Jadiyappagoudar v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Cooperative society election writ; ineligible voter list; exclusion of voters from electoral roll; Shree Vijay Mantesh Co-operative Bank, Hungund, Bagalkot; Returning Officer directed to announce result including votes cast by excluded petitioners; Section 20(2)(a-iv) and (a-v) Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act ultra vires legislative competence; Articles 243ZI 243ZO Constitution of India; Articles 226 227 writ jurisdiction; Rule 13-D(2-A) individual notice, draft/final electoral list deficiencies; Section 70(2) Co-operative Societies Act election dispute remedy; Shri Sant Sadguru Janardan Swami v. State of Maharashtra — voters list part of election process; W.P. No.8502/2022 c/w W.P. No.8477/2022 followed (disposed 07-06-2022); contentions left open; Justice M. Nagaprasanna; Dharwad Bench; decided 29 January 2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent – Returning Officer to announce the result forthwith, including the votes cast by the petitioners; all contentions left open for consideration in appropriate proceedings, if commenced.