IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 8923 of 2008 Between: 1 P.Alankaramma, W/o. Yesu Padam, R/o. Rajavaram,H/o. Pinnamareddypalli, Agiripally Village & Mandal, Krishna District. 2 P.Chinta Rao, S/o. Venkateswar Rao, R/o. Vattigudipadu, Agiripally Mandal, Krishna District. 3 N.Kondal Rao, S/o. Sobhaiah, R/o. Vattigudipadu, Agiripally Mandal, Krishna District. 4 Ranimekala Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Kotaiah, Ammavarigudem Village, Agiripally Mandal, Krishna District. 5 Jalasutram Siva Biksham, S/o. Koti Lingam, R/o. Vadlamanu Village, Agiripally Mandal, Krishna District. 6 Pallagani Venkateswar Rao, S/o. Gopalaswamy, R/o. China Agiripalli Village, Agiripally Mandal, Krishna District. 7 Chimata Chinna, W/o. Tirupati venkaiah, R/o. Agiripalli Village, Agiripally Mandal, Krishna District. 8 Rachuri Nageswara Rao, S/o. Tirupataiah, R/o. Nugundapalli Village, Agiripally Mandal, Krishna District. 9 Sadam Tirupataiah, S/o. Venkateswar Rao, Singannagudem,H/o. Chinnaagiripalli, Agiripally Mandal, Krishna District. 10 Gandikota Ranga Rao, S/o. Venkateswara Rao, R/o. Sagarapeta Street, Agiripally Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Nuzvid, Krishna District. 2 Agripalli Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society, Agiripalli Village & Mandal, Agiripalli, rep by its Secretary, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not convening the Managing Committee Meeting for election of President of 2nd Respondent Society on 4-2-2008 vide Rc.No.1960/2007-C, dated 16-1-2008 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the A.P.C.S. Act and Rules and consequently direct the 1st respondent to convene the Managing Committee Meeting immediately under section 34-A of the A.P.C.S. Act, R/w Rule 24-A of the A.P.C.S. Rules forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: SMT.BOBBA VIJAYALAKSHMI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following : Form-NIC-OGS/WP{LS} O R D E R:- This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus to declare the action of the 1st respondent in not convening the Managing Committee Meeting for conducting elections to the post of President of the 2nd respondent-Society on 4.2.2008 vide proceedings dated 16.1.2008, as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioners assert that elections to the post of President of the 2nd respondent- Agripalli Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society were held on 10.12.2006 and the petitioners were elected as Directors and one Ch.R.K.S.Narayana Rao was elected as President of the Society. As Ch.R.K.S.Narayana Rao was not conducting the affairs of the Society properly, the petitioners moved No Confidence Motion, based on which, the 1st respondent-Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, by his order dated 16.1.2008, removed him from the post of President and proposed to convene a Managing Committee Meeting on 4.2.2008 for the post of President. Then, the petitioners made a representation, dated 2.4.2008 to the 1st respondent for convention of the proposed meeting. Now, the petitioners’ grievance is that though they made a representation for convention of a Managing Committee Meeting to conduct elections to the post of President, the 1st respondent has neither considered their representation nor convened the meeting so far. Heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material placed on record. On instructions, the learned Government Pleader for Cooperation has stated that one Smt.K.Satyavathi, Asst. Registrar of Divisional Cooperative Office, Nuzvid, is appointed as Election Officer to conduct elections to the post of President of the 2nd respondent-Society. In that view of the matter, the writ petition does not survive, however as Satyavathi is appointed as Election Officer, she is hereby directed to convene the meeting within a period of four weeks from today and see that new President is elected to the 2nd respondent-Society. In terms of the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _______________ 28.04.2008 bcj