IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, TWO THOUSAND TEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3862 of 2002 Between: Brundavanapura Commission & Wholesale Merchants’ Association, Machilipatnam, Krishna District & others. … Petitioners And Municipal Council, Machilipatnam, Rep., by its Commissioner & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri A. Ramalingeswara Rao Counsel for respondent No.1: Sri S. Nageswara Reddy Counsel for respondent 2 :AGP for Municipal Administration This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3862 of 2002 ORDER:- In this writ petition, the petitioners, who are the Brundavanapura Commission and Wholesale Merchants’ Association and some of its members, questioned notification dated 09.05.2001 of the District Collector, Krishna, whereby the trade licence fee has been enhanced. The principal ground on which the notification is questioned is that the enhancement is not preceded by the resolution passed by the Municipality. After taking several adjournments, the learned Standing Counsel for the Municipalities placed before the Court the original register containing the resolutions. On a perusal of the said register, it is evident that the Municipal Council has passed a resolution on 22.02.2001 for enhancement of the trade licence fee. Sri A. Raalingeswara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners, who perused the said register, fairly conceded existence of such a resolution. As no other point is argued, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.4772 of 2002 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is also dismissed. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 05.02.2010 ES