IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH:TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 3799 of 2007 Between: Sri Balaji Educational Society, a Society Registered under the Societies Registration Act, having its Regd. Office at 17-2-790/5/2, Madannapet Colony, Hyderabad, Rep. by its Secretary Dr. A. Sujan Reddy S/o. Late A. Chalapathi Reddy ..... Petitioner AND 1.The Director, Drugs Control Administration, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2.The State Blood Transfusion Council, C/o. State Aids Control Society, Koti, Hyderabad rep. by its President, Principal Secretary to Government, Health, Medical and Family Welfare. .....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 issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not granting license/renewal to the petitioner to run a Blood Bank, the further action of the1st respondent in seeking to issue stop production orders basing on the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in Rc.No. 765/AIDS/BTC/2002-06/15-2 dt.02.02.2007 not granting approval to the petitioner for grant of license/renewal to run the Blood Bank, as arbitrary, discriminatory, illegal, unjust, violative of the Fundamental Rights guaranteed to the Members of the Petitioner under Article 14 of the Constitution of India and issue a consequential direction to the respondents to forthwith grant license/renewal to the petitioner for running the Blood Bank. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in W.P.and the order of the High Court dated 27-2-2007 and made herein upon hearing the arguments of Sri S.SRINIVAS REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner and of G.P. for Medical and Health for the respondents, the Court made the following ORDER Post on 19-03-2007. Interim order granted on 27-02-2007 is extended till then. However, this order shall not be construed as permitting any commercial activity in the matter of supply of blood to the needy persons. It shall be open to the respondents to take such regulatory measures, as are necessary; to ensure that the quality of blood is maintained and no element of commerce takes place in it. Sd/-K.Lakshminarayana ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1.The Director, Drugs Control Administration, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 2.The Principal Secretary to Government, Health, Medical and Family Welfare, Department, Govt. of A.P., Secretariat, Hyderabad 3. The President, State Blood Tranfusion Council, (C/o. State Aids Control Society), Koti, Hyderabad 4.2ccs to G.P.for Medical & Health, High Court of A.P.Hyderabad (OUT) 5.1c to Sri S.Srinivas Reddy, Advocate (OPUC) 6.one spare copy smj HIGH COURT LNR.J. DATED 5-3-2007 NOTE: Post on 19-3-2007 ORDER W.P.NO.3799 OF 2007 EXTENSION Smj Drafted on 7-3-2007 HIGH COURT LNR.J. DATED 7-3-2007 NOTE: Post on 19-3-2007 ORDER W.P.NO.3799 OF 2007 EXTENSION