APHC010513732025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 26523 OF 2025 Between: 1. KALLAKUNTA PAUL RUFUS, S/o.K. Solomon Deva Sahayam Aged about 42 years, Occ Member of Church, R/o. No. 42/1, Coles Compound, Opp Veterinary Hospital, Kurnool City, Kurnool District. Andhra Pradesh. ...Petitioner AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Principal Secretary, Department of Cooperation Societies, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 3. The Commissioner/IG, Registration of Societies, Guntur, Guntur District, A.P., 4. The District Registrar Societies, O/o. Registration and Stamps, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 5. The Superintendent of Police, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 6. The Station House Officer, II Town Police Station, Kurnool, Kurnool District. . 7. The President, Coles Centennial Telugu Baptist Church, No.40/3, Opp Town Model School, Konda Reddy Fort Road, Kurnool town and District. 8. The Standing Committee Secretary, Coles Centennial Telugu Baptist Church, No.40/3, Opp Town Model School, Konda Reddy Fort Road, Kurnool town, Kurnool district 9. Prabhu Dass, S/o. Not known Aged about 65 years, Ex- President of CCTBC, R/o. No. 41/473, Sai Baba Sanjeevaiah Nagar, Opp District Court, Kurnool Town and District ...Respondents SRK, J W.P.No.26523 of 2025 2 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, or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the Respondents No. 3 to 6 in failing to take action on the complaint of the petitioner dated 08.09.2025 to stop the elections conducted forcibly by the respondents No. 7 to 9 at Coles Centennial Telugu Baptist Church, Kurnool held on 27.09.2025 without having renewal of the society is as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and Contrary to the guidelines of the Societies Act and consequently direct the Respondents 3 to 6 to take appropriate action to stop the unauthorized elections to be conducted by the Respondents No.7 to 9 and their followers without renewing the Coles Centennial Telugu Baptist Church, Kurnool registration (i.e.. Society No. 131 of 1972, dated 04.12.1972) by duly considering the complaint made by the petitioner dated 08.09.2025. Counsel for the Petitioner: G M SWAMULU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR HOME Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR COOPERATION SRK, J W.P.No.26523 of 2025 3 The Court made the following ORDER: The present Writ Petition is filed by the petitioner seeking to direct respondents 3 to 6 to consider the complaint/representation made by him on 08.09.2025 and to take appropriate action to stop the unauthorized elections to be conducted by respondents 7 to 9 and their followers on 27.09.2025, without renewing the Coles Centennial Telugu Baptist Church, Kurnool registration (i.e.. Society No.131 of 1972, dated 04.12.1972). 2. Heard. Perused the record. 3. Since the complaint/representation of the petitioner dated 08.09.2025 is pending consideration before respondents 3 to 6, without going into the merits of the case, respondents 3 to 6 are directed to dispose of the same, in accordance with law, within a period of three (3) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed. ________________________ K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J. Date:24.09.2025 Nsr SRK, J W.P.No.26523 of 2025 4 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.26523 of 2025 Date:24.09.2025 Nsr