SUVARANA CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD v. THE UNION OF INDIA
Court: High Court of Karnataka
Bench: P.S.DINESH KUMAR
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Karnataka judgment dated 2020-12-15. SUVARANA CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD v. THE UNION OF INDIA. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU TH DATED THIS THE 15 DAY OF DECEMBER, 2020 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P. S. DINESH KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 712 OF 2020 (CS-EL/M) BETWEEN : SUVARANA CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD (A BANKING SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT 1959) NO 62 SANJEEVAPPA LANE, AVENUE ROAD CROSS BENGALURU - 560002 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER …PETITIONER (BY SHRI. H. V. DEVARAJU ADVOCATE FOR PETITIONER THROUGH V C) AND : 1 . THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO ITS PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS PARILIAMENT HOUSE NEW DELHI - 110001 2 . STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATION M S BUILDING, DR B R AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560001 3 . THE STATE CO OPERATIVE ELECTION AUTHORITY 3RD FLOOR A BLOCK SHANTHINAGAR TTMC BUILDING, K H B ROAD BENGALURU - 560027 REPRESENTED BY ELECTION COMMISSIONER 4 .
JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIEITEIS (HOUSING AND ORS) OFFICE OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES REGISTRAR NO 1, ALI ASKAR ROAD BENGALURU - 560052 5 . ELECTION OFFICER OFFICE OF CO OPERATIVE SOCIETIES REGISTRAR, 3RD FLOOR, A BLOCK SHANTHI NAGAR, TTM C BUILDING K H ROAD BENGALURU - 560027 6 . RETURNING OFFICER SUVARNA COOPERATIVE BANK LTD NO 62 SANJEEVAPPA LANE, AVENUE ROAD CROSS BENGALURU - 560002 ... RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. RASHMI PATEL HCGP FOR R2, R4 AND R6 SRI G. V. SHASHIKUMAR ADVOACTE FOR R3 SRI C. SHASHIKANTHA ASG FOR R1) . . . . THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DECLARE THAT SECTIONS 20(2)(a-iv) OF THE KARNATAKA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (AMENDMETN)ACT, 2013 KARNATAKA ACT No.
3 OF 2012 (ANNEXURE- C) PROHIBITS THE MEMBERS FROM PARTICIPATING IN ELECTIONS IF THEY FAIL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE THREE GENERAL BODY MEETING PROCEEDINGS IS ULTRA-VIRUS THE LEGISLATIVE COMPETENT AND ARTICLES 243ZI AND ARTICLE 243ZO OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND ETC. ,. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORDER Heard Shri H. V. Devaraju, learned advocate for the petitioners, Smt. Rashmi Patel, learned HCGP for the State, Shri G. V. Shashi Kumar, learned advocate for respondent No. 3 and Shri C. Shashikantha, learned ASG for responden No. 1. 2. Shri Devaraju submits that elections have already been conducted. Therefore, this petition is rendered infructuous and accordingly prayed for its dismissal. He undertakes to send a memo to this effect. Once the memo is received, the Registry shall keep the same in the record. 3. In the circumstance, this petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs.
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