1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 22.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN W.P.(MD).No.13285 of 2011 And M.P.(MD).Nos. 1 and 2 of 2011 S.Velappan ... Petitioner -Vs- 1. The Assistant Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture Vadaseri Nagercoil Post,Kanyakumari District 2. The Special Officer/Inspector of Fisheries & Aquaculture Vadaseri Inland Fisherman Co-operative Society FNL-7 Vadaseri Nagercoil Post,Kanyakumari District 3. The District Collector/Chairman F.F.D.A, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil Nagercoil ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 2 and 3 herein to convene the general body meeting of the second respondent society for allotment of tanks viz., (i) Kalkulam (ii) Nedungulam (iii) Pachadikulam situated in Potheri, Vadaseri and Krishnankoil in Kanyakumari District to the members of the society. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Rajendran For RR 1 & 3 : Mr.R.Karthikeyan Additional Government Pleader For 2nd Respondent: Mr.M.Govindan Special Government Pleader O R D E R The petitioner has come up with the above Writ Petition seeking a Mandamus directing the respondents 2 and 3 to convene the general body meeting of the second respondent, Co-operative Society for the purpose of allotment of tanks. 2. Heard Mr.D.Rajendran, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.R.Karthikeyan, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents 1 and 3 and Mr.M.Govindan, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the second respondent. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3. The prayer made by the petitioner is directly hit by the decision of the Full Bench of this Court in K.Marappan Vs. Registrar of Co-operative Society, Namakkal Circle, Namakkal reported in (2006) 4 MLJ 641. Even the Registrar of Co-operative Societies is not a party to the proceedings to enable the petitioner atleast to take recourse to Section 153 of the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies Act 1983, for getting his grievance ventilated. Therefore, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, it is open to the petitioner to seek the same relief before the Registrar of Co-operative Societies under Section 153 and work out his remedies depending upon the outcome of such Petition. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are also dismissed. No costs. Sd/ Assistant Registrar (T&P) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(CS) To 1. The Assistant Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture Vadaseri Nagercoil Post, Kanyakumari District 2. The Special Officer/Inspector of Fisheries & Aquaculture Vadaseri Inland Fisherman Co-operative Society FNL-7 Vadaseri Nagercoil Post,Kanyakumari District 3. The District Collector/Chairman F.F.D.A, Kanyakumari District at Nagercoil Nagercoil +1cc to Mr.D.Rajendran, Advocate, SR.No.40849 +1cc to Special Government Pleader, SR.No.41117 vsg GH : 02.11.2011 : 2p/6c W.P.(MD).No.13285 of 2011 And M.P.(MD).Nos. 1 and 2 of 2011 22.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/