APHC010562492025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K SREENIVASA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 29232 OF 2025 Between: 1. DEPATLA RAMESH BABU, S/o Narasimha Reddy, Aged about 62 years, R/0D.N0.3-146-C-1, Prashanth Nagar, Madanapalle, Annamayya (Chittoor) District. 2. B. Raja Gopal Reddy, S/o Late Nagi Reddy, Aged about 70 years, R/o D.No.17-189, Subbareddy Line Gandhi Road, Madanapalle, Annamayya (Chittoor) District. ...Petitioners AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, , Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Co-operative Department, Secretariat Building, Velagapudi, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector/District Election Authority, Annamayya (Chittoor) District, Rayachoti. 3. The District Cooperative Officer, Rayachoti, Annamayya (Chittoor) District. 4. The Divisional Cooperative Officer, Madanapalle, Annamayya (Chittoor) District. 5. The Madanapalle Cooperative House Building Society Ltd, Madanapalle, Rep. by Person-ln-charge-cum-Society Registrar, Co-operative Department, Madanapalle, Annamayya (Chittoor) District. ...Respondents 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 SRK, J W.P.No.29232 of 2025 2 more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring that the Election Notification issued by the 2nd Respondent on 24-09-2025, vide Rc.No.120/2025-D proposing to conduct elections for the 5th Respondent Society by joining new members without following the guidelines issued by the State, vide R.C.No.21636/97/Housing (1) Pub. in A.P. Gaz., RS to Part II (Ext.) dt.03-12-1977, is illegal, arbitrary, unjust, unconstitutional, violative of Article 14 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to strictly follow the directions issued by the State, vide R.C.No.21636/97/Housing (1) Pub. in A.P. Gaz., RS to Part II (Ext.) dt.03-12-1977 for conducting elections for the 5th Respondent Society. Counsel for the Petitioners: A SYAM SUNDAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: V V NAGA VISHNU TEJA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR COOPERATION SRK, J W.P.No.29232 of 2025 3 The Court made the following ORDER: The present Writ Petition has been filed seeking to declare the Election Notification, vide Rc.No.120/2025-D, dated 24.09.2025, issued by 2nd respondent, proposing to conduct elections for 5th respondent - Society by joining new members, without following the guidelines issued by the State, vide RC.No.21636/97/Housing(1)Pub. in AP Gaz., RS to Part II (Ext.) dated 03.12.1977, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Today, when the matter came up for hearing, Mr. Mohd. Rafi, learned counsel, representing Sri A. Syam Sundar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for adjudication and the matter has become infructuous. 3. Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. 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:18.11.2025 Nsr SRK, J W.P.No.29232 of 2025 4 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K. SREENIVASA REDDY Writ Petition No.29232 of 2025 Date:18.11.2025 Nsr