IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 16908 of 2002 Between: 1 K. Rameshwar Reddy, S/o. Yella Reddy, R/o. Bandilingampally, Yellareddypeta Mandal, Karimnagar District. 2 E. Thirpathi Reddy, S/o. Laxma Reddy, R/o. Dacharam, Ellenthakunta Mandal, Karimnagar District. 3 V. Sanjeeva Reddy, S/o. Narsimha Reddy, R/o. Dacharam, Ellenthakunta Mandal, Karimnagar District. 4 R. Rama Rao, S/o. Sathaiah, R/o.Chintaltana, Sircilla Mandal, Karimnagar District. 5 D. Prabhakar Rao, S/o.Surya Rao, R/o.Chintaltana, Sircilla Mandal, Karimnagar District. 6 M. Kondal Rao, S/o. Agam Rao, Cheerlavenetra Village, Sircilla Mandal, Karimnagar District. 7 R. Devadas, S/o. Lachaiah, R/o. Sircilla, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Food, Agriculture and Co-operation, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner-cum-Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector-cum-Person-in-charge, Co-opertive Electric Supply Society (Cess), Circilla, Karimnagar. 4 Shri Martin Luther, Cooperative Electric Supply Society (Cess), Siricilla, Karimnagar District, (R-4 is impleaded as per Court Order in WPMP 21712/02 dt. 26/12/2002.) .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an order or direction or writ particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Person-in-Charge of the Cess in taking steps to replace the present managing Director who was taking steps to collect the dues and to streamline the administration of Cess, on the basis of the general body held on 29.6.2002, which is not a valid one and without conducting an enquiry whether the allegations made against the present Managing Director, is arbitrary and illegal and also issue a direction not to take any action pursuant to the G.O.Ms.no. 331 dt. 23-7-2002 appointing the Principal Secretary, Public Enterprises Department conferring powers of Registrar to go into the details of the identified societies for privatisation/restructuring/winding up without collecting dues and without taking steps to streamline the administration. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.M.RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR AGRICULTURE The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the writ petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. _________________ (B.PRAKASH RAO, J) Dated February 1, 2005. YCR To 1 The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Food, Agriculture and Co-operation, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner-cum-Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector-cum-Person-in-charge, Co-opertive Electric Supply Society (Cess), Circilla, Karimnagar. 4 2 CCs to G.P. for Agriculture, High court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 5. 2 C.D. copies.