IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THE THIRTIETH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT The Hon’ble Sri Justice N.V.Ramana Writ Petition No.16351 of 2001 Between: 1.M/s.Sreenivasa Cotton Traders, Cotton Merchants, Thimmapuram, Chilakaluripet, Guntur. ..... PETITIONER AND 1.The Director of Agricultural Market Committees, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad and another. .....RESPONDENTS The Hon’ble Sri Justice N.V.Ramana Writ Petition No.16351 of 2001 ORDER: Questioning the action of the first respondent and the employees working under his control in interfering with the transportation of pressed bales of cotton purchased from other registered dealers at their business premises at the check posts of the agricultural market committees under the A.P. (Agricultural Produce and Live Stock) Markets Act, 1966, as illegal and arbitrary, this Writ Petition has been filed. When the matter is taken up for hearing, it is submitted by the learned Counsel for the respondents and admitted by the learned Counsel for the petitioner that the subject matter of the Writ Petition is squarely covered by a judgment of the Apex Court reported in Sreenivasa General Traders and others vs. State of A.P. and others[1], according to which, the prohibition envisaged in Section 7(6) of the A.P. (Agricultural Produce and Live Stock) Markets Act (16 of 1966) (for short ‘the Act’), against purchase or sale of notified agricultural produce, livestock and products of livestock in notified market area outside the market in that area is not violative of Art. 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India. In so far as the relief of refunding the amount of Rs.4858/- collected from the petitioner is concerned, the learned Counsel appearing for the respondents sought that liberty be given to the respondents to refund the amount after conducting an enquiry. Inasmuch as the said money was collected contrary to the judgment of the Supreme Court cited supra, the respondents are directed to repay the said amount after completion of enquiry in this regard. With the above observation, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. 30th January, 2008 lur [1] AIR 1983 Supreme Court 1246