{"id":62849,"date":"2009-07-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sumitrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-31-july-2009"},"modified":"2014-10-10T09:14:44","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T03:44:44","slug":"sumitrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-31-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sumitrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-31-july-2009","title":{"rendered":"Sumitrappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 31 July, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sumitrappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 31 July, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit<\/div>\n
-1-\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\n\nDATED THIS THE 3157 DAY OF JULY 2009  \n\nPRESENT\n\nTHE HON'E3LE MR. P.D. DINAKARAN, CHIEF.  3\n\nAND\n\nTHE HON'Bi_E MR.JUsTzrc{5 v.G--;._SA.BHA_HiT.A,': \u00b0  \n\nWRIT APPEAL Nos.2307\"TO:\"'2311 oE_ 2069 \n\nBETWEEN\n\n1 SUi\\4ITRAPPA._   I     \nS\/o.RuJARI    \nAGED ABOLJT \"6'S\"..YEA--RS,\"\"--.__ \"_ \" A\n    '_  \nR\/0'.'H'ANEu\"MAN*;?E:APL:R-A \\.'Ii;'LAGE\n3A(?aALL.iR \"f'A'L|J_E<L~=57'7f5"28 A f\n\nDAvAN_A<;%ERE_'T;\u00a7isT;R1._(:T \n\n ~i\u20ac._R.MLIDDAP'P,A... TTTTT \n\n. "S\/o:1\u00ab.ABE0'LIT 43 YEARS\n .;-EXECL..|.TI\\\/V'ECOMMITTEE MEMBER\n MARIKAMSA SC\/ST\n-.EDucAT1:.oNAt_ SOCIETY (R)\nR;'Q}'KAMANDALAGONDI VILLAGE,\n~ A 3AGA.:.;uR TALUK-577528\nA 'EDEAVANAGERE DISTRICT\n\n     THIPPESWAMY\n\nS\/OBHEEMAPPA\nAGED ABOUT 49 YEARS\nEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER\n\n\n\n  \n\n-2-\n\nMARIKAMBA SC\/ST EDUCATIONAL\nSOCIEIY (R)\nR\/OKAMANDALAGONDI VILLAGE,\nJAGALUR TALUK-577528\n\nDAVANAGERE DISTRICT\nTHIPPAIAH @ CHIKKA\n\nTHIPPAIAH\nS\/O.RAMAPPA   \nAGED ABOUT 60 YEARS \nEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER\nMARIKAMBA SC\/ST  _ \nEDUCATIONAL SOCIETY (R)\nR\/OKAMANDALAGONDI VILLAGE,\nIAGALUR TALUK-57,7528 3  \nDAVANAGERE DISTRICT 5 _   \nA.K.PALAPF'A S\/O.PuJA_I_'IAIAH  \nAGED ABOUT {\u00e9_\u00a39--_~_YEA\u00abRS-,_V   ,\nR\/O.CHE''KKAMALLANA%%i-QLE PO5T\"'\nJAGALIIR'A.f{A--LL;s;R~57,75V28 ~  \n\nDA\\(vAN_GEAR\u00a7\".9\u00bbIBT     \n\n4 K.OBAI_AH, ' A A  A\nS\/o.cAIwAAvBQRARPA,'\nAGED ABOUT 64 YEARS\n._R;'?0,C. :I;RGA~577501\n\n5- . -!LAK'S}:'-i~M1B}i\\I--v\"\n\nK W\/0. LATEA1'D.vENKATESH NAIKA\nAGED 'ABOUT 60 YEARS\nR\/QEAGGENAHALLI VILLAGE,\nS3AGA.--LuR TALUK~577528\n\n  'EAVANAGERE DIST\n\n  A.K.BHEEMAPPA\n\nA S\/O. DURUGAPPA\nAGED ABOUT 57' YEARS\nR\/O.SALE HALLI ,\n\n\n\n ' A. S\/oH.R.8ASA1AH\n\n10\n\n-4\u00bb\n\n3AGALUR TALUK-577528\nDAVANAGERE DIST\n\nDRAMASWAMY\nS\/ODHAKYANAIKA\nAGED ABOUT 49 YEARS\nR\/OBAGGENAHALLI ,\nJAGALUR TALUK~577528\n\nDAVANAGERE DIST\nTNAGENDRAPPA\n\nS\/O.THIPPAIAH\nAGED ABOUT 38 YEARS\nADVOCATE, A\n\nC\/O.H.M.S ASSOCIATES\nMUNICIPAL COLONY,' \nCH1TRADURGA~5775__Q\"1.. 5\n\nSUJATHA -  V\nW\/O.T.NAGE'l\\iBRAPPA  A .. A\n\nAG ED \"AB0fUT  YEARS %\nR\/O1___ Ml_JNICE'PA.L'COLQN\u00a5   A\nCHITRADuRGA*-CsE7V7'SQ:A- \n\nEUCHHAPPAT  _\nS,-go\" :3AN}EEVAPPA,\nAGEa.ASouT 4'9'---'E-EARS,\n\n \u00abR\/0 GIQWDAGERE,\n\nA  N'AY'AvKAN'AVHA.TTI HOBLI,\n\n._ \"(;HA'LLAKERjE\"TALUK - 577 522\n+CHITRAD':;RGA DISTRICT.