IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAY (Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE :PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN

WRIT PETITION NO: 4607 OF 2025

Between:

Y Srinivas, S/o Venkat Rao, Aged about 60 years, Occ Assistant Executive Engineer, AP Cooperative Oil Seeds Growers Federation Limited, Pedavegi, Eluru, R/o.Flat.No C-3, Harsha Dream Homes-1, KK Raju Green City, Mini Bipass Road, Eluru District (Old West Godavari District).

...Petitioner

AND

• 1. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Agriculture & Cooperation Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravati.
• 2. The Commissioner and Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Shyamala Nagar, Machilipatnam, Krishna District.
• 3. The AP Cooperative Oil Seeds Growers Federation Ltd., Rep. by its VC and Managing Director, D.No.55-17, 2 to 4, 4^th Floor, C block. Road No.2, Industrial Estate, Jawahar, Auto Nagar, Vijayawada- 520007.
• 4. The General Manager, AP Cooperative Oil Seeds Growers Federations Ltd. Vijayawada.
• 5. The Manager, AP Cooperative Oil Seeds Growers Federation Ltd., Pedavegi, Eluru District (Old West Godavari).

...Respondents

petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that l'n the circumstances stated in th6 affidavl't filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order, or direction more particularly in the nature of wrl-I of Mandamus declaring the circular board meeting resolution, dt.25-01- 2024 of the 3rd Respondent federation is arbl-trary, illegal, colourable exercise of power and in violation of Article 14 and 16 of the constl-tution of lndl-a, and contrary to the provisions of AP CooperatI-Ve Societies Act and the rules framed thereunder and also the judgment of the Division Bench in Rama Mohan Rao's case and to set aside the same, and to issue a consequential directl-on to the 4th and 5th Respondents to continue the petitioner in service till he attains the age of 62 years with all consequential benefits.

lA NO..1 OF 2025

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petition under section 151 CPC prayI-ng that I'n the cI-rCumStanCeS stated in the affl|davjt filed Ion Support Of the petition, the HI'gh Court may be pleased to continue the servI'CeS Of the age of petI'tiOner ti" he attains the age of 62 years by suspending the circular board meeting resolution, dt.25-01- 2024 I-SSued by the 3rd Respondent federatI-On and to pass, PendI|ng disposal of WP 4607 of 2025, on the file of the Hl'gh Court.

The PetI-lion COmI-ng On for hearI-ng, upon perusing the petition and the affldav,-I filed in support thereof and upon hearI'ng the arguments of srl'. Nl-chenametla NagaraJ'u Advocate for the petitioner, GP for ServI'CeS " for the Respondent Nos. 1 & 2 and Sri. P. Nagendra Reddy Standing counsel for Respondent Nos. 3 to 5 and the court made the following.

ORDER:

Learned Government pleader for services-" takes notice for respondent Nos|1 and 2 and sri p.Nagendra Reddy, learned standing Counsel takes notI-Ce for respondent Mos.3 to 5.

Learned counsel _for the petjtl-oner places Tell-anCe on interim + orders passed in w.p.No.17752 of 2O24, wherein, in I-denticaI circumstances, the Board ResolutI-On dated 25.01.2024 came to be suspended and thereby the age of superannuation has been contl-nued up to the age of sixty-two (62) years. Further contended that thI-S Writ petI-tI-On also raises the same issue, hence, prays to pass the similar llnterjm order.

Learned standI-ng Counsel dI-d not Oppose the same.

ln vlleW Of the suspensI'On of the Board Resolution dated 25.O1.2O24, I'n W.P.No.7752 of 2024, there sha" be an interim directl-on to respondent No.3 to contI'nue the petitioner in service, till he attains the age of sl-xty two (62) years.

List the matter along with w.p.No.17752 of 2O24 after sI-X (06) weeks-

//TRUE COPY// ASSISTANT R#zSJTRAR

Sd/-N.NAGAfV]MA

SECTION OFFICER

To,

• 1. The prl. secretary, state of Andhra pradesh, Agriculture & cooperation Department, secretarl'at, velagapudi, Amaravatil(By Spl. Messenger)
• 2. The Comml-ssioner and Registrar of cooperatl've socl'etI'eS, Government ofAndhra pradesh, shyamala Nagar, Machl'Il'patnam, Krishna District.
• 3. The VC and Managing Director, AP Cooperative o" seeds Growers Federation Ltd., D.No.55-17, 2 to 4, 4th Floor, c block. Road No.2, lndustrl'al Estate, Jawahar, Auto Nagar, vijayawada- 520007.
• 4. The General Manager, AP Cooperative o" seeds Growers Federations Ltd. VI-jayawada.
• 5. The Manager, AP -C.9OPeratiVe Oil Seeds Growers Federation Ltd., Pedavegj, EIuru District (old West Godavari).(2 to 5 by RPAD)
• 6. One CC to Sri. Nichenametla Nagaraju Advocate [OPUC]
• 7. One CC to Sri. P. Nagendra Reddy StandI'ng Counsel [OPUC]
• 8. Two CCs to GP for Services " ,High Court OfAndhra Pradesh. [OUT]
• 9. One CC to Section Officer, PostI-ng Section, High Court ofAP.
• 10. One spare copy

NSR

HIGH COURT

CGR,J

DATED: 01 /04/2025

List the matter along with w.p.No|17752 of 2024 after sI-X (06) weeks.

ORDER

WP.No.4607 of 2025

INTERIM DIRECTION