IN THE HIGH COURT OF TELANGANA
T.MADHAVI DEVI
Kavitha Paraboiled Rice Industries – Appellant
Versus
State of Telangana – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenging market fees and trade license renewal. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments regarding market fee assessments and license renewals. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. court's analysis on jurisdiction and principles of natural justice. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. assessment orders set aside for not following due process. (Para 17) |
| 5. final orders on writ petitions and costs. (Para 18 , 19) |
ORDER :
T. Madhavi Devi, J.
In these Writ Petitions, the petitioners are challenging the assessment of the market fees payable by the petitioners on purchase of rice/paddy from outside the State for the assessment years 2020-2021, 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional, without power, without jurisdiction and contrary to the provisions of the Telangana (Agricultural Produce & Live Stock) Markets Act, 1966 and the Rules made thereunder and also challenging the order dt.28.06.2024 rejecting the renewal of trade licences of the petitioners as illegal and arbitrary and to set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to renew the trade licences of the petitioners for a further period of three years from 2024 to 2027 and to pass such othe
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