\n\nHSTHIMMAIAH\n\n5]\" _ AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS\n 'we. GOWDAGERE\n\n NAYAKANAHATTI HOBLI\nA CHALLAKERE TALUK -- 577522\n\nCHITRADU RGA DIST\n\n\n\n12\n\n13\n\n14\n\n15\n\nT. THIPPESWAMY\n\nS\/O. THIPPAIAH\n\nAGED ABOUT 35 YEARS\n\nR\/O. GOWDAGERE\nNAYAKANAHATTI HOBLI\nCHALLAKERE TALUK ~ 577522\nCHITRADURGA DIST\n\nSANNA RUDRAPPA\nS\/O. GOWDRA BAY'\/ANNA\nAGED ABOUT 55 YEARS  -\n\nR\/O. MALLORAHALLI vILLAGAE~~.E%\n\nCHALLAKERE TALUK - 57752;'  \n\nCHITRADURGA DIST\n\nR.i-IEMANNA\n5\/o. RANGAPPA    \nAGED ABOUT: 38 YEARS ~\nR\/O. GOWQAGEERE,  g \nNAYA s'DA BUCHHAPPA\nAG~EDt..ABOUT 30 YEARS\n\n A. .R\/OEGOWDAGERE,\n\n _ NAYAKANAHATTI HOBLI\n'CHALLAKERE TALUK \u00bb- 577522\n\n CHITRADURGA DIST\n\nP.RAJANNA\n\n\n\n18\n\n19\n\n20\n\n-5-\n\nS\/O. GINI PALAIAH\n\nAGED ABOUT 50 YEARS\n\nR\/O. GOWDAGERE ,\nNAYAKANAHATTI HOBLI\nCHALLAKERE TALUK ~ 577522\nCHITRADURGA DIST\n\nBOVI THIPPESWAMY\nS\/O. LENKYAPPA BOVI\nAGED ABOUT 70 YEARS\n\nR\/O. MALLORAHALLI VILLAGE \nCHALLAKERE TALUK - 577522 \n\nCHITRADURGA DIST\n\nM.T.THIMMANNA\nS\/O. THIMMAIAH\nAGED ABOUT 60 YEARS\n\nR\/O. MALLORAHALLI 'v1Lz.AG'E\" \n\nCHALLAKERE TALUK\"--- A5S:275_2f2,';,   2\n\nCHITRADURGA DIST \"  .\n\nM.T;THIPP,ErSwAiww  %\nS\/O., MARULr'\\Swl_DDAP.P'A~~-__ \u00ab\nAGED ABOUT 3'3'fYEA.RS.._ \nR\/O. M'ALLORAHALL1V\\f1LLAGE\nCHALLAKERE TA.LU'K \u00ab\u00a377522\nCj;%iITR.ADURG.A DIST\n\nV_M.P.H.EMANVNA\n- S;'o';A1v1?AR'A..MESHWARAPPA\n._ V\"A_GE'D7A.BO!JT46 YEARS\nA R'\/0. _M.ALi__'C)RAHALLI VILLAGE\n\nC'!-EAi;LA'K'ERE TALUK -- 577522\nCHITRADURGA DIST\n\nV V2C\u00ab-..E~l.HANUMAi\\ETHAPPA\n'-S\/0. CHANNAPPA\n\n AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS\n\n' R\/O. HALEHALLI VILLAGE\n\nJAGALUR TALUK ~ 577528\n\n\n\nDAVANAGERE DIST\n\n23 S.RAVI\nS\/O. SANNA SIDDAPPA\nAGED ABOUT 27 YEARS\nR\/O. KAMANDALAGONDI VILLAGE\nJAGALUR TALUK - 577528\n\nDAVANAGERE DIST\n24 B.MALLIKARJUE\\|A\n\nS\/O. MARAPPA\nAGED ABOUT 34 YEARS    ,\nR\/O. KAMANDALAGONDI VILLAGE  ;. *\nJAGALUR TALUK - 577528  A '\nDAVANGERE DIST\n\n25 MSHIVALINGAMMA\nW\/O.B.MALLIKARJUNA \nAGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, 5\nHOUSE WIFE  - '-\n\nR\/Q1KAi~1ANDAE\u00a7AGC)E\\{DI VAILLAGE\nJAGALUR TA-L,U~!\u00a7  5275282 A\nDAvANA.GERE  \n\n26 T.MAHESHwA.RAPPA\ngo. THIPPAIAH\n\n _ A-AG E;D_AEsOu'r 42'---'{\u00abE'ARS,\n\n, ~. \"R\/'0.' KAMANDALAGONDI VILLAGE\n_  3AGAvi,UR\"ATAL.UK -- 577528\n\n\" ._ EAVANAGERE DIST\n\nA A 227 'D--.N1T;1A:~m'A\n\n S\/O, DURUGAPPA\nDD  A AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS,\n\" , R\/O. KAMANDALAGONDI VILLAGE\n 'JAGALUR TALUK - 577528\n DAVANGERE DIST\n RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n
 “(By Sri : 1. SIDDAIAH, ADv., FOR C\/R3<\/p>\n
-9-<\/span><\/p>\n
Registrar and District Registrar for Societies as per<\/p>\n
Annexure ‘A’ to the Writ Petitions. It is averred <\/p>\n
Writ Petition that the petitioners are the membe.r?s”‘ot~w’.’tjhe. <\/p>\n
