IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No. 14731 of 2008 Between: K.R. Prasanna Traders, Being Rep. by its Managing Partner K.P.K. Kishore, Door No. 26-28-23, 1st Line, A.T. Agraharam, Guntur, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Being Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Department, Having its Office at Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner and Director, Agricultural Marketing, Burgula Ramakrishna Bhavan, Hyderabad. 3 The Agricutural Market Committee, Guntur being rep. by its Chariman having its office at Mirch Yard, Guntur, Guntur District. 4 The Secretary, Agricultural Market Committee, Mirch Yard, Guntur, Guntur District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to pass an appropriate order or writ more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the in action on the part of the respondents in not considering and dispose off the application dt. 26-6- 2007 made by the petitioner as per S.7 R/W Rule 48 of the Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce & Livestock) Marketing Act, 1966 and its rules is illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to grant licence as the period contemplated under the Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce & Livestock) Marketing Act, 1966 and the rules made there under has been lapsed. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.RAMAKRISHNA RAO KOMMINENI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR AGRICULTURE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.14731 of 2008 ORDER: Sri K.Ramakrishna Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Recording the aforesaid submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. ____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 24.02.2009 v v