M/S.Bhargavi Chillies Traders v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By Its Principal Secretary

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO WRIT PETITION No.33067 of 2017 ORDER:

This Writ Petition is being disposed of by this order at the admission stage after hearing the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

The petitioner in this Writ Petition is a trader dealing with agricultural produce, livestock and products of livestock. It is required to apply for licence under Rule 48 of the Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Rules, 1969. Rules 48 to 50 thereof provide for the procedure for issuance of licence. The petitioner applied for renewal of licence. It paid the requisite licence fee along with penalty amount imposed by the Selection Grade Secretary, Agricultural Market Committee, Guntur and in spite of the same, when it was not issued the licence in Form 8, the present Writ Petition is filed. It is not disputed by the learned Standing Counsel that the petitioner has applied as per the procedure contemplated under the aforesaid rules and it is entitled for licence and that he has not received any adverse remarks against the petitioner for denial of licence.

In the circumstances, this Writ Petition is allowed directing respondent Nos.4 and 5 to consider the application of the petitioner for issuance of licence and issue the same in

accordance with law, within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________________ (A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO, J) 04.10.2017 vs