Narayan Ganapayya Gouda v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Cooperative society election voter list exclusion; individual notice Rule 13-D(2-A) Co-operative Societies Rules; Section 70(2) Co-operative Societies Act election dispute remedy; writ of mandamus Articles 226/227 Constitution of India; Returning Officer directed to count votes of excluded members; Shri Sant Sadguru Janardan Swami v. State of Maharashtra (preparation of electoral roll is intermediate stage of election process); Vyavasaya Seva Sahakari Sangha Niyamita Jalavalli Honnavar Uttara Kannada; Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act 1959 S.20(2)(J4)/(J5) (Kannada public notice); Karnataka High Court Dharwad; M. Nagaprasanna J.; W.P. No.8502/2022 c/w W.P. No.8477/2022 (07.06.2022); election dated 11.01.2025; calendar of events Annexure-A dated 24.12.2024.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent – Returning Officer to announce the result of the election to the 7th respondent society forthwith including the votes cast by the petitioners; all contentions left open for appropriate proceedings.