IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO AND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT APPEAL NO. 1097 OF 2006 Dated: October 27, 2006 Between: Ejaz Ahmed and others Appellants AND The Union of India, Rep. by its Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Nirman Bhavan, New Delhi and others Respondents JUDGMENT: (Per the Hon’ble Sri Justice B.Prakash Rao) Heard Mr. V. Jagapathi, the learned counsel for the appellants and Mr. M. Ratna Reddy, Additional Standing Counsel for the Central Government, for the respondents, and with their consent, this Writ Appeal is taken up for disposal. The learned counsel for the other side represented that issue involved in this Writ Appeal is squarely covered by the judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No. 417 of 2006 dated 20.04.2006. Following the same, the Writ Appeal is partly allowed to the extent of modifying the direction given in the Writ Petition No.3845 of 2002 to the effect that the respondents are directed to consider the case of the appellants 6 and 27 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. _______________ B.Prakash Rao, J. ____________________ Ramesh Ranganathan, J. October 27, 2006 MAS.