IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B. SUDERSHAN REDDY W.P. No.20217 of 1993 Between: 1) Dr.V.Ramakrishnam Raju, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District. 2) Dr. M.V.R. Krishna Reddy, Sri Venkateswara Nursing Home, Maruteru. 3) Dr. M.V. Ramakrishna Reddy, Sri Venkateswara Nursing Home, Penumantra. 4) Dr. B. Rama Raju, Memorial Hospital, Penumantra. 5) Dr. V. Venkateswara Reddy, Savitri Nursing Home, Jangareddygudem. 6) Dr. J.V.V.N. Prasad, Sri Satya Sai Nursing Home, Penumantra. 7) Dr. G. Vijaya Rama Raju, Sri Annapurna Nursing Home, Pippara. 8) Dr. N. Durga Rao, Physician & Surgeon, Chebrole. 9) Dr. V. Jaya Lakshmi, Lakshmi Venkataramana Nursing Home, Chebrole. 10) Dr. K.S. Banerjee, Bhimadole. 11) Dr. N. Venkatapathi, Padmaja Nursing Home, Nallajarla. 12) Dr. M. Bhaskara Rao, Sri Devi Maternity Home & Health Clinic, Jangareddygudem. 13) Dr. D. Kotireddy, Aruna Nursing Home, Dubacherla. 14) Dr. G. Prasada Rao, Bhaskara Nursing Home, Nidadavole. 15) Dr. K. Venkateswarlu, Sri Kalyan Nursing Home, Nidadavole. 16) Dr. K.S.N. Murthy, M.S., Veerabhadra Nursing Home, Nidadavole. 17) Dr. N. Suryanarayana Raju, Padma Nursing Home, Nidadavole. 18) Dr. Gidda V. Ramaiah, Gouri Clinic, Nidadavole. 19) Dr. Nadella Krishna, Gopivardhan Nursing Home, Kovvur. 20) Dr. Gadde Rayudu, Bhuvaneswari Nursing Home, Kovvur. 21) Dr. S.V. Ramana Murthy, Sri Venkataramana Nursing Home, Tanuku. 22) Dr. P. Trimurthy, Sree Karuna Nursing Home & Scanning Centre, Tanuku. 23) Dr. M. Ramachandra Murthy, Tanuku. 24) Dr. V. Sundara Rao, Sree Satya Hospitals, Tanuku. 25) Dr. V. Somasekhar, Ratna Nursing Home, Tanuku. 26) Dr. V. Satyanarayana Raju, Sri Satyanarayana Nursing Home, Tanuku. 27) Dr. Suryaraju, R S.V.B. Nursing Home, Tanuku. 28) Dr. V.V.S.S.N. Raju, Bharathi Nursing Home, Tanuku. 29) Dr. S. Naga Mohana Rao, Sree Sirisha Nursing Home, Tanuku. 30) Dr. K. Satyanarayana Raju, Mahatma Nursing Home, Tanuku. 31) Dr. M. Seshagiri Rao, Sri Ananda-Netralayam, Tanuku. 32) Dr. Alla Subba Rao, Sri Chandra Nursing Home, Tanuku. 33) Dr. C. Narayana Rao, Tanuku Surgical Clinic, Tanuku. 34) Dr. B. Ramesh Chandra Balu, Tanuku. 35) Dr. P.Vital raju, Vijaya Nursing Home. 36) Dr. Vanka Venkata Ramdas, Peoples Nursing Home, Tanuku. 37) Dr. M.Krishna Rao, Subhadra Nursing Home, Peravali. 38) Dr. K. Ramalingeswara Rao, Eswari Nursing Home, Achanta. 39) Dr. V. Srinivasa Rao, Vijayalakshmi Nursing Home, Achanta. 40) Dr. P.V.S.N. Varma Raju, Sri Lalitha Clinic & Nursing Home, Sidhantam. 41) Dr. B.V.S. Suryanarayana Raju, Penugonda. 42) Dr. C.S. Sudhakar Reddy, Maruter. 43) Dr. B. Venkateswarlu, Ramalingeswara Nursing Home, Maruteru. 44) Dr. K. Jaya Raju, Anasuya Memorial Nursing Home, Veeravasaram. 45) Dr. P. Srihari Raju, Sri Krishnam Raju Hospital, Goraganamudi. 46) Dr .D.V. Chalapathi Rao, Vendra. 47) Dr. M.V. Reddy, Satya Gowri Hospital, Attili. 48) Dr. K. Subba Reddy, Jaya Nursing Home, Penugonda. 49) Dr. N.V.V. Satyanarayana, Tirupatiraya Nursing Home, Achanta. 50) Dr. N. Rama Rao, Babu Nursing Home, Achanta. 51) Dr. A. Satyanarayana Raju, Bapu Nursing Home, Lankalakoderu. 52) Dr. D. Sivarama Raju, Attili. 53) Dr. C. Satyanarayana, Peoples Nursing Home, Bhimavaram. 54) Dr. B.L.N. Ranga Prasada Raju, Rangaraju Surgical Nursing Home, Bhimavaram. 55) Dr. I. Ramakrishna Gandhi, Bhimavaram. 56) Dr. M.V. Suryanarayana Raju, Akividu. 57) Dr. B. Bob Joseph, Akividu. 58) Dr.(Mrs.) Bhupathiraju Sujatha, Padma Nursing Home, Bhimavaram. 59) Dr. R. Bapi Raju, Santhi Nursing Home, Navuduru. 60) Dr. P. Suryanarayana Raju, Srinivasa Nursing Home, Navuduru. 61) Dr. D. Rama Raju, Konithiwada. 62) Dr. K.K. Viswanadham, Devarapalli. 63) Dr. B. Gangadhara Reddy, Druga Clinic, Gopalapuram. 64) Dr. A. Jayaramakrishna, Sri Renuka Nursing Home, Tadepalligudem. 65) Dr. V.Ch. Subbaraju, Madhavi Eye Hospital, Nidadavole. 66) Dr. P.V.S.S.N. Raju, Syamala Children Nursing Home, Narasapur. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1) The Controller of Drugs, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 2) The Assistant Director, Drug Control Administration, Regional Office, 9-33-8, Margani Rama Rao Street, Rajahmundry, E.G.District. 3) The Drug Inspector, Bhimavaram, West Godavari Dist. 4) The Drug Inspector, Eluru, West Godavari Dist. .....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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the action of the respondents 2 to 4 herein in insisting upon the Registered Medical practitioners for having a Licence under Section 18 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, as arbitrary, illegal without jurisdiction and issue the consequential direction to the respondents not to insist upon the Registered Medical Practitioners from possessing such a licence. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR. C.V. MOHAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: G.P. FOR MEDICAL & HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER: The cause in this writ petition does not survive requiring any adjudication. The Writ Petition shall accordingly stand dismissed as infructuous without any order as to costs. ___________________________ B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, J Date:25-11-2004. PV To 1) The Controller of Drugs, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 2) The Assistant Director, Drug Control Administration, Regional Office, 9-33-8, Margani Rama Rao Street, Rajahmundry, E.G.District. 3) The Drug Inspector, Bhimavaram, West Godavari District. 4) The Drug Inspector, Eluru, West Godavari District. 5) Two C.Cs. to G.P. for , High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (O.U.T.). 6) Two C.Ds.