IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11757 of 2001 Between: 1 Rep. by its Managing Director P.Thmmaji, W/o. Prasada Babu, Raja Acquatic, Ichhapuram, Srikakulam District. 2 Rep. by its Managing Partner Kishore Kumar, S/o. Sreerama Murthy NH 43, Modivalasa, Vizianagaram District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Government of India, Rep. by its Joint Secretary Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi. 2 Institute of Preventive Medicine, Rep. by its Director (Inspecting Authority) Narayanguda, Hyderabad. 3 Secretary, Medical and Health Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the interim notification issued in notifications in G.S.R.No.202 (E) dt. 21.3.2001 and G.S.R.No.759(E) and G.S.R. 76 (E) dt. 29.9.2000 issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Department of Health, Government of India, New Delhi and the booklet issued by the 2nd respondent regarding information for packaged water certification on the basis of the aforesaid notification dt. 29.9.2000 as illegal, arbitrary and without jurisdiction and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.JAGANNATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.A.RAJASHEKAR REDDY (ASST SOLICITOR GEN) The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11757 of 2001 ORDER: The petitioners challenge the notifications issued in G.S.R.No.202 (E), dated 21.03.2001 and G.S.R.Nos.759(E) and 76(E), dated 29.09.2000 by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of India, in relation to certification of packaged water. The petitioners had urged several grounds in the writ petition and the respondents have also filed a counter affidavit. It is also brought to the notice of this Court the a batch of writ petitions of identical nature was dismissed and the impugned notifications were upheld not only by this High Court but also by the Supreme Court. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 18.12.2008 JSU ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{ANURADHA} THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 11757 of 2001 Date: 18.12.2008 JSU