THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO.17625 of 2006 DATED 25.08.2006 Between: D.Venkata Siva Reddy and another. …. PETITIONERS Versus General Manager, District Industries Centre, Department of Industries, Government of Andhra Pradesh Chittoor and four others. …. RESPONDENTS WRIT PETITION NO.17625 of 2006 ORDER: The Writ Petition is filed praying for a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents not to cancel the petitioners’ licenses to run the unit of manufacturing and selling packaged drinking water as the same is their livelihood, without due notices to them or threaten the petitioners time and again to stop the business at once and pass such other suitable relief. 2. It is stated that the petitioners had set up the unit of manufacturing and selling purifying water in the name and style of OASIS Packaged Drinking Water under Likhith Beverages and had obtained necessary permissions from Commercial Tax and other Departments as required. It is also stated that the 1st respondent had been pressing the petitioners that they should have a Certificate from the Bureau of Indian Standards within a week and threatening them that their licenses would be cancelled and the Units would be closed. 3. It is needless to say that such a Certificate, viz., B.I.S. Certificate is essential for the purpose of running the business. 4. In view of the same, the petitioners are permitted to make appropriate application and obtain the Bureau of Indian Standard Certificate (BIS Certificate) at the earliest point of time. In view of the above, the respondents 1, 2, 4 and 5 are directed not to interfere with the running Unit of the petitioners for a period of six (06) weeks so as to enable the petitioners to obtain the Certificate as specified supra. 5. With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. -------------------- 25.08.2006 SSR Issue operative portion of the Order by wire at parties’ costs. (BO)