THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 29208 OF 2009 Dated: 19-02-2010 Between: Kotha Karunakar ... PETITIONER AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District ... RESPONDENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 29208 OF 2009 ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioner has questioned proceedings No.1622/Sand/2008, dated 03-04-2009 on the file of the 1st respondent herein granting lease in favour of the 3rd respondent – Society for quarrying sand from Ibrahimpatnam Sand Reach of Krishna River of Ibrahimpatnam Mandal, Krishna District with effect from 04-04- 2008 to 31-03-2010 on the ground that no resolution was passed to apply for grant of lease on behalf of the Society. Counter affidavit is filed by the 3rd respondent – Society, wherein it is stated that the petitioner is presently not even a member of the society as he was removed by way of a resolution. It is further stated that as per the byelaws of the society, the President of the society is empowered to represent the society. If there are disputes inter se the members regarding the functioning of the society, it is for the aggrieved party to raise a dispute before the competent forum as provided under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1964. The petitioner cannot question the very grant of lease in favour of the society in this writ petition. More over, since the petitioner is not even a member of the society, he does not have locus to question the lease granted in favour of the society. The writ petition is devoid of any merit and accordingly, the same is dismissed. No order as to costs. R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 19-02-2010 ks