IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11545 of 2007 Between: 1 P.Alankaramma, w/o Yesu Padam, r/o Rajavaram, H/o Pinnamreddypalli, Agiripally Village & Mandal, Krishna District. 2 P.Chinta Rao, s/o Venkateswar Rao, r/o Vattigudipadu, Agiripally Mandal, Krishna District. 3 N.Kondal Rao, s/o Sobhaiah, r/o Vattigudipadu, Agiripally Mandal, Krishna District. 4 Paturi Ravi, s/o Venkateshwara Rao, r/o Agiripally Village & Mandal, Krishna District. 5 Konda Mangaiah, s/o Venkateswar Rao, r/o Agiripally Village & Mandal, Krishna District. 6 Ranimekala Srinivasa Rao, s/o Kotaiah, Ammavarigudem Village, Agiripalli Mandal, Krishna District. 7 Sadam Tirupataiah, s/o Venkateswar Rao, Singannagudem, H/o Chinnagiripalli, Agiripalli Mandal, Krishna District. 8 Rachuri Nageswara Rao, s/o Tirupataiah, r/o Nugundapalli Village, Agiripalli Mandal, Krishna District. 9 Chimata Chinna, w/o Tirupati Venkaiah, r/o Agiripalli Village& Mandal, Krishna District. 10 Pallagani venkateswar Rao, s/o Gopalaswamy, r/o China Agiripalli Village, Agiripalli Mandal, Krishna District. 11 Jalasutram Siva Biksham, s/o Koti Lingam, r/o Vadlamanu Village, Agiripalli Mandal, Krishna District. (Petitioners 1 to 9 & 11 are directors of 2nd respondent society). ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Deputy Registrar of Co.operative Societies, Nuzvid, Krishna District. 2 Agiripalli Primary Agricultural Co.operative Society Ltd., Agiripalli Village & Mandal, Krishna District rep., by its President. 3 Ch.R.K.S.Narayana Rao, r/o Vattigudu Padu Village, Agiripally Mandal, Krishna District. 4 G.Chinna Kotaya Naik, The Deputy Registrar of Co.operative Societies, Nuzvid, Krishna District. R4 is deleted as per court order dt. 7-6-2007 .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly writ of mandamus, directing the 1st & 3rd respondents to convene the General Body Meeting forthwith on or before 10-06-2007 and consequently not to initiate any action in pursuance of not conducting General Body Meeting as contemplated under Section 32 (1-A) of the APCS Act, 1964 and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT.BOBBA VIJAYALAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: The petitioners are the members of the Managing Committee of the Agripalli Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society Limited, the 2nd respondent herein. Their grievance is that the President of the Society, the 3rd respondent herein did not conduct the meetings of the Managing Committee or the General Body, at least within the intervals provided for under the relevant provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 (for short, ‘the Act’) and the rules framed thereunder. Their apprehension is that that on account of the default committed by the 3rd respondent, the Managing Committee itself may be superceded for non- compliance. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Cooperation. While directing notice before admission on 07-06- 2007, this Court directed the Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, the 1st respondent herein to take necessary steps as contemplated under Section 32 of the Act for convening the general body meeting of the Society. It is represented that such a meeting has since been conducted on 02-07-2007. With this, substantial part of the grievance of the petitioners stands redressed. The apprehension of the petitioners that the Managing Committee may be superceded for the non- conducting of the general body meeting within six months can be allayed by directing that since the meeting of the general body has taken place in pursuance of the directions of this Court, it shall not be treated that any contravention has taken place earlier to that date. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dated: 16-09-2008 ks ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Deputy Registrar of Co.operative Societies, Nuzvid, Krishna District. 2 The President, Agiripalli Primary Agricultural Co.operative Society Ltd., Agiripalli Village & Mandal, Krishna District. 3 Two CCS to the Government Pleader for Cooperation, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies