IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 6182 of 2002 BETWEEN: 1 A.P. State Agricultural Market Weighmen Union, Rep. by its General Secretary P. Krishna Prasad S/o Gopalakrishna Murthy, R/o 1-31- 15, Second lane, S.V.N. Colony, Guntur, Guntur District. 2 Dadavayi Sangam (Weighmen Union) Regd. No.A.2532/94 Rep. by its President T. Narsimhulu S/o Sri Savaranna, B.C.Colony, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar District. 3 Agricultural Market Committee Weighmen Union Trade Union Regd No C-573Rep. by its General Secretary P. Krishna Prasad S/o Gopalakrishna Murthy R/o 1-31-15, Second lane, S.V.N. Colony, Guntur District. ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Secretary, Agricultural Products and Cooperatives, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Director of Marketing, Government of A.P., B.R.K.R. Bhavan, Lower Tank Bund, Hyderabad. ...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 an order direction or writ particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus after calling for the records, set aside the Circular Unit-V (2) 188/2002 dated 28-3-2002 and consequently direct the respondents to follow the guidelines issued in circular No. RC.I (1) 816/2000 dated 29-5-2000 in grant of licences to the weighmen in the Agricultural Market Committee and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.G.VIDYASAGAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR AGRICULTURE The Court made the following: ORDER: When the matter was taken up for hearing on 07.08.2008, as none appeared, it was directed to be listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’. Even today, though the matter is listed under the caption ‘For Dismissal’ and taken up for hearing, neither the petitioner appears nor there is any representation on their behalf. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed for default of the petitioners. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J August 14, 2008 DSK