Sri Shivananda v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Co-operative society election; exclusion from final voters list; absence of individual notice; Rule 13(D)(2-A) Karnataka Co-operative Societies Rules 1960; Section 70(2)(c) Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act 1959; counting of petitioners' votes; separate sealed box; announcement of election results; eligibility/disqualification to vote left open; election dispute; writ of mandamus; Articles 226 and 227; H.S. Raju v. State of Karnataka 2022 (4) AKR 775; Aralumallige Primary Agricultural Co-operative Society, Doddaballapura.
What did the court decide?
Returning Officer directed to count the votes including those cast by the petitioners and announce the results of the election scheduled on 25.01.2025; votes cast by the petitioners to be kept in a separate sealed box after counting; eligibility of the petitioners to vote left open to be decided in a dispute under Section 70(2)(c) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959, uninfluenced by the interim order.