Disposed

Mr. K S S Niranjana Rao v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC3 Jul 2025WP/18780/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Writ petition challenged preparation of a cooperative housing society voters list without members' photographs, contrary to Rule 22 of the Telangana Cooperative Societies Rules. The court directed that the petitioner may submit representations within one week and respondents shall consider them under the Rules before publishing the final voters list and proceeding with elections.

What did the court decide?

Petitioner permitted to make representation within one week; respondents to consider objections, prepare final voters list per Rules and proceed with elections.

Mr. K S S Niranjana Rao Vs The State of Telangana — Election Law | Telangana HC (2025)

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SMT JUSTICET'MADHAVIDEVI}

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wRlTPETITIO N NO^{:18780 0} F 2025

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Between:

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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its Principal^{Secretary, Departmentof}

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1 The State^{of Telangana,ReP' bY.} ct"opEiii[",^{secretaiiat,Hvderabad} Societies,^Stateof

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2 The Reqistrar^{cumCommissioner of Cooperative} iljir"i)"ii ctrnrr,uipu^{sJitoinsNampallv, Hvderabad'}

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3.TheStateCooperativeElectionAuthorityStateofTelangana,Hyderabad.

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The District Cooperative^{Officer' HyderabadDistrict,Telangana.}

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Sri. K. Ramulu,^{Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chairman cum} - Eieciion Officer, efrdgy6nagir Cooperative Housing Society Ltd, R.R. District.

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b The Bhagyanagar Cooperative^{Housing, SocietyLtd., Rep.. by its} PresidenUSecretary, Flat No. 301 , Plot No.^{28, Environ Estates,Mothinagar,} Hyderabad.50001B.

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...RESPONDENTS

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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High COUrt may be preased to issue an order or direction, especiary one rike writ of Mandamus decra.ng the Erecti'n Notice vrde RC N0 0llErections/202' dareo 25 06 2025 and^proceedings vide RC.No. 9S7/RR/SCEA 12025 d the 3'd respono",t is notls';";:"::.:::::_*.'21002025, issued by procedure conte il,egar and unsustainabre u't '"'the mplated under law, as such nd consequengy

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a) directing the , Fte ; I rnde to prepare and publish the Telangana C),:ope rativ rhe d re* ons ",,,: ; ;; ; ;;i,::,:H.#:"ij:;,il,' l:l ; ::il;: ::J

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b) direct the Iiespoir len to conduct elections only al'ter members' iist i:s c., fh., veriiication of the in 2C2O, stricfly in accordance wittt ra'u',,r,ro^{"to'otseized by the Registr?r} ing Rule 22 of the Society Rules c) direct the 4th Rr:sr:ndent to manage the affairs of the 6th Res rondent untir the erections are '0n(^{rr'rtecand a newbodyis erected} for ti e 6th Re spondent.

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IA NO:1OF 202s

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Petition unrre'' rlic ]tictn 151 Cpc praying that in the circurst€nces stated in the affidavit file r r sL ,port of the petition, the High court may be pleased to suspend the Elecli:rn .tice vide RC No 01/EIectionsr2)2s, dated zs_06_2o2s and proceedings rirlr; rr'l r'io gBTiRRrscEAr2o2s dated 21 .06-202.- issued by the 3rd respondeTrl irr( i I consequent proceedings pending the clisposar of the writ petition.

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IA NO: 2 OF 2025

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Petition undEr ,:it.rt,orr 151 CPC praying that in the circumstan3es stated in the affidavit^{filed in srttoc,rl of the petttion. the High Courtnay be} leased^to direct rhe 4th^{respondertio ranage the affaks of the 6th resportdert pending} Ifie^{dtryolat of lhe \l'rir f't I rton}

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COUNSEIfOT^{thc PCtitiONEII SRI RAJA SHEKAR RAO SALVAJI} Counsel^{for the Responc'ent No'1 to 4: GP FOR COOPERATION} The^{Court made the follc'rving:ORDER}

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THE HON'BLE^{SMT. JUSTICET. MADIIAVIDEVI} WRIT PETTTION^{No.18780 of 2025}

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ORDER:

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This Writ^{Petition is hled challenging the action on the part of} under the respondents^{in not following the procedure} -contemplated law, parlicularly^{under Rule22 of the TCSRulesfor preparationof} the final^{voters list.}

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Leamed counsel^{for the petitioner submittedthat the voters} tist published^{by the respondentsdoesnot containthe photographsof} the members,^{who are eligible to vote, and therefore' it is in violation} of Rule 22 of^{the SocietyRules'I-earrred counsel for the petitioner} also placed^{relianceon the judgment of this Court'dated05 01 '2021} in W.P.Nos.14099^{and 22864 of 2020 in supporlof his contentions'}

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Leamed Government^{Pleaderfor Cooperation'however'} submitted^{that a similar matter had come up before this Courtin} W.P.No.l8324 of^{2025i.e., with regard to the preparation of the final} voters list and^{this Courthas <lisposedof the same at the admission} stage, directing^{the respondents to receive the objectionsfromthe} petitioners therein^{within a period of one (01) weekfromthe date of} receipt of^{the copy of the said order and thereafterpublishthe final}

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voters list iilt(. proceed with the elections. The copy of hc same is also filed l:rtrfirr:this Court.

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Iialrnr r.egard to the above submissions, his CoLrrt is of the opi,ion rheLr ri-c'c is arready a direction fronr trris co, rt to the responder t N r rr-srtciety to hold elections within a s6,ecrf ed period and the el :cr.i,.,rr notillcation was also given by the t.esprr,clr nts and in order to t:nabi,: the rcspondents to prepare the f.nal r.ot,:rs list in accordanc:t: u i.lL l{ules, a direction was given Lo cor sider [he objections or rr: ,etitioner in w.p.No.rg324 o1. 20,r5. \ sirnirar direction is .r'rir t'rr i, this case also and the petition,:r. is ,er mitted to make representar on vr.ithin a period of ong (01) week fr,rnt trday and on receipt o1 rrc same, the respondents shalt consicler the same in accorclance r,..ill the Rules and prepare the f.inat vo:e r.s {ist and therealter I) ',tr,.)e..j I u.ith the clections.

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With r ri, above directions, this Writ petition is clistr osed of. 'fhere shall ite r r ,rrder as to costs. Miscellaneous ap1:,licationr . il any, pending in this \r rir [,etition, shall stand closed.

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SD/. A.SRIN VASA REDDY S Qrs-rAN^{I R} EGIST //TRUE COPY// To, 1 SECTION OFFICER ,r' Il::Ji'lfl33i,,:1;j:nr,^Departmentor cooperatiJ {lecretarii rt, Hyderabad, 2 *i,,[",%',[il,.:;ilIof3,XllliT,&H{o,t E?:3:j3::. Sr:cjet :s state of

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The State Cooperative Election Authority State of Telangana, Hyderabad.

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The District Cooperalive Officer, Hyderabad District, Telangana.

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5- Sri. K. Ramulu, Deputy Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Chairman cum Election Officer, Bhagyanagar Cooperative Housing Society Ltd, R.R. District.

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