#voting rights

The Bombay High Court has ruled that a cooperative society loses its voting rights in bank elections if it was in default on the statutory eligibility cut-off date, even if dues are paid afterward. This clarifies that statutory disqualification under Section 27(10) is locked in at the time of nomination, not remedied retroactively - impacting how societies manage financial compliance ahead of elections.

The Bombay High Court has ruled that an interim liquidation order under Section 103 of the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act does not extinguish a cooperative society’s right to vote in federal cooperative elections. This protects the democratic participation of member societies until a final winding-up order is passed, reinforcing that legal status and electoral rights remain intact during provisional proceedings. The decision upholds natural justice and the continuity of cooperative governance structures.

The Gauhati High Court has ruled that voters deleted from electoral rolls cannot bypass statutory remedies under Section 23 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 by directly approaching the High Court under Article 226 - even when elections are days away. This reinforces the principle that administrative纠错 mechanisms must be exhausted before constitutional remedies are invoked, affecting millions of voters in Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh who rely on electoral roll corrections.