THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.10383 OF 2005 Dated: 30-12-2005 Between The Rural Educational and Ecumenical Development Society, Kavali, Rep. by its General Secretary, K. Sreenivasulu, S/o. Kondaiah, R/o. 2nd lane, Christianpet, Kavali, Nellore District. …PETITIONER AND District Registrar, Nellore, Nellore District. …RESPONDENT ORDER: Petitioner-society seeks a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in not issuing the certificate to the society in name of “The Rural Educational and Ecumenical Development Society” after registering the amendment made by the society on 06.05.2004 in the records and pursuant to the representation dated 04.10.2004 as illegal and arbitrary. Learned counsel for the petitioner-society submits that originally the petitioner-society was registered in the name and style of “The Rural Educational and Evangelical Development Society” under the Societies Registration Act in the year 1994 vide registration No.136 of 1994. Thereafter, the name of the petitioner-society was amended as “The Rural Educational and Ecumenical Development Society” instead of “The Rural Educational and Evangelical Development Society” in the General Body meeting held on 02.06.2003. Though the respondent entered the said amendment into the register on 06.05.2004 no certificate has been issued. The learned counsel further submits that under Section 8(4) of the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001 the respondent after registering the said amendment has to issue the certificate within thirty days. The petitioner-society further made a representation dated 04.10.2004 before the respondent for issuance of certificate after registering the amendment but no action has been taken. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the representation of the petitioner-society dated 04.10.2004 in accordance with law within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J December 30, 2005 DSK