IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.3500 of 2008 Between: Farmer's Rural Extension Service In Horticulture Growers & Consumers Coop.Marketing Society Ltd, rep. by its President Dasari Venkateswara Rao, S/o.D.V.Subba Rao Tenali-522201(A.P) Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 A.P. Co-operative Tribunal, rep. by its the Secretary, Vijayawada Krishna Dist(A.P) 2 Election Officer Guntur Dist Cooperative Marketing Society Ltd,Guntur O/o. The Dy. Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Narsaraopet(Post) Guntur District. 3 Gazula Mohah President Guntur District Cooperative Marketing Society Ltd, Guntur(A.P) 4 Boddu Sambaiah Vice-Presindent Guntur District Cooperative Marketing Society Ltd Guntur(A.P) 5 Eeda Parasu Rami Reddy, Director Guntur District Cooperative Marketing Society Ltd, Guntur(A.P) 6 Vicharapu Veeraiah Director, Guntur District Co.Operative Marketing Society Ltd Guntur(A.P) 7 Kontwarapu Subba Rao, Director, Guntur Dist Cooperative Marketing Society Ltd Guntur(AP) 8 Nannapaneni Ankineedu, Director Guntur Dist Co-Op Marketing Society Ltd Guntur(A.P) 9 The Registrar Of Cooperative Societies, A.P Chief Election Authority, Chandra Vihar,Nampally,Hyd(A.P) 10 The Guntur Dist Co-operative Marketing Society Ltd., rep. by the Business Manager Guntur(AP) .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction or writ more appropriate a writ of Mandamus to transfer the Election O.P No.39 of 2005 on the file of the A.P Cooperative Tribunal, Vijayawada to the file of A.P Cooperative Tribunal Warangal or A P. Cooperative Tribunal Hyderabad. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.RAJANNA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1,2, 9 & 10: GP FOR COOPERATION Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3 to 8 : Sri P.Srinivas The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.3500 of 2008 ORDER: Petitioner, which is a co-operative society, filed this writ petition on a grievance that it filed Election O.P.No.39 of 2005 on the file of the 1st respondent-Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Tribunal Vijayawada, as early as in the year 2005, but the same is not yet disposed of. Hence, it seeks transfer of the said O.P., from the file of the 1st respondent to another Tribunal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Cooperation appearing for respondents 1, 2, 9 and 10 and Sri P.Srinivas, learned counsel appearing for respondents 3 to 8. The petitioner sought for transfer of the O.P., only on the ground that there was no Chairman at the Tribunal at Vijayawada and hence, its O.P., has not been disposed of. However, it is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for respondents 3 to 8 that a new Chairman was appointed, who assumed the charge in the month of January 2008 and there is progress in the O.P., filed by the petitioner. In the light of the said submission, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to dispose of O.P.No.39 of 2005 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 24.04.2008 Note: Furnish C.C. in one week. (B/o) Sh To 1 The Secretary, A.P. Co-operative Tribunal, Vijayawada Krishna Dist(A.P) 2 Election Officer Guntur Dist Cooperative Marketing Society Ltd,Guntur O/o. The Dy. Registrar of Cooperative Societies, 3 The Registrar Of Cooperative Societies, A.P Chief Election Authority, Chandra Vihar,Nampally,Hyd(A.P) 4 The Business Manager, Guntur Dist Co-operative Marketing Society Ltd., Guntur(AP). 5 Two C.Cs to G.P for Cooperation, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 6 Two C.D. copies.