THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17113 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioners feel aggrieved by the action of the General Body of the Fishermen Cooperative Society, Peddavaram Village, Mandal, Krishna District refusing to admit them as members. The petitioners state that they have been admitted as members by the Managing Committee of the society on 10.09.1998 and they were continuing as such. It is stated that in the context of ensuing elections, the petitioners submitted a representation, dated 24.10.2007, to continue their membership by taking on record the contribution made by them. Their grievance is that the Election Oﬃcer, the third respondent herein, had forwarded a communication, dated 24.07.2007, to the eﬀect that their request for membership was not accepted. The same is challenged in this writ petition. Heard Sri G.Tuhin Kumar, the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Fisheries and Sri O.Manohar Reddy, the learned counsel for respondents 4 and 5. The petitioners proceeded on the assumption that they were admitted as members in the year 1998 and through the communication, dated 24.07.2007, the third respondent has removed them from membership. The background of the resolution, dated 10.09.1998, is also mentioned in detail. According to the byelaws of the society, the General Body alone is competent to admit members. Though a resolution of the Managing Committee was passed on 10.09.1998, admitting the petitioners as members of the society, it does not carry any legality with it. For the ﬁrst time, the cases of the petitioners, for being admitted as members, were considered by the General Body, at its meeting held on 23.07.2007. Out of 34 members, 22 are said to have opposed the petitioners, though 12 have supported them. Thus, it emerges that the General Body of the society refused to admit the petitioners as members. The third respondent did nothing more than communicating the decision of the General Body. If the petitioners feel aggrieved, they have to pursue their remedies provided for under the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act 1964. This Court cannot adjudicate upon the legality or otherwise of the decision of the General Body refusing to admit the petitioners as members. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioners to pursue their remedies, vis-à-vis the resolution, dated 23.07.2007, of the General Body of the society. On 10.08.2007, this court directed that the petitioners be permitted to participate in the election and declaration of the results be deferred, in case the diﬀerence of votes is less than 9. In view of the fact that the writ petition itself is dismissed, it is directed that the results of the elections held on 13.08.2007, shall be declared by deleting the votes of the petitioners. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:04.11.2008. kdl