Dismissed
Prasanna B G v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCWP/19/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Co-operative society members challenged the constitutional validity of Sections 20(2)(a-iv) and (a-v) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, arguing they were enacted based on the 97th Constitutional Amendment which was held ultra vires. The court dismissed the challenge regarding stands of unelectability and held that provisions will be effective only for elections post disposal.
What did the court decide?
Challenge to the validity of Section 20(a-v) dismissed; amended provisions effective only for elections post disposal; prior actions remain undisturbed.