WP/10383/2005 of The Rural Educational and Ecumenical Development Vs District Registrar, on 30 December 2005

ORDER:

Petitioner-society seeks a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondent in notissuing the certificate to the society in name of “The Rural Educational and EcumenicalDevelopment Society” after registering the amendment made by the society on 06.05.2004in the records and pursuant to the representation dated 04.10.2004 as illegal and arbitrary.

Learned counsel for the petitioner-society submits that originally the petitioner-society wasregistered in the name and style of “The Rural Educational and Evangelical Development Society” under the SocietiesRegistration Act in the year 1994 vide registration No.136 of 1994. Thereafter, the name ofthe petitioner-society was amended as “The Rural Educational and EcumenicalDevelopment Society” instead of “The Rural Educational and Evangelical DevelopmentSociety” in the General Body meeting held on 02.06.2003. Though the respondent enteredthe said amendment into the register on 06.05.2004 no certificate has been issued. Thelearned counsel further submits that under Section 8(4) of the Andhra Pradesh SocietiesRegistration Act, 2001 the respondent after registering the said amendment has to issue thecertificate within thirty days.

The petitioner-society further made a representation dated 04.10.2004 before therespondent for issuance of certificate after registering the amendment but no action hasbeen taken.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider and pass appropriateorders on the representation of the petitioner-society dated 04.10.2004 in accordance withlaw within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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V. ESWARAIAH, J