Sri S H Kantharaju v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC writ petition (Articles 226/227) seeking direction to conduct election of Primary Agriculture Credit Co-operative Society Ltd., Antarghatte (respondent No.4, Kadur Taluk, Chikmaglur) before announcement of Chickmangaluru District Central Co-operative Bank (respondent No.6) elections; dismissed as infructuous after Returning Officer's calendar of events dated 10.11.2025 filed via memo by respondent No.4's counsel and petitioner's counsel conceded; coram M G Uma J.; co-operative society election timing; no merits decided; no precedent cited.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was dismissed as having rendered infructuous, the Court placing on record the memo filed by learned counsel for respondent No.4 along with the calendar of events dated 10.11.2025 produced by the Returning Officer, to which learned counsel for the petitioner conceded; no direction regarding the timing of the respondent No.4 society's election was issued and the issue was not adjudicated on merits.