Gurukrupa Pattin Sahakari Sangha v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ appeal; Karnataka High Court Dharwad Bench; co-operative society election; Gurukrupa Pattin Sahakari Sangha Bhatkal; ineligible voters; interim order upheld; separate ballot box; classification of votes into three categories; defaulters; minimum transaction; General Body Meeting attendance; Returning Officer; Co-operative Development Officer; W.P.No.100712/2026 (CS-EL/M); election dated 08.02.2026; interim order dated 30.01.2026; Section 4 Karnataka High Court Act 1961; maintainability of writ petition by ineligible voters left open; per M.I. Arun J. with B. Muralidhara Pai J.
What did the court decide?
Writ appeal disposed of: the learned Single Judge's interim order is upheld; the Returning Officer is directed to classify the affected voters into three categories (defaulters; members without minimum transaction; members not attending the requisite General Body Meetings) and to keep their votes in three separate ballot boxes, category-wise; the appellant-Society is to furnish the necessary details for classification. Contentions including maintainability were left to be urged before the learned Single Judge.