THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24399 OF 2005 DATED: 13-12-2005 Between: G.Ramavatharam and others . . .Petitioners And The Joint Registrar/Dist. Coop. Officer, Hyderabad, and others. . . .Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.24399 OF 2005 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed with a prayer to direct the first respondent to initiate enquiry under Section 51 of the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 (for short “the Act”). The petitioners state that they made a representation to the first respondent pointing out their grievance in relation to the management and administration of the Hindustan Aeronautics Employees Cooperative Credit Society Limited, Hyderabad, third respondent herein. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Cooperation. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, extensive reference is made to a representation, dated 24-10-2005, signed by as many as 402 persons. However, that representation was addressed to the Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Hyderabad, that too, through M.L.A. of Khairatabad constituency. When the same is pointed out, the learned counsel for the petitioner had relied upon a representation, dated 03-11-2005, which is directly made to the first respondent. In this representation, there are only 21 signatories and the petitioners do not figure in it. Section 51 of the Act mandates that a representation seeking enquiry under it must be signed by not less than 1/5th of the total members. Therefore, the representation, dated 03-11-2005, cannot be said to be in terms of Section 51 of the Act. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioners to work out their remedies in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ (L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J) 13th DECEMBER, 2005. kvni