veerashaira vidyavardaka sangh v. the Principal Secretary
Societies Registration Act, 1960 – Section 25 enquiry – Competence of initiating authority
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P. 49960/2019 (GM-KSR), High Court of Karnataka (M.G.S. Kamal, J.), order dated 28-01-2026. Themes: Section 25 Karnataka Societies Registration Act 1960; competence/exclusive authority of the Registrar to initiate enquiry and accept report; invalidity of second/fresh enquiry directed by Principal Secretary, Department of Co-operation at the instance of a private complainant (Gali Rajashekar); Full Bench exposition of 'on his own motion'/suo motu triggers (paras 7A and 9, ILR 2001 Karnataka 766); statutory-competence principle from (2011) 5 SCC 435 (ALPAI); quashing of Annexures D, E, F and G; rejection of impleadment application I.A.2/2019; liberty reserved to initiate enquiry per the Act; Ballari society financial-irregularity complaint (Rs.4 crores alleged). Useful for searches on repeat/re-opened statutory enquiries, delegation versus statutory authority, and Articles 226/227 writ jurisdiction.