IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.8838 of 2000 Between: M/s. Telace Plants and Equipments (P) Ltd., Rep. by its Managing Director, Mr.A.K.Bhoopathy. Mount Poonamalle Road, Ramapuram, Chennai. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Food & Consumer Affairs, New Delhi. 2 M/s. Vasudha Bio Tech Ltd., Rep. by its Director Mr. N.A.Nair. 1st Floor, Srinivasa Complex, Ameerpet, Hyderabad. .....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 may be pleased to issue an order or direction, more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring Section 27 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, as arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Articles 14 and 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India, and consequently declare the proceedings in P.P.No.27/98 in C.D.No.160/97 dated 06-01-2000 on the file of the District Forum, Ranga Reddy District at Chaitanyapuri, Hyderabad, as void abinitio, null and void and nonest in the eye of law. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. E.V.S.S. ACHARYULU Counsel for the Respondent No.1: MR.A. RAJASHEKAR REDDY (SC FOR CG) Counsel for Respondent No.2: None appeared. The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice B. Sudershan Reddy) The subject matter that arises for consideration in this Writ Petition is squarely covered by the decision rendered by a Full Bench of this Court in C.V. Ratnam v. Union of India & Others. Following the decision of the Full Bench, this writ petition is required to be dismissed and the same shall accordingly stand dismissed without any order as to costs. However, the petitioner shall have the advantage of the observations made in the judgment and the remedy to prefer appeal against the decision of the District Forum is left open. ___________________________ B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, J Date:01-11-2004. ___________________________ K.C. BHANU, J PV To 1 The Secretary, Union of India, Ministry of Food & Consumer Affairs, New Delhi. 2. The President, District Consumer Forum, Ranga Reddy District, Chaitanyapuri, Hyderabad. 3. Two C.D. copies.