Sri. Ajjappa v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC (Bengaluru), 17-02-2025, Justice K.S. Hemalekha; WP No. 3206 & 3366 of 2025 (CS-EL/M) - co-operative election voter-list writs: members of Haragadde Vyvasaya Seva Sahakara Sangha Niyamitha excluded from final voters list without individual notice (Rule 13(D)(2-A), Karnataka Co-Operative Societies Rules 1960); disposed with directions to Returning Officer to count petitioners' votes, announce 06.02.2025 election results, keep votes in separate sealed box; voting eligibility left open to Section 70(2)(c), Karnataka Co-Operative Societies Act 1959 dispute; H.S. Raju v. State of Karnataka, 2022 (4) AKR 775 followed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions disposed of with directions to the Returning Officer to count the votes including those cast by the petitioners, announce the results of the election scheduled on 06.02.2025, and keep the petitioners' votes in a separate sealed box after counting; eligibility of the petitioners to vote left open to a dispute under Section 70(2)(c) of the Karnataka Co-Operative Societies Act, 1959, to be decided without being influenced by the interim order.