THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.6503 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing notice, dated 01.03.2008 directing the petitioner to close down the business on or before 31.03.2008, without considering his representation, dated 17.03.2008, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner was granted license by Kovur Gram Panchayat in Rc.No.95/87, dated Nil.09/87 to carry on the business in meat and fish. When proceedings, dated 21.06.2003 were issued under Sections 118 and 119 of the Andhra Pradesh Gram Panchayat Act, 1964, the petitioner approached this Court by filing Writ Petition No.13535 of 2003. This Court while noticing that the said proceedings are in the nature of show cause notice, disposed of the said Writ Petition on 11.07.2007 by permitting the petitioner to offer his explanation to the said show cause notice. In this Writ Petition, it is the case of the petitioner that in spite of his representation, the impugned notice is issued permitting him to do business only till 31.03.2008 and to participate in the open auction to run the business in Gram Panchayat Market Area from 01.04.2008. Though the Writ Petition is of 2008, no counter- affidavit is filed on behalf of respondents 2 and 3. But, when the matter is taken up today, it is represented by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj appearing for respondents 2 and 3 that the petitioner was granted license to run the business from 01.11.2007 to 31.03.2008 and thereafter, his license was not renewed by Kovur Gram Panchayat. It is stated that thereafter, the petitioner by participating in the public auction has obtained license in the name of his wife, Smt. P.Pyari Jhan and she was granted license to carry on business in the fish and mutton market owned by the Gram Panchayat for the period from 2008-09 to 2011-12. As there is no renewal of petitioner’s license for the period from 01.04.2008 and as it is stated that he obtained license in the name of his wife for the period from 2008-09 to 2011-12, I do not find any ground for issuance of directions as prayed for in the present Writ Petition. However, it is made clear that as the petitioner has obtained license in the name of his wife, the respondents may allow them to do business in such premises, as per the conditions of license. Subject to the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 13th DECEMBER, 2011. kvni