IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13447 of 2007 Between: Hindustan Sanitaryware & Industries Ltd, 304,Ashoka Bhoopal Chamber,S.P Road, Secunderabad, Rep.by its Asst.Manager (Commercial) A.Ram Prasad, S/o.A.Venkat Rao,R/o. Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1.Government.of Andhra Pradesh, Rep.by its Principal Secretary, Legal Metrology Department, Secretariat Bulidings, Hyderabad. 2.Commissioner & Controller of Legal Metrology, Government.of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3.District Inspector of Legal Metrology, Nalgonda. 4.The Union Of India, rep.by its Secretary, Dept of Consumer Affairs New Delhi. .....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 " Writ of Mandamus" or any other writ, order, direction declaring the action of the 4th respondent in conducting an inspection of the petitioner’s trading division at Bhongir, Nalgonda Dist on 13-6-2007 and in seizing the materials of the petitioner under panchanamas for purported violation of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act,1976, the Standards of Weights & Measures(Enforcement) Act,1985 and the Rules as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and set aside all proceedings initiated and consequently direct the respondents not to conduct any inspection or seizure in relation to the trading division of the petitioner situated at Bibinagar,Nalgonda District. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in W.P.and upon hearing the arguments of Sri S.NIRANJAN REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner and of G.P. for Civil Supplies, for the respondents 1 to 3 and of Sri A.Rajasekhar Reddy, Asst.Solicitor General of India, for the respondent No.4, the Court made the following ORDER Post on 09-07-2007. In the meanwhile, the respondents shall not take any coercive steps or punitive action, against the petitioner. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1.The Principal Secretary, Legal Metrology Department, Government.of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2.The Commissioner & Controller of Legal Metrology, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 3.The District Inspector of Legal Metrology, Nalgonda. 4.The Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs, Union Of India, New Delhi. (1 to 4 By RPAD) 5.2ccs to G.P. for Civil Supplies, High Court of A.P.Hyderabad (OUT) 6.1cc to Sri S.Niranjan Reddy, Advocate (OPUC) 7.one spare copy HIGH COURT LNR.J. DATED 28-6-2007 Note: Post on 09-07-2007 ORDER WP.NO.13447 OF 2007 Direction Smj Drafted on 30-6-2007 HIGH COURT LNR.J. DATED 28-6-2007 Note: Post on 09-07-2007 ORDER WP.NO.13447 OF 2007 Direction