IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 25696 of 1995 Between: 1 Mekapothula Subba Rao, S/o.Rama Murthy, R/o.Chilakaluripet, Guntur District. 2 Mekapothula Prameela Venkata Narasimha Rao, W/o.Venkata Narasimha Rao, R/o.Chilkaluri pet, Guntur District. 3 Mekapothula Veeranjaneyulu, S/o.Papaiah, R/o.Chilakaluripet, Guntur District. 4 Mekapothula Malli Babu, S/o.Subba Ramaiah, R/o.Chilakaluripet, Guntur District. 5 Mekapothula Nageswara Rao, S/o.Nagaiah, R/o.Chilakaluripet, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Agricultural Market Committee, Chilakaluripet, Guntur District, Rep. by its Secretary. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary to Agriculture and Cooperation Department, Secretariat, 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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings of the 1st respondent in Rc.No.366/95, Dt. 2- 9-1995 as Illegal and void. Counsel for Petitioners: MR. A.RAMANARAYANA Counsel for Respondent No.1: MR. POSANI VENKATESWARLU, STANDING COUNSEL FOR AGRICULTURAL MARKET COMMITTEE. Counsel for Respondent No.2: GOVERNMENT PLEADER FOR COOPERATION The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the proceedings of the 1st respondent in Rc No.366/95, dated 2-9-1995, as illegal and void. When the matter came up today, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the subject matter involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the decision of a division bench of this Court in W.P.No.17444 of 1994 and batch, dated 22-1-1997. In the circumstances, following the said judgment and following the reasons mentioned therein, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed and the same is accordingly dismissed for the same and similar reasons. No costs. _______________ N.V.RAMANA, J Dated: 9th September, 2004. Ksr/Ak* ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.The Secretary, the Agricultural Market Committee, Chilakaluripet, Guntur District. 2.The Secretary to Agriculture and Cooperation Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3.Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Cooperation, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T). 4.Two CD copies. (For Sl.Nos.1 to 3, along with a copy of the order in W.P.No.17444 of 1994 and batch, dated 22-1-1997).