Executive Committee of Marikamba ySgC\/ ST”‘Ed:r\u00a3cat’ion’aVi it <\/p>\n
Society (R), registered under the p’rov7’ishion1si.’<\/p>\n
Karnataka Society Registration-..Act,V’h1\u00a761 it<\/p>\n
referred to as ‘the Act’ )5 The  on
\n28.02.1986 in the    Registrar,
\nChitradurga. The Society:,h–as.f:rarne:::i_b.ye’\u00a5ia.ws.\/ Rules and
\nRegulations  t:o\u00a7bVe””achieved by the
\nSociety. Thejv  bykeeiaws is to promote
\neducation; __  j the Society has been<\/p>\n
carrying oix\u00e9tiiie S a.ctiy.’ities’—.got: promoting education by<\/p>\n
running; iVia.rikarhbaV_VFi’i’ghx’Schooi and Pre–University Coiiege<\/p>\n
 the Bye–iaws. As per the Bye-law<\/p>\n
E\\io”.\u00e93(-b_}%,Sh  year of the Society starts from first<\/p>\n
‘ January em’.i’ihg”‘with 315’ December of every calendar year.<\/p>\n
 Society” has been submitting its accounts as per the<\/p>\n
‘_’cai’eVn’ciar year before respondent No.3 for renewal and<\/p>\n
S .:’_4’app~rovai. The iatest submission of accounts was made on<\/p>\n
t”n”2t5.o5.2oo7, wherein respondent No.3 approved the<\/p>\n
‘\\9v<\/p>\n
-11-<\/span>
\nwith law. Further, it was resolved to appoint petitioner
\nNo.5 as Secretary on ad-hoc basis tili conducting of Annuai<\/p>\n
General Body Meeting. In fact, respondent No.3 has<\/p>\n
misappropriated membership fee of respondent Nos.6fTto.<\/p>\n
27, who are ciaiming to be the members <\/p>\n
membership fee is not the part of the Society’. 3   l <\/p>\n
The minutes of the Emergency  was <\/p>\n
before the respondent No.2 f0:”.4approv_ai–‘on <\/p>\n
and the same was accepted.   not
\nchallenged the said resol:iti’on datedet”1Q.,a1:’2…2007’removing
\nhim from the post of Secretea’lry_al.n_0 :the’~~sanEie_’~’iias attained<\/p>\n
finality.  _ V    2 .\n<\/p>\n
2.2 ‘–.It – is –f_LiI*tiher’t..av.er–red that on 01.01.2008,<\/p>\n
petitioner No.43; _Vbei.n,g ad\u00a5’h’oc Secretary after consulting<\/p>\n
jhwith  President, llhladissued 21 days statutory notice for<\/p>\n
c’0._ndtic’t’inQ”\u00ab._i\u00a7;ri4nu:ai’_:..General Body Meeting on 22.01.2008.<\/p>\n
‘   Thelstatutoryillnotice was sent to all the members as per<\/p>\n
-.d.l.l’_j:i..i\\n,nexure_ to the writ petitions. After issuance of<\/p>\n
  notice, the Annuai General 80dy Meeting of the<\/p>\n
i ‘V:.”l–..”:E:’;”oci’i’2ty was held on 22.01.2008. It was resoived in the<\/p>\n
\\;a..\n<\/p>\n
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meeting regarding the constitution of Executive Committee<\/p>\n
Members, Audit of Accounts for the year <\/p>\n
Respondent No.2 appears to have passed <\/p>\n
17.01.2009 purporting to be an ordermstaying”’t’i1ve.:rn:ee.ting 04  <\/p>\n
to be held on 22.01.2009. Respondent <\/p>\n
of the information pubiished in’_th_e Nwewslpagpetril’regidf\ufb01ling ‘2<\/p>\n
the conflict of two alieged rival  SI-‘Ox
\nmoto enquiry under Sectio-n:”2_5  “Ac\u20ac”b’3’.y\u00a7issuing notice
\nto the parties. P.etition.ers..j:su’brrii.ttedv_’vawii,”the reievant
\ndocuments dur_ing”   e..ngui’Viiy:.”iiespondent No.2
\nwithout   produced by the
\npetitioners in-Athe,–:Vright>”\u00abperspective, has exceeded his<\/p>\n
