The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.7742 of 2010 Dated 7th June, 2010 Between: Fishermen cooperative Society, Karimnagar District, rep. by its President B.Tirupathi …Petitioner And The Deputy Director of Fisheries, Karimnagar and another. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Mr.A.Santosh Kumar Counsel for the respondents: GP for Fisheries The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents, in not permitting the petitioner-Fishermen Cooperative Society to catch fish in Rajasamudram Tank of Chamanpally Village, Karimnagar District, by using the assistance of labour and modern technology, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a consequential relief to set aside proceedings, dated 26-03-2010, issued by respondent No.1. I have heard Sri A.Santosh Kumar, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Fisheries. By the impugned order, the request of the petitioner- Society, to permit it to engage labour for harvesting fish has been rejected. It is stated therein that the Society cannot be permitted to engage labour. In my opinion, the said rejection order cannot be found fault with because the very object of the Fishermen Cooperative Society is to provide employment to the Fishermen by allowing them to form into a Society. As the members themselves are from Fishermen Community and are capable of attending to the activity of catching fish, they cannot be permitted to engage labourers, who are not members of the Society. If such permission is given, it would frustrate the very object with which the Fishermen Cooperative Society is formed. While admitting the Writ Petition, this Court vide interim order, dated 08-04-2010, directed the respondents to permit the members of the petitioner-Society and their immediate family members to be involved in fishing activities apart from permitting the petitioner-Society to use larger nets in place of smaller nets. I am of the opinion that the above-mentioned permission granted to the petitioner-Society by way of interim relief would serve the ends of justice. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the said interim order. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 7th June, 2010 lur