IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND SIX PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 9199 of 1993 Between: M.Satyanarayana ..... PETITIONER AND The Union of India, rep.by its Secretary, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi and 3 others .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioner filed this writ petition questioning the validity of the provisions under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1988. The issue raised in this writ petition is no more res integra as the same issue is already decided by the Apex Court, in which the validity of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1998, was upheld. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY,J Dated: 24.01.2006 Dsr