IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 20434 of 1994 Between: Kolleru Duck Eggs Merchants Association Akivedu, Rep by B. Venkateswara Rao, S/o Sree Rama Murthy, Akiveedu, W.g.Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P., Rep. by Secretary Food & Agriculture Department Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Agriculture Market Committee, Rep. by Secretary Gudivada, Krishna District. 3 The Agriculture Market Committee, Rep. by Secretary Kaikalur, Krishna District. 4 The Agriculture Market Committee, Rep. by Secretary Bhimavaram, W.G. District. 5 The Agriculture Market Committee, Rep. by Secretary Akiveedu, W.G. 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 an order, direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the order of the Government in G.O.Ms.No.717, food & Agriculture Department dated 23.8.76 in so far as it relates to notifying eggs(Duck & Hen) as one of the products of livestock and consequential action of the respondent Agricultural Market Committees in seeking to collect the market fee or cess on the eggs from the poultry farms as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.SRI RAGHU RAM Counsel for Respondent No.1: G.P. for Civil Supplies Counsel for the Respondent Nos.3: MR. K. RAGHUVEER REDDY The Court Made the Following ORDER: In view of the connected batch of writ petitions have already been dismissed, further, having regard to the fact that the commodity in question has already been exempted, no further orders are need to be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly the Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. _____________________ B. Prakash Rao, J. 8th July, 2004 js. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary, Government of A.P., Food & Agriculture Department Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Secretary, Agriculture Market Committee, Gudivada, Krishna District. 3 The Secretary, Agriculture Market Committee, Kaikalur, Krishna District. 4 The Secretary Agriculture Market Committee, Bhimavaram, W.G. District. 5 The Secretary, Agriculture Market Committee, Akiveedu, W.G. District. 6 Two CCs to G.P. for Civil Supplies, High Court Buildings, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. (OUT) 7 2 CD copies.