IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.7790 of 2002 Between: M/s. Maturu Panchakshari ,Dealer in Fertilisers, Rep. by its Managing Partner, Maturu Venkateswar Rao, Koyyala Gudem, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Agriculture Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner and Director of Agriculature, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Joint Director of Agriculture, Eluru W. G. Daistrict. 4 The Asst. Director of Agriculture, Kota Ramanchandrapuram, W. G. Daistrict. .....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 an Writ of Mandamus or any other approriate writ, order or direction declarign the action fo the respondent in insisting the petitioner to obtained seperate certiﬁcate of registriation for the godowns located within the state but outside the local area in which the petitioner's sale depot is situted as illegal, arbitrary adn beyond their power and consequently direct the respondents and their subnordinate oﬃcers not toinsist upon the petitioner to obtain seperate certiﬁcate, or registration for the godowns located within the State, but beyond the local area in which the Sale Dept is located, and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.SIVA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR AGRICULTURE The Court made the following: Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VVS} THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.7790 of 2002 ORDER: At the time of hearing, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by the order of this Court in W.P.7355 of 1994 dated 30.10.2002. Following the ratio laid down in the above referred judgment, the Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. However, in view of the fact that the respondents are insisting for separate certiﬁcate of registration for the godowns i.e. for stocking of the fertilizers, the petitioner is at liberty to make a representation to the 2nd respondent bringing to his notice that there is no need for obtaining a separate certiﬁcate of registration for stocking of the fertilizers in the godowns, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and as and when such a representation is made, the 2nd respondent shall pass appropriate orders thereon, after hearing the petitioner association, within a period eight weeks thereafter. Till such time, the interim order, granted earlier i.e. on 23.04.2002, shall continue. No order as to costs. _____________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 21.08.2008 Dsr ... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Agriculture Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner and Director of Agriculature, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3 The Joint Director of Agriculture, Eluru W. G. Daistrict. 4 The Asst. Director of Agriculture, Kota Ramanchandrapuram, W. G. Daistrict. 5 2. 2CCs to 6. 2CD copies