IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 22033 of 1995 Between: Velagapudi Exports, having its Registered Office at 11-62-34, Canal Road, Near Ratham, Vijayawada –1 , Managing Partner by its authorised signatory Sri V.Sambasiva Rao, s/o. Sri Venkateswara Rao, Hindu, aged about 44 years, R/o. Vijayawada. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Agricultural Marketing Committee, Kaikalur, Krishna Dist, through its Secretary 2 The Agricultural Marketing Committee, Undi West Godavari Dist., through its Secretary 3 The Agricultural Marketing Committee, Visakhaptnam Visakhaptnam Dist., through its Secretary 4 The Agricultural Marketing Committee, Nellore, Nellore Dist. through its Secretary 5 The Agricultural Marketing Committee, Kakinada East Godavari Dist., through its Secretary 6 The Agricultural Marketing Committee, Bhimavaram West Godavari Dist., through its Secretary 7 The Agricultural Marketing Committee, Repalle Guntur Dist., through its Secretary 8 The Agricultural Marketing Committee, Machilipatnam Krishna Dist., through its Secretary 9 The Agricultural Marketing Committee, Nagayalanka Krishna Dist., through its Secretary 10 The Agricultural Marketing Committee, Ongole Prakasam Dist., through its Secretary 11 The Agricultural Marketing Committee, Chittoor Chittoor Dist., through its Secretary 12 The State of A.P. rep.by its Secretary Food and Agriculture Dept., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 13 Union of India, through its Secretary, Commerce and Industries Dept., New Delhi .....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 a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ order or direction, declaring that the provisions of A.P. Agrl. Products and Live Stock Markets Act, 1966 have no application to the prawn trade undertaken by the petitioner by consequently declaring that the petitioner is not liable to pay either market fee or licence fee to the Agricultural Market Committees by further directing the respondents not to interfere with the business of the petitioner; Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.PRABHAKAR Counsel for the Respondents: MR.P.VENKATESWARLU The Court made the following : ORDER : Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that since the cause in the petition does not survive for adjudication, the matter has become infructuous. The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ______________ N.V. RAMANA, J Dt 6-10-2004 Kvrk To 1 The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Kaikalur, Krishna Dist, 2 The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Undi, West Godavari Dist., 3 The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Visakhaptnam 4 The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Nellore, Nellore Dist. 5 The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Kakinada E. G. Dist., 6 The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Bhimavaram, W.G. Dist., 7 The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Repalle Guntur Dist. 8 The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Machilipatnam, Krishna Dist., 9 The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Nagayalanka, Krishna Dist., 10 The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Ongole, Prakasam Dist., 11 The Secretary, Agricultural Marketing Committee, Chittoor Chittoor Dist., 12 The Secretary,. Food and Agriculture Dept., State of A.P Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 13 The Secretary, Commerce and Industries Dept., Union of India, New Delhi