Dismissed
Ramesh v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCWP/534/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
A batch of writ petitions challenged the validity of Section 20(2)(a-iv) and (a-v) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, which disentitle members who fail to attend meetings or use minimum services from voting. The court upheld the provisions, holding the Statement of Objects based on the 97th Amendment did not invalidate them, and made them prospective.
What did the court decide?
Challenge to the validity of Section 20(2)(a-v) dismissed; the amended provisions, Section 20(2)(a-iv) and (a-v), to be effective for elections held after disposal of the writ petitions, all prior act