( 1 ) THE petitioner, at the relevant time, was Paid Secretary of gollavalli Primary Agricultural Co-operative society (hereafter called as "pacs" ). Alleging breach of trust, the first respondent initiated proceedings under Section 60 of the A. P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1964 (for short "the Act"), The proceedings culminated in passing three surcharge orders dated 12-5-1986 against the petitioner as well as two former Presidents of the PACS. It appears that the two former Presidents challenged the surcharge orders before the appellate authority, namely, the Court of principal District Munsif, Amalapuram in c. T. A. No. 5 of 1986. The said appellate authority allowed the appeals and set aside the surcharge orders.

( 2 ) AFTER surcharge orders were set aside by the appellate authority against two former Presidents, the first respondent again issued notice to the petitioner in february, 1998 and passed surcharge orders on 21-3-1998. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner filed three writ petitions, being w. P. Nos. 27498, 27478 and 27483 of 1998 in September, 1998. These writ petitions were dismissed by this Court on 10-2-1998 giving liberty to the petitioner to av