IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 14040 of 2008 Between: Ch.V.V.Satyanarayana Murthy7, S/o. Suryanarayana,Hindu, the Pandalapaka Primary agriculture Coopeative Credit Society Ltd, R/o. Pandalapaka, Bikkavolu Mandal, East Gopdavri District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Deputy Registar of Co-Operative Societies, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 2 The District Co-operative Officer, East Godavari District Kakinda. 3 The President, the Pandalapaka Primary Agriculrure Cooperative Credit Society Ltd., D.No.2101, Pandalapaka, Bikkavolu Mandal, East Godavari district. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st Respondent in issuing proceedings RC.No.2821/2007-E1 dated 09- 06-2008 as illegal, arbitrary and erroneous, high handed and without there being any proper enquiry and consequently set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.K.KISHORE REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO. 14040 OF 2008 O R D E R: The petitioner challenges the order of surcharge passed by the first respondent under Section 60 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh Co- operative Societies Act, 1964 (for short ‘the Act’). Though, various contentions have been raised by the petitioner assailing the impugned order, I am not inclined to go into the merits of the case and express any opinion since against the order impugned, an alternative remedy of appeal is available before the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Tribunal under Section 76 of the Act. Without exhausting such an efficacious alternative remedy available under the Act, the petitioner cannot maintain this writ petition. Accordingly, granting leave and liberty to the petitioner to work out the alternative remedy, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. __________________ G.ROHINI,J Date: 04-07-2008 Note : Issue C.C. by Monday. B/o KLP