IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.8774 of 2004 Between: M/s.Rayan Pharma Limited, a company registered under the provisions of the Companies Act, having its Regd. Office at 3/168 to 175, Anaparthy, East Godavari District, rep., by its Director P.Ranganayaka Murthy, s/o Ramabrahmanandam, aged 38 years, r/o Anaparthy, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Health, Medical & Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Director, Drugs & Copyright, Drug Control Administration, Govt., of A.P., Vengalraonagar, Hyderabad. 3 Director General, Vigilance & Enforcement, Govt., of A.P., at Hyderabad. 4 Regional Vigilance & Enforcement Officer, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 5 Managing Director, Health & Medical Housing & Infrastructure Development Corporation, Hyderabad. 6 A.P.Chemists & Druggists Association, rep., by its Hon.Gen.Secretary, 5-9-262/1, King Koti Road, Hyderabad. .....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 issue any appropriate writ, order or direction preferably a writ in the nature of writ of mandamus, declaring the action of the 3rd, 4th and 5th respondents in high- handedly seizing the drugs of the petitioner company supplied by it in the State of Andhra Pradesh as being illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of Art.14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and also violative of Sections 22 and 23 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and the Rules framed thereunder and consequently direct the respondents not to take any coercive steps including seizure of any drugs manufactured and supplied by the petitioner in the State of Andhra Pradesh, without following the procedure under the said Act and Rules thereunder Counsel for the Petitioner:SRI T.V.S.PRABHAKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MEDICAL HEALTH & FAMI.WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.8774 of 2004 ORDER: This is an old matter of 2004. When the matter was listed on 10.11.2008, learned Counsel for the petitioner was absent. Therefore, the matter was directed to be listed today under the caption “for dismissal”. Today, the matter is appearing under the said caption. In spite of the same, none appears for the petitioner, and the learned Counsel for the petitioner is absent. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed for default/non-prosecution. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 11.11.2008 vs To 1 The Principal Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Health, Medical & Family Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Director, Drugs & Copyright, Drug Control Administration, Govt., of A.P., Vengalraonagar, Hyderabad. 3 Director General, Vigilance & Enforcement, Govt., of A.P., at Hyderabad. 4 Regional Vigilance & Enforcement Officer, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 5 Managing Director, Health & Medical Housing & Infrastructure Development Corporation, Hyderabad. 6 Hon.Gen.Secretary, A.P.Chemists & Druggists Association, 5-9-262/1, King Koti Road, Hyderabad. 7 2CCs to G.P for Medical Health and Family Welfare, High Court of A.P., Hyderbad. 8 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RS}