THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 25230 OF 2004 Dated: 13.08.2010 Between: K.Narayana Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh rep. by its Secretary, Cooperation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.25230 OF 2004 ORDER : The petitioner herein claims to be the founder member and the past president of the 5th respondent society, which is a society registered under the provisions of the A.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1964 (for short, ‘the Act’). It is stated that the General Body of the 5th respondent society by resolution dated 8.3.2002 resolved to convert the 5th respondent society into a Mutually Aided Co-operative Society under the A.P. Mutually Aided Co-operative Societies Act, 1995 (for short, ‘MACS Act’). Having complied with all the conditions required for such conversion, a request was made on behalf of the 5th respondent society for necessary permission. However, the 3rd respondent by proceedings dated 22.12.2004 rejected the proposals for conversion of the 5th respondent society into a society under the MACS Act on the ground that the 5th respondent society failed to comply with the conditions laid down in Section 4 (3) (c) of the MACS Act. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition has been filed contending that the objections raised by the 3rd respondent for rejecting the permission sought for conversion are untenable and unsustainable. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents at the outset raised an objection as to the maintainability of the writ petition on the ground that an alternative remedy of statutory appeal is available. The said fact has not been disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner. Accordingly, without going into merits of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of granting leave and liberty to the petitioners to work out the alternative statutory remedy. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 13.08.2010 Ivd