IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT: THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT APPEAL NO: 256 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 05/02/2008 in WP NO : 26666 OF 2007 on the file of the High Court.) Between: V.Devaki Reddy, W/o. Late V.Pratap Reddy, R/o.H.No. 3-6-305/6, Avanthinagar, Basheerabagh, Hyderabad- 29, Rep by his GPA Holder : Mr. V. Jagan Mohan Reddy, R/o.H.No. 3-6-305/6, Avanthinagar, Basheerabagh, Hyderabad - 29. ... APPELLANT AND 1) M/s. Tulasi Co-operative Housing Society Limited, Regd.No. T.A.B. No. 54, H.No. 16-2-805, Shankeshwar Bazar, Saidabad Hyderabad. Rep by its Secretary 2) Sri K. Ashok Rao, S/o. K. Krishna Rao, D.No. 3-6-305/50, Avanthi Nagar, Basheerabagh, Hyderabad - 29. 3) Sri Prapul B Shah, s/o. B.J. Shah, R/o.H.No. 4-1-23, Hanuman Tedki, Hyderabad. 4) Sri M. Lingamaiah, S/o. M. Pullaiah, R/o.H.No. 16-2-805, Sankeshwar Bazar, Dilshuknagar, Hyderabad. 5) Sri A. Srinivas Kumar, S/o. Chandraiah, R/o.H.No. 17-1-471/A, Sankeshwar Bazar, Saidabad, Hyderabad. 6) Sri C.N. Sashi Kumar Reddy, S/o.Narsimha Redy, R/o.H.No. 17-1-410, Sankeshwar Bazar, Dilshuknagar, Hyderabad. 7) Sri M.Suryanarayana, S/o. Father's name not known to the petitioner, r/o. 103, Subhodaya Residency, SBH Colony, 8) Sri G. Ram Goud, S/o. Late Rama Chandraiah, r/o. H.No. 18-9-218, Chandrayan Gutta, Hyderabad. 9) Sri B. Pruthvi Raj Reddy, Election Officer of M/s. Tulasi Co-op Housing Society Limited, r/o 3-5-886/4/A, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad - 29. 10) The Divisional Co-operative Officer, Golkonda Divisional III Floor, block ; M-7, APHB Building, Near : Ajantha Gate, M.J. Road, Nampally, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the appellant: SMT.BOBBA VIJAYALAKSHMI Counsel for respondent No.10: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following: JUDGMENT: (per Shri Anil R. Dave, Chief Justice) In view of the fact that an equally efficacious alternative remedy was available to the petitioner – appellant under the provisions of Section 61 (3) of the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 for challenging validity of the election, in our opinion, the learned Single Judge was justified in dismissing the petition on the ground that the said remedy had not been exhausted. We do not see any reason to interfere with the order passed by the learned Single Judge. The appeal is, therefore, dismissed. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ April 01, 2008 R. SUBHASH REDDY, J svs