The appellant challenged the numberice demanding market fee by filing writ petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court which dismissed the same by the order dated 18.2.1997 relying upon an earlier detailed judgment dated 17.4.1996 of a Division Bench of the same Court given in a batch of writ petitions and writ appeals.
The appellant had obtained licenses from the respondents under the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Produce Livestock Markets Act, 1966 hereinafter referred to as the Act for carrying on its business activity in the aforesaid places.
The appellant purchases dead prawns from various locations like Bhimili, Vizag, Vakapadu, Bhimavaram, Kakinada, Narsapur, Kodur, Nagayalanka, Machilipatnam, Repalla, Amalapuram in the State of Andhra Pradesh and after getting them processed, exports the same to various companyntries.
P. MATHUR,J. The companytroversy raised in all these appeals is similar and, therefore, they are being disposed of by a companymon judgment.
With C.A. No.5204 of 1997 and C.A. No.4803 of 1999.
We will state the facts of Civil Appeal No.13217 of 1997.
The appellant is a public limited companypany within the meaning of the Companies Act, 1956 having its registered office at Calcutta.
It is engaged in the business of processing and exporting of marine products and for that purpose it has established a branch office at Kakinada in the State of Andhra Pradesh, from where it carries on the business activities in respect of prawns.
