IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 20340 of 1994 Between: 1) Bilal Scales rep.by its Prop. Abdul Wahab S/o.Shaik Fareed age 52 yrs, 16-3147, Shalipeta Tenali, Guntur District. 2) M/s Hameedia Scale Services rep. by its Prop. P.Hameed Khan Guntur 3) M/s Standard Scales Corporation rep. by its Prop. Md.Mustafa Guntur 4) M/s Modern Scales Works rep.by its Prop. Mohd.Rakheeb Guntur 5) M/s Siraj Mechanical Scales rep.by its Prop. Shaik Mastanvali Guntur 6) M/s Regal Scale Services rep.by its Prop. Syed Ameer Hamsa Guntur 7) M/s Eagle Scales Services rep.by its Prop. Abdul Wahab Guntur 8) M/s Golden Scales rep.by its Prop. Sk.A.Zabeer Guntur 9) M/s Star Weighting Scales rep.by its Prop. Khader Khan Guntur .... PETITIONERS AND 1 Controller of Weights and Measures Government of Andhra Pradesh Department of Legal Metrology PWD Building No.209, Gandhinagar, Near Golconda X Roads, Hyderabad 2 Assistant Controller of Weights and Measures (Legal Metrology) Railpet, 1st Line, Guntur ...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, order or direction and more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus to the circular Memo No.14285/T2/88-2, Dt.31/12/1988 and declare the same as illegal, void and ab initio and hold that the Act No.85 i.e., the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985 and the Rules made thereunder in A.P.Standards and Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Rules 1986 alone are to be followed in respect of issue of licences and renewals to repairers and to pass such other order deem just and proper. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.KALYAN RAO JOSHI Counsel for the Respondents.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER: - Sri Kalyan Rao Joshi, learned counsel for the petitioners, stated that the cause in this writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition shall accordingly stand dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. Dt : 19.08.2004. Sd/-A.SUVARNA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1 Controller of Weights and Measures Government of Andhra Pradesh Department of Legal Metrology PWD Building No.209, Gandhinagar, Near Golconda X Roads, Hyderabad 2 Assistant Controller of Weights and Measures (Legal Metrology) Railpet, 1st Line, Guntur 3 2 CCs to G.P for Civil Supplies, High Court Buildings, Hyd.(OUT) 4 2 CD copies GPK HIGH COURT DT. 19-8-2004 ORDER WP: 20340 / 1994 Dismissing the WP Without costs.