IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.86 of 2009 Between: Lakshmaneswaram Sand Quarry Boatmen & Fishermen Co-Operative Society Ltd Rep.by its President A.Challa Rao S/o. Anjaneyulu Lakshmaneswaram(V) Narsapuram(M) W.G District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector Eluru W.G District 2 The Ex-Officio Managing Director Cum Fisheries Development Officer Lakshmaneswaram Sand Quarry Boatmen& Fishermen Co-Operative Society Ltd Eluru W.G District .....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 to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not issuing the Photo identity cards to Lakshmaneswaram Sand Quarry Boatmen & Fishermen Co-Operative Society Lakshmaneswaram Narsapuram(M) W.G District since petitioner society a deemed member of the Society pursuant to the proceedings dt 22-12-2007 as arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of A.P.C.S act 1964 and violative of Articles 14 and 19 of the constitution of India in the interest of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MS.M.VIDYAVATHI Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR REVENUE FOR R The Court made the following: Form-NIC-OGS/WP{BMR} THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.86 of 2009 O R D E R: The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner is a Sand Quarry Boatmen and Fishermen Co-operative Society Limited, registered under the A.P.Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 on 25.01.2006 and it made an application to the District Fishermen Cooperative Society, Eluru, West Godavari District, seeking membership in the District Fishermen Cooperative Society, Eluru on 12.09.2007. The Managing Director of the District Fishermen Cooperative Society/Fisheries Development Officer forwarded the said representation to the Assistant Director of Fisheries on 13.09.2007 and in turn, the Assistant Director of Fisheries/Ex-Officio Dy.Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Bheemavaram, addressed a letter dated 24.10.2007 to the 2nd respondent-District Fishermen Cooperative Society, Eluru, directing to consider the representation of the petitioner for admission in the District Fishermen Cooperative Society, Eluru as a member duly collecting the admission fee. Form-J/8 has also forwarded to the 2nd respondent to admit the petitioner society as a member of the District Fishermen Cooperative Society, Eluru by collecting the required fee. It is stated that all primary fishermen cooperative societies in the District are affiliated to the District Fishermen Cooperative Society. The present Managing Committee of the District Fishermen Cooperative Society is going to be ended by 27.01.2009 and elections are yet to be conducted. The petitioner society is entitled to be admitted as member of the District Cooperative Society, but no decision has been taken so far by the 2nd respondent, admitting the petitioner society as a member of the District Fishermen Cooperative Society, in spite of receiving the membership application in Form-J and the membership fee. It is the case of the petitioner that the petitioner society deemed to have been admitted as member of the District Fishermen Cooperative Society and it is entitled to issue a photo identity card and for which the petitioner made a representation dated 13.12.2008 seeking a photo identity card, as the petitioner society became a deemed member of the society with effect from 22.12.2007, but so far no action has been taken. It is stated that the 2nd respondent addressed a letter dated 22.12.2007 to the petitioner stating that the request of the petitioner for admission as a member in the District Fishermen Cooperative Society Limited will be discussed and considered in next general body meeting, but so far no final decision has been passed. Therefore, the petitioner filed this writ petition questioning the action of the 2nd respondent. I am of the opinion that there cannot be any justification on the part of the 2nd respondent in keeping the application of the petitioner pending consideration for admission of the petitioner society in the District Fishermen Cooperative Society Limited, without passing any final orders. Having regard to the facts of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the the 2nd respondent to consider and dispose of the application of the petitioner dated 13.12.2008 for admission in the District Fishermen Cooperative Society Limited, Eluru and for issuance of photo identity card, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. ___________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 07.01.2009 Dsr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector Eluru W.G District 2 The Ex-Officio Managing Director Cum Fisheries Development Officer Lakshmaneswaram Sand Quarry Boatmen& Fishermen Co-Operative Society Ltd Eluru W.G District 3.2CCs to 4.2CD copies