ORAL ORDER

2. This Court, by way of interim arrangement on 10.01.2025, permitted the petitioners to cast their votes in the ensuing elections scheduled to be held on 12.01.2025 to the Board of Directors of respondent No.6-Society subject to the final outcome of this writ petition.

4. Rule 13-D of the KCS Rules, 1960 reads as under:

operative societies in the district where elections are due at least 120 days before the date of expiry of the term of office of the boards to the Co-operative Election Authority indicating therein the following particulars.–

(b) number of elected directors of the board;

(d) the proposed places where the elections are to be held or other particulars as required by the Co-operative Election Authority.

(2-A) The election officer shall take steps for publication of voter list who are not eligible to vote in the following manner, namely.–

(ii) The chief executive of every co-operative society shall send above prepared notice to all ineligible members, fifteen days prior to six months to the date of election of the boa