Sri G R Srinivasa v. the Deputy Registrar of Co. Operative Societies
Case brief
What is this about?
Co-operative election dispute; recount of votes ordered by Deputy Registrar (Chikkaballapura) in Dispute DRC/CR-02/2024-25 concerning PLD Bank registered under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959; order passed without considering petitioner's objections and without permitting cross-examination of the Chief Executive Officer; certiorari under Articles 226/227; quashing and remand for fresh consideration with liberty to cross-examine and file objections; direction to serve notice on unserved respondents before proceeding. Relevant for searches on recount-of-vote orders, denial of hearing/cross-examination before registrar-level decisions in co-operative societies, and remand outcomes on natural-hearing grounds.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed; the Deputy Registrar's order dated 10.06.2025 in Dispute No.DRC/CR-02/2024-25 (Annexure-A) quashed; matter remitted to respondent No.1-Deputy Registrar for fresh consideration permitting the petitioner to cross-examine the Chief Executive Officer and file objections; Deputy Registrar to issue notice to any other respondents not yet served before proceeding, and to dispose of the matter expeditiously.