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: 7151/2020 Between: 1. C.JAYA RAMI REDDY,, S/O.NAGI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, SRI VENAKTESWARA TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, RIO D.NO.2-248D-11, KURAVANKA, KADIRI ROAD, MADANAPALLE. 2. C.SIDDA REDDY, S/O.RAMI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, SRI LAKSHMI VENAKTESWARA TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.2-280, SOCIETY COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 3. G.BAVAJAN,, S/O.LATE G.FAZULLA HUSSAIN, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, MOULA TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.4-29-4-B-6-1, KRISHNA NAGAR, MADANPALE. 4. M.REDDISEHAR,, S/O.VENKATA SWAMY, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, (RTM) SRI RAJESWRAI TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.4-29-4-B-6-1, KRISHNA NAGAR, MADANPALE. 5. P.AMEER KHAN,, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, S/O.LATE P.MAHABOOB KHAN, PROPRIETOR, CAK TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.2-40, MOSQUE STREET, CHEMBAKUR, RAMASAMUDRAM MANDAL. 6. S.BALAKRISHNA REDDY,, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, S/O.RAMANA REDDY, PROPRIETOR, SLN TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.61-6A, RAMI REDDY LAYOUT, B.K.PALLE, MADANAPALLE. 7. M.KRISHNAMURTHY GUPTA,, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O.LATE SUBRAMANYAM GUPTA, PROPRIETOR, BAHGAYA LAKSHMI 2 TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.8-329-A, NEHRU BAZAR, MADANAPALLE. 8. M.HARI,, S/O.SIDDAIAH, AGED 40 PROPRIETOR, MCK TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.4-104, ESWARAMMA COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 9. Y.RAMALINGA REDDY,, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, S/O.Y.PEDDA MAL REDDY, PROPRIETOR, SRI MANIKANTA TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.2-250-43-A, REDDIES COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 10. P.NURULLA KHAN,, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, S/O P. GAFOOR KHAN, PROPRIETOR, NRK TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.17-458-A, NVR STREET, MADANAPALLE. 11. S.BAVAJAN,, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O.MAHABOOB BASHA, PROPRIETOR, S.M.B TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, D.NO.7-214, ESWARAMA COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 12. S.AKBAR SHARIF,, AGED 65 YEARS, S/O.UMAR SHARIF, PROPRIETOR, MDN TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.5- 58-K-612, APPARAO THOTA, MADANAPALLE. 13. C.M.MUBRAK BEE,, AGED45 YEARS, W/O.LATE M.MAHABOOB BASHA, PROPRIETOR, CMB TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O 4-29-A-34-2, INDIRA NAGAR, MADANAPALLE. 14. R.VEERABHADRA REDDY,, S/O.R.MADDI REDDY, AGED 55 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, RVBR TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.3-47/5, PONNUTIPALEM VILLAGE, MADANAPALLE MANDAL. 15. S.PYARIJAN,, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, S/O.SYED SAHEB, PROPRIETOR, SPJ TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.4-4- 6-3-1, INDIRA NAGAR, MADANAPALLE. 16. T.PRITHVI RAJ,, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, S/O.MALLIKARJUNA NAIDU, PROPRIETOR, TVS TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.2-250-E-4-P, REDDIES COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 17. I.VENKATADRI,, AGED-60 YEARS, S/O I.VENKATAPPA, PROPRIETOR, SRINIVASA TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.17-411-313, NVR STREET, MADANAPALLE. 3 18. P.AFROZ KHAN,, AGED-48 YEARS, S/O.LATE P.NAZEER KHAN, PROPRIETOR, JNJ TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, D.NO.4-29A-3, INDIRA NAGAR, MADANAPALLE. 