THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO.30675 OF 1997 Date: 11th July 2006 Between: 1. KasulaNarasimhappa, son of Anjinappa, aged 55 years, resident of 10th ward, H.No.10-4-35, Uravakonda Anantapur District and 2 others. …. Petitioners. And 1. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Cooperative Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, rep. by its Secretary and 2 others. …. Respondents. * * * ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring action of the first respondent in imposing ban on registration of new weavers cooperative societies, as arbitrary and illegal. 2. It is the case of the petitioners that they belong to weaver community, residing at Uravakonda village, and made applications to second respondent having formed themselves into a society requesting him to register their society under the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act. Inspite of complying with all the conditions prescribed thereunder, the second respondent has not accorded provisional registration to the petitioners’ society and now, it is stated that there is a ban imposed on the registration of new cooperative societies. Questioning the same, the present writ petition is filed. 3. In the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents it is stated that as on date there are six silk weavers cooperative societies at Uravakonda village. The writ petitioners and other promoter members of the societies sponsored by the writ petitioners could have applied for membership in the existing societies available at their doorstep. Inspite of that they want a new society to be registered. Past experience has been that mushroom growth of cooperative societies is neither economically wise nor administratively viable. Limited number of societies with greater membership and pooled resources would make the societies viable. Apart from that, there is a ban imposed by the government in this regard. 4. In view of the above, without going into merits, the respondents are directed to consider registration of petitioners’ society as and when the government lifted ban in this regard. 5. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ C.V.RAMULU, J. Date: 11th July 2006. BSB