IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY W.P. No.20310 of 1994 Between: Ananda Foods, a partnership Firm, Rep. by its Managing Partner U.K. Viswanadha Raju, D.No. 27-8-21/3, Sivaraopet, Bhimavaram, W.G. Dist. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. Agricultural Market Committee, Rep. by it's Special Grade Secretary, Bhimavaram, W.G. District. 2. The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Secretary, Food & Agriculture Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3. The Director of Marketing , A.P., Hyderabad. 4. The Government of India, rep. by its Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department, New Delhi. .....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 a Writ, order or direction, particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the provisions of A.P. (Agricultural Produce & Livestock) Market Act, 1966, have no application to the prawn trade undertaken by the petitioner-firm by consequently declaring that the petitioner is not liable to pay either market fee or licence fee to the Agricultural Market Committees and further directing the Respondent not to interfere with the business of the petitioner and to refund the market fee already collected illegally from the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.PANDURANGA RAO Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 4 : Mr. T. Ram Mohan Raj S.C. for Agricultural Market Committee. Counsel for Respondent Nos.2 & 3: G.P. for Food & Agriculture. The Court made the following : ORDER: The cause in this writ petition does not survive requiring any adjudication since it had become infructuous. The Writ Petition shall accordingly stand dismissed as infructuous without any order as to costs. ___________________________ B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, J Date:25-11-2004. PV To 1. The Special Grade Secretary, Agricultural Market Committee, Bhimavaram, W.G. District. 2. The Secretary, Government of A.P., Food & Agriculture Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Director of Marketing , A.P., Hyderabad. 4 The Secretary, Govt. of India, Industries & Commerce Dept., New Delhi. 5. Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Agriculture, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (O.U.T.). 6. Two C.D. copies.