The Karnataka High Court has agreed that members should not have the right to vote if he or she or a representative has failed to attend three general meetings of the cooperative institutions out of the last five, according to media reports.
The HC dismissed a batch of petitions filed by Venkategowda from Mandya district and several others questioning Section 20(2) (a-iv) and (a-v) of the amended co-op Act of 1959.
It bears recalling that the Governor had given assent to the Act in 2013, but it was not enforced till 2018. Thereafter, several writ petitions have been filed in the high court which has permitted the members to vote and participate in elections through interim orders.