HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.7640 of 2006 Date: March 3, 2011 Between: A. Pratap Reddy, S/o.A.Ramakrishna Reddy, aged about 71 years, R/o.- 16-2-836/4/A, Madhura Nagar, Saidabad, Hyderabad and others … Petitioners And The Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, A.P., Hyderabad and others … Respondents Order: This writ petition is filed questioning order dated 03- 03-2006 passed by the first respondent vide proceedings Rc.No.2565/2006/Hsg and for consequential directions to the first respondent to hold elections to the managing committee of the third respondent-Federation. When elections were postponed and person in- charge was appointed to manage the affairs of the third respondent-Federation, which is an Apex body of primary societies, this writ petition was filed. It is stated that since then, officers are appointed as persons in-charge to manage the affairs of the third respondent. Third respondent is a Society registered under the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964. Under Section 32 (7) (a) of the Act, the Registrar may appoint a person or persons to manage the affairs of the society; but they cannot be continued for an indefinite period. As much as it is stated that since last several years no elections have been conducted to the third respondent-Society, when the matter was taken up on the last occasion, learned Government Pleader for Cooperation was asked to obtain instructions within what time elections would be conducted. On obtaining instructions, it is submitted by learned Government Pleader that elections would be conducted to the managing committee of third respondent-Society within a period of six months. Appointment of persons in-charge continuously without holding elections is contrary to the very object of the cooperative movement and the Act. In the circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to hold elections to the managing committee of the third respondent-Society within a period of six months from today. Needless to state that if any applications seeking admission are pending, it would be open to the respondents to pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law. No order as to costs. __________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J March 3, 2011 MRR