THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.16379 OF 2008 ORDER: Initially, the writ petition was filed challenging the proceedings dated 21.07.2008 issued by the 1st respondent- Divisional Cooperative Officer, Gudivada, Krishna District, whereunder the President of 2nd respondent Society namely Kalidindi Ex-Servicemen Agricultural Lands Colonization Cooperative Society Limited, was instructed to cancel the membership of the petitioner, who was inducted into the said Society in place of late Sri V. Janardhana Rao. Subsequently, the petitioner filed W.P.M.P.No.25394 of 2008 seeking amendment of the writ petition, in order to challenge the resolution dated 24.07.2008 passed by the 2nd respondent Society, which was served on him subsequent to filing of the writ petition. The said W.P.M.P. is allowed today. It appears, one V. Janardhana Rao was the member of the 2nd respondent Society and he was allotted the land admeasuring Ac.5.00 in R.S.No.420 of Lodidilanka Village, Kalidindi Mandal of Krishna District, by proceedings dated 04.07.1986 of the 1st respondent. According to the petitioner, the said Janardhana Rao nominated the petitioner to succeed his rights after his death and the nomination was made in accordance with the byelaws of the Society, and that after the death of said Janardhana Rao, the 2nd respondent Society has also passed resolutions on 05.02.1992 and 25.03.1992 approving such nomination and the said resolutions were approved by the then Deputy Registrar of the Society, vide proceedings dated 08.06.1992. While so, it appears, the respondents 3 and 4, claiming to be the daughters of the said Janardhana Rao, have filed an application dated 26.02.2008 before the authorities seeking membership in the 2nd respondent Society in succession to the rights of their father. Pursuant thereto, the matter was enquired into and the 1st respondent issued the proceedings dated 21.07.2008 referred to above and consequently the resolution dated 24.07.2008 was passed by the Board of Directors of the Society, whereunder it was resolved to remove the petitioner from the 2nd respondent Society and take back the possession of the land admeasuring Ac.5.00 in R.S.No.420 of Lodidilanka Village, Kalidindi Mandal of Krishna District, which was in his possession, and to admit the respondents 3 and 4 as members of the Society and to allot the said land to them. Questioning the same, the present writ petition is filed. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that no notice of any kind was issued to the petitioner before issuing the proceedings dated 21.07.2008 as well as the resolution dated 24.07.2008. This aspect was not disputed by the learned counsel for the respondents. In view of the above, I am of the opinion that the impugned proceedings as well as the resolution were passed in gross violation of principles of natural justice apart from the other procedure that is required to be followed under the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964, and the rules made thereunder read with the bye-laws of the Society. For the foregoing reasons, the impugned proceedings dated 21.07.2008 and the resolution dated 24.07.2008 are set aside and the 2nd respondent is directed to take-up the matter afresh and pass appropriate orders as per law, after putting the petitioner on notice, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained by the parties. It is also made clear that the parties are at liberty to raise all their contentions as available under the law before the 2nd respondent. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ____​________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 23rd March, 2009. IBL