THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16801 of 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, petitioners, who claim to be the employees of Indian Tobacco Company Limited, seek a mandamus declaring the action of respondents 1 to 3 in not conducting any enquiry into the affairs of the fifth respondent society based on the representation, dated 25.05.2010 and in not admitting them as its members, as illegal. In similar lines, W.P.No.15572 of 2001, which is dismissed by this Court today, was filed seeking directions to the respondents for grant of house-site pattas to the petitioners therein. In the counter- affidavit filed therein, it is categorically stated that the petitioners have not become the members of the society and at no point of time, applications were filed seeking membership in the society. It is also stated that the society records does not reflect any receipt of money towards membership from the petitioners and there is no proof of filing applications before the society by the petitioners seeking membership. If the membership is refused by the society without any reason, contrary to the bylaws in the society, the petitioners can as well file an appeal before the authorities concerned under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 but only on the ground that they are not provided membership by the society, no directions can be issued to conduct enquiry pursuant to their representation, dated 25.05.2010. It is to be noticed that except the representation, dated 16.02.1999 submitted by the petitioners, there is no material placed before this Court evidencing their filing applications seeking membership in the society in recent times. In that view of the matter, basing on the alleged representation and denial by the respondents as regards the payment of some amount by the petitioners towards membership, no directions can be issued to the respondents as prayed for by them in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly, dismissed. However, it is open to the petitioners to file appropriate applications before the society seeking membership and it is equally open to the society to consider their claim, if they are eligible. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 21st JULY, 2010. kvni