THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3686 of 2002 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be a member of A.P. Junior Forest Officers Association (for short ‘the Association’). The Government is said to have allotted an extent of Acs.1.00 of land to the Association at Attapur Village, Rajendernagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and sanctioned a sum of Rs.10 lakhs from A.P. Employees’ Welfare Fund for construction of a Forest Rest House vide proceedings, dated 01.11.1999. The petitioner states that the fourth respondent, who was the President at the relevant point time, and respondents 5 to 7, who were also Office Bearers, have misappropriated the funds and did not make any construction even after drawing Rs.10 lakhs. He states that on a representation made by him, prolonged correspondence ensued between the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, the second respondent herein, and other authorities and though several years have elapsed, no tangible result is forthcoming. The petitioner is also said to have submitted a complaint to the Sub-Inspector of Police, Abids, the third respondent herein, on 05.12.2001, alleging acts of fraud and misappropriation against respondents 4 to 7. This writ petition is filed with a prayer to declare the action of the first respondent in not registering the case against respondents 4 to 7 and to declare the action of respondents 1 and 2 in not initiating and conducting departmental proceedings against respondents 4 to 7, as illegal and arbitrary and for other ancillary reliefs. No counter-affidavit is filed by any of the respondents. The learned Government Pleader for Forest had placed before this Court a communication, dated 20.12.2008, from the second respondent and certain enclosures, including a letter, dated 16.07.2002, addressed by the President of the Association, who is incidentally the sixth respondent herein, and a copy of the sale deed, dated 09.07.2002, in favour of the Association. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Forest. Basically, it is a dispute between a member of the Association and its management. The petitioner is of the view that a sum of Rs.10 lakhs sanctioned by the Government from out of A.P. Employees’ Welfare Fund to the Association, was misappropriated by respondents 4 to 7. It is, no doubt, true that the amount was not put to use for which it was sanctioned for quite a long time. However, from a perusal of the letter, dated 16.07.2002, it is evident that the construction could not be carried out with the funds made available by the Government on account of the land dispute. The letter reads as under: “With reference to the subject cited above, the Government was kind enough to sanction Rs.10 lakhs from A.P. Employees Welfare Fund to construct Forest Rest House for the use of A.P. Junior Forest Officers’ Association. Further, the Government vide reference second cited above issued orders allotting one acre land at Attapur Village, Rajendernagar Mandal for construction of Forest Rest House. The Government has released Rs.10 lakhs but the construction could not taken place due to land dispute. Subsequently, the General Body of A.P. Junior Forest Officers’ Association resolved unanimously to purchase ready built premises. At last the Association purchased the existing building located at prime commercial area ‘Abids Shopping Center’. The entire amount of Rs.10 lakhs has been utilized. Copy of the sale deed is enclosed herewith”. A copy of the sale deed, dated 09.07.2002, executed by one Smt.Banarasi Bai in favour of the Association is enclosed. With this, the substantial grievance of the petitioner must stand redressed. However, even if the petitioner feels that despite the developments referred to above, any action further needs to be taken at various levels, he has to work out his remedies by approaching the forum provided for under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue his further remedies, if his grievance still subsists. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:22.12.2008 kdl