Sri B G Mahadevaswamy v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
co-operative society election; ineligible voters; writ of mandamus; Article 226 not proper remedy for election disputes; Section 70(2) Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act 1959 election dispute after announcement of results; deficiency in final electoral list; separate ballot box; Returning Officer to announce result within seven days; H.S. Raju v. State of Karnataka W.P.No.8502/2022 followed; Bevukallu Primary Agricultural Credit Co-operative Society Ltd.; Krishnarajpet, Mandya; Karnataka High Court CS-EL/M; Suraj Govindaraj, J.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of; Returning Officer directed to announce the result within seven days of receipt of a copy of the order, counting the votes cast by the petitioners; petitioners' votes to continue to be retained in a separate box until disposal of any Section 70(2) election dispute; all contentions left open for such a proceeding.