IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE M.NARAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17943 of 1999 Between: 1 V.Dali Naidu, S/o. Pedda Kistamma. 16th Ward, Vangapallipet, Cheepurupalli Mandal, Vizianagaram. 2 Burla Vijaya Laxmi, W/o. Ramu Naidu. Kotha Karra Village, Merakamodidam Mandal, Vizianagaram. 3 Vempadapu Santha Rao, S/o. Neelakantam. Vangapallipet, Cheepurupalli Mandal, Vizianagaram. 4 Vempadapu Suryanarayana, S/o. Satyam. Vangapallipet, Cheepurupalli Mandal, Vizianagaram. 5 Regidi Srinivas, S/o. Suryanarayana R., Vangapallipet, Cheepurupalli Mandal, Vizianagaram. 6 Yenuthala Thavitayya, S/o. Simmanna. Cheepurupalli Mandal, Vizianagaram. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Vice-Chairman and M.D., Rep. A.P.State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., 6-3-655/1/A, Civil Supplies Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 2 Joint Collector (CS)., O/o. The District Collector, Vizianagaram. 3 The District Manager, A.P.State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., Vizianagaram District. 4 Kerrothu Sriram Murthy, S/o. K.Neelakantam, Chairman of the Agircultural Market Commtitee, Cheepurupalli Mandal, Vizianagaram 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 will be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more appropriately a writ of mandamus directing the respondents herein not to maintain Mandala Level Stock Point of A.P.State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., in any private godown more particularly when godowns in Agricultural Market Yard belonging to Agricultural Market Committee are available for want of hirers (remaining vacant) in the interest of public and pass such other order or orders as the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and just. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.K.VIJAYA KUMAR REDDY : Not present Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 3: MR.M.B.THIMMA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.2: G.P. for Revenue Counsel for the Respondent No.4: None appeared. The Court made the following Oral Order: (per Sri Devinder Gupta,CJ) None for the petitioners. Petition was filed as “Public Interest Litigation” seeking direction against respondents not to maintain Mandal Level Stock Point of A.P. State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., in any private godown, when godowns in Agricultural Market Yard were available. Affidavit in reply has been filed by the 3rd respondent stating that unless Agricultural Market Committee agreed to give their godown to respondent-Corporation, it is not possible to occupy the same. Since nobody is appearing for the petitioners, it appears that the petitioners are no more interested in prosecuting the petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. ____________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, CJ Date: 17th January, 2005 _______________________ M. NARAYANA REDDY,J pnb To 1. The Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, A.P.State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., 6-3-655/1/A, Civil Supplies Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 2 The Joint Collector (CS)., O/o. The District Collector, Vizianagaram. 3 The District Manager, A.P.State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., Vizianagaram District. 4 Two C.D. copies