IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.4462 of 2008 Between: 1 Kancharala Satyam S/o.Buchaya H.No.3-5-206/1/A.V.V. Giri Nagar, Suryapet. 2 Adapu Sathya Raju S/o.Yellaya H.No.3-3-31, P.S.R. Road, Suryapet. 3 Vasa Raja Shaker S/o.Lingaiah H.No.3-12-12, Near Krishna Takies, Suryapet. 4 Mudu Balu S/o.Kheema Kinnaya Palam, Suryapet. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Agricultural Market Committee, Suryapet, Nalgonda District, rep. by its Secretary. 2 The Commissioner & Director of Marketing, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. … RESPONDENTS. Counsel for the petitioners: Sri K.Laxmana Chari. Counsel for the respondents: Sri V.V.Narayana Rao for R.1. The Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in not disposing of the applications of the petitioners filed for grant of Commission Agent Licenses, under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966 and the Rules made there-under, as illegal and arbitrary. Heard Sri K.Laxmana Chari, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri V.V.Narayana Rao, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.1. As could be culled out from the averments contained in the affidavit, the only grievance of the petitioners is that though they made applications in December, 2007 to respondent No.1 for granting Commission Agent licenses for the years 2007-2008 by enclosing National Savings Certificates for a sum of Rs.5,000/- each, so far they are not disposed of. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners invited my attention to Rule 48 (5) of the Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Rules, 1969 - which envisages that every application for grant of a license shall be disposed of within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of the application - and stated that failure to dispose of the petitioners’ applications is contrary to the said mandatory provision. Sri V.V.Narayana Rao, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.1, submitted that the applications of the petitioners will be disposed of by respondent No.1, if they are filed in the prescribed form and the petitioners complied with all the statutory requirements. In view of the submission of the learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.1, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Respondent No.1 is directed to dispose of the applications of the petitioners within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ----------------------------------- --- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 03-3-2008 MNR