IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 10463 of 1997 Between: 1 M/s. Amco Battaries Ltd., Rep. Senior Branch Manager- Sri C.S.Rao, Hyderabad. 2 M/s. S.K.Battaries Centre, Rep. Proprietor- Sri S.Yadaiah, Shop. no.2, NMR Complex, Opp. NTR Studio, Nacharam, Ranga Reddy. ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The State of A.P., Rep. Secretary, Dept. of Legal Metrology, (Dept. of Weights and Measures) Hyderabad. 2 The Controller of Legal Metrology, Weights and Measures Dept., Govt. of A.P., P.W.D. Buildings, 209, Gandhi Nagar, Hyderabad. 3 District Inspector of Legal Metrology, Weights & Measures Dept., RRI., Ranga Reddy Dist. ...RESPONDENTS 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 i) To call for the records from the IIIrd respondent, ii) to issue a writ of Certiorari or any other writ or order as deemed fit, for quashing the seizure report/panchanama PC/96-97 dated 18/01/1997 issued by Respondent No.3, to the petitioners. iii) To restrain the respondents from seizing the batteries manufactured by M/s. Amco Battaries Limited for the alleged violation of the provisions of the Act and Rules. iv) To direct the III respondent the District Inspector of Legal Metrology, Ranga Reddy District to return to the 2nd petitioner the battery NS-40 which was seized on 18/01/1997. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.M.GUNNESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking Certiorari, i) To call for the records from the IIIrd respondent, ii) to issue a writ of Certiorari or any other writ or order as deemed fit, for quashing the seizure report/panchanama PC/96-97 dated 18/01/1997 issued by Respondent No.3, to the petitioners. iii) To restrain the respondents from seizing the batteries manufactured by M/s. Amco Battaries Limited for the alleged violation of the provisions of the Act and Rules. iv) To direct the III respondent the District Inspector of Legal Metrology, Ranga Reddy District to return to the 2nd petitioner the battery NS-40 which was seized on 18/01/1997. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies for the respondents. 3. During the course of hearing, learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies represented that during the pendency of the writ petition, proceedings initiated against the petitioner were withdrawn and no further orders need be passed in the writ petition. Recording the submission made by the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No order as to costs. __________________ N.V. RAMANA, J March 29, 2005 MRR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to. – 1 The Secretary, Dept. of Legal Metrology, (Dept. of Weights and Measures) representing the State of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Controller of Legal Metrology, Weights and Measures Dept., Govt. of A.P., P.W.D. Buildings, 209, Gandhi Nagar, Hyderabad. 3 District Inspector of Legal Metrology, Weights & Measures Dept., RRI., Ranga Reddy Dist. Two C.C. s to the G.P. for Civil Supplies, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) Two C.D. Copies. Form-NIC-OGS/WP {JPK}