THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.18376 of_2006 Dated:23.10.2006 Between 1.Margam Sizing works rep., by its Proprietor M.Nirmala …..Petitioners and 1.The Co-operative Electric Supply a project financed by REC Limited, New Delhi rep., by its Special Officer cum District Collector, Karimnagar and another. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.18376 of_2006 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in directing the petitioner to pay an amount of Rs.3,30,330/- as back billing energy charges, on the ground that units were less billed due to adoption of multiplying factor ‘1’ instead of multiplying factor ‘5’ with effect from 29.12.1996 to 31.1.2005 vide notice dated 1.2.2005 issued by the 2nd respondent, which was confirmed by the Arbitrator/Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies in ARC No.960 of 2005 dated 20th July, 2006, as arbitrary and illegal. There is no necessity to go into all the details. Against the impugned award dated 20.07.2006, there is an effective alternative remedy by way of filing an appeal under Section 76 of the A.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1964. Therefore, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed, leaving liberty to the petitioner to approach the appellate authority and work out his remedies as available under law. If any appeal is filed by the petitioner before the competent authority, the competent authority shall entertain and dispose of the same, within a period of three moths thereafter. No costs. __________ 23-10-2006 rkk