THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19204 of 2007 O R D E R: The petitioner got itself registered under the A.P. Societies Registration Act (for short ‘the Act’) in the year 2005. The second respondent with almost a similar name as the petitioner was registered under the same enactment, in the year 2006. The petitioner claims to have submitted a representation to the Registrar of Societies and Assurances, Ranga Reddy District, the ﬁrst respondent herein, with a request to cancel the registration of the second respondent. It is stated that respondents 3 to 6 have deliberately brought into existence the second respondent to mislead the local people. The petitioner claims that no action has been taken by the first respondent. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and the learned counsel for the second respondent. The Act prescribes the procedure to be followed in the matter of registration of societies or cancellation thereof. It is not as if the second respondent was registered with the same name as that of the petitioner. The second respondent is a welfare association, whereas, such a description does not exist in case of the petitioner. Be that as it may, it is for the petitioner to approach a Court of law and seek remedy of cancellation of registration of the second respondent by proving the necessary facts recognized by law. The ﬁrst respondent is not conferred with the power to cancel the registration on the mere ground of similarity or resemblance of names. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to work out its remedies by ﬁling a suit in an appropriate forum with proper prayer. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:11.11.2008. kdl