APHC010004432026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3460] WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 502/2026 Between: Kollam Ratnam ...PETITIONER AND State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N SIVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR FISHERIES The Court made the following: 2 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY W.P.No.502 of 2026 O R DE R: 1. The Writ Petition is filed to declare the action of the Respondents in not taking action to remove the ineligible members from the Respondent No.5 Society as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The Petitioner is the founder President of Respondent No.5 Society. The said Society was registered under the provisions of the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964, in the year 2003. Elections were conducted in the year 2020 and in the voters list, ineligible members were included by then Election Officer. Questioning the said elections, the Petitioner filed O.P.No.8 of 2020 before the A.P. Cooperative Tribunal, Vijayawada and the same is pending. 3. The grievance of the Petitioner is that based on the representation of the Petitioner to the Respondent No. 2 to remove the ineligible members, who were included as members of the Society contrary to the G.O.Ms.No.74 AH, DD & F (F.II) Department, dated 21.10.2011. 4. It is stated that a report was submitted by the Assistant Inspector of Fisheries, vide Letter dated 22.11.2025. However, no further action is being taken thereon. Hence, the present Writ Petition. 3 5. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Fisheries would submit that appropriate decision will be taken by the Respondent No.2 as expeditiously as possible. 6. Heard the respective counsel. 7. G.O.Ms.No.74 AH DD & F (F.II) Department, dated 21.10.2011, prescribed certain skill tests to be eligible to be members in the fishermen Cooperative Societies, unless the members have the requisite skills, they are not eligible to be the members of the Society. 8. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the following directions: i) The Respondent No.2 is directed to examine the grievance of the Petitioner and the Letter of the Assistant Inspector of Fisheries, dated 22.11.2025 in the light of the G.O.Ms.No. 74 DD & F (F.II) Department, dated 21.10.2011 dated 21.10.2011 and pass appropriate orders within a outer limit of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. ii) There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Petition shall stand closed __________________ NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Date: 21.01.2026 eha 4 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 502/2026 Dt. 21.01.2026 eha