APHC010196442013 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3457]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N WRIT PETITION NO: 33308/2013 Between:

1. B .KRISHNA MURTHY,CHITTOOR DIST, S/O. BETTAPPA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS OCC. CEO OF THE KUPPAM PACS R/O. URBAN COLONY, DALAVAKOTHAPALLI ROAD, KUPPAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND

1. S TATE OF AP PRL SCY AGRL HYD 4, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AGRICULTURAL AND CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, HYDERABAD

2. T HE KUPPAM PRIMARY AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD, KUPPAM, CHITTOOR DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT

3. T HE DIVISIONAL COOPERATIVE OFFICER, MADANAPALLI DIVISION, MADANAPALLI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT

4. T HE DISTRICT COOPERATIVE OFFICER, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, CHITTOOR

5. M RAJENDRA, S/O. M. MUNUSWAMY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS OCC. CEO, KUPPAM PACS R/O. PONNAGURU VILLAGE, MALLANOOR POST KUPPAM MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in appointing the 4th respondent as CEO of The Kuppam Primary Agricultural Co-Operative Society Ltd., Kuppam vide resolution dated 27.03.2013 without issuing any notice / information to the petitioner and without following due process of law as illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles of natural justice and against the rules and regulations of Andhra Pradesh Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 and also violation of Articles, 14, 19 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently set aside the Resolution dated 27.03.2013 IA NO: 1 OF 2013(WPMP 41434 OF 2013 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to hand over the charge to the petitioner as CEO in the 2nd respondent society by suspending the Resolution dt. 27.03.2013, pending disposal of the main writ petition IA NO: 1 OF 2016(WPMP 25059 OF 2016 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to receive the Additional material papers i.e.(1) Copy of the Lr.in Rc No.1/Kuppam PACS 15-12-2012, (2) Copy of the Wire Order in WP MP No.44508/2012 in WP NO.35028/2012 09-11-2012, (3) Copy of the Lr.in Rc No.2790/2011 C1 09-04-2014 and (4) Copy of the Proceedings of the President, Kuppam Primary Agricultural Co-op Society Ltd. Kuppam 18-07-20 in WP No.33308 of 2013 and pass

1. V JAYASREE

1. GP FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following:

Order:-

There is no representation for the petitioner today.

2. The learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondent Nos. 1, 3 and 4 submits that the petitioner has attained the age of superannuation and that the 5^th respondent is no longer serving as CEO of the

2^nd respondent.

3. The grievance of the petitioner in the writ petition is challenging the appointment of the 4^th respondent as CEO of the 2^nd respondent.

4. Considering the submissions that the petitioner has attained the age of superannuation and that the 5^th respondent is no longer in service of the 2^nd respondent, the writ petition can be closed as nothing survives to be adjudicated on merits.

5. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

____________________ JUSTICE HARINATH.N

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