THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.30484 of 2011 Date: 17.11.2011 Between: K. Nagesh and others. … Petitioners and The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Govt., Agricultural and Cooperation (AM), Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.30484 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri K.K. Chakravarthy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, as well as the learned Government Pleader for Agriculture appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2, and Sri K. Upender Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent Nos.3 and 4. Having regard to the short relief sought for in the writ petition and also at the hearing, with the consent of the respective counsel, the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. 2. The petitioners claim to be engaged in fruit business. Intending to carryon their business by obtaining necessary licences as required under Section 7 of the Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce Livestock) Markets Act, 1966, which is mandatory, they are said to have approached the 4th respondent- Agricultural Market Committee with the applications. The grievance of the petitioners is that even though respondent Nos.3 and 4 are under an obligation to receive the applications and consider the same as per law, the said respondents are not inclined to do so without any valid reason. The petitioners, therefore, seek a direction to respondent Nos.3 and 4 to receive their applications. 3. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondent Nos.3 and 4, while placing reliance in G.O.Ms.No.260, Agriculture and Cooperation (AM.IV) Department, dated 28.9.2010, published in A.P. Gazette Part-I Extraordinary 527/A, dated 28.9.2010, submits that there is no obligation on the part of the respondents to receive the applications unless the said applications are filed in the manner prescribed under the said G.O. 4. In view of the said submission, the petitioners may well be advised to submit their applications as per the procedure prescribed in the aforesaid G.O. 5. In view of the said submission, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the petitioners to submit their applications within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and respondent Nos.3 and 4 are directed to receive the applications that may be submitted by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two months thereafter. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 17.11.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.30484 of 2011 17.11.2011 (Msr)