IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 12748 of 2002 Between: Brundavan Nursing Home, Raja Centre, Machilipatnam, Krishna District, represented by Dr. B. Dhanwantri Acharya, S/o B.V. Narayanacharya. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests, represented by its Secretary, Secretariat, New Delhi. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Department of Environment, Forests, Science and Technology, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, represented by its Member Secretary, Huda Complex, Mytrivanam, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. 4 Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, Gurunanak Raod, Vijayawada, represented by its Environmental Engineer. 5 The Municipal Council, represented by its Commissioner, Machilipatnam Municipality, Krishna Dist .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, direction or directions declaring the rule 8(3) of Bio-Medical Waste Rules,1998 framed by the 1st respondent whereby the petitioner Nursing Home to pay huge amount of fees for obtaining authorisation under the Rules as ultra vires, illegal, unconstitutional and arbitrary and to issue a consequential direction to respondents not to insist for payment of fee from the petitioner Nursing Home for granting authorisation under the rules. For the Petitioner: MR. K.G.K.PRASAD, Advocate. For Respondent No.1: Mr. A. Rajasekhar Reddy, Senior Central Government Standing Counsel. For Respondent No. 2: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. For Respondent Nos. 3 and 4: Mr. E. Kalyan Ram, Standing Counsel. For Respondent No. 5: Standing Counsel for Machilipatnam Municipality. The Court made the following Order: (per Sri B. Sudershan Reddy, J) Sri K.G. Ravikanth, counsel appearing on behalf of Sri K.G.K. Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner does not wish to press this writ petition for hearing. In the circumstances, the Writ Petition shall stand dismissed as not pressed. No order as to costs. (B. Sudershan Reddy, J) 28..09..2004 (K.C. Bhanu, J) ks ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1 Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Union of India, Secretariat, New Delhi. 2 Secretary, Department of Environment, Forests, Science and Technology, Government of Andhra Pradesh, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 Member Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Huda Complex, Mytrivanam, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. 4 Environmental Engineer, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Regional Office, Gurunanak Raod, Vijayawada. 5 Commissioner, the Municipal Council, Machilipatnam Municipality, Krishna Dist 6 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Irrigation and Comman Area Development, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 7 Two CD copies.