THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.A.No.1451 of 2008 ORAL JUDGMENT: (per the HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA) Heard both sides. 2. This Writ Appeal is directed against the order, dated 14.08.2008, passed by a learned single judge of this Court, dismissing the writ petition W.P.No.17586 of 2008. 3. Appellant is the petitioner and respondents are the respondents in the writ petition. 4. Brief facts of the case, necessary for disposal of the present Writ Appeal, are that the appellant is President of Ramannagudem Primary Agricultural Co-operative Society; that upon a complaint about certain irregularities, allegedly committed by him, an enquiry under Section 51 of the A.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1964 (for short “the Act”) had been initiated, which is challenged in the said writ petition. 5. The learned counsel for the appellant submits that there are no allegations against the said Co-operative Society as such, and in the complaint made to the Hon’ble Minister concerned, there are no requisite number of members, as contemplated under Section 51 of the Act, and hence the order of the first respondent- Joint Registrar/The District Co-operative Officer, Eluru, West Godavari District, to conduct an enquiry under Section 51 of the Act, was illegal and liable to be set aside. 6. At the outset, we are not in agreement with the said submission of the learned counsel for the appellant for the reason that the Registrar has the power under Section 51 of the Act to initiate suo motu proceedings. The other mode of causing such an enquiry, under Section 51 of the Act, is upon a complaint made by the prescribed number of members of the Society. 7. Maybe, the prescribed number of members may not be there on record, who made a complaint against the appellant, nevertheless when a complaint was made to the Hon’ble Minister and when the same had been brought to the notice of the Registrar, the Registrar can always, by that knowledge or information, cause an enquiry under the Act. In other words, regardless of the source of information to him about any irregularity by an employee of the Society, the Registrar can order an enquiry under Section 51 of the Act. Therefore, the said submission of the learned counsel for the appellant that based on a complaint made to the Hon’ble Minister, by less number of members, an enquiry, under Section 51 of the Act, was ordered and the same is erroneous, cannot be accepted. 8. We are in full agreement with the impugned order, passed by the learned single judge, and absolutely there is no illegality or irregularity whatsoever in the impugned order. 9. For the foregoing, we find no merits in the Writ Appeal and the same is liable to be dismissed. 10. In the result, the Writ Appeal is dismissed, at the stage of admission. However, there shall be no order as to costs. ____________________​___ JUSTICE D.S.R.VARMA _______________________ JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH 20TH NOVEMBER 2008 AVS/LSK