THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 18024 OF 2010 Dated: 04-08-2010 Between: Anaparthi Parameswar Rao and ten others ... PETITIONERS AND The Registrar of Mutually Aided Cooperative Societies (the District Cooperative Officer), Eluru, West Godavari District and another ... RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 18024 OF 2010 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Cooperation appearing for the 1st respondent and Sri N. Siva Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent – Society. The 2nd respondent is a society registered under the Andhra Pradesh Mutually Aided Cooperative Societies Act, 1995 (for short ‘the Act’) vide registration No. 146/2004. In this writ petition, the petitioners seek directions to the respondents to consider their eligibility under the byelaws of the 2nd respondent – Society for being included in the voters list for the purpose of conducting elections to the Managing Committee. It is the case of the petitioners that they have become the members of the 2nd respondent – Society by paying necessary fee, that in view of expiry of the term of the present Managing Committee, the Society is taking steps to conduct elections and as they are eligible, they made a representation to the respondents to take necessary steps for inclusion of their names, but so far no action has been taken. On instructions, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the 1st respondent submitted that the request of the petitioners for inclusion of their names will be considered at the time of preparation of voters list after the elections to the Managing Committee of the 2nd respondent are notified. Even the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 2nd respondent – Society states that in view of expiry of the term of the present Managing Committee, elections are to be conducted and the claim of the petitioners has to be considered by the Election Officer at the time of preparing the voters list. Under Section 23 of the Act, if the elections are not conducted by the outgoing Managing Committee, elections have to be conducted under the directions of the 1st respondent who is the Registrar of the Societies. As much as the election process is yet to commence and it is the case of the petitioners that they have already fulfilled the eligibility criteria for being listed in the voters list, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the 1st respondent to consider the claim of the petitioners for inclusion of their names in the voters list whenever voters list is prepared for conducting elections to the 2nd respondent – Society. Subject to the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 04-08-2010 ks