APHC010406502019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] THURSDAY, THE 6th DAY OF AUGUST 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 19501/2019 Between: 1. V PAKIR SAHEB, S/O. V. NABI SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 2. P. RAMANA REDDY,, S/O. P. UTTA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 3. S. SIRAJ, , S/O. S. MUNAF SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 4. A. NOORULLAH SAHEB,, S/O. A. PEERU SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 5. B. VENKATRAMANA,, S/O. B. AKKULAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 6. S. NYAMATHULLA,, S/O. S. ABDUL LATHEEF, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 7. S. RAFI,, S/O. S. DASTHAGIRI SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 8. G.C. SUBRAMANYAM, , S/O. G.C. LAKSHMANNA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 9. A. SUBBA REDDY,, S/O. A. NARASIMHA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 10. M. RAJA REDDY,, S/O. M. VENKATA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 11. T. JAYAPRAKASH REDDY,, S/O. T. RAJA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 48 2 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 12. B. PURUSHOTHAM REDDY,, S/O. B. SREERAMULU REDDY, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 13. M. VENKATRAMANA REDDY,, S/O. M. RAMI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 14. M. RAGHU RAMI REDDY,, S/O. M. SEETHAPATHI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 15. T. VISHWANADHA REDDY,, S/O. T. MAHADEVA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 16. K. VALLI SAHEB,, S/O. K. BASHA SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 17. V. SAYED BASHA,, S/O. V. CHINNA KHADAR BASHA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 18. P. RAMACHANDRA REDDY, , S/O. P. OBUL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 19. M. SREENIVASULU REDDY,, S/O. M. SIDDA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 20. K. BABU,, S/O. K. SILAR SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 21. A.M. INAYATHULLA,, S/O. A. PEERU SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 22. C. KISAYITHULLA,, S/O. C.K. VALLI, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 23. M.S. DWARAKANADHA REDDY,, S/O. THIMMA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 24. S. SHIVASANKAR, , S/O. S. VENKATA SUBBAIAH, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 25. P. REDDEPPA,, S/O. P. VENKATAPPA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 26. K. VENKATA RAMANA REDDY,, S/O. RAMI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, 3 27. T. CHANDRA SEKHAR,, S/O. T. RAMANJULU, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF VALMIKIPURAM VILLAGE AND MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AGRICULTURE AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMAVARATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR, AGRL AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWACLA, KRISHNA DISTRICT 4. THE CHAIRMAN/PERSONINCHARGE, AGRICULTURE MARKET COMMITTEE, VALMIKIPURAM CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 5. THE AGRICULTURE MARKET COMMITTEE, VALMIKIPURAM, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, AMC, VALMIKIPURAM, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue a writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents No. 4 and 5 in not allowing the petitioners/Commission Agent Licensees to work in the 5th respondent Market Yard in spite of granting renewal of their license on 25.05.2018 for a period of Five (5) years by the proceedings of the 4th respondent vide CTR /AMC /VOY/ KLKR/C.A/ 21/2018-2023 as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and also violative of Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the business of the petitioners as Commission Agent Licensees till the expiry of the License period in the 5th respondent Market Yard and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2019 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents not to interfere with the business of the petitioners as 4 Commission Agent Licensees till the expiry of the License period i.e., from 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2023 in the 5th respondent Market Yard pending disposal of the writ petition and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to vacate the interim order dated 11-12-2019 granted by the honble court in IA. 1/2019 and dismiss the writ petition no 19501/2019 Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. Gangisetty Rajeswara rao,Standing Counsel For Agricultural Marketing Committees 2. GP FOR AGRICULTURE (AP) 5 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 19501 of 2019 ORDER:- When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the relief has become infructuous in this matter, since, since the licenses referred to in the Writ Petition were valid only up to the year 2023 and the petitioners have been continuing their business, the petition may be disposed of. 2. Ms.M.Sandhya Deepthi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Agriculture would submit that the petition may be disposed of, since the period has been completed. 3. Sri Gangisetty Rajeswara Rao, learned Standing Counsel for the Agricultural Marketing Committees is in attendance. 4. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. _________________________________________ Dr. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 06.08.2026. UPS 6 44 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 19501 of 2019 Dt.06.08.2026 UPS