Pagididi dha Raju Sammakka Sarakka Sand Quarry Lccs Ltd., v. The State of Telangana
Sand bearing areas – allotment in scheduled area
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: sand bearing area; Wadagudem-IV and V reaches; Godavari river; Mangapet Mandal; Mulugu; scheduled area; PESA Rules 2011; PESA Gram Sabha; Gram Panchayat; Telangana State Sand Mining Rules 2015 (TSSMR); New Sand Mining Policy 2014; G.O.Ms.No.38 dt 12.12.2014; G.O.Ms.No.3 dt 08.01.2015; G.O.Ms.No.66; TSMDC; District Level Sand Committee (DLSC); raising contractor; Form-S 1; TCS Act 1964; TMACS Act 1995; mutually aided cooperative society; two societies in one village; Section 5 TMACS registration; audit ineligibility; supersession Section 38(1)/3a(1) TCS Act; Section 15-A and 16 TCS Act; Section 2(d) TMACS grant; Articles 14, 21, 226; writ of mandamus; writ petition dismissed without costs.
What did the court decide?
There is no provision under the Telangana Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 prohibiting registration of two societies in one village (membership overlap being a matter of bye-laws); accordingly, there is no irregularity in the registration of respondent No.7 under the TMACS Act, 1995, and the connected aspect remains to be considered in the pending W.P.No.13756 of 2023.