A challenge to the constitutional validity of Section 20(2)(a-iv) and (a-v) of the Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act, 1959 was dismissed as infructuous after the elections had been conducted. No costs were awarded.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2021
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P. S. DINESH KUMAR
WRIT PETITION NO.653/2021 (CS – EL/M)
BETWEEN:
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| 17. | SMT. JAYALAKSHMAMMA, |
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| W/O B.PUTTASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, |
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| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, |
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| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 18. | SRI. PUTTARAJU, S/O KUPPE BOREGOWDA, |
| AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 19. | SMT. LEELAMMA, |
| W/O KARISHIVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, |
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| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 20. | SMT. NARASAMMA, |
| W/O KALLIRNA MADAIAH, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, |
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| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 21. | SMT. SAROJAMMA, |
| W/O H.MANGEGOWDA, | |
| AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 22. | SMT. BHADRAKALAMMA, |
| W/O GADDAPPA CHANNAPPA, | |
| AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
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| 23. | SRI. CHIKKABHADREGOWDA, S/O KULLIRNA NATHEGOWDA, |
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| AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, |
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| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 24. | SMT. JYOTHI, |
| W/O B.M.RAVIKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS |
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| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 25. | SRI. B.M.RAVIKUMAR, |
| S/O B.V.MADAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, |
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| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 26. | SMT.THAYAMMA, |
| W/O CHIKKEGOWDA (KALASA) | |
| AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 27. | SMT. PUTTATHAYAMMA, |
| W/O CHITTE VEERENNAGOWDA, | |
| AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 28. | SRI.UMESH, |
| S/O CHITTE VEERENNAGOWDA, | |
| AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
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AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425.
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| 102. | SMT. HOMBAMMA, |
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| W/O CHIKKEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
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| 103. | SRI. B.K.VIJAYKUMAR, S/O KARISHIVAIAH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 104. | SMT. BHAGYA, W/O VIJAYAKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
| 105. | SMT. ARATHI, W/O NAGARAJU MASTI KADEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
| 106. | SMT. RANJITHA, W/O PUTTASWAMY, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
| 107. | SRI. B.C.NAVEENKUMAR, S/O CHIKKEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
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| 108. | SMT. SUSHEELAMMA, |
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| W/O SANNAMARI, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, |
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| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, |
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| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 109. | SRI. CHANNEGOWDA, S/O MANGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 110. | SRI. B.S.CHETHANA, S/O SHANKAREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 111. | SMT. JAYALAKSHMAMMA, W/O URUMUDNA MANGEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 112. | SMT. SAVITHA, W/ GANGARAJU, |
| AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 113. | SRI.B.MADAIAH, |
| S/O BHADREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
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| 114. | SRI.CHANDRASHEKARA, S/O GOWDAIAH BHADREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
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| 115. | SRI. RUDRESH, S/P SILLAPPANA RUDRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 116. | SRI. SHIVAKUMARA, S/O RUDRAIAH SILLAPANA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
| 117. | SMT. RATHNAMMA, W/O KULLIRANA BHADREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
| 118. | SMT. GOWRAMMA, W/O BASAVARAJU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT R. KOPPALU, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
| 119. | SMT. BHARATHI, W/O MARISWAMY, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
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| 126. | SRI. B.R.KANTHARAJU, |
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| S/O LAE RUDRESHA |
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| AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, |
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| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 127. | SMT. MANJULA, W/O SHANKARA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 128. | SRI. SHANKARA, |
| S/O VEERANNAGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, |
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| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 129. | SRI. SRIKANTHA, S/O MADAIAH, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 130. | SMT. PAVITHRA, W/O PRABHAKARA, |
| AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 131. | SRI. AJAY, |
| S/O SHIVANNA, | |
| AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
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| 144 | SRI. SRIDHARA, S/O GADDAPPANA BILIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, |
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| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, |
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| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 145. | SMT. JAYALAKSHMAMMA, W/O BILIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 146. | SRI. KANTHARAJU, S/O GADDAPPANA BILIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, |
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| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 147. | SMT. SAROJA, W/O NINGALE KRISHNA, |
| AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 148. | SRI. KRISHNA, |
| S/O CHIKKEGOWDA @ NINGALE, | |
| AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 149. | SRI. CHIKKEGOWDA, |
| S/O KARIGOWDA NINGALE, | |
| AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
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| 150. | SRI. KEMPARAJU, S/O BACHANA KRISHNEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, |
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| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, |
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| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 151. | SMT. SUNITHA, W/O KEMPARAJU, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 152. | SMT. THAYAMMA, |
| W/O KRISHNAPPA, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, |
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| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 153. | SRI. DHANANJAYA, S/O KRISHNAPPA, |
| AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 154. | SRI. PUTTASWAMY, S/O HUCHIRNA BHADRREGOWDA, |
| AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 155. | SMT. ROOPA, |
| W/O PUTTASWAMY, | |
| AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
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| 168. | SMT. LAKSHMAMMA, |
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| W/O CHANNAVEERA, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, |
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| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, |
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| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 169. | SRI. RAMESHA, |
| S/O BASAVEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, |
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| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 170. | SRI. NANJAIAH, S/O GOWDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 171. | SMT. SHOBHA, S/O NANJAIAH, |
| AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 172. | SRI. SATHISA, S/O MUGURANA CHANNEGOWDA, |
| AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 173. | SRI. GIRISHA, S/O MUGURANA CHANNEGOWDA, |
| AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
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| 174. | SMT. THAYAMMA, |
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| W/O RAJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, |
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| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 175. | SRI. RAJESHA, S/O RAJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, |
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| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 176. | SRI. NATARAJA, S/O B.DEVARAJEGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, |
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| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 177. | SRI. CHANDRA, S/O HUCHIRNA KARIGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 178. | SRI. BHARATH, S/O KEMPALINANA KRISHNA, |
| AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. | |
| 179. | SMT. SUSHEELA, W/O RUDRESHA, |
| AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, | |
| R/AT BEKKALALE VILLAGE, | |
| KOPPA HOBLI, MADDURU TALUK, | |
| MANDYA DISTRICT – 571 425. |
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THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 & 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT SECTION 20(2)(a-iv) AND (a-v) OF THE KARNATAKA COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT., 1959, ARE ULTRA VIRES OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA.
THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:
ORDER
Heard Shri.Ravindra Prasad B., learned advocate for the petitioners, Smt. Niloufer Akbar, learned AGA for the State and Shri G.V.Shashi Kumar, learned advocate for respondent No.2.
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accordingly dismissed as having become infructuous.
No costs.
Sd/-
JUDGE
PB
MARISWAMY
THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
THE CO-OPERATIVE ELECTION COMMISSIONER
THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
THE ASSISTANT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
BEKKALALE MILK PRODUCERS CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.
P. S. DINESH KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
