KSCA elections: Karnataka High Court reserves order on K.N. Shanth Kumar’s plea against rejection of his nomination papers

The High Court of Karnataka connected Thursday reserved its bid connected the petition questioning the rejection of information papers of K.N. Shanth Kumar, a manager of The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd., who is contesting for the station of the president of the managing committee of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA).

Justice Suraj Govindaraj reserved the verdict aft proceeding the arguments connected behalf of Mr. Shanth Kumar, the KSCA, the Electoral Officer (EO), and the different contestants for the station of president - erstwhile cricket players B.K. Venkatesh Prasad and Kalpana Venkatachar.

Earlier, the tribunal viewed signaling of the scrutiny proceedings undertaken by the EO connected November 24 to ascertain the statement made connected behalf of Mr. Kumar that the arrears of ₹200, owed from Deccan Herald and Prajavani (DHPV) Sports Club, which has an instauration rank with the KSCA and represented by Mr. Kumar, was already paid erstwhile the information papers were taken up for scrutiny, and details of outgo made was informed to the EO.

No database of defaulters

Meanwhile, the KSCA pointed retired that it had not prepared a database of members who person defaulted successful outgo of rank and hence the members could not beryllium informed astir arrears successful outgo towards rank interest earlier commencement of predetermination process arsenic per the by-law, which has a proviso for not allowing a subordinate to caste ballot successful the elections and contention elections successful lawsuit of immoderate arrears.

The tribunal was besides informed that messages would beryllium sent done mobile telephone for outgo of rank interest for the idiosyncratic beingness members, but nary specified messaging installation was determination successful lawsuit of organization membership.

EO’s information

On the different hand, it was informed to the tribunal connected behalf of the EO that the information papers of the candidates for the station of president was deferred for privation of indispensable records from the KSCA connected the candidates, and hence the scrutiny of information papers for different posts were taken up. When the scrutiny of information papers for the station of president were taken up the KSCA grounds did incorporate accusation astir outgo of arrears made connected behalf of the DHPV Sports Club.