IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 23171 of 2008 Between: Dharmapuram Srinivasulu S/o.Chandraiah Prop: Dharmapuram Srinivasulu General Merchant & Commission Agent, New Gunj, Mahabubnagar. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P. rep. by its Principal Secretary Co-op. Societies Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Mahabubnagar. 3 The Divisional Co-op. Officer, Mahabubnagar. 4 The Mahabubnagar Grains & Seeds Merchants Association, Mahabubnagar. 5 Sri Dharmapuram Kumara Swamy Election Officer, The Mahabubnagar Grains & Seeds Merchants Association, Mahabubnagar. .....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 appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of Respondents in conducting elections and issuing election notiﬁcation dt. 7.10.2008 and publication of Membership list omitting the name of petitioner is illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art. 14 & 21 of the Constitution of India and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.ACHUTA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the member of the fourth respondent association. His grievance is about the exclusion of his name in the electoral list of the association in the context of the elections being held in pursuance of a notification, dated 07.10.2008. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Cooperation. The fourth respondent is registered under the A.P. Societies Registration Act (for short ‘the Act’). If the petitioner has any grievance vis-à-vis the functioning of the association, he has to approach the Court of the Principal District Judge under Section 23 of the Act. The writ petition is not maintainable and it is accordingly dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to work out his remedies, in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt::24.10.2008. kdl