Sri Shivaprasad v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
NC: 2025:KHC:19143; High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru; Justice Suraj Govindaraj; WP No. 13347 of 2025 (CS-EL/M), decided 05-06-2025; cooperative society election; Bevukallu Primary Agricultural Co-operative Society, Dudda Hobli, Mandya Taluk; ineligible voters; disqualification voter list; eligible voters list; election to 6th Society Board; maintainability of writ under Article 226/227 for election irregularities; Section 70(2) Karnataka Cooperative Societies Act 1959 election dispute as exclusive post-result remedy; H.S. Raju vs. State of Karnataka, W.P.No.8502/2022 dated 7.6.2022 (followed); separate ballot box; interim orders; direction to Returning Officer to announce result within seven days; contentions left open.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of; Returning Officer directed to announce the election result within seven days of receipt of a copy of the order, taking into account the votes cast by the petitioners; all contentions left open for any proceeding under Section 70(2) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959; petitioners' votes to continue to be retained in a separate ballot box until disposal of any dispute raised within the prescribed time frame.