IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 3296 of 2009 Between: Are Katika Mondedar Association, Hyderabad,Regd.No.202/01 rep.by its In-charge president Sri Haji Mohd.Ghouse, S/o.Haji Mohd Turba Saheb, aged 64 years Occ:Business, R/o.Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep by its Principal Secretary Municipal Administration & Urban Development (F2) Department, Secretariat,Saifabad, Hyderabad 2 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, rep.by its Commissioner & Special Officer, Tank Bund Road, Hyderabad 3 The Commissioner, GHMC, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 order or direction more fully in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider and grant permission to the Members of the petitioner Association for sale of live animals i.e.goat and sheep in Jiaguda Municipal Market, Hyderabad in pursuance of their application dated 4.12.2008 by declaring that the action of the respondents in not do so is illegal, improper arbitrary, discriminatory and violative of Article 14 and 19(1) of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.K.SESHARAJYAM Counsel for the Respondent No.: R.RADHA KRISHNA REDDY(SC FOR GHMC,SNCZONE) The Court made the following : . O R D E R:- The petitioner-Are Katika Mondedar Association, which consists of 95 members, is engaged in the business of Butchery of animals and sale of meet. The petitioner’s case is that they are original and real traders, and doing Mondedar business at Jiyaguda slaughter house from time immemorial and its members are licence holders. While so, in pursuance of the directions of this Court given in a Public Interest Litigation, all the slaughter houses including the one at Jiyaguda in which they were doing their business, were closed. While so, the 2nd respondent issued licenses in favour of Jiyaguda Arye Katika Association for selling live goat and sheep. Then, the petitioner also made an application to the 3rd respondent-Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation requesting him to grant licence in its favour for sale of live goats and sheep, and even though the same was acknowledged by the 3rd respondent on 4.12.2008, he has neither granted trade licence to the petitioner nor passed any orders thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration appearing for the 1st respondent and the learned Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation appearing for respondents 2 and 3. The 2nd respondent is said to have issued licences in favour of Jiyaguda Arye Katika Association for selling live goat and sheep. The members of the petitioner, who are also engaged in similar activity, are said to have made an application to the 3rd respondent requesting him to grant similar trade licence in its favour as contemplated under Clause(b) of Section 534 of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, and the same is pending consideration. In the circumstances, this Court, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, deems it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: “The 3rd respondent-Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is directed to consider the petitioner’s application, said to have been acknowledged by him on 4.12.2008, and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously.” Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 19th February, 2009 Note: Furnish copy by two days. B/o bcj