Judgment

CHINNAPPA REDDY, J.:-- The economic exploitation of the tribals living in the Rampachodavaram and other Agency areas in Andhra Pradesh by tradesmen coming from the plains is a notorious fact of recent history. One of the measures taken by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to stem the exploitation of tribals and to promote their economic interests and social welfare, was to establish a Corporation known as the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Tribes Co-operative Finance and Development Corporation Ltd., a society registered under the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act. Amongst the objects of the Corporation were :

"(1) to purchase outright the produce brought by the members of the scheduled tribes through the Agency of any primary marketing society, hereinafter referred to as Affiliated Societies". and market it to the best advantage and for this purpose to take up forest confess" of bamboo coupes, fuel and for procurement of minor forest produce from the Govt., (2) to supply the requirements of the members of the scheduled tribes through the agency of the affiliated Societies by making bulk purchases; (3) to co-ordinate, supervise and control the activities of the affiliated s