19. V.AKKUL REDDY,, AGED-62 YEARS, S/O.ARUN KUMAR, PROPRIETOR, JAI BHARATH TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, RIO D.NO.2-250E-52, REDDIES COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 20. S.GHOUSE MOHIDDIN,, AGED- 55 YEARS, S/O.BADULLA SAHEB, PROPRIETOR, MALIK TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.7- 42, THAGARAJA STREET, MADANAPALLE. 21. C.M.NISAR AHAMED,, AGED-40 YEARS, S/O.C.M.ABUBAKAR, PROPRIETOR, P.M.ALI TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O 4-29-2, INDIRA NAGAR, MADANAPALLE. 22. C.M.ABUBAKAR SAHEB,, AGED-57 YEARS, S/O.C.M.MADAR SAHEB, PROPRIETOR, CMA TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.4-29-2, INDIRA NAGAR, MADANAPALLE. 23. C.M.NOOR AHAMED,, AGED-47 YEARS, S/O.C.M.ABUBAKAR, PROPRIETOR, AMS TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.4- 29-2, INDIRA NAGAR, MADANAPALLE. 24. J.K.VARMA,, AGED-55 YEARS, S/O.J.K.G.S.VARMA, PROPRIETOR, J.K.VARMA TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.14-232, EAST KOTHAPETA, MADANAPALLE. 25. P.VENKATA RAMANA,, AGED-47 YEARS, S/O.SREENIVASULU, PROPRIETOR, SRI SATYA SAI TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, D.NO.14-458, NAGI REDDY STREET, MADANAPALLE. 26. M.SYED HUSSAN PEER,, AGED-48 YEARS, S/O.SYED KHAJAPEER, PROPRIETOR, AK TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.5-1-8-2, SYDAPET, MADANAPALLE. 27. P.YUSUFF ALI KHAN,, AGED-47 YEARS, S/O.LATE P.M.MURAD KHAN, PROPRIETOR, PMK TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.3-145-9-6-12-B, PRASANTH NAGAR, MADANAPALLE. 28. K.VENKATA RAMANA,, AGED- 55 YEARS, S/O.K.SUBBARAYUDU, PROPRIETOR, VENU TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.4- 3-5, KRISHNA NAGAR, MADANAPALLE. 4 29. K.MOHAN REDDY,, AGED 42 YEARS, AGED MAJOR, S/O.CHINNA GANGI REDDY, PROPRIETOR, M.R. TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, PULEVANDLAPALLE, ORUVAY VILLAGE, MALREDDYPALLE POST, NALLACHERVU MANDAL. 30. SHEIK ISMAIL,, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.BADULLA SAHEB, PROPRIETOR, ISMAIL TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.6-49C, ESWARAMMA COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 31. V.VENKATA REDDY,, AGED 57 YEARS, S/O.V.RAMACHANDRA REDDY, PROPRIETOR, VNR TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.10-8-1, KURAVANKA, MADANAPALLE. 32. N.SURENDRA,, AGED 47 YEARS, SIO.VENKATA MUNI, PROPRIETOR, SIDDI VINAYAKA TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.3-161-E-1, 1ST ROAD, SBI COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 33. R.SUBBI REDDY,, AGED 48 YEARS- MAJOR S/O.RAMI REDDY, PROPRIETOR, VSR TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O MALIGIVARIPALLE, MOLAKALACHERUVU MANDAL, 34. S.FAQRUDDIN,, AGED 53 YEARS, S/O.BADULLA SAHEB, PROPRIETOR, FAKRUDDEN TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.6-237-9-2-1, DEVELAM STREET, MADANAPALLE. 35. S.BASHEER AHAMED,, AGED- 40 YEARS, S/O.VALISAHEB, PROPRIETOR, BA TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.6- 237-G-8-243-A, DEVELAM STREET, NEAR MALIK FUNCTION HALL, MADANAPALLE TOWN. 36. P.MASTHAN KHAN,, AGED AGED 58 YEARS, S /O.P.KHADER KHAN, PROPRIETOR, PJK TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.14/566, BURMA STREET, MADANAPALLE. 37. P.SRINIVASULU,, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.UTHANNA, PROPRIETOR, KGS TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D. NO.3-148-178A-1, ANAPAGUTTA, MADANAPALLE. 38. Y.V.RAMANA,, AGE-47 YEARS, S/O.VENKATARAMANA, PROPRIETOR, BALAJI TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.3-250-77-6, SIVAJI NAGAR, MADANAPALLE. 39. C.M.AYUB,, AGED 43 YEARS, S/O.C.M.MAHABOOB BASHA, PROPRIETOR, AB TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.4-29- 5 A-34-2, INDIRA NAGAR, MADANAPALLE. 