S. PARVATHA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THIS Writ Petition is filed by 15 petitioners for quashing the resolution of the genera] body of the 1st respondent-cooperative Society dated 2-4-1990, approved by the 2nd respondent herein, expelling them from the membership of the 1st respondent-society and the consequential proceedings dated 24-7-1990 of the 1st respondent society.

( 2 ) ONE of the contentions raised in this Writ Petition is that the impugned expulsion of the petitioners was effected without giving them an opportunity to make their representations and that therefore the impugned expulsion was in violation of sub-s. (2) of S. 23 of the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Societies Act", 1964 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ) and therefore is liable to be set aside. It is specifically alleged in the affidavit of the 13th petitioner in support of the Writ Petition that the petitioners were not served with any notice asking for their explanation prior to the impugned expulsion and that no opportunity was given to them for submitting their explanation. It is stated that they only received a copy of the resolution of the executive committee of the 1st respondent dated 21-3-1990 resolving to conve

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