THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.27516 of 2009 Date 17-12-2009 Between : M.Prabhu .. Petitioner And The Secretary, Agricultural Market Committee, Sub-Office, L.B.Nagar Vegetable Market, L.B.Nagar, Saroornagar Mandal, Rangareddy District, Hyderabad and three others .. Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.27516 of 2009 ORDER : In this Writ Petition the petitioner seeks directions by way of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in not renewing his Vegetable commission agency licence bearing No.765/V, which was expired on 31-03-2008, from 01-04-2008 to 31-03-2013, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner is a Vegetable Commission Agent. He has obtained agency licence bearing No.765/V from the Agricultural Market Committee, Gaddiannaram. The grant of licence is governed by the provisions under the A.P. (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Act, 1966 and Rules made thereunder. The licence granted to the petitioner is valid up to 31-03-2008. But, before the expiry of the licence, the petitioner did not make any representation for renewal of licence. It is stated that as he was not doing well as he suffered from jaundice and thereafter his mother also seriously fell ill, he could not make representation for renewal of licence in time. Even according to the petitioner, he filed representation on 01-11-2008 and no orders are communicated on such representation filed by him. The petitioner also renewed his request by another representation dated 17-07- 2009. As per the Rule 50 of A.P. (Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Markets Rules an application for renewal is to be made 15 days before the expiry of the term. Though the petitioner did not make the representation in time, he has produced the material to show that rents have been received from time to time from the petitioner. It is the further case of the petitioner that due to ill- health suffered by him and his mother, he could not make the representation in time. In view of the pendency of the representations of the petitioner, dated 01-11-2008 and also dated 17-07-2009, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing respondents 1 to 3 to consider the representations of the petitioner for renewal of licence bearing No.765/V and pass appropriate orders on such representations as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order. I am sure the respondents will consider the case of the petitioner keeping in mind the reasons indicated by him for not making the application within time. Subject to above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J. 17th December, 2009. skmr