HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

Writ Petition No.9390 of 2025

Between:

Sri Satya Krupa Educational Society and another

….Petitioners

And

The State Of Andhra Pradesh and others

….Respondents

DATE OF ORDER PRONOUNCED : 29.04.2025

SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA

1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers Yes/No

may be allowed to see the order?

2. Whether the copy of order may be marked Yes/No

to Law Reporters/Journals?

3. Whether his Lordship wish to see the fair copy Yes/No

of the order?

_______________________________ VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J

HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI +

Writ Petition No.9390 of 2025 % 29.04.2025 # Between:

1.Sri Satya Krupa Educational Society (Reg. No. 18/2017) Represented by its President, Bere Gopala Krishna, S/o. B. Gampalaih, Aged about 56 years, Occupation: Society President, Residing at D. No. 7-49, Gandhi Nagar, Dharmavaram, Sri Satya Sai District.

2.B.Mallikarjuna S/o. B.Balakrishna Aged About 55 years, Occ: Treasurer D.No.20-218, Anjaneya Swamy Temple Street, Dharmavaram, Sri Satya Sai District.

….Petitioners A n d

1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Stamps and Registration Department, A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi, Guntur District.

2. The District Collector, Sri Satya Sai District at Puttaparthi.

3. The District Registrar, Hindupur Division, Sri Satya Sai District.

….Respondents DATE OF ORDER PRONOUNCED : 29.04.2025 ! Counsel for the petitioners : Sri Bandi Srihari ^ Counsel for the Respondents : The Government Pleader for Stamps and Registration < Gist:

> Head Note:

? Cases referred:

APHC010175202025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3329]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 9390/2025 Between:

Sri Satya Krupa Educational Society ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. BANDI SRIHARI Counsel for the Respondent:

1.

The Court made the following: ORDER:

1. This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:

“to issue order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in registering the society under reg.No. 34 of 2022 in the district as identical to the petitioner’s society and their failure to take action on the petitioner’s representation dated 25.11.2024 regarding the illegal registration of a second society under the petitioner’s society’s name, as illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles of natural justice and violation of Articles 14,19 (1) (g), 21 and 300A of the constitution of India and violation o section-3 of the Andhra Pradesh Societies registration act, 2001 and consequently direct the respondents to take action on the petitioners representation dated

25.11.2024 and pass such other order or orders...”

2. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner society was registered under the name and style of Sri Sathya Krupa Educational Society (REGD) vide Society Registration No. 18 of 2017, dated 12.01.2017. Since then, the petitioner society has been carrying out its activities in accordance with the bylaws of the society. While so, to the utter surprise of the petitioner, the 3rd respondent issued another registration certificate within the same jurisdiction under the same name and style, vide Society Registration No. 34 of 2022, dated 07.02.2022.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Section 6 of the Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001, stipulates that the Registrar of Societies shall not register two societies with the same name and style within the same jurisdiction. In accordance with this provision, the petitioner submitted objections to the 3rd respondent. Considering the same, the 3rd respondent issued a notice dated 25.01.2025. However, till date, the 3rd respondent has not passed any order