IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 24848 of 2009 Between: M/s. Sivashakthi Bio Planattec Limited, rep. by its Authorised Si, Chaitanya College, Main Road, Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar, Hyderabad. .. PETITIONER AND The Commissioner and Director of Agriculture, opp. L.B.Stadium, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondent in interfering with the distribution and sale of the petitioner’s bio-products, as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction. When the matter is taken up for consideration, it is brought to the notice of this Court that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by a decision of this Court in W.P.No.8207 of 2006 and batch, which were disposed of with the following directions by order, dated 25.04.2006: “In view of the fact that no license is required under the Insecticides Act, 1968 for manufacture and sale of bio-products as long as they do not contain any ingredients of insecticide as mentioned in the schedule i.e., Antagonistic Fungi and Bacteria, respondents cannot interfere with the store, sale and distribution of bio-products belonging to the petitioners. It is needless to say if the bio-products contain any chemical or insecticides which endangers the environment, it is always open for the concerned authorities to take appropriate action against the petitioners-manufacturers and the dealers of the said bio-products, and by the Executive Magistrate in exercise of powers under Section 133 of Cr.P.C.” The fact that the petitioner herein is also similarly situated is not disputed by the learned Government Pleader. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the above order passed in W.P.No.8207 of 2006 and batch, dated 25.04.2006. No costs. __________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J Date:17.11.2009 SJ