IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 19420 of 2001 Between: 1 Pujari Obulesu, S/o.Balappa, R/o.D.No.1-4-159, Uravakonda, Anantapur District. 2 M.Lakshminarayana, S/o.M.Prakasulu, R/o.D.No.1-4-122, Uravakonda, Anantapur District. 3 Devi Bheemanna, S/o.Peeda Obalesappa, R/o.D.No.1-4-149, Uravakonda, Anantapur District. 4 T.Radhamma, W/o.Sreenivasulu, R/o.D.No.1-4-77, Uravakonda, Anantapur District. 5 S.Sreenivasulu, S/o.Linganna, R/o.D.No.1-4-79, Uravakonda, Anantapur District. 6 Chowdam Ramachandra, S/o.Anjaneya, R/o.D.No.1-4-74, Uravakonda, Anantapur District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Agriculture and Cooperative Department, Rep. by the Principal Secretary, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The District Cooperative Officer, Anantapur, 4 The Uravakonda Cooperative Town Bank Limited, Rep. by its Manager, Uravakonda, Anantapur 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 may be pleased to issue writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring that the provisions of Section.25(1)(A) of the Cooperative Societies Act 1964 is not applicable to members admitted prior to 22.4.2001 and further direct the respondents to permit the petitioner and other members similarly situated to participate in the elections of the managing committee of the 4th respondent bank. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.V. Ramana for O.Manoher Reddy Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3: GP FOR COOPERATION Counsel for Respondent NO.4: None appeared. The Court made the following : ORDER: Sri S.V. Ramana, learned counsel representing Sri O. Manohar Reddy submits that the elections were conducted for Urakonda Cooperative Town Bank Limited on 23.6.2002. In that view of the matter, nothing survives in this writ petition. Therefore, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ________________ V.V.S. RAO, J. 8th July, 2005 Js To 1 The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Agriculture and Cooperative Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The District Cooperative Officer, Anantapur, 4 The Manager, Uravakonda Cooperative Town Bank Limited, Uravakonda, Anantapur District. 5 Two CCs to G.P. for Cooperation, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 6 2 CD copies.