THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.20344 of 2007 Dated: 03.12.2007 Between: Kothapalli Nagaiah and 5 others. .... PETITIONERs AND The Commissioner of Industries, Government of A.P. Chirag Ali Lane, Abids, Hyderabad and others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 20344 of 2007 Order: The 1st petitioner is the member of the 4th respondent society – Srinivasa Potters Industrial Cooperative Society Limited and petitioners 2 to 6 are members of the 5th respondent society – Sri Sasi Sarada Lime Industrial Cooperative Society Limited. It is their case that their forefathers have donated certain lands to the 4th and 5th respondent societies to enable its members to make pots by using the mud from the said lands but the present Managing Committees of respondents 4 and 5 societies have sold away the said lands without following the procedure and without even taking the consent of the members or by passing any resolutions. Aggrieved by the said action, the petitioners have made a representation to respondents 1 to 3 but till now no action has been taken. Hence this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader. On 28.9.2007, this Court while admitting the writ petition issued notice to the respondents. Thereafter, though the matter underwent several adjournments, no counter affidavit is filed. Since the petitioners have already made a representation to the authorities to take action against respondents 4 and 5 societies and since it is agreed that the 2nd respondent may be directed to take appropriate decision on the representation of the petitioners, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider and dispose of the representation of the petitioners in accordance with law after calling for explanations from respondents 4 and 5 expeditiously. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 3.12.2007 msv