Partly allowed
Sri G S Mahadeva, v. the State of Karnataka
Karnataka HCWP/2061/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Petitioners omitted from a co-operative society's ineligible voters' list alleged non-compliance with Rule 13-D(2-A). With the society unrepresented, the court allowed the election results to be announced counting the petitioners' votes, keeping their eligibility open to an election dispute under Section 70(2).
What did the court decide?
Results announced with petitioners' votes counted; ballots kept in separate sealed box; eligibility left open to Section 70(2)(c) dispute.