IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.22778 of 2002 Between: 1 Syed Sarwar, S/o. Syed Abdul Razak, M/s Shabana Scale Adjusting Service, Weekly Bazar, Jagtial, R/o 1-1-75, Moti Road, Jagtial, Karimnagar District. 2 Syed Ahmed, S/o. S.A.Razak, M/s Ahmed & Co., Hussainipura, Karimnagar. 3 Md.Qasim, S/o. Shaik Haider, M/s Accurate Scale Adjusters, Hussainipura, Karimnagar. 4 G.Kishan Rao, S/o. Rajeshwar Rao, M/s Krishna Scale Adjusting Service, Vavilala Palle, Karimnagar. 5 Md.Tajuddin, S/o. Inkeshafudding, M/s Taj & Co., Weekly Bazar, Jagitial, Karimnagar District. 6 Sharief Baig, S/o. Ahmed Baig, M/s Sharief Scale Centre, Market Road, Jagtial, Karimnagar District. 7 Md.Faizazuddin, S/o. Md.Ankush, M/s Decent Scales Adjusting Centre, Vidyanagar, Jagitial, Karimnaagar District. 8 Md.Iqbal, S/o. Md. Sardar, M/s India Scale Adjusting Services, H.No.4-3-251/6, Vidya Nagar, Syed Nabi Colony, Peddapally, Karimnagar District. 9 Md.Jaffar Hussain, S/o. Ahmed Hussain, M/s Modern Scale Adjusting Services, Peddapally, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Controller, Weights and Measures, Legal Metrology, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad. 2 Assistant Controller Legal Metrology Department, Karimnagar. 3 Regional Deputy Controller, Weights and Measures Department, Warangal Region, Warangal. .....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 a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st Respondent in not permitting the petitioners to take up repair works of Weights, Measures, Weighting and Measuring Instruments, etc., in the entire region of karimnagar dist as arbitrary, and illegal and to direct the respondents herein permit the petitioners with certificate 241/94 237/94, 321/95, 238/94, 236/94, 399/95, 235/94, 247/94 and 240/94 respectively to carryout the repairs of all categories of wights and measures, wighing and measuring instruments weight bridges, platform scales electronic weighing instruments etc. in the entire region of karimnagar District and pass orders Counsel for the Petitioner :MS.TSUHASINI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KRD} THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.22778 of 2002 ORDER: Similar questions raised in this writ petition have been dealt with for consideration in W.P.Nos.15962/2002 and 11147/2003 and this Court after considering the rival contentions, dismissed the said writ petitions on 10.03.2004. As similar questions are raised in the present writ petition, I am of the opinion that this matter is squarely covered by the order of this Court in the aforesaid writ petitions. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed, in terms of the orders passed in W.P.Nos.15962/2002 and 11147/2003, dated 10.03.2004. No order as to costs. _____________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 24.06.2008 Dsr .... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Controller, Weights and Measures, Legal Metrology, Gandhinagar, Hyderabad. 2 Assistant Controller Legal Metrology Department, Karimnagar. 3 Regional Deputy Controller, Weights and Measures Department, Warangal Region, Warangal. 4 2. 2CCs to 5. 2CD copies