Prof. Jayaprakash Gowda. B v. the State of Karnataka
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Karnataka HC Bengaluru; WP No. 21300 of 2025 (GM-KSR); Justice Suraj Govindaraj (single judge); order dated 27.04.2026. Certiorari petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Indian Constitution challenging the ratification order dated 30.06.2022 (No.DRB-2/THIDHUPADI/03/2022-23) issued by the District Registrar (Zone 2), Dept. of Co-operation for the amended bye-laws dated 30.06.2022 of Respondent 5 Kannada Sahitya Parishad, a society registered under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, with prayer to declare the amended bye-laws non-est. Disposition: petition DISMISSED FOR NON-PROSECUTION — office objections not complied with despite Court's order dated 25.02.2026. Counsel: Girishkumar R. for petitioners; Prathima Honnapur, AGA for Respondents 1–5; Jayakumar S.Patil, Senior Counsel, with Varun Jaykumar Patil for Respondent 6 (Mahesh Joshi, President, Kannada Sahitya Parishad). No merits issue decided; no precedent cited; no quantum.