CHINNAPPA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioners are merchants of Anakapalli. They have been making persistent efforts to thwart the levy of fees by the Anakapalli Market Committee. This writ petition is one such attempt. They object to the levy of fees on two grounds : (1) Section 12 of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Produce and Livestock Markets Act, 1966 is ultra vires in so far as it authorises the levy of fees on transactions taking place outside the market established by the Market Committee, though within the notified market area. (2) The notification declaring the notified market area is invalid as the condition precedent to the declaration was not fulfilled.

( 2 ) THE Government of Andhra Pradesh, purporting to set under Section 5 (1) (i) of the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Produce and Livestock Markets Act, by G. O. Respondent. NO. 899 dated 11-7-1969, nominated nine persons to represent the growers of agricultural produce and owners of livestock on the Agricultural Market Committee of Anakapalli. The nomination of those nine persons was set aside by Narasimham, C. J. , and Kuppuswamy, J. , in W. P. No. 1256/70 (Andh Pra) on the ground that there was no consultation with the Directo

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