HON’BLE SHRI G.S. SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.27445 of 2006 Between: G.Muralidhar and another. ……Petitioners. And Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Agriculture and Co-operation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. ……Respondents. :: O R D E R :: Counsel for the petitioner : Smt.K.V.Rajashree Counsel for respondent No.2 : Sri S.V.Bhatt 28th December, 2006 Per G.S. SINGHVI, C.J. In this petition, the petitioner has made the following substantive prayer: “Therefore, it is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the amendment to clause (o) of Rule 2 of the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Rules, 1964 issued through G.O.Rt.No.1083, Agriculture and Cooperation Department, dated 01.12.2003 by the 1st respondent as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional apart from being violative of principles of natural justice and against the very purpose and object of Section 116C of A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, beyond the rule making power, and virtually depriving the right to livelihood of the employees working in the cooperative societies and set aside the same, consequently direct the respondents to pay our salaries from out of 2% of working capital without reference to the amendment issued to clause (o) of Rule 2 of Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Rules issued in G.O.M.s.No.1083, Agriculture and Cooperation, dated 01.12.2003 and pass such other order or orders in the interest of justice.” Since no one has appeared for the petitioners, the writ petition is dismissed in default. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP.Nos.35240 of 2006 and 35 of 2007 filed by the petitioners for interim relief are also dismissed. G.S.SINGHVI, C.J. 28th December, 2006 C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J. ARS