The High Court · 2025

1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Cooperative qepqrtment, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Secretariat buildings, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector, Bhadradri Kothagudem District. 3. The District Co-Operative Officer, Bhadradri Kothagudem District. 4. Sri Mqthyalamma Thalli Tribal lvlahila Sand Quany, Labour Contract MACS Ltd., Koth_a Kondapuram, Rep.by its Chief Promoter Bangaru Sandhya W/o Bangaru Srikanth, Age. 34 Years, Occ. Chief Promoter, fuo. H.No. 3--2-27, Kotha Kondapuram Village, Manuguru tVunicipality, Manuguru Mandal, Bhadradri Kothagudem District-5071 17 t...*ar"O*O=*r, Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia 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 Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent authorlties, particularly 0'l to 03 respondents in registering second cooperatrve society in the very same village without considering the rep resentations/co mpla ints submitted by the petitioner society d1.23.09.2025 and 22.1O.2025, as illegal, arbitrary and un constitutional and consequently direct the 03rd respondent to immediately initiate necessary steps in accordance with law on the said complaints, including the representation dt.28.1O.2025 for cancellation of the registration of 04th respondent society. lA NO: 2 OF 2025 Petition under section 151 cPC praying that in the oircumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court nay be pleased to stay the operation of recommendation letter of the 3rd resp ondent vide R.C_ No. 48712021-c, dl-31 .10.2025 and any further action by the rerspondent authorities, for grant of lease of sand mining in Kotha Kondapuram Vr l:rge sand reach to the 04th. respondent society. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI CH.RAVI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 3: GP FOR COOPEIIATION Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI J.GOVERDHAN Rt:DDy The Court made the following: ORDER I I I t .l i I I I I .t I J ,i . THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MADHAVI DEVI WRIT PETITION No.33721 OF 2025 ORDER: In this writ petiLion, the pel-itiorlers are aggrieved by the action of respondents No. I to 3 in rcgistering set'oncl cooperative society in the very same village without considering thc representations/ complain ts submitted by the petitione r-societv on 23.O9.2025 and 22.10.2O25, as illegal, arbitrary and unconslitu tional.

2. Heard the learned counsel for t]re petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Cooperatitln appczrring lor respondents No' I & 3, learned Government Pleader for Revcnutr appcaring for respondent No.2 and Mr.J.Goverclha tl Recl<lr', leitl t'tt'tl counscl appearing for respondent No.4. The grievance of the petitioner is tha( petitioner No' I society was

3. registered to carry on sand mining activity. On tHe ground that members of the pe titioner-society are zrlso (hc members o[ another society, the respondents issucd sl'tow c:rltse notice to such of the members o[ the petitioncr societt' ln th(] meantime, some of the members of other villages havc mzrdc an aPplication for registration of another society i.e., 4,r. responclent society ancl the petitioner has submitted a complaint or objections st.rting that three of the members, who are desirous to be the mcmbcrs o[ thc ncrv society are the members of the petitioner socicty ancl thcrelbre, thev are not eligible for \ ----r- \\ i -2- .. registration of the society. The grievance of the prlitioncrs is that despite bringing the said fact to the noticc of the a ul horilies th rough representations clt.23.09.2025 &,22.1O.2025, no actiotr I'ras bcen taken by thc rcspondcttts No.1 to 3. The grievance of thc rt litioner is tlrat r,r,ithout considerrng Ll-re said objections, the 4th respor <lcnt sociclv has bcen registerccl by thc authorities. Therefore, the prr:strLt- n'rit petition Learncd coutrscl for the petitioners rcite ratcrl 1 llc submissious

4. madc in thc writ :rilid.rvit and submitted that responrkrr ts No. I to 3 .Irc nou, trr,ir.rg to rccornmend the 4th rcspondcnt sot:ielY li'r'gl-.ll)t ol'sancl mining Icase rvithout looking into the objections oI tl-tc 1--tr [i t rlt:r' 'o Learncd (lovcrnmcnt Pleadcr lor Coopt:ratti tl h'ls oblairlcd

5. u,ritt<'n instruclions arccording to which, members .)l tlrc 1le[itiotlt'r- sociel-\' u'erc also membcrs of another society ancl tllcv heltl erlt-eady carrit:d on thc sand mirting activity in ot['rer sot:ictl arlr.l Ilavc also \\'ithclra\t'n the pavments made Thcreforc' a shor'r ( ausL n()ti( c \\'as issued arrd pe titiolt cr-socrety has also submitled its t'<Plarl:Ltion ln thc: mcantimc, tht 4th respondcnt society ma<le t:prest:nttttiotr lor registration of a t-rcw socict)' and after verilyil-rq ,rl1 tl're re<;uircd documents, lhc sccond society was registered on 25 ]0.2025

6. As regarrls the objcctions of the pctitione r lvrtlt reqarcl to threc (O3) of thc mentbcrs of the petitioncr society also bt i:t,1 mcmbr:rs of t lre 4th rcspondcnt society is conccrned, Icarned Cit'r'erntllet'tt I'lcaclcr submittecl LhaL samc would be takcn ifrto considerul-ion and acLion would be taken in accordance with larv. He lurthcr submitted that vide Memo dt.22.O 5.2023, the Governmcnt has r"'ithdrau'n the objections for lorming of more than one society in the same villagc and thercfore' the 4rrl respondent can also be rcElistered

7. Having regard to the above submission, this Court directs respondent No.3 to look into the objections submitted by the petitioner vidc representations dt.23.o9.2025, 22. |o.202-.1 :rrrd 2f3- 1o.2o25 with regard to dual membership of somc of the rnclrbers o[ the 4th respondent society and takc a decisiotr lhereon cxpeditiously' prelerably within a period o[ two (O2) r'vecks from toclav by giving notices to the Concerned and till sucl.r time, the 4ll.rcsprlnclent Socicty shall not be referred for grant of sand mining lease

8. With the above direction, this Writ PctiLion is clisposed of There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellancous :rppliczrtions' if any' pending in this writ petition stand closcd SD/-P. PONNA KRISHNA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR G SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY' To The Princioal Secretary, Cooperative Department, Dr' B R Ambedkar Secretariai buildinqs, Hyderabad, State of Telangana' ihe District Colleclor, Bhadradri Kothagudem District' 1 2 J 4 5 6 7 The District Co-Operative Officer, Bhadradri Kothaqucem District. One CC to SRI CH.RAV| KUMAR. Advocate fopubt Two CCs to GP FOR COOPERATTON, Hign bourt idr the State of Tetangana, / at Hyderabad. [OUT] Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad. [OUT] One CC to SRI J.GOVERDHAN REDDy, Advocate [C)F,UC] Two CD Copies PS GJ d 'r ..: : .T t a ,1 T E # I t / a:;'l:--:__-: q .7:"'-...ttr L' -.,-:."--:]\ -ri i rru ",.it i-- , \ :.\ ...i .t._ li ,-; 2 i tlc\l zii'5 I .(.\ HIGH COURT TMD,J DATED:2011112025 ORDER WP.No.33721 of 2025 i I I J t t t I I I I DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS il{r ! Ji ! I I t 1 l I I : l ! I i 1 I , I I i# I I I i I i I L I i I I I i {