IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO : 14132 of 2000 Between: Rep. by its Managing Director Sri Jammula Sambasiva Rao, S/o. K.Nooka Raju, (Indian) R/o. Visakhapatnam. M/s Viswavani Chits & Finance (P) Limited, D.No.47-10-13/20, J-4, 4th Floor, Radnum Plaza, Dwarakanagar, Visakhapatnam - 16 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Food & Consumer Affairs, New Delhi. 2 District Consumer Forum, Visakhapatnam. 3 S.Sankara Rao, S/o. Late Thirupathi Rao, Kothapalem Village, Gopalapatnam Post, Visakhapatnam. .....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 to issue an order or direction, more in the nature of writ of Mandamus, declaring Sec.27 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, as arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Articles 14 and 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution of India, and consequently set-aside the proceedings in P.P.No.271/99 in C.D.No.569/98 on the file of District Consumer Forum, Visakhapatnam, as void abinitio, null and void and nonest in the eye of law and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.V.S.S.ACHARYULU Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.RAMAKRISHNA RAO SIDDANATHI (SC FOR CG) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.14132 of 2000 JUDGMENT:(per Hon’ble Sri Justice V.Eswaraiah) Learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submitted that the subject matter of this writ petition is squarely covered by an order of this Court in Dr.C.V.Ratnam v. Union of India[1]. This writ petition is also dismissed in terms of and in accordance with the aforesaid order of the Full bench. There shall be no order as to costs. V.ESWARAIAH,J SANJAY KUMAR,J Dt:23.04.2009 usd [1] 2001(5) ALT 610(FB)