40. C.M.ANWAR BASHA,, AGED 44 YEARRS, SI O.C.M.RASHEED, PROPRIETOR, CAB TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.2- 282-A-3, SOCIETY COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 41. C.M.SIKANDAR BASHA,, AGED 45 YEARS, S/O.LATE RASHEED, PROPRIETOR, C.M.S TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.2- 282-A3, SOCIETY COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 42. K.SYED BASHA,, AGED 49 YEARS, S/O.BADE SAHEB, PROPRIETOR, SAIBABA LAKSHMI TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.21-250-E-22-1, REDDIES COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 43. M.NAGAIAH,, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.M.SUBBANNA, PROPRIETOR, MRM TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.4-104, ESWARAMMA COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 44. SHEIK KHADER VALLI,, AGED 46 YERAS, S/O.SHAIK IMAM SHEIK, PROPRIETOR, SKV TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.5- 367-8-40, APPARAO THOTA, MADANAPALLE. 45. P.DASTHAGIR KHAN,, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.P.DEENDAR KHAN, PROPRIETOR, PDK TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.8- 49, TNR COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 46. M.MASTHAN BEIG,, AGED 46 YEARS, PROPRIETOR, SSP TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, MARKET YARD, MADANAPALLE. 47. MURAJ BASHA,, AGED 43 YEARS, SIO.SYED MAHABOOB BASHA, PROPRIETOR, K.K. TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.1- 150-A, KOTHAPETA, GURRAMKONDA. 48. P.NAYAZ KHAN,, AGED 47 YEARS, S/O.P.GHOUSE KHAN, PROPRIETOR, RVH TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.3- 169-13-158-6, RAMA RAO COLONY, MADANAPALLE. 49. SHAIK SYED BASHA,, AGED 52 YEARS, S/O.S.AZEEZ SAHEB, PROPRIETOR, KHAJA AMEEN TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.239-G8-56, TEMPLE STREET, MADANAPALLE. 50. S.HUSSAIN SHAREEF,, AGED 46 YEARS, S/O.AKBAR SHAREEF, PROPRIETOR, SIS TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.5/58K-6/1, APPARAOTHOTA, MADANAPALLE. 6 51. P.BASHA KHAN,, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O.P.ANWAR KHAN, PROPRIETOR, PBK TOMATO COMMISSION MANDI, R/O D.NO.4- 400-A-14-D, ANJANEYASWAMY GUDI STREET, MADANAPALLE TOWN. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AGRICULTURE AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT, SECREARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P 2. THE COMMISSIONER AND DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, GUNTUR, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P 3. THE REGIONAL JOINT DIRECTOR, AGRI AND MARKETING DEPARTMENT, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, A.P 4. THE CHAIRMAN/PERSONINCHARGE, AGRICULTURE MARKET COMMITTEE, MADANAPALLE TOWN, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P. 5. THE AGRICULTURE MARKET COMMITTEE, MADANAPALLE TOWN REP. ITS SECRETARY, AMC, MADANAPALLE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, A.P ...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 to issue an order, direction or writ, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents No.4 8s 5 in not allowing the petitioners/licensees to work in the 5th respondent market yard inspite of granting license upto 31.03.2023 in favour of petitioner No.1 to 36, upto 31.03.2022 in favour of petitioner No.37 & 38, upto 31.03.2021 in favour of petitioner No.39 to 41 and upto 31. in favour of petitioner No.42 to 51, as illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and also violative of Art.14,19 85 21 of the Constitution Of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the business of the petitioners as licensees till the expiry of license period in the 5th respondent market yard Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 7 1. 2. CHETLURU SREENIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. Gangisetty Rajeswara rao,Standing Counsel For Agricultural Marketing Committees 2. GP FOR AGRICULTURE (AP) 8 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 7151 of 2020 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 31.03.2023 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 9 29 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 7151 of 2020 Dt.06.08.2026 UPS