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 : 14232 of 2000 Between: Prabhodha Chit Funds & Finance (P) Ltd., Rep. by its Managing partner Kamineni Himavathan Rao S/o. Papaiah, Wyra Khammam District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs New Delhi 2 The District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum Khammam 3 Bodadham Ramakoti S/o. Narasaiah Near Tagore Hospital Khammam .....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, Order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the section 27 of the Consumer Protection Act 1986 as arbitrary, unreasonable, and violative of under Art 14. 19(1) (g) of the Constitution of India and consequently to declare the proceedings in P.P. No.12 of 2000 in C.D.No.74 of 1998 on the file of the 2nd Respondent as null and void Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MUMMANENI.SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.14232 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)