IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 604 of 1998 Between: 1 Ashok, S/o. Vittal, R/o. Potireddypally Village, Andol Mandal, Medak District. 2 Tenugu Venkaiah, S/o. Bhumaiah, R/o. S.Itkyal, Pulkal Mandal, Medak District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Commissioner of Sugar and Cane Commissioner, A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Asst. Cane Commissioner, Zaheerabad, Medak District. 3 The Ganapathi Sugar Industries Ltd., (dismissed) Kulabgur, Sangareddy, Medak District. (R3-WP Disd for default as per Court Order dt.4.9.01 as against R3) 4 State of Andhra Pradesh Rep. Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....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, more in the nature of Mandamus, declaring the Notice No.C/Jaggery/No. 420/97-98 dated 11/12/1997 of the 2nd Respondent in rejecting the application of the petitioners for Jaggery manufacturing licence for the season 1997-98 as arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional and set aside the same and issue a consequential direction directing the respondents to forthwith issue licence to the petitioners to manufacture jaggery. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.G.VIDURUDU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR INDUSTRIES & COMMERCE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring the notice dated 11-12-1997 issued by the 2nd respondent-Assistant Cane Commissioner, Zaheerabad, Medak District, rejecting the application of the petitioners for Jaggery manufacturing licence for the season 1997-98, as arbitrary and illegal. While issuing rule nisi, this Court by its order dated 06-01-1998 directed the respondents to grant licence to the petitioners to manufacture Jaggery out of the sugar cane grown in their patta lands. In the light of the said interim orders, in my considered view, which might have worked out, no further orders are required to be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. ___________ 07-12-2004 vs To 1 The Commissioner of Sugar and Cane Commissioner, A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Asst. Cane Commissioner, Zaheerabad, Medak District. 3 The Secretary, State of Andhra Pradesh, Industries & Commerce Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4. Two CCs to G.P. for Industries and Commerce, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 4. Two C.D. copies.