IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 10221 of 2008 Between: 1.Syed Mumtaz Ahmed s/o.Syed Ahmed R/o.17-2-1147/21, Rain Bazar, Hyderabad. 2.Mohd. Zameeruddin S/o.Mohd. Basheeruddin R/o.H.No.5-3-68/3, Mosdoos Nagar, Mahabubnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 3.Mohd. Nazeeruddin S/o.Mohd. Jahangeer R/o.H.No.18-8-233/68/6, Riyasathnagar, Hyderabad. 4.Mohd. Faraz S/o.Abdul Raoof R/o.H.No.18-8-233/67/6, Riyasathnagar, Hyderabad. 5.Abdul Aleem S/o.Abdul Rasheed R/o.H.No.1-10-3, S.S. Gutta, Mahabubnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 6.Hifzour Raheman Mohd. Masood S/o.Kamarul Raheman R/o.19-4-281/A.391, Saleheen Colony, Nawabsabkunta, Hyderabad. 7.M.A.Nayeem S/o.M.A.Raheman R/o.H.No.1-10-4/A1, S.S. Gutta, Mahabubnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 8.Naseeruddin S/o.Moinuddin R/o.H.No.19-5-32/13/A/1-/1, Asadbaba Nagar, Kishan Bagh, Hyderabad. 9.T.Ram Singh S/o.Late Munnalal Singh R/o.H.No.9-10-451, Mahalla Gunj, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad. 10.T.Puran Singh S/o.Late Munnalal Singh R/o.H.No.9-10-451, Mahalla Gunj, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad. 11.Smt.Ramdevi W/o.Late Madan Singh R/o.H.No.9-10-451, Mahalla Gunj, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad. 12.Smt.Shania Bai W/o.Late P.Vishwath Prasad R/o.H.No.9-10-463, Mahalla Gunj, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad. 13.Smt.Rajputri Bai W/o.Late Devi Singh R/o.H.No.9-10-15, Mahalla Gunj, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad. 14.Smt.Vinoda Bao W/o.late Jhakul Singh R/o.H.No.9-10-464, Mahalla Gunj, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad. 15.Smt.T.Meena D/o.late T.Eshwar Singh R/o.14-9-858, Jhinrichowrah, Lower Dhoolpet, Hyderabad. 16.P.Mahendra Babu S/o.Late P.Janardhan R/o.8-3-707/5/3, Imamguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1.Government of A.P. rep. by its Principal Secretary (Rev) Secretariat Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2.Government of A.P. rep. by its Principal Secretary (M.A. & U.D. ) Secretariat Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3.The Special Officer and Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Nampally, Hyderabad. 4.Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner, Tank Bund, Hyderabad. 5.The Sub-Registrar, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. 6.Osmania University Employees Co-operative Housing Society, Rep. by its President. 7.N.Mahipal Reddy S/o.N.Ramakrishna Reddy R/o.H.No.1-7-139/47, S.R.K. Nagar, Hyderabad. 8.G.Ranjith Reddy S/o.G.Raghava Reddy R/o.Flat No. 512, Royal Pavilion, Shailee Estate, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. 9.B.Bala Raju S/o.B.Komaraiah R/o.H.No.8-3-167/A/1, Vikaspuri, S.R. Nagar, Hyderabad - 38. 10.Smt.N.Chandra W/o.T.Goutham Reddy R/o.H.No.1-7-139/47, S.R.K. Nagar, Hyderabad. 11.Raja Gangamma W/o.N.Ramakrishna Reddy R/o.H.No.1-7-139/47, S.R.K. Nagar, Hyderabad. 12.Amar Singh S/o.M.Chailu Singh R/o.H.No.18-3-499/9/23, Lakshminagar, Falaknuma, Hyderabad – 23. 13.Smt.B.Sunitha W/o.B.Maheshwar R/o.H.No.12-8-315/3, Alugaddabavi, Secunderabad. 14.D.Bala Narsimha S/o.D.Rajaiah R/o.H.No.3-5-1119/1B, Shamsheerbagh, Kachiguda 'X' Road, Hyderabad. 15.Amith Reddy S/o.Mahipal Reddy R/o.H.No.1-7-139/47, S.R.K. Nagar, Hyderabad. 16.T.Srinivas Reddy S/o.T.Krishna Reddy R/o.H.No.96/A, Vahini Nagar, Sikh Village, Secunderabad. 17.Praveen Reddy S/o.Janardhan Reddy R/o.H.No.5-6-670/3A/1, Swarna Complex, Hyderabad Road, Nizamabad. 18.Kishan Prasad S/o.Shankar Prasad R/o.H.No.14-10-1144, Lower Dhoolpet, Hyderabad. 19.Naveen Patalay S/o.B.N.Patalay R/o.H.No.5-8-87/B4, Gadwal Compound, Mahesh Nagar, Nampally, Hyderabad. 