THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P.NO.22888 OF 2004 O R D E R Heard both the counsel. 2. Aggrieved by the action of the 3rd respondent – Vorvakal Primary Agricultural Co-operative Society, Kurnool District represented by its Person-in- charge/Chairman in terminating the services of the petitioner by order dated 1.8.2004, the present writ petition is filed. 3. The case of the petitioner as set out in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition is that the father of the petitioner worked as clerk in the 3rd respondent – Society and as he died in service, the petitioner was provided with compassionate appointment, appointing him as clerk in the 3rd respondent – society on 15.8.1994. Now the grievance of the petitioner is that the 3rd respondent – society has passed resolution terminating his service by impugned order dated 1.8.2004 with effect from 3.8.2004 by invoking the provisions of Act 2 of 1964 stating that as the appointment was after 25.11.1993, the same is contrary to Act 2 of 1994. The contention of the petitioner is that the Act 2 of 1994 is not applicable to the institutions like the one where the petitioner is working as the said institution is not receiving any grant from the Government towards the salaries of its employees. In support of his contention, he relied on the judgment of this court reported in V.SURESH BABU v. DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVE OFFICER, GUNTUR[1]. 4. A perusal of the above decision of this court reveals that the Act 2/1994 i.e, the Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and Rationalization of staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act, 1994 is not application to the Co-operative institutions. In view of the same, the 3rd respondent – society is not justified in terminating the services of the petitioner by invoking Act 2/1994 and hence the impugned order is liable to be set aside. 5. For the foregoing reasons, the impugned order is set aside and the writ petition is allowed and the matter is remitted back to the 3rd respondent – society to consider the case of the petitioner afresh after giving reasonable opportunity and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. In the circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. AVS ---------------------------------- 12—06—2008 [1] 2004(1) ALD 358