IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18931 of 2008 Between: V.S.K. Surya Bhagavanlu S/o. V.V. Subramanyam R/o. Flat No.101, Sesha Sai Apartments, Bagh Amberpt, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Divisional Co-Op. Officer, Secunderabad Division, Nampally, Hyderabad. 2 Sai Cooperative Urban Bank Ltd., rep. by Liquidator, Sangam Talkies Compound, RTC Cross Roads, 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 pass an order, direction or writ particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the surcharge orders of the respondent RC No.3249/02/UB dated 05.01.2005 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and quash the same and pass such other and further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.AKELLA.SREENIVAS RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner feels aggrieved by an order, dated 05.01.2005, passed by the ﬁrst respondent under Section 60 of the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 (for short “the Act”). The petitioner functioned as Chief Executive Oﬃcer of the second respondent bank. The surcharge proceedings were initiated on the basis of a report in an enquiry caused under Section 51 of the Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner had urged several grounds, in challenge to the impugned order. The fact, however, remains that the petitioner had an eﬀective alternative remedy by way of appeal to the Cooperative Tribunal. The Tribunal is vested with the power not only to condone the delay, but also to grant interim relief. Hence, the Writ Petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue his remedies before the Cooperative Tribunal that has jurisdiction over the matter. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ Dt.02.09.2008 L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J GJ