IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 8458 of 2002 Between: 1. The Yathavakilla PACS, Rep. by its Person-in-Charge M.Husain, S/o. Ramakoti, Yathavakilla Village, Mattampally Mandal, Nalgonda District, The Yathavakill PACS, 2 The Pedaveedu PACS, Rep. by its Secretary, B.Rama Rao, S/o. Ramaiah, Pedaveedu Village, Mattamapally Mandal, Nalgonda District. 3 The Lakkaram PACS, Rep. by its Secretary, Kota Sekhar Reddy, S/o. Venkata Reddy, Lakkaram Village, Huzur Nagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. 4 The Burugadda PACS, Rep. by its Secretary Nalmothu Ranga Rao, S/o. Tirupataiah, Burugadda Village Huzur Nagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. 5 The Lingagiri PACS, Rep. by its PIC, Sahadeva Rao, S/o. Narayana, Burugadda Village, Huzur Nagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. 6 The Mattampally PACS, Rep. by its PIC, M.Jogi, S/o. Ananthaiah, Mattampally Village and Mandal, Nalgonda District. 7 The Yapal Singaram PACS, Rep. by its Secretary, Parya Pai Reddy, S/o. Narsi Reddy, Yepal Singaram Village, Huzur Nagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. 8 The Amaravaram PACS, Rep. by its PIC, K.Venkateswarlu, S/o. Kondiah, Amaravaram Village, Huzur Nagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. 9 The Huzurnagar PACS, Rep. by its PIC, K.Satyanarayana Reddy, S/o. Pulla Reddy, Huaurnagar Village and Mandal, Nalgonda District. 10 The T.B.Puram PACS, Rep. by its Secretary, V.Veerabadra Rao, S/o. Lingaiah, T.B.Puram Post, Kodada Mandal, Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The General Manager, The Nalgonda District Co-Operative Central Bank, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 2 The Branch Manager, The Nalgonda District Co-Operative Central Bank, Huzurnagar Branch, Huzunagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction more particularly in the nature pf writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in deducting the crop insurance premium from the crop loans amounts to be advanced to the members of the petitioner societies at the rates of 4.5% and 2.5% towards the crop insurance premium for the Khariff and Raddy seasons 2002-2003 as illegal, arbitrary un-constitutional. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.S.SIVA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.8458 OF 2002 ORDER: The petitioners, who are ten in number, are statedly primary agricultural cooperative societies. As per the crop insurance scheme, every borrower of agricultural loan was required to pay crop insurance ranging from 2.5% to 4.5% whenever they availed cooperative loans. When the deduction of crop insurance was insisted upon by the respondents during khariff and rabby seasons 2002-2003, they filed the present Writ Petition. The petitioners prayed for a declaration that the action of the respondents in deducting crop insurance for khariff and rabby seasons 2002-2003 is illegal and arbitrary. This Court while admitting the Writ Petition passed interim directions. The cause of auction, which arose in 2002-2003, does not survive. The Writ Petition is therefore dismissed as infructuous. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 22.7.2005 bnr To 1 The General Manager, The Nalgonda District Co-Operative Central Bank, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District. 2 The Branch Manager, The Nalgonda District Co-Operative Central Bank, Huzurnagar Branch, Huzunagar Mandal, Nalgonda District. 3 2 CCs to G.P. for Cooperation, High Court Bldgs., Hyderabad (OUT) 4 2 CD copies