20.N.Kuldeep Reddy S/o.Shyam Sunder Reddy R/o.Row House No.21, Star Home, Beside Shiva Shivani School, Kompally, Hyderabad. 21.B.Veda Singh S/o.Govind Singh R/o.H.No.8-3-229/D/153, Venkatagiri, Yousufguda, Hyderabad. 22.Shiv Kumar Singh S/o.Mahadev Singh R/o.3-4-412/1A, Basanth Nagar, Near Basanth Talkies, Kachiguda 'X' Road, Hyderabad. 23.G.Rahul S/o.G.Ranjith Reddy R/o.124, P.S.Nagar, Near Vijayanagar Nursing Home, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. 24.G.Rameshwar S/o.G.Ranjeeth Reddy R/o.124, P.S.Nagar, Near Vijayanagar Nursing Home, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing G.O.Ms.No.36 Rev. (UC.IV) Dept., dt. 12.01.2007 an extent of Ac.6-30 of Sy.No. 322 & 323 of Shaikpet Village, Golconda Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and consequential proceedings dt. 15.2.2007 of the 3rd respondent in allotting the land in favour of non-members of the 6th respondent Society as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and contrary to the aims and object of the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act and consequently direct the respondents to allot the land in favour of the petitioners who are the actual members of the 6th respondent Society by virtue of their seniority. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.L.PRABHAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.10221 of 2008 Order: The petitioners claiming to be the members of the sixth respondent-society, ﬁled this writ petition seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the ﬁrst respondent in issuing G.O.Ms.No.36, dated 12.01.2007 and consequential proceedings, dated 15.02.2007, of the third respondent in allotting land admeasuring Acs.6.30 guntas in survey Nos.322 and 323 situated at Shaikpet Village, Golconda Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, in favour of non-members of sixth respondent- society, as illegal and arbitrary. While issuing notice before admission on 02.05.2008, this Court directed the parties to maintain status quo obtaining as on that date until further orders. Respondent No.3 ﬁled counter. Respondent Nos. 7 to 24 in the counter ﬁled by them have taken a stand inter alia contending that there are disputes involved which touch upon the management and business of the society, that a dispute between a member and the society or its committee shall be a dispute relating to the management or business of the society which falls under the provisions of Section 61 of the A.P. Co- operative Societies Act, 1964, and such disputes are referable to adjudication before the Registrar, who shall adjudicate the matter after due enquiry and pass award. The petitioners have to avail the said alternative remedy available to them under Section 61 of the A.P. Co-operative Societies Act before the Registrar, but the petitioner without availing the said remedy has filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and the learned counsel for respondent Nos. 7 to 24. Though several disputed questions of fact are raised in this writ petition, the same relates to the management of the sixth respondent-society, against which, the petitioners have an eﬀective remedy under Section 61 of the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 (for short ‘the Act’) before the Registrar of the Cooperative Societies, and the counsel for the petitioners agreed to pursue the said remedy before the Registrar of the Cooperative Societies under the Act. In view of the agreed stand taken by the counsel for the petitioner, without going into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition granting liberty to the petitioners to approach the Registrar of Cooperative Societies under Section 61 of the Act for redressal of their grievance. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 29.09.2008 VGB