IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 19173 of 2008 Between: 1 Raithu Traders rep.by its Reddy S/o. Narsimha Reddy Near Old Market Yard Opp Venkatarama Takies Warangal 2 Ashwini Enterpries Rep.by its By Prop K.Pratap Reddy S/o. Sangjeeva Reddy H.No.16-7-81, Old Grain Market Warangal 3 Hamsapriya Enterpries Prop B.Yugander S/o. Chandraiah H.No.11-19-33 Kasilbugga Warangal 4 Bidhrtha Enterprises Rep.by Prop Kancha Ramesh S/o III aiah H.No.16-7-82 Srinidhi Building Old Grain Market,Warangal ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Agricultural Market Committee Warangal District Rep.by its Secretary Warangal 2 The Commissioner & Director of Marketing Govt of Andhra Prdesh Hyderabad .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue writ or direction particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not issuing commission agent Licences in favour of the petitioners to carry on business in Agricultural Market Yard at Warangal as illegal arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of Act No 16 of 1966 and consequently direct the residents to issue commission Agent Licences in favour of the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.RANA PRATAP Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR AGRICULTURE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 19173 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not issuing Commission Agent Licences in favour of the petitioners to carryon business in agricultural market yard at Warangal is arbitrary and illegal. When the matter is taken up for consideration, it is brought to my notice that in identical circumstances, this Court disposed of W.P.No.5780 of 2007 by order dated 22-03-2007 with a direction to consider the application submitted by the petitioners therein in accordance with Section 7(2) of the A.P. (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966 (for short ‘the Act’). The learned standing counsel who accepted notice for the ﬁrst respondent-Market Committee has not disputed the fact that the petitioners are also similarly situated. In the circumstances, following the order in W.P.No.5780 of 2007, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the ﬁrst respondent to consider the application of the petitioners in accordance with Section 7(2) of the Act and take necessary steps as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 08-09-2008 Note: Issue C.C. in three days. B/o KLP