IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION Nos. 20780 and 23000 of 2004 W.P.No.20708 of 2004 Between: The A.P. Urban & Town Cooperative Bank Employees Association, Palakol Unit, West Godavari District, Rep. by its Unit Secretary, Nukala Venkata Murali Krishna Kanaka Palleswara Swamy @ Swamy. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Cooperation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner & Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 The Palakol Cooperative Urban Bank Limited, No.123, Palakol, West Godavari District, Rep. by its Person-in-Charge Committee. 4 The District Cooperative Officer, West Godavari District at Eluru. 5 The Divisional Cooperative Officer, Bhimavaram, West Godavari 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 will be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Rule 2(o) of A.P. Cooperative Societies Rules 1964 as amended under G.O. Rt.No. 1083, Agriculture and Cooperation (Coop.IV) Department, dated 1-12-2003 as unconstitutional and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India consequently set aside the Resolution passed by the 3rd respondent in Resolution No.10 dated 27-10-2004 in so far as reduction of salary concerned by directing the respondents to pay full salaries to the 20 members of the petitioner association (ﬁled as Annexure-I) from the month of October 2004 and continue to pay the same month after month. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.POLISETTY RADHA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR COOPERATION WRIT PETITION NO : 23000 of 2004 Between: Somisetti venkata Ratna Rao S/o.Somasekhar Rao Palakol Cooperative Urban Bank Ltd., Palakol,West Godavari Dist D.No.56-11-1, Near Housing Board Colony,Palakol. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt of A.P.,Coop Department rep by its Secretary 2 The Commissioner &Registrar of Coop Societies, Nampally,. Hyderabad. 3 The Palakol Coop Urban Bank Ltd., rep by its Chairman No.123, Palakol, West Godavari Dist. 4 The Dist Cooperative Officer West Godavari Dist. 5 The Divisional Cooperative Officer Bhimavaram, West Godavari Dist. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Rule 2(0) of A.P. Cooperaive Societies Rules 1964 as amended under G.O.Rt.No.1083,Agriculture and Coop (Coop.IV) Department, dt 1-12-2003 as unconstitutional and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India consequently set-aside the Resolution passed by the 3rd respondent in Resolution No.10 dt 27-10-2004 in so far as reduction of salary concerned by directing the respondents to pay full salaries to the petitioner from the month of October 2004 and continue to pay the same month after month, and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.POLISETTY RADHA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P.V.SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION Nos. 20780 and 23000 of 2004 COMMON ORDER: (per GR,J) Sri Polisetty Radha Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioners, states that in view of the averment in the counter-aﬃdavit that the salary of the petitioners in Palakol Cooperative Urban Bank Limited, which was earlier reduced by 60%, has, after negotiations between the employees and the bank-management, been reduced to 10% of their initial salary, the petitioners do not wish to pursue the writ petitions. Recording the said submission, both the Writ Petitions are dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. _________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J. Dated:15.11.2008 ___________________ P.V.SANJAY KUMAR, J. GJ