Sri Ramakrishna Trading Company, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE: AT HYDERABAD

FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH WRIT PETITION Nos.26679, 26680, 26698, 26731, 26755 and 26771 of 2015 W.P. No.26679 of 2015:

BETWEEN:

Sri Hari Chillies Traders, rep.by its Managing Partner, K. Siva Ramakrishna Reddy, D.No.24-3-121, 2nd floor, Patnam Bazar, Guntur. .. Petitioner AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Agricultural and Marketing Committee, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and 5 others. .. Respondents DATE OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED: 24.08.2015.

SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. RAMALINGESWARA RAO

1. Whether reports of Local newspapers may be allowed to see the judgments? YES/NO

2. Whether the copies of judgments may be marked to Law Reporters/Journals. YES/NO

3. Whether their Ladyship/Lordship wish to see the fair copy of the Judgment ? YES/NO THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE A. RAMALINGESWARA RAO Writ Petition Nos.26679, 26680, 26698, 26731, 26755

and 26771 of 2015 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 petitioners 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) Market 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 sixth respondent and in spite of the same, when the sixth respondent did not issue the licence in Form-8, the present writ petitions were filed. It is not disputed by the learned standing counsel for respondents 4 to 6 that the petitioners have applied as per the procedure contemplated under the aforesaid rules, they are entitled for a licence and he has not received any adverse remarks against the petitioners for denial of licence.

In the circumstances, these writ petitions are allowed directing the respondents 4 to 6 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. There shall be no order as to costs. The miscellaneous petitions, pending if any in these writ petitions, shall stand closed. _______________________________ A. RAMALINGESWARA RAO, J Date: 24.08.2015 Isn