IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 6300 of 2004 Between: 1 M/s.Ramesh Oil Mill, 1-3-181, Gunj Road, Metpalli, Karimnagar District, rep. by its Proprietor, K.Ramesh Kumar, S/o.Gangadhar. 2 M/s.Balaji Oil Mill, 1-3-284, Gunj Road, Metpalli, Karimnagar District, rep. by its Proprietor, Yamsani Raja Manohar, S/o. Laxman. 3 M/s.Ramesh Kirana & Oil Merchant, 1-7-160, Vellulla Road, Metpalli, Karimnagar District, rep. by its Proprietor, Gampa Ashok, S/o. Narayana. 4 M/s.Shiva Enterprises, 2-1-323.A, Near New Bus Stand, Metpalli, Karimnagar District, rep. by its Proprietor, Ch.Chatrapathi, S/o. Rajam. 5 M/s.Balaji Trading Company, 2-1-223/1, CMS Complex, Near New Bus Stand, Metpalli, Karimnagar District, rep. by its Proprietor, Chanda Varaprasad, S/o.Shankaraiah. 6 M/s.Sri Sai Oil Merchants, 2-1-320/A, Marrigangaram Complex, Metpalli, Karimnagar District, rep. by its Proprietor, Thatikonda Sanathkumar, S/o.Shyamsunder. 7 M/s.Ganesh Traders, 1-3-180, Gunj Road, Metpalli, Karimnagar District, rep. by its Proprietor, Katukam Shanker, S/o.Murali. 8 M/s.Venkatasai Oil Merchant, 2-1-326/A, Near CMS Complex, Metpalli, Karimnagar District, rep. by its Proprietor, Y.Ganesh, S/o.Laxman. 9 M/s.Rajarajeshwawra Oil Mill, 1-3-1, Market Road, Metpalli, Karimnagar District, rep. by its Proprietor, M.Devender, S/o. Lachaiah. 10 M//s.Sri Srinivasa Rice & Oil Mill, 2-3-288, Gunj Road, Metpalli, Karimnagar District, rep. by its Proprietor, K.Gangadhar, S/o. Gangaram. 11 M/s.Mantri Ram Prasad Kiranam, 2-1-323/P, CMS Complex, Metpalli, Karimnagar District, rep. by its Proprietor, M.Ram Prasad, S/o.Devaiah. 12 M/s.Lingamani Traders, 1-3-95, Korutla, Karimnagar District, rep.by its Proprietor, Kotagiri Chandrapal, S/o. Buchirajam 13 M/s.Nandini Oil Merchants, 1-5-42, NSF Road, Metpalli, Karimnagar District, rep.by its Proprietor, T.Amarnath, S/o.Kanthaiah. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of India, rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs, Department of Sugar and Edible Oils, New Delhi. 2 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary to Gkovernment, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, (Cs.III) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 3 The Commissioner of Civil Supplies, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4 The Joint Collector, Karimnagar. .....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 more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus declaring the provisions of the Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order, 1998 and the G.O.Ms.No.42, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Aﬀairs (CS.II) Department, dated 17-5-2000 and G.O.Ms.No.66, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Aﬀairs (CS.III) Department, dated 11-8-2000 of the Government of Andhra Pradesh as arbitrary and illegal. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.S.SATYAM REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: . The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 6300 of 2004 ORDER: The petitioners herein are members of Metpally Oil Millers & Traders Association, Metpalli, Karimnagar District. They ﬁled the instant Writ Petition challenging the Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order, 1998 (‘the Control Order’, for brevity) issued by the Central Government and orders of the Government of Andhra Pradesh in G.O.Ms.No.42, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Aﬀairs (CS.II) Department, dated 17.05.2000 and G.O.Ms.No.66, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Aﬀairs (CS.III) Department, dated 11.08.2000, whereunder the Government of Andhra Pradesh directed to implement the Control Order. The impugned Control Order makes it mandatory for sale of edible oil packed in container, marked and labelled as speciﬁed in the Control Order. The challenge is based on the ground that the impugned Control Order is violatie of Article 19(i)(g) of the Constitution of India. Learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies submit that the points raised in this Writ Petition are covered by the decision of this Court in Nalgonda District Oil Millers Association, Nalgonda v. Government of India[1], wherein this Court upheld the impugned Control Order. Therefore, following the same, this Writ Petition is also dismissed. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 25.09.2008 GJ [1] 2002 (3) ALD 538