Petitioners are the Members of Daggumallivari Palem Aadhi Andhra Cooperative Collective Farming Society Limited, 4th respondent herein. The term of the managing committee expired in 2003. The person-in-charge viz., 5th respondent herein, was appointed, for managing the affairs of the society. He issued a show cause notice, dated 12.05.2008, to the petitioners and certain others, directing them to explain as to why their membership shall not be cancelled. The reason mentioned in the show cause notice was that the meeting of the general body, in which a resolution was passed admitting the petitioners as members, is defective. The petitioners submitted their explanations on 28.05.2008. Not being satisfied with the same, the 5th respondent issued individual proceedings, dated 30.05.2008, cancelling the membership of the petitioners. The said proceedings are challenged in this writ petition.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Cooperation and Sri K. Chidambaram, learned counsel for the 5th respondent.

The proceedings, cancelling the membership of the petitioners, were issued by the 5th respondent. The short question that arises for co