Shri. Annappagouda Marigouda Chinagudi, v. Shivalli Milk Producer Co-Operative Society Ltd. Shivalli
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ appeal (CS-EL/M) disposed of; interim order dated 22.07.2025 in W.P.No.103377/2025 challenged; co-operative society election (Shivalli Milk Producer Co-operative Society Ltd., Dharwad); Division Bench interim order dated 28.07.2025 allowing election but withholding declaration of results; parity plea based on WA No.100308/2025 not acceded to; reliance on prior order dated 4.4.2025 in WP No.107121/2024 (same Society) on voters-list compliance under Rule 13D(2A) Karnataka Co-operative Societies Rules, 1960; challenge in WA No.100216/2025 with no stay; contentions left open; observations not findings on merits; expedition of writ petition hearing; sealed-cover election proceedings; Section 4 Karnataka High Court Act 1961; neutral citation NC: 2025:KHC-D:11348-DB.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief: the writ appeal against the interim order dated 22.07.2025 was disposed of with all contentions left open; the learned Single Judge was requested to expedite the hearing of W.P.No.103377/2025; parties were directed to cooperate for early disposal and respondents were kept at liberty to move for early disposal; the Registry was directed to place the sealed-cover election proceedings (as per order dated 28.07.2025) before the learned Single Judge; pending applications were disposed of as not surviving for consideration.