IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 16678 of 2004 Between: The Agriculture Marketing Committ Chintalapudi, West Godavari District, rep by its Chairman, Jaggavarapu Mutta Reddy, S/o Venkata Rami Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND The Commissioner and Director of Marketing, Governemnt of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad .....RESPONDENT 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 of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction declaring the Circular issued by the Commissioner & Director of Marketing, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad in Ref. NO. S(1)350/2003, dt 20-05-2004 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently set a side the same. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.CHIDAMBARAM Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR AGRICULTURE The Court at the stage of admission made the following Order: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for the respondents. It is brought to my notice by the learned counsel for both parties that the validity of the impugned circular dated 20-05-2004 has been considered by this Court in W.P.No.10453 of 2004 and the same was disposed of with an observation that the Chairmen of Agricultural Marketing Committees (the petitioners therein) can carry out any activity or function permissible under the provisions of the Act. Accordingly, following the decision in W.P.No.10453 of 2004, dated 24-06- 2004, this writ petition is disposed of making it clear that the Chairman of the petitioner Marketing Committee can carry out any activity or function permissible under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966. No costs. _______________ 17-09-2004 Note: Issue C.C. by three days. (B/o) kdl To 1. The Commissioner and Director of Marketing, Governemnt of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad 2. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Agricultural, High Court Buildings, A.P. Hyderabad, (OUT). 3. Two C.D. Copies.