R. Mahadevaprasad v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (Hon'ble Mrs. Justice M G Uma), order dated 09-12-2025, WP No. 17873 of 2025 (CS-EL/M), NC: 2025:KHC:51868. Co-operative society election voter-eligibility dispute; challenge to State Co-operative Election Authority order dated 29.04.2025 in Dispute No.02.2025-26 under Section 71(3) KCS Act; alternative remedy doctrine; revision under Section 107 KCS Act not availed; writ petition disposed of, not entertained; prayer to vote rendered infructuous as election held 26.06.2025 and petitioner voted via interim order dated 24.06.2025; election result declaration permitted subject to revision; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution; Bailuru Primary Agriculture Credit Co-operative Society; Mysuru and Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Bank; Chamarajanagar.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; writ petition disposed of on the ground of alternative statutory remedy. Petitioner left at liberty to invoke revision under Section 107 of the KCS Act; respondent No.5 permitted to declare the election result subject to the outcome of any such revision; pending IA No.1/2025 disposed of.