IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.31171 of 2011 BETWEEN Deepak Aqua Flows Private Limited, Visakhapatnam. ... PETITIONER AND The Government of India, Rep. By its Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, New Delhi and two others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. CH.DHANAMJAYA Counsel for the Respondents: MR. B. MAYUR REDDY The Court made the following order: ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B. Mayur Reddy, learned standing counsel for the respondents. 2. Petitioner, who is a manufacturer of packaged drinking water, was granted BIS certiﬁcation by the Bureau of Indian Standards, Visakhapatnam. During the working of the said BIS certiﬁcate under order of the Scientist – F & Head, Bureau of Indian Standards, dated 21.10.2011, the certiﬁcate granted to the petitioner was withdrawn on the basis of the ﬁndings recorded in the said order. Petitioner states that he has ﬁled an appeal before the Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Aﬀairs – ﬁrst respondent herein against the aforesaid order of second respondent on 08.11.2011. He also stated that since the said order of second respondent seriously aﬀects his working and business, he sought interim relief of grant of stay before the ﬁrst respondent along with the aforesaid appeal. However, alleging that no orders are being passed by the ﬁrst respondent in the appeal and/or in the application for stay, he has approached this Court. 3. After hearing the learned counsel on either side, I am of the view that the grievance of the petitioner can be redressed by directing the ﬁrst respondent to hear and decide the petitioner’s appeal and/or stay application expeditiously and pass appropriate orders at least to the extent of interim application in accordance with law within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J December 3, 2011 Note: Furnish C.C. of the order by 05.12.2011 (B/o) DSK