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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
SURAJ GOVINDARAJ
Dasharatha S/o Late Ramakrishna – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:
i. Issue an appropriate writ order or direction, directing the 4th Respondent Election officer and 5th Respondent Returning Officer to include the name of the Petitioner in the voters list of 6th Respondent Mysore Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central Bank Voters List and allow him to exercise his vote as delegate of the R7 Society in the ensuing elections to be going on held on 29th June 2025, vide Annexure-J.
ii. Grant such other reliefs as this Hon’ble Court deems fit in the facts and circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity.
2. The Petitioner is a Director of respondent No.7, namely Kasaba Primary Agriculture Credit Co-Operative Society, which is registered under the Karnataka Co-operative Societies, Act 1959 (hereafter referred to as “KCS Act, 1959”) which caters to the requirements coming within its area of operation.
3. The earlier Board of Directors was elected on 18.03.2020, whose term came to an end on 18.03.2025. Before the term of the Board came to an end, the Board of Directors, in its meeting held on 15.07.2024, had passed a resolution requesting the Co-operative
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