IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19890 of 2004 Between : M/s Avanti Feeds Limited, rep by its Finance Manager P.Sivanand, S/o.Raja Rao Door No.6.3.658, B2 Concorde Apartments Somajiguda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Secretary, Agricultural Market Committee Kothapeta, East Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT 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 appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings bearing Roc.No.180/02, dt.20.9.2004 of the Respondent Market Committee, directing to submit the Books of Accounts for the year 2000-2001 to avoid prosecution for the assessment of market fee is illegal, arbitrary, erroneous, violative of the provisions of A.P. Agricultural Produce and Livestock) Market, Act, 1966 and consequently direct Respondent not to initiate any coercive steps against the petitioner for non-production of Account Books for the year 2000-2001. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.Y.V.RAVI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent : MR.K.MADHAVA REDDY (SC FOR AGRL.MRKT.COMTTS) The Court made the following : ORDER : The petitioner has questioned the notice, dated 20th of September, 2004, issued in Proceedings bearing ROC. No.180/02, by the Agricultural Market Committee, Kothapet. 2. In the aforesaid notice, the petitioner was asked to produce the books of account for the purpose of assessing the market fee. In the impugned notice, it is indicated that steps will be taken to prosecute the petitioner, in case of failing to comply with the same. 3. Though the impugned notice is questioned on several grounds, but it is to be noticed that it is only a show cause notice for production of certain record. Asmuch as the jurisdiction of respondent is not in dispute to issue the impugned notice and conducting inquiry, I do not find any merit in this writ petition to interdict the proceedings at this stage. 4. Writ petition is accordingly dismissed. However, the petitioner is permitted to file his objections to the notice, within a period of eight weeks from today. Upon filing of such objections, it is equally open for the respondent/Market Committee to take further steps in accordance with law. No order as to costs. _____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 26th June 2009 N.B: Furnish copy in one week. (b/o) ajr