THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.24534 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner challenges the order, dated 15.09.2008, passed by the Assistant Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Nalgonda, 2nd respondent herein. The 3rd respondent was elected as a Member of Shabdullahpur Gram Panchayat on 02.08.2006. Thereafter, he was elected as Director of Handloom Weavers Co-operative Society Limited of the same village on 12.02.2008. The petitioner submitted a complaint to the 2nd respondent, stating that the 3rd respondent incurred disqualiﬁcation under Section 21-A(1B) of the A.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1964 (for short ‘the Act’). Acting on the same, the 2nd respondent issued a notice to the 3rd respondent and ultimately, issued proceedings, dated 30.08.2008, disqualifying the 3rd respondent. It appears that the 3rd respondent submitted resignation to the membership of the Gram Panchayat and that the same was accepted by the Mandal Parishad Development Oﬃcer on 28.08.2008. Taking note of this fact, the District Collector has instructed the 2nd respondent to revoke the order of disqualiﬁcation, dated 30.08.2008. Accordingly, the 2 nd respondent issued proceedings, dated 15.09.2008 restoring the membership of the 3rd respondent to the managing committee of the society. The petitioner challenges the same. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Co- operation. The Act provides for various circumstances, under which disqualiﬁcations get attracted, be it, as to the membership of the society or the membership of the managing committee. The record discloses that the 3rd respondent was elected to the Gram Panchayat as well as the managing committee of the society, at diﬀerent spells of time. Obviously not being aware of the disqualiﬁcation under Section 21-A(1B) of the Act, the 3rd respondent did not take prompt steps to resign the membership of the Gram Panchayat. Though at a belated stage, he submitted resignation. The order of disqualiﬁcation was passed by the 2nd respondent, not being aware of that development. After taking the relevant facts into account, the 2nd respondent restored the membership of the 3rd respondent to the managing committee of the society. Failure to do so would have led to a situation, where the 3rd respondent lost both the Oﬃces. This Court is of the view that no illegality, as such, has taken place in the impugned proceedings. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 10.11.2008 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.24534 of 2008 Date: 10.11.2008 JSU