High Court Refuses Stay on Kolhapur Milk Union Ordinance

The Bombay High Court refused to grant an interim stay on a state government ordinance concerning the Kolhapur District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union, known as Gokul. The court also allowed the four nominated directors to vote in the election of the new chairman. The election is scheduled for November 10, and all 25 elected directors and the four nominated directors are eligible to vote.

The court's decision allows the four nominated directors to participate in the chairman's election, which benefits the panel backed by the Mahayuti. This ruling is a setback for the Congress MLC Satej Patil-led panel, which had challenged the ordinance as unconstitutional.