This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents, in not according permission and leasing out shop No.34 of Agricultural Market Yard, Anantapur, for storage and ripening of fruits, in favour of the petitioner without assigning any reasons, as illegal and arbitrary.

The petitioner has averred that he has participated in an auction held by respondent No.2- Agricultural Market Committee, Anantapur, on 16-03-2009; that he became the highest bidder for shop No.3; and that since then, he has been in occupation of the said shop. He has further averred that he was also in occupation of godown No.5 and that the same was allotted to him subject to the condition that as and when new shops are constructed, he shall vacate the same. The petitioner pleaded that the cause of action for filing the present Writ Petition arose as respondent No.2 has not allotted shop No.34, which is vacant, even though respondent No.3 has issued order on 19-06-2012, regularizing possession of the persons, who unauthorisedly occupied shop Nos.43, 42, 55, 32, 21, 46, 45, 40 and 41.

On behalf of respondent Nos.2 and 4, a counter-affidavit is filed wherein they have stated tha