IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.21582 of 2009 Between: Fishermen Co-operative Society, Yennaram ..... PETITIONER AND The Deputy Director of Fisheries, Nalgonda and another ....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner : Counsel for the Respondents : The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.21582 OF 2009 ORDER: The matter is coming up for admission. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Fisheries takes notice on behalf of respondents. 2. Heard Ms. M.Vidyavathi, learned counsel representing writ petitioner. 3. This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus declaring action of the respondents in not registering the Fishermen Co-operative Society, Yennaram, Yennaram Village, Ramannapet Mandal, Nalgonda District, under Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 (for short, “the Act”) as bad, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the Act and also offending Articles 14,19 and 21 of the Constitution of India. 4. It is stated that the fishermen of Yennaram Village, by Caste Mudiraj, formed into society in the year 2007 for conducting the fishing operations with Co-operative spirit as envisaged by the provisions of the Act. It is stated that they are depending on the fishing operations as they have no other alternative to eke out their livelihood. It is further stated that fishermen of Yennaram Village submitted an application fulfilling all the conditions specified in Sub-section 4 of Section 6 of the Act for registering the society. Further, it is stated that on 16.05.2008 the Fisheries Development Officer, Bhongir, had issued notices vide letter No.AA(Bho)/2008 directing the applicants to attend for the enquiry schedule to be conducted on 23-05-2008 in the office of Gram Panchayat, Yennaram, but there was no such enquiry. 5. In the light of the facts and circumstances explained in detail, a direction is prayed for to consider the application of the petitioner society dated 24.04.2007 for registration as per the provisions of the Act forthwith. 6. In the light of the several facts narrated in the affidavit filed in support of writ petition and also the material placed before this Court i.e., the copies of the notice and the copies of the representations, this Court is of the considered opinion that the writ petition be disposed of directing the respondents to consider the application of the petitioner society dated 24-04-2007 in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission, with the above direction. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ P.S.NARAYANA, J October 9, 2009 MD