IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 296 of 2005 Between: 1 R.V.K. Gandhi, S/o. R. Suryanarayana, Officer in A.G. Office, R/o. D.No. 6-5-340, New Bhoiguda, Secunderabad. 2 Sri Ch. V. Sai Prasad, S/o. Late Ch. Krishna Murthy, Asst.Audit Officer, A.G. Office, R/o. D.No. 2-2-185/39, R.K. Nagar, Bagh Amberpet, Hyderabad. ...PETITIONERS AND 1 The Divisional Co-operative Officer, Secunderabad Division, Hyderabad. 2 The A.G. Office Staff Co-op. Credit Society Ltd. Saifabad, Hyderabad, rep by its Chairman 3 The Collector (Co-operation), Hyderabad District, Hyderabad. 4 Sri K. Janardhan, Election Officer, (Asst. Registrar), A.G. Office, Staff Co-op. Credit Society Ltd. Saifabad, Hyderabad. .....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 one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus to set aside the proceedings in Rc.No. 1/04-Ele. dated 17-12-2004 of Respondent No. 3, appointing Respondent No. 4 as Election Officer to conduct Elections as illegal and arbitrary. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.N.V.RAMA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court at the admission stage made the following : O R D E R: The petitioners challenge the notification issued by the third respondent, proposing to conduct elections to the Managing Committee of the petitioners’ society. One of the contentions was that the order of superseding the Managing Committee of the society was challenged in C.T.A.No.200 of 2002, and that elections were conducted in the mean while. After filing of the writ petition, the Cooperative Tribunal had since disposed of the C.T.A.No.200 of 2002, and set aside the order of supersession. In that view of the matter, elections cannot be held. Therefore, the writ petition is allowed, and it shall be open to the respondents to conduct elections only after the expiry of the term of the Managing Committee. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ 4th February, 2005 pan To 1 The Divisional Co-operative Officer, Secunderabad Division, Hyderabad. 2 The Chairman, The A.G. Office Staff Co-op. Credit Society Ltd. Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3 The Collector (Co-operation), Hyderabad District, Hyderabad. 4 Sri K. Janardhan, Election Officer, (Asst. Registrar), A.G. Office, Staff Co-op. Credit Society Ltd. Saifabad, Hyderabad. 5 Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Cooperation, High Court buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 6 Two C.D.copies