IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 23772 of 2003 Between: 1 M. Satyanarayana Murthy, S/o. Pullayya Naidu K. Bhattelanka Primary Agricultural Coop. Credit Society Ltd. Bhattelanka, Malikipuram Mandal, E.G. Dist. 2 A. Suryanaryana Raju, S/o. A. Buchi Raju G. Rameswaram Primary Agricultural Coop. Credit Society Ltd. Sakhenetipalli Mandal, E.G. Dist. 3 R. Narasimha Raju, S/o. Subba Raju, Malikipuram Primary Agricultural Coop. Credit Society Ltd. Malikipuram, Malikipuram Mandal, E.G. Dist. 4 A. RamaKrishna Rao, S/o. Venkata Narasaiah Sakhenetipalli Primary Agricultural Coop. Credit Society Ltd., Sakhenetipalli, Sakhenetipalli Mandal, E.G. Dist. 5 G. Satyanarayana, S/o. Venkata Narasiah Gudimula Primary Agricultural Coop., Credit Society, Gudimula, Sakhenetipalli, Mandal, E.G. Dist. 6 M. Satyanarayana Murthy, S/o. Sreerama Murthy, Burugupudi Primary Agricultural Coop. Credit Society Ltd., J. Burugupudi, Kirlampudi Mandal, E.G.Dist. 7 P.V.V. Satyanaryana, S/o. Veerabhadra Rao, Burugupudi Primary Agricultural Coop. Credit Society Ltd. J. Burugupudi, Kirlampudi Mandal, E.G.Dist. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Govt. of A.P. Cooperation Department rep by its Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Coop. Societies, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 The Dist. Coop. Central Bank Ltd. Rep by its General Manger, Kakinada, E.G. Dist. 4 The Dist. Coop. Officer, Kakinada, E.G.Dist. 5 The Divisional Coop. Officer, Amalapuram, E.G. Dist. 6 The Divisional Coop. Officer, Peddapuram, E.G. Dist. 7 K. Bhattelanka Primary Agricultural Coop. Credit Society Ltd., Bhattelanka, Malikipuram Mandal, East Godavari Dist. rep by its Chair Person/Person-in-charge, 8 G. Rameswaram Primary Agricultural Coop. Credit Soceity Ltd. Sakhenetipalli Mandal, East Godavari Dist. rep by its Chair Person/ Person-in-charge 9 Malikipuram Primary Agricultural Coop. Credit Society Ltd., Sakhenetipalli Mandal, East Godavari Dist. rep by its Chair Person/Person-incharge 10 Sakhenetipalli Primary Agricultural Coop. Credit Soceity Ltd. Sakhenetipalli, Sakhenetipalli Mandal, East Godavari Dist. rep by its Chair Person/Person-in- Charge 11 Gudimula Primary Agricultural Coop.Credit Society, Gudimula, Sakhenetipalli Mandal, East Godavari District, rep. By its Chair Person/Person-in-Charge 12 Burugupudi Primary Agricultural Coop. Credit Society Ltd. J. Burugupudi Kirlampudi Mandal, East Godavari Dist. rep by its Chair Person/Person-in- Charge .....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 or order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in reducing the salaries to the petitioners is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the salaries to the petitioners without reference to Sec. 116-C of the Act and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.AJAYAKUMAR Counsel for the Respondent : MR.C.V.MOHAN REDDY FOR R3 , 12 GP FOR AGRICULTURE FOR R1,2,4,5 The Court made the following : ORDER: The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner/s submits that this Writ petition is covered by the judgment of this Court in W.P.No. 3171 of 2003 and batch dated 30.8.2004. Following the same, this Writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Tjs 07.09.2004. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // To 1 The Govt. of A.P. Cooperation Department rep by its Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Coop. Societies, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3 The Dist. Coop. Central Bank Ltd. Rep by its General Manger, Kakinada, E.G. Dist. 4 The Dist. Coop. Officer, Kakinada, E.G.Dist. 5 The Divisional Coop. Officer, Amalapuram, E.G. Dist. 6 The Divisional Coop. Officer, Peddapuram, E.G. Dist. 7 2 C.Cs to G.P. for Cooperatives, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 8. 2CD copies.