Case Note & Summary
Several milk producer co-operative societies filed writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India in the High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench. The petitions challenged an election notice dated 15.10.2018 issued by the Returning Officer for the Gulbarga-Bidar & Yadgir Milk Producer Co-operative Society Union Ltd. and sought a declaration that Section 20(2)(A-IV) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 is ultra vires and lacks legislative competence in view of Articles 243ZI and 243ZO of the Constitution. The petitions were heard together. The available judgment text is incomplete and does not contain the court's reasoning, findings, or final decision.
Issue of Consideration
Whether Section 20(2)(A-IV) of the Karnataka Co-operative Societies Act, 1959 is ultra vires the Constitution in light of Articles 243ZI and 243ZO, and whether the election notice dated 15.10.2018 is valid.
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