IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 20463 of 2005 Between: M. Dakshinamurthy, S/o. Mallikarjuna Rao, R/o. 12-20, Road No.1, Ramakrishnapuram, 4th Cross Road, Hyderabad - 35. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Krushi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001. 2 The Citizen Cooperative Society Ltd. 11-7-194, HUDA Colony, Saroornagar, Hyderabad, Rep by its Chairman 3 Sri K. Basava Rao, The Managing Director, Suman Chit Funds, Pvt. Ltd. Returning Officer, O/o. the Citizen Cooperative Society Ltd. 11-7-194, HUDA Colony, Saroornagar, Hyderabad, rep by its Chairman .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the Bye Law No. 27-C of the 2nd respondent Bye Law and the election notification dated 29-8-2005 including the appointment of the 3rd respondent as the Returning Officer for conduct of elections to the Board of Directors of the 2nd respondent Society, as being illegal, arbitrary, ultravires and opposed to public policy and consequently direct the 1st respondent to hold the elections to the 2nd respondent Society by appointing any Central Government employee as the Returning Officer for the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.SRINIVAS POLAVARAPU Counsel for the Respondents: Mr.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : ORDER: Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that subject-matter in this Writ Petition has become infructuous. Recording the said submission, Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J 24th March, 2008 Tsy To 1 The Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Krushi Bhavan, New Delhi - 110 001. 2 The Citizen Cooperative Society Ltd. 11-7-194, HUDA Colony, Saroornagar, Hyderabad, Rep by its Chairman 3 2CCs to 4 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRT}