IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5734 of 2002 Between: 1.The Wholesale Cloth Merchants Association A registered Society Registered under the Societies Registration Act.,186 bearing Reg. No. 32/61, Rep. by its Secretary Ch.Nagamallik --harjuna Rao, S/o. Kasi Viswanadham, age 45, R/o. Tenali Town, Guntur District. 2.The Readymade Dresses and Hoizery dealears Welfare Associati Registered under the Societies Registration Act.,186 bearing Reg. No. 215/8, Rep. by its Secretary Ch.Nagamallik --harjuna Rao, S/o. Kasi Viswanadham, age 45, R/o. Tenali Town, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary Municipal Administration, Secretariat Buildings Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner, Tenali Municipality, Tenali, Guntur Dist. 3 The Health InspectorTenaliMunicipality, Tenali, Guntur Dist. .....RESPONDENTS 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 particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 2 and 3 in issuing the Extraordinary Gazettee local no XXXIX November, 2000 in so far as item d no. 57 is concerned as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction as also contrary to the provisions of Section 263 Schedule iv @of A.P. Municipalities Act 1965 anc consequentially direct the respondents not to insist for payment of license fee from the members carrying on the trade in silk, nylon, polyster and ready made graments in Tenali town or in the alternative this hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue appropriate writ order or direction declaring teh extraordinary local Gazettee No. XXXIX No.2000 in so far as item No.57 wherein levying lincense fee of Rs. 500/- per annum as illegal, arbitrary and Contrary to Art. 19(1) (g) of the Constitution of India and set aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.M.PRABHAKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: MR.S.NAGESWARA REDDY The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.5734 of 2002 ORDER: The writ petition was listed for hearing on 15.04.2009. As there was no representation on behalf of the petitioners on that day, it was directed to be listed today under the caption ‘for dismissal’. In spite of the same, even today also when the matter is called, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioners. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No order as to costs. _____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J Dt.17.04.2009 VGB