M/S.Aalapati Hanumaiah Son Subba Rao And Co., v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO WRIT PETITION Nos.32870, 32922, 32973 and 33001 of 2017 COMMON ORDER:

These Writ Petitions are being disposed of by this common order at the admission stage after hearing the learned Counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

The petitioners in these Writ Petitions are traders dealing with agricultural produce, livestock and products of livestock. They are 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 petitioners applied for renewal of licence. They 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 they were not issued the licence in Form 8, the present Writ Petitions were filed.

It is not disputed by the learned Standing Counsel that the petitioners have applied as per the procedure contemplated under the aforesaid rules and they are entitled for licence and that he has not received any adverse remarks against the petitioners for denial of licence.

In the circumstances, these Writ Petitions are allowed directing respondent Nos.4 and 5 to consider the applications of the petitioners 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 these writ petitions shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________________ (A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO, J) 03.10.2017 vs