THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 16123 of 1998 Between: Tatavarki Venkataratnam and 23 others ..... PETITIONERS AND The Government of A.P represented by its Chief Secretary Hyd and five others .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: Counsel for the Respondents: . The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon'ble Mr.Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the constitutional validity of the A.P. Rural Development Act, 1996 (Act No. 11/96) as illegal and the power to impose the cess on the dealer or miller on purchase of the paddy as per Section 7 of the Act as unreasonable and violative of Articles 14, 16 and 19(1) (g) of the Constitution of India. It is represented that in similar circumstances, this Court in the case of VENKATARAMANA RICE AND GENERAL MERCHANTS AND OTHERS VS. GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS[1], upheld the validity of the A.P. Rural Development Act, 1996 (Act No. 11/96) and the relevant portion of the same reads as under: “For all the above reasons, both the Act as well as demand notices issued pursuant to the impugned Act, cannot be held to be illegal. The Writ Petitions therefore fail and accordingly dismissed. No costs.” Following the above judgment, this Writ Petition is also dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED,J _______________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHRANA RAO,J 11.08.2009 KA ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. 2 CD copies. [1] 1998 (6) ALT 74