B. K. SOMASEKHARA, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner No. 1 is a Gram Panchayat of Velpur, Atchampet Mandal, Guntur District and Petitioner No. 2 is a successful bidder in the auction conducted by Petitioner No. 1 for the cattle shandy or weekly bazaar to be held from 1-4-1997 to 31-3-1998. The 1st respondent is the Assistant Director of Marketing, Guntur, 2nd respondent is the person-incharge of Agricultural Market Committee, Krosur Mandal, Guntur District and 3rd respondent is a member of Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency Krosur Mandal. It is pleaded that Velpur Gram Panchayat had been running cattle shandy within the Gram Panchayat area for the last 20 years or more by holding public auction. It is contended by the petitioners that by virtue of Section 104 of A. P. Panchayat Raj Act (for short the Act ) all the public markets vest in the Gram Panchayat and it is the duty of the Gram Panchayat to provide places for use as public markets and further more the Panchayat is entitled to collect fees on animals brought for sale and sold in such markets by virtue of Section 104 (2) (d) of the Act. Several other provisions are also pointed out from the Act to show the powers of the Gram Panch

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