Andhra Pradesh High Court
WP/43242/2018 of Manikanta Agencies Vs The State of Andhra Pradesh on 15 June 2026
HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 43242/2018 Between: 1. MANIKANTA AGENCIES, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR, PAGOLU
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
AT AMARAVATI
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE
TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA
WRIT PETITION NO: 43242/2018
Between:
1. MANIKANTA AGENCIES, REP. BY ITS PROPRIETOR, PAGOLU
PRASANTH KUMAR, S/ O. DEVADAS, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
D.NO.23-22-98, SIVALAYAM STREET, SA TYANARAYANAPURAM, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT.
...PETITIONER
AND
1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY PRL. SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE
AND
COOPERATION
(MARKETING-2)
DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR
DISTRICT.
2. THE
DISTRICT
COLLECTOR,
KRISHNA
DISTRICT
AT
MACHILIPATNAM
3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA, MACHILIPATNAM
4. THE
ASST
DIRECTOR
OF
AGRICULTURE
MARKETING,
VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT.
5. THE ESTATE OFFICER, RYTHU BAZAAR, PATAMATA RYTHU
BAZAAR, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA 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 to issue order or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ
of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondent no.3 in issuing Proceedings no.A1/2018, dated 23/02/2018, by enhancing the rent and electricity charges for Shop No. 37, Rythu Bazar, Patamata, Vijayawada unilaterally and exorbitantly as illegal, arbitrary, violation of Principles of Natural Justice and violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the same by restoring the original rent @
Rs.1820/- and electricity charges Rs.400/- and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. P S P SURESH KUMAR
Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR AGRICULTURE (AP)
WRIT PETITION NO: 43242 of 2018
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ORDER:
This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “....to issue order or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the Respondent No.3 in issuing Proceedings No.A1/2018, dated 23/02/2018, by enhancing the rent and electricity charges for Shop No. 37, Rythu Bazar, Patamata, Vijayawada unilaterally and exorbitantly as illegal, arbitrary, violation of Principles of Natural Justice and violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the same by restoring the original rent @ Rs.1820/- and electricity charges Rs.400/-,..”
2. Ms. M. Sandhya Deepthi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Agriculture would submit that the relief has become infructuous, since the petitioner has vacated the subject shop. Sri P.S.P.Suresh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner is in attendance.
4. It is also brought to the notice of this Court that the present Writ Petition was initially tagged along with a batch of writ petitions in W.P. No.23116 of 2018. A Coordinate Bench of this Court, in W.P. No.23116 of 2018 vide order dated 18.10.2022, directed the petitioners therein to vacate their respective stalls within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the said order, if they had not already vacated the same. Until such vacation, the petitioners therein were directed to continue paying rent at the rate fixed by this Court vide order dated 06.07.2018.
5. Recording the submissions made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Agriculture, 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: 16.06.2026. UPS
WRIT PETITION NO: 43242 of 2018
Dt.16.06.2026
UPS