IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 27873 of 2008 Between: Sri Ramalingeswara Weavers Cooperative Production & Sales Society Ltd., Regd. No.1244, Boddam, Srikakulam District, Represented by its President, Sri Bathula Appa Rao S/o. Ramanna, aged 51 years, R/o. Boddam, Rajam Mandal, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Assistant Director of Handlooms & Textiles, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District. 2 The Development Officer, Handlooms & Textiles, Srikakulam. 3 Dora Thaviti Raju, S/o. Bhadrachalam, R/o. Boddam, Rajam Mandal, Srikakulam, Newly illegally elected President at the unauthorized Managing Committee, Meeting of the Society and Previous Vice President .....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 a writ or order or orders more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the orders dated 1-12-2008 of the 1st respondent i.e., Asst. Director of Handlooms & Textiles, Srikakulam, in making the Petitioner as ineligible to continue as the President of the Society as per Section 32(3) of the AP Cooperative Societies Act 7 of 1964, as also the consequential action f the 2nd respondent in electing the 3rd respondent as President of the Society in the place of the Petitioner by holding a meeting of all the directors on 4-12-2008 as without jurisdiction, high handed, arbitrary, fraudulent, illegal and violative of the provisions of the Act, besides being an abuse of process of law, rules and the Byelaws of the Sri Ramalingeswara Weavers Cooperative Production & Sales Ltd., Regd No.1244. Boddam, Srikakulam District, and hence set-aside. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.V.BHADRAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 27873 of 2008 O R D E R : Under the impugned order passed under Section 32(3) of the A.P.Co-operative Societies Act, 1964, one Bathula Appa Rao was disqualified to hold the office of the President of Sri Ramalingeswara Weaver Co-operative Production & Sales Society Limited. Since the society cannot be said to be aggrieved by the said order, the present writ petition filed in the name of the society is not maintainable. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. However, this shall not preclude the aggrieved person to file a fresh writ petition. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 23-12-2008 Note: Issue C.C. tomorrow. B/o KLP