Sri Krishnamurthy v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court review petition RP No.160 of 2025 (Justice Suraj Govindaraj, 02.04.2025) under Article 215 Constitution read with Order 47 Rule 1 CPC seeking review of order dated 14.03.2025 in W.P.No.6625/2025 on election to S Golahalli Milk Producers Co-operative Society, Bangalore South Taluk; ground: Respondents 6-18 disqualified under S.20(2)(a)(v) Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act 1959 (members not availing society's services barred from voting) and request for interim relief restraining elected members from assuming office; held outside ambit of Order 47 review; liberty to file dispute u/s 70(2) of the Act enures to petitioner as a contesting candidate; no merits observation; disposed; precedent engaged: H.S.Raju v. State of Karnataka, W.P.No.8502/2022 dated 7.6.2022.
What did the court decide?
None; with the above observations the Review Petition stood disposed — the petitioner was left to the liberty already reserved to file a dispute under Section 70(2) of the Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act, 1959, with interim relief to be considered therein.