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 : 16796 of 2001 Between: E. GANGA RAJU, S/O. LATE VEERASWAMY, Managing Partner, M/s. Sai Prasad Apartments, Plot No. 142, Dwarakapuri Colony, Panjagutta, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs, New Delhi. 2 K.Narasimha Rao, S/o. Sri Venugopala Rao, Manager, S.M.S. Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, R/o. Quarter No. 315-B, Sector IX, Ukkunagaram, Visakhapatnam. .....RESPONDENTS 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 any appropriate writ, order or direction, preferably a writ in the nature 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. 145 of 2000 in O.P.No. 442 of 1997 on the file of District Forum, Visakhapatnam as void abinitio, null and void and nonest in the eye of law or pass such further or other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and cirumstance of the case. For the Petitioner: MR. A. Venkata Krishna Reddy, Advocate. For Respondent No. 1: Mr. A. Rajashekar Reddy, Standing Counsel for Central Government. For Respondent No.2: MR. G. Ramagopal, Advocate. The Court made the following Order: (per Sri B. Sudershan Reddy, J) 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 and others. Following the said Judgment, this Writ Petition shall stand dismissed without any order as to costs. (B. Sudershan Reddy, J) 01..11..2004 (K.C. Bhanu, J) ks ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Secretary, Union of India, Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs, New Delhi. 2. The President, District Consumer Forum, Visakhapatnam. 3 2CD copies