jurisdictionlitojldeciare”‘.Ann’L:–al’Cenerai Body Meeting held<\/p>\n
__on 22.31.2008 “a.s_V_V”v’oidv’ and declared certain strangers<\/p>\n
in”.nu’n*ib_erin_g’._2″S>.._V(responcients 3 to 27) as members.<\/p>\n
 oi”i~l’y 18 persons has been approved by the<\/p>\n
 Executivev–..’C’orn’mittee and Respondent No.2. Respondent<\/p>\n
:”.v4.”‘i\\io.~3issued’. notice on 16.06.2009 cailing for General Body<\/p>\n
 Respondent No.3 is no ionger a Secretary of the<\/p>\n
00 .:’..:So~ciVety in view of the resolution dated 11.12.2007<\/p>\n
xexpeiiing him from the post of Secretary, which was<\/p>\n
\\\\:’i><\/p>\n
..13..\n<\/p>\n
accepted. by respondent No.2. The order at Annexure <\/p>\n
to the writ petitions dated 14.05.2009 permits respoPd_:en_t*~._v<\/p>\n
No.3, who is not the Secretary of the Society\u00a7_t.–of..\u00e9.ca’iiffor <\/p>\n
and conduct a generai body meeting. M”Bgeing_.’ag’gri.:e*.red by it <\/p>\n
the order dated 14.05.2009 pas’~34ed;””sby tiither<\/p>\n
respondent, the writ petitii_on.s, “\\e*.I.’P.V i\\i:osi;._l8.0V28~2<\/p>\n
18033\/2009 were filed contendying-..that\u00bb the  order is
\niliegai and liable. to be  J.Re.svp.0i’:dent No.2 was
\nnot justified in declarying  meeting
\nheld on 22.01..20.0u8′   ijssti’iVng”‘direction to hold
\nAnnual 0\u00a2’n\u00a2rai,yV’7e0’\u00abiy_   year 2007-2008,
\nwhich   of the Society, which<\/p>\n
specificallystigpulvates said meeting has to be<\/p>\n
fzonductfedu.withi’n.._V_Vtr:ree months from the date of<\/p>\n
 a year. Respondent No.2 ought to have<\/p>\n
dir’e.cted.iAthvve””pnetiitivoners to hold meeting by issuing notices<\/p>\n
 to 18 VaEid.__”me%nbers, whose membership was approved by<\/p>\n
..Exueci;’t:i–x}e Committee on 10.04.2007 and 10.09.2007,<\/p>\n
 25 alieged members including respondent No.3.<\/p>\n
 lifxccoirdingly, the petitioners sought for quashing of the<\/p>\n
 order dated 14.05.2009 passed by respondent No.2.<\/p>\n
-\\{}:\n<\/p>\n
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3. The writ petitions were resisted by vgtrae<\/p>\n
respondents.\n<\/p>\n
4. Learned single Judge after hearing the—-   0*<\/p>\n
counsel for the petitioners and thelearnedWldigilijgClozirt <\/p>\n
Government Pleader for res\ufb02ondents <\/p>\n
learned counsel for respondent”i\\l:0;3_, held
\nno merit in the contention  counsel
\nappearing for the petitioners   only 18
\ngenuine rnembers_0’f,the  necessary<\/p>\n
to issue ri–.0tic_e\u00ab  the order passed by the<\/p>\n
second resp0gndent”– directing to hold<\/p>\n
S AnnLia”l_;GeneralVBody’ Meeting for the year 2007-2008<\/p>\n
‘ in  heard the learned counsel appearing<\/p>\n
  for tite”‘%petvi_tio’n.ers and the learned Additional Government<\/p>\n
V%li*–\u00ab.,_.y’_\ufb01.<\/p>\n
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6. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners<\/p>\n
submitted that the learned single Judge was not justified’-4i_n’~..vv<\/p>\n
dismissing the writ petitions. The order dated   _<\/p>\n
passed by respondent No.2 dec|aring…th_e Annu’al.::.GeneralV .4 <\/p>\n
