S H Rudraradhya v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; writ petitions under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution (CS-EL/M); co-operative society election dispute; ineligible voters list Annexure-E; Veerashaiva Credit Co-operative Society Ltd, Ganesha Layout, Magadi Town; election held 17.08.2025; interim orders dated 06.08.2025 and 07.08.2025 permitting petitioners to vote, votes kept separately; petitions dismissed as infructuous; direction to Returning Officers (R3 in WP 23845/2025, R4 in WP 23919/2025) to declare result without counting petitioners' votes; liberty to raise dispute under Section 70, Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act 1959; bench: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice M G Uma; order dated 12-12-2025; NC: 2025:KHC:52972.
What did the court decide?
Both writ petitions dismissed as having rendered infructuous; respondent No.3 (Returning Officer in WP No.23845/2025) and respondent No.4 (Returning Officer in WP No.23919/2025) directed to declare the election result without counting the votes cast by the petitioners; petitioners at liberty to raise the dispute under Section 70 of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959.