IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 12301 of 2008 Between: M. Peter Paul S/o. Sri Ananda Rao R/o. Daggumallivari Palem, Bapatla, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Cooperative Officer Guntur. 2 The Divisional Cooperative Officer, Tenali, Guntur District. 3 The Sub-Divisional Cooperative Officer, Bapatla, Guntur District. 4 Daggumallivari Palem Aadhi Andhra Cooperative Collective Farming Society Ltd., Regd. No. 547 Rep. by its Person-in Charge, Daggumallivaripalem, Bapatla, Guntur 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 issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ order or direction declaring the inaction of the Respondents in not initiating proceedings under Sec. 51 of the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act 1964 into the affairs of the fourth Respondent Society particularly bogus membership in spite of the majority members making representations as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to Sec. 51 of the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act 1964 and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.RAGHU Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the inaction on the part of the respondents in considering the application made by the petitioner to initiate proceedings under Section 51 of the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 against the fourth respondent-society as arbitrary and illegal. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Cooperation appearing for respondents 1 to 3, without expressing any opinion as to the correctness of the allegations made by the petitioner, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage with a direction to the second respondent to entertain the application made by the petitioner if it is in order, and take further steps after issuing due notice to the fourth respondent, in accordance with law expeditiously. No costs ____________ (G. Rohini, J.) 23rd June, 2008 Js. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Cooperative Officer Guntur. 2 The Divisional Cooperative Officer, Tenali, Guntur District. 3 The Sub-Divisional Cooperative Officer, Bapatla, Guntur District. 4 2 CCs to G.P. for Cooperation, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad.(OUT) 5 2 CD copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KURR}