THE HON’BLE SMT JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI C.R.P.NO.4420 OF 2009 ORDER This civil revision petition is directed against the order dated 6th August, 2009 passed in I.A.No.2247 of 2009 in O.P.No.1281 of 2009 wherein and whereby the petition filed under Section 23 of the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001 to suspend the operation of the Resolution No.17/2009-10, dated 7.6.2009 in respect of the 1st petitioner & Resolution No.25/2008-09, dated 26.4.2009 in respect of the 2nd petitioner, was dismissed. The brief facts of the case are that the 1st respondent is a registered Church, the 2nd respondent is purported President and 3rd respondent is the Senior Pastor of the Church. The said Church was started by the 1st petitioner and he had been a President for a long time. Subsequently, the 3rd respondent converted the Church, its members and the properties to his personal fiefdom and squandering away the church funds. When the petitioners questioned the said acts, they were expelled from the membership vide Resolution No.25/2008-2009 and Resolution No.17/2009-10. The expulsion is contrary to the principles of democratic governance. The respondents filed counter denying the allegations made in the petition. After hearing the learned counsel on either side and after perusing the entire material available on record, the learned Judge having observed that as per amended Rule-I of By-laws, the general body empowers to expel a member, if the behaviour of member is objectionable and the expulsion of the petitioners from their membership cannot be stayed, until they succeed in the main O.P and the petitioners failed to establish a prima facie case and that the balance of convenience is in favour of the respondents, dismissed the I.A. Aggrieved by the same, the present civil revision petition is filed. Learned counsel for the petitioners contends in relation to by-law No.1 of Church stating that the petitioners have not been put on notice with reference to regulations of the Church and that the procedure has not been properly followed in expelling their membership in the Church. He further contends that there was no material placed by the respondents before the Court below to the effect that the petitioners had made an allegation that Rs.40 lakhs have been swindled, and got it published in ‘India Today.’ Learned counsel for the respondents submitted that they would issue a notice to the petitioners and follow the due process of law before passing any final orders. Recording the aforesaid submission, the Civil Revision Petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent-Church to follow the procedure in accordance with law before passing any final order of expulsion of the petitioners, in relation to the publication made in ‘India today’ with regard to swindling of nearly 40 lakhs, without being influenced by any of the observations made in the I.A. With reference to the allegations in respect of 3rd respondent, the procedure as contemplated under the by-law should be followed without reference to the allegations, which were published in ‘India Today’. ____________ 29-10-2009 rkk