IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE J.CHELAMESWAR WRIT PETITION NO : 3882 of 1995 Between: P. Shanti Swaroop S/o Gurucharandas R/o Palakonda, Srikakulam Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector & Spl. Officer Dist. Cooperative Central Bank, Srikakulam. 2 The General Manager, Dist. Cooperative Central Bank, Srikakulam 3 The Branch Manager, Dist. Cooperative Central Bank, Rajam, Srikakulam Dist. .....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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in removing the petitioner from services as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner in service and regularize his services with effect from the date of his initial appointment. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.V.N.NARASIMHAM Counsel for the Respondents No.2 and 3: MR.KOKA RAGHAVA RAO Counsel for Respondent No.1: G.P. for Cooperation The Court made the following ORDER: The writ petition is filed with a prayer as follows: “To issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in removing the petitioner from service as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct respondents to continue the petitioner in service and regularize his services with effect from the date of his initial appointment.” The first respondent is a Cooperative Bank and the other respondents are its officers. The first respondent is not amenable to the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The learned counsel for the petitioner could not bring anything to the notice of this Court to establish that the first respondent is amenable to the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. In view of the fact that the dispute is regarding the removal of the petitioner from the services of the first respondent bank, the petitioner will have the liberty to take such action in law, as is available to him, for sredressal of his grievance. There shall be no order as to costs. ----------------------- 17.03.2005 ksld To 1 The District Collector & Spl. Officer Dist. Cooperative Central Bank, Srikakulam. 2 The General Manager, Dist. Cooperative Central Bank, Srikakulam 3 The Branch Manager, Dist. Cooperative Central Bank, Rajam, Srikakulam Dist. 4 2 CD copies. 5 2 CCs. to G.P. for Cooperation, High Court of A.P., Hydeabad (OUT) Form-NIC-OGS/WP{BMD}