Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Ravinder Rao’s DCCB Charge Claim Sparks Dispute Over Authority
Former Karimnagar DCCB president Konduri Ravinder Rao claimed he assumed charge as the bank’s person-in-charge chairman.
Rao said Government Order 386 and a High Court interim stay supported his action.
Cooperative officials said he assumed charge without higher-level instructions and against established norms.
Officials said the registrar directed them to lodge a police complaint, but the bank’s CEO did not file one while on leave.
Questions remain because Rao reportedly entered the chairman’s chamber but did not officially take charge or sign the minutes book.
- Who
- Former Karimnagar District Cooperative Central Bank president Konduri Ravinder Rao and cooperative department officials.
- What
- Ravinder Rao claimed to assume charge as the bank’s person-in-charge chairman, prompting officials to threaten legal action.
- When
- Rao made the claim on Monday evening; the relevant High Court interim stay was issued on June 12, 2026.
- Where
- At the Karimnagar District Cooperative Central Bank’s main office in Karimnagar.
- Why
- Rao cited Government Order 386 and the High Court’s stay on the appointment of district collectors as person-in-charge chairpersons; officials said no order authorized former presidents to resume the posts.
Ravinder Rao’s Position
Cooperative Officials’ Position
Authority to assume charge
Ravinder Rao’s Position
Rao said GO-386 extended the terms of DCCB management and person-in-charge committees and that the High Court’s stay supported his assumption of charge.
Cooperative Officials’ Position
Officials said the court only halted the continuation of district collectors as person-in-charge chairpersons and that no government order authorized former presidents to take over.
Validity of the action
Ravinder Rao’s Position
Rao arrived at the bank and publicly claimed to have assumed the chairmanship based on the government order and court ruling.
Cooperative Officials’ Position
Officials said taking charge without instructions from higher authorities violated norms and warranted legal action.
Whether charge was formally assumed
Ravinder Rao’s Position
Rao presented his action as an assumption of the person-in-charge chairman’s post.
Cooperative Officials’ Position
Sources said he only entered the chairman’s chamber and announced the move, without officially taking charge or signing the minutes book.
- Bank
- Karimnagar District Cooperative Central Bank
- Claimed appointee
- Konduri Ravinder Rao, the bank’s former president
- Government order cited by Rao
- GO-386, issued August 14, 2025
- Collector appointment order
- GO-598, issued December 19, 2025
- Court development
- The High Court issued an interim stay on GO-598 on June 12, 2026
- Officials’ response
- The registrar instructed district officials to lodge a police complaint
- Formal status
- Sources said Rao had not officially taken charge or signed the minutes book