IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 20987 of 2008 Between: A. Bapi Raju, S/o. Subba Raju, Chintalapalli PACS, Rajzole Mandal, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Commissioner for Cooperation, Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The District Cooperative Officer, East Godavari District at Kakinada. 3 The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Amalapuram, East Godavari District. 4 The Chintalapalli PACS, Rajzole Mandal, East Godavari District, Rep. by its President. .....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 to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one int he nature of Writ of Certiorari calling for the records relating to and connected with the impugned proceedings No. 1432/2005-B1, dated 17- 6-2008 on the file of the 3rd respondent and quash or set aside the same by holding as erroneous and contrary to law and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.EATHAKOTA VENKATA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR COOPERATION THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.20987 of 2008 ORDER: It is not in dispute that the petitioner has an effective alternative remedy of preferring an appeal before the Tribunal, under Section 76 of the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964, against the order impugned in this writ petition. The allegations levelled against the petitioner is for grating benami loans to a tune of Rs.84,96,514/- . Under the impugned surcharge order, the said sum was sought to be recovered with interest at 15% p.a. As the petitioner has an effective alternative remedy, I see no reason to exercise jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The writ petition fails and is, accordingly, dismissed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Dt:21-11-2008 usd To 1 The Commissioner for Cooperation, Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2 The District Cooperative Officer, East Godavari District at Kakinada. 3 The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Amalapuram, East Godavari District. 4 The Chintalapalli PACS, Rajzole Mandal, East Godavari District, Rep. by its President. 5 Two CCs to GP for Cooperation, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6 Two CD copies