. State of Karnataka, WP/1896/2020 (KA), decided on 1 April 2021.

The High Court of Karnataka publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Bench / Coram

P.S. DINESH KUMAR

Parties & counsel

Outcome

Dismissed

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition held infructuous as elections were already conducted; petition dismissed with no costs.

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AND :

1 . STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPT. OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES M S BUILDING VIDHANA VEEDHI BENGALOORU-560 001

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2 . STATE CO-OP ELECTION COMMISSION 3RDF LOOR TTMC A BLOCK SHANTHINAGAR BENGALOORU-560 027 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY 3 . DY. REGISTRAR OF CO-OP SOCIETIES/ DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER MYSOORU DISTRICT MYSOORU 4 . TAHSILDAR AND RETURNING OFFICER MYSOORU CO-OP BANK NIYAMITA SAYYAJI RAO ROAD GANDHI SQUARE MYSOORU-570 001 5 . MYSOORU CO-OP.BANK NIYAMITA SAYYAJI RAO ROAD GANDHI SQUARE MYSOORU-570 001 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY …RESPONDENTS (BY SHRI M.VINOD KUMAR, AGA FOR R1; SHRI G.V.SHASHIKUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR R2)

THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227

OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT SECTION 20(1) (a-iv) OF THE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959 IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND ETC.,

THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

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ORDER

Learned advocate for the petitioners submits that elections have already been conducted. Therefore, this petition is rendered infructuous and accordingly prayed for its dismissal. He has filed a memo of even date to the said effect. Memo be kept in record.

In the circumstance, petition is dismissed as having become infructuous.

No costs.

Sd/JUDGE

AV

CNR

KAHC010047702020

Topic

Cooperative Societies

Bench

P.s.dinesh Kumar

Disposal

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