HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9290 of 2006 Date: 28-04-2006 Between: M. Venkatram Reddy and another. …. Petitioner/s and The District Collector (Cooperation), Nizamabad District, Nizamabad and others. …Respondent/s. HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9290 of 2006 ORDER : This writ petition is filed questioning the orders of the District Collector, Nizamabad, in ordering merger of PACS Pitlam in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 15-A of the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 (for brevity ‘the Act’) is contrary to the guidelines issued by the Government and against the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Cooperation. If the petitioners or the society is aggrieved by such merger, an effective alternative remedy of a statutory appeal lies to the Cooperative Tribunal constituted under the Act. Therefore, the present writ petition cannot be maintained. In view of the same, giving liberty to the petitioners to avail the remedy of statutory appeal, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. _____________________ A. GOPAL REDDY,J) 28-4-2006. Msr. HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9290 of 2006 28-04-2006 (Msr)