IN THE HIGH COU¥iT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD DATED THIS "me 10*" DAY or JUNE, zgésé' L BEFORE THE Howsm MR. JuS1'ICE»ASH£$K._ AB'.,H1a¢c§iz§-:g£a1 % 1. MALLAPPA s. E.Yi'¥.¥2-3?gGI, « AGE: 43 ojcc: Eégiif-!.E¢:Ti3R oi-*:=»m BANK, JAMKHAND1, R/or J;2s~eaae1s<.,5.,% TAL: JAMKHANDI.' k % 2. KALLAPPA, S/Q MAuAP?A'§»iKLOL, AGE: 35 Y'F:ARS, occ; MEMBER or am BAa;i~:;. JAM!<_HAND1,. % %%%%% .. . RJOESHVU'-RPAEI, TAL: JAMKHANDI. :PE'IITIONERS (as?ssir.%S,s.%PA1:L,mv.) " * ; -- Ls'rATE 0? 'E-iAR?§ATA§<A BY *,'-IT$.$ECR&TAR¥ 1'0 GOVERNMENT, . CC:-.-GPE;F.A:'fIVE oevaammr, " SOLE"-DHA, MNGALORE - 1. % 2' %2;=i:iME9uTv amscroa coevemme SGCIETIES, BAGALKGT TALUK & 'e:=:sT: aAGA1.,Ko'r. 3. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR COOPERATIVE AUDIT AND ELECTION OFFICER PECARD BANK LTD., JAMKHANDI, TAL: JAMKHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT. 4. THE MANAGER, ? PRIMARY COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURE 3; RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LTD; " JAMKDHANDI, DIST: BAGALKOT. V...:aAE;s;Pé}NbEéiTs " (BY sm. VIDYAVATHI n<., t5e.--c;.G.P«,i%r=o'§§::§i~%»T# R3') THIS PETITIONAIS FILE.EJ _UND.E!i, AR1Ic£i,E:~s 226 AND 227 OF THE consrzwumm or 1N£f:IA._'P:zAY!m:a To QUASH THE CALENDAR OF EVE--f41'S*'AT.A'NNEXURE§-E"ISS'E3ED av THE THIRD RESPONDENT ore%23;os;os3
THIS FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, THE
COURT MADET”H’E FOLLOWENGAIV ” ,
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The patitfimérs hV3ye’~5bu.g’ht a writ of mandamus directing
t_he~ N03 postpone the eiection to fourth
reVép¢nA.déni:A fix a period fer election after the
7″,_};omp3étE6’n’ of’ réi__n§é season. The writ of mandamus can be
_ ~..i§§u.e?d, oniy. ifghhéé authority has not performed the statutory duty
Et’;4–..’In”the instant case, Section 39 of the Karnataka Co»
operative Societies Act, 1959 enables / empowere”thievi-State
Government not to hold the elections during t_.h~e~rejinjr”l~:seaVse_n.”=
But there is no bianket embargo on holdinnthebeiect-ion’:d.i:rin;3
the rainy season. Therefore, this prayer is.,negati\<eti;VV;
2. The next prayer ;.rnade&hy–VVt’h:e ‘betltieners-.ievv}that their
names be included in the voters.’-lllstf} this relief also
cannot be granted, aethe events has only
the effect of eiecti.oVn*-.”_proceeeVVfrom the stage at
which it was the elections to the
Parliament. issued on 27.05.09
states that thlesettovna attained the membership on
25_.03.08._._§’iAse.the.Vseconvtihetitloner had not become a member
15.03.09, he has no vested right to
dernelnti ‘t’h_;alt be included in the voters’ list. The first
V’qt$etitioner”is ai.rea.:t§v a voter. Thus not finding any merit in thae
0 «–;.i_”‘etitit)_ns,V’they are dismissed. Ne order as to costs.
Sd/-
JUDGE