IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.17647 of 2003 and 16606, 3564, 18914, 23190 and 16508 of 2005 WRIT PETITION NO : 17647 of 2003 Between: 1 Sri A.Narasimlu S/o.Sri A.Anjaiah R/o.House No.1-7-56/A, Chaitanyapuri, Hyderabad. 2 Smt.A.Padmavathi W/o.Sri A.Narasimlu ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 A.P.Cooperative Tribunal Rep.by its Registrar, Hyderabad. 2 The Prudential Cooperative Urban Bank Limited, Rep.by Managing Director. Secunderabad, 3 The Commissioner Cooperative Societies, Gruhakalpa Nampally, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.M.SURENDER RAO Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 3: GP FOR COOPERATION Counsel for Respondent No.2: MR. S.ASHOK ANAND KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 16606 of 2005 Between: 1 Om Prakash P Modi S/o. Late Sri Pravin Chandra M Modi, R/o. 6-3-344, Road No.1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 2 Kusum P Modi W/o. Late Pravin Chandra M Modi R/o. 6-3-344, Road No.1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 3 Ajay P Modi S/o. Late Pravin CHandra M Modi, R/o. 6-3-344, Road No.1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, 4 Prakash P Kadakia S/o. Pravin Chandra Kadakia R/o. Secunderabad, ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Deputy Registrar Of Co-operative Societies/ Officer on Special Duty The Prudential Cooperative Bank 2 The Prudential Co-operative Bank Ltd., Rep., by its Managing Director, .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.P.R.PRASAD Counsel for Respondent No.1: GP FOR COOPERATION Counsel for Respondent No.2: MR.S.ASHOK ANAND KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 3564 of 2005 Between: P. Satish Chandran, S/o. P. Narayana, Osmania Medical College, R/o.H.No. 15-LIG, New Santosh Nagar Colony, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Divisional Co-operative Officer, Secunderabad Division/District Registrar 2 M/s. Prudential Co-operative Bank Ltd. 8-1-381, R.P. Road, Secunderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SHIVA SHANKER CHOWDARY Counsel for Respondent No.1: GP FOR COOPERATION Counsel for Respondent No.2: MR.S.ASHOK ANAND KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 18914 of 2005 Between: B. Rama Raju S/o B. Vittala Chary R/o Fathenagar, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The A.P. Co.operative Tribunal, Hyderabad 2 The Prudential Co-op Urban Bank Ltd., RP road, Secunderabad rep by Managing Director 3 Smt. B. Kamala W/o Sri B. Vittala Chary R/o H. No. 5-90, Fathenagar, Hyderabad 4 Sri. B. Vittala Chary S/o Sri Narayana Chary R/o H. No. 5-90, Fathenagar, Hyderabad 5 Sri. T. Srinivas S/o T. Durga Prasad R/o H. No. 5-4, Fathenagar, Hyderabad 6 Sri B. Nandana W/o B. Rama Raju R/o H. No. 5-90, Fathenagar, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.UGRANARASIMHA Counsel for Respondent No.1: GP FOR COOPERATION Counsel for Respondent No.2: MR.S.ASHOK ANAND KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 23190 of 2005 Between: G. Arjun Rao, S/o. G. Venkat Rao, R/o. Plot No.11, Bhavani Co-Operative Society, Risala Bazar, Bolaram, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Divisional Co-operative Bank, Manoranjan Complex, M.J.Road, Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Registrar, Prudential Co-operative Bank, Secunderabad. 3 The Official Liquidator, Prudential Co-operative Bank, 4 The Dusbursing Officer, Accounts Section, Air Force Station, Hakeempet, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SURESH SHIV SAGAR Counsel for Respondent No.2: MR.S.ASHOK ANAND KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 16508 of 2005 Between: Sri T. Parthasarathy S/o. T. Ramamurthy R/o.H.no.2-2-647/72, Central Excise Colony Bagh Amberpet Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Divisional Coop. Officer Secunderabad Division M.J.Road Nampally Hyderabad. 2 The Deputy Registrar of Coop. Societies City Circle Nampally Hyderabad. 3 the Prudential Coop. Urban Bank LTd., R.P.Road Secunderabad Rep.by its M.D., 4 Sri P.Ramesh Babu S/o. Somasekhar Rao R/o.Plot.No.12,13 and 14/505 O.H.P.Elegancy Durgabai Deshmukh Colony Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.R.N.HEMENDRANATH REDDY Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 2: GP FOR COOPERATION Counsel for Respondent No.3: MR.S.ASHOK ANAND KUMAR Counsel for Respondent No.4: MR. SRINIVAS FOR MR. CH.DHANAMJAYA The Court made the following : COMMON ORDER: This batch of writ petitions is filed on the plea that the Cooperative banks are governed by the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 (for short ‘the Act’) and that the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 have no application and consequently, the decrees passed by the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Tribunal against the petitioners are without jurisdiction. At the hearing, Sri S.Ashok Anand Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for the Prudential Cooperative Urban Bank Limited stated that the judgment of the Full Bench of this Court in M.Babu Rao and others v. Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies/Officer on Special Duty, Vasavi Cooperative Urban Bank Limited, Malakpet, Hyderabad and others holding that the cooperative banks fall under the definition of Section 5(c) of the Act has been reversed by the Supreme Court in Greater Bombay Cooperative Bank Limited v. United Yarn Tex Private Limited and others, wherein it was held that the provisions of the Cooperative Societies Act of the respective States govern the functioning of the cooperative banks and hence, the provisions of those Acts apply to such banks. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners in their respective cases fairly conceded to this position. In view of the same, these writ petitions are dismissed following the above-mentioned judgment of the Supreme Court. Liberty is given to the petitioners to avail the remedies as are open to them in law to question the orders impugned in these writ petitions. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 13th AUGUST, 2008. kvni