Body Meeting held on 22.01.2008es{yardend:’issiiiiigf~:;;<\/p>\n
direction to hold Annual Genera_l_’B_odyi”r\u00bbneeting’.::fo~r_’~2.Q0}*- i<\/p>\n
2008 is illegal and the learned   have<\/p>\n
set aside the said order.   _ i\n<\/p>\n
7. Learned Additional<\/p>\n
=’\u00a7:ove:rnri.iein’t Advocate
\nappearing for resp’0nd–ents 1  in support of
\nthe order  second respondent dated<\/p>\n
14.05.2000. –\n<\/p>\n
 E__:Learne’d”ceu_nsel appearing for respondent No.3<\/p>\n
v.Si,igbi?’i’ii’t*ce(j’i.._ifi”:\u00e9t.l:.’the impugned order dated 26.06.2009<\/p>\n
  passedby resiipjondent N03 has been passed in accordance<\/p>\n
 ‘~ri_th law ..and does not suffer from any error or illegality as<\/p>\n
cailil”–..for interference in these Writ Appeals and the<\/p>\n
i”*-____”liearnedi single Judge was justified in dismissing the writ<\/p>\n
V  iliietitions.\n<\/p>\n
xvi:\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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9. We have given carefui consideration to the
\ncontentions of the learned counsel appearing for the<\/p>\n
parties and scrutinized the materiai on record.<\/p>\n
10. The materiai on record would cleariy   <\/p>\n
there is no merit in the contention of the learne’d..:coiL_i’ns’e’l S’ S<\/p>\n
appearing for the appellants that thereiarle’ ‘osniy 18–Alg’enj.V,ij_n’e’h <\/p>\n
members of the Society. Respondentv\u00e9iiioizlwasg.justi’fied’V <\/p>\n
directing that notice shall be issu”ed”‘t0 ali the 43.”I=me\u00bbmbers<\/p>\n
of the Society to participate infthe’ Generail Body<\/p>\n
Meeting.  scrLiti’ri”y.*of”thge”ma~t_e–rial on record wouid ciearly<\/p>\n
show that  of” members is mentioned in<\/p>\n
para ;\\i;o.’1s or “th._eV”order dated 14.05.2009 and the<\/p>\n
the appellants that there were only 18<\/p>\n
geli’.i_ri’i*ii.<_g;V%rrrie'n_i.b_ers-'of the Society cannot be accepted and<\/p>\n
 i;vhere'fore,.._\/'itiheiildirection issued by the second respondent<\/p>\n
:".'4."to:tEfiethird" respondent to cali for the Annuai Genera! Body<\/p>\n
'_'_i&i__eeting*" by issuing notice to all the 43 members and<\/p>\n
it :'_p'er-rnitting them to participate in the meeting is justified.<\/p>\n
A\u00bb'"The impugned order of the learned single Judge dismissing<\/p>\n
xv?'<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Sumitrappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 31 July, 2009 Author: P.D.Dinakaran(Cj) & V.G.Sabhahit -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS THE 3157 DAY OF JULY 2009 PRESENT THE HON’E3LE MR. P.D. DINAKARAN, CHIEF. 3 AND THE HON’Bi_E MR.JUsTzrc{5 v.G–;._SA.BHA_HiT.A,’: \u00b0 WRIT APPEAL Nos.2307″TO:”‘2311 oE_ 2069 BETWEEN 1 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nSumitrappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 31 July, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sumitrappa-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-31-july-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sumitrappa vs The State Of Karnataka on 31 July, 2009 - 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