IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTHY DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 1793 of 2002 Between: M/s Uma Shankar Handloom Industry, Rep. by its Proprietor, P.Sankar Prasad S/o P. Narayanappa Narsapuram Post, Tadpatri Taluk, Anantapur District. R/o Narsapuram Post, Tadpatri Taluk, Anantapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department Secreteritat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Inspector General of Drugs and Copy Right, Drugs Control Administration Hyderabad. 3 The Managing Director, Government of A.P., Health, Medical and Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation. Hyderabad. 4 The Director of Health, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 5 The Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh, Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, Koti, Hyderabad. 6 The Commissioner Family Welfare, Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 a Writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring G.O.RT.No. 1342 Health Medical and Family Welfare (L2) Department dt. 22-12-2001 of the 1st Respondent herein so far as the petitioner is concerned as arbitrary illegal, without jurisdiction, and authority and violative of principles of natural justice and a result of such non application of mind it is liable to be set aside the same and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.VENUGOPAL RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner seeks to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the G.O.Rt.No.1342 Health, Medical and Family Welfare (L2) Department, dated 22.12.201 issued by the first respondent, as illegal and arbitrary. It is stated that questioning the impugned G.O.Rt.No.1342 Health, Medical and Family Welfare (L2) Department, dated 22.12.201 issued by the first respondent, the similarly situated persons filed W.P.Nos.26955 of 2001 and batch which was allowed on 25.09.2002. Having regard to the facts of the case, this writ petition is allowed in terms of the said W.P.Nos.26955 of 2001 and batch setting aside the impugned G.O. keeping it open to the first respondent in blacklisting the petitioner-firms by complying with the principles of natural justice i.e. after issuance of show cause notice. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:05.03.2008 CCM To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{